  But there is something to be said in sports about athletes who
win games when the most is on the line. That's where Joe Flacco
and Matt Ryan come in.  Let me preface this with: If Matt Ryan
was on the Baltimore Ravens and Joe Flacco was on the Falcons,
there's a good possibility that Ryan would have gone to three
conference championships and a Super Bowl in his first five
seasons and Flacco would be sitting at home with a 1-4 playoff
record.  But NFL postseasons are about quarterbacks and how they
react to situations. While it's true the Ravens historically
have succeeded largely because of their defense (see: Dilfer),
Flacco has evolved into that rare athlete who seems to get
better when the stagelights gets hotter. He is the first NFL
quarterback in history to win at least one playoff game in each
of his first five seasons and already has eight postseason wins
-- including, remarkably, six on the road.