Pagano follows emotional regular season finale with emotional playoff opener in Baltimore
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano responds to a question during a news conference after the Colts defeated the Houston Texans, 28-16, in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. He has been battling against a form of leukemia. This was his first game back after undergoing treatments. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) (The Associated Press)
Chuck Pagano is heading back to familiar territory.
One day after a win over Houston in an emotional return to the sideline, the Colts coach began preparing for another big game — his return to Baltimore.
For Pagano, this is more than just his first playoff game as a head coach. It's a chance to go back to the city where he spent four seasons working extensively with the Ravens defense, the city that gave him a chance to call the defensive signals and eventually led to him getting the Indy job last January.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In all he spent four years on the Ravens staff, three as the secondary coach and last year as defensive coordinator.
That experience could give Andrew Luck & Co. valuable insight into what they'll be facing Sunday.
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