Only Minnesota kicker Gary Anderson has played longer without making it to football's biggest game. Giants lineman Lomas Brown was second on the list before New York beat the Vikings on Sunday. Even more frustrating to Brown was his inability to help the Raiders' offense. He led the team with five catches for 48 yards, but couldn't get in the end zone on a second-half catch in the middle of the field. Baltimore became the third No. 4 AFC playoff seed to advance to the Super Bowl in four years, joining Denver in 1997-98 and Tennessee last year.
Sharpe knows something about winning playoff football.
His teams have won 10 consecutive postseason games. He was a member of both of Denver's Super Bowl-winning teams. The Ravens and Raiders hadn't met since Nov. 8, 1998.