Top seeds don’t lose

As I noted earlier in this article, the Ravens are the best team in the league and they have the seeding to prove it — clinching the No. 1 seed back in Week 16. Apparently, history is on their side in this matchup.

According to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, the top seed hasn’t lost to the lowest seed in the NFL playoffs since 2010. Even then, it’s not like the games have been terribly close over the last decade, with the average margin-of-victory being just shy of eight points.

So much goes into that record. From the rest the No. 1 seed gets, to the home-field advantage and just being a more talented team, there’s a reason why the top seed does well in the playoffs.