Patrios vs. Ravens LIVE UPDATES: AFC Championship Game 2013

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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) points across the line of scrimmage in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Brady's passing rating is lower against the Ravens than against any other team. The Ravens and Patriots meet in the AFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) points across the line of scrimmage in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Brady's passing rating is lower against the Ravens than against any other team. The Ravens and Patriots meet in the AFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Here we go again.

In a rematch of last year's AFC title game, the New England Patriots will once again host the Baltimore Ravens with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

In what could be the last stop of Ray Lewis' last ride, the Ravens take on yet another future Hall of Fame quarterback in Tom Brady. Last week in the Divisional Round, Baltimore faced Peyton Manning, rallying in the final seconds to force overtime with a miraculous touchdown pass from Joe Flacco. It was in the second OT session when the Ravens' defense came through and intercepted an ill-advised pass from Manning to set up the game-winning field goal.

But now they take on Brady, who with New England's win over Houston last week, broke Joe Montana's record for most playoff victories. He's also just four postseason touchdown passes shy of tying Joe Montana's record of 45.

"It's a chess match, because he understands every coverage, he understands every defense," Lewis said about Brady's ability to read defenses, via NFL.com. "And if you give it away too early, then the game is like checkers for him."

While much of the focus will be on the Brady-Lewis narrative, the x-factor of the AFC Championship game might be Baltimore's quarterback. Flacco 7-4 record in the postseason isn't too shabby, and five of those wins have come on the road (tied with Eli Manning for the most in NFL history).

"I would like to think that I go out there and play consistently and approach everything the same way," Flacco said earlier this week. "I think that's been proved out. We win a lot of football games around here, and this is actually the third time I'm standing up here getting ready to play in an AFC championship game."

Will Flacco finally get over the hump and help extend Lewis' last ride to New Orleans for the Super Bowl? Or will Brady and the Patriots send the Ravens home for the second year in a row?

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