Issue link: http://read.uberflip.com/i/104720
tw i n c i t y do dge presents: boilermakers in the nfl Pollard Hits Big, Heads To Super Bowl BY KYLE CHARTERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com Pollard might have leveled Bernardthe NFL season Sunday, whenthe hit of his tackle forced a turnover vs. New England and all but sealed Baltimore���s ticket to the Super Bowl. In the fourth quarter, Pollard, Baltimore���s strong safety, hit New England running back Stevan Ridley in the hole, knocking the Patriot unconscious and causing him to fumble. It was recovered by the Ravens, helping them score the final touchdown in their 28-13 AFC Championship win. ���Bernard Pollard, man, that guy is a hitter,������ free safety Ed Reed told the Boston Globe. ���He���s a hitter, he���s a thumper, we���re going to have to do something about these rules.������ Now, Pollard and his Baltimore teammates will play San Francisco in the Feb. 3 In ���09 with Houston, Pollard caused Wes Welker���s Super Bowl in New Orleans, knee to buckle on a cut. marking the former BoilerAnd last year, he rolled over makers��� first appearance in the Rob Gronkowski, injuring the world championship. It���s the tight end���s ankle in the AFC 14th consecutive year at least Championship. one former Boilermaker has ���I don���t think about that,��� appeared in the Super Bowl. Pollard said. ���This is football, Pollard will likely be ready man. Like I said, me as a player, to hit again. I might laugh and do every���This is what we���re about,������ thing else in the moment and Pollard said to the Globe. be excited and ready to go. ���We���re about hitting and But when it���s all said and done, we���re about running to the I just really hope their guys Getty Images are OK, because they play in football and guys playing Pollard is hard for four quarters and I Safety BernardSuper Bowl after this game just like we do. It���s a headed to the think we did a really good job the Ravens��� 28-13 win over very physical game, a violent as a team, coming into a hos- New England in Sunday���s AFC game, and I just hope he���s OK.��� Championship. tile environment.��� ��� Purdue now has three Pollard���s getting a reputaPro Bowlers this season. Ryan tion as a Patriot killer. As a Kansas City Chief Kerrigan and Anthony Spencer will make in 2008, he put the hit on Tom Brady that put the New England QB out for the season. nfl boilers their all-star game debuts, joining Drew Brees in Sunday���s game at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii as part of the NFC squad. Kerrigan, a linebacker for Washington, was selected after two San Francisco LBs ��� Patrick Willis and Aldon Smith �����became ineligible when the 49ers won the NFC Championship. A second-year pro, Kerrigan had career-highs of 54 tackles and nine sacks this season. Spencer is an injury replacement for Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews. The Dallas linebacker had 95 tackles and a career-high 11 sacks this season, his sixth in the NFL. Brees was a late selection for the NFC as well, replacing injured Redskin QB Robert Griffin III. It will be the New Orleans QB���s fourth appearance. j TWIN CITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM A look at Boilermakers in the NFL playoffs, their roles and their AFC Championship statistics. New England Patriots (13-5, 28-13 loss to Baltimore) #90 LB Niko Koutouvides: Reserve; None #50 LB/DE Rob Ninkovich: Starter; 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 QH Baltimore Ravens (13-6, 28-13 win at New England; play San Francisco at the Super Bowl in New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3) #31 SS Bernard Pollard: Starter; 9 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1 FF 650 Sagamore Parkway South Lafayette, IN 47905 See the 2013 Jeep Wrangler! 800-562-4581 twincitysuperstore.com GoldanDBlack express ��� volume 23, express 18��� ������ 24