Take a knee
The Ravens spent way too much time in the final minutes of the second quarter trying to reinstill hope in the Patriots, who were beaten and on the verge of giving up when they got that gift touchdown.
Of course, the Ravens have gotten several gifts, so you can't complain, but you still had to sweat out the final minute or two of the half with them getting the ball inside the 10-yard line. So far, however, the offensive line has done a great job of creating an environment where Ray Rice, Willis McGahee and LeRon McClain can grind out first downs -- particularly the two that grinded the last two minutes off the clock.
It would be a whole different game at 24-14 with the Patriots getting the ball to start the second half, but Tom Brady has had very little success moving the Pats offense to this point.
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Gift fumble + Gift penalty = Gift Touchdown.
Again, the officials did their best to stop the Ravens, but did not succeed like in Novemver.
Posted by: logiopath | January 10, 2010 5:38 PM
As I predicted, Ravens finally get a important game called somewhat fairly. The NFL had nothing to gain by seeing the Pats win (nor the Ravens for that matter). Brady and Belichick now saddled with too many negatives.
Wouldn't mind seeing Steratore again. Unfortunately, I'd expect to see Carey or Hochuli next week, and back to normal NFL ops. Caldwell must be successful.
Posted by: Pete | January 10, 2010 5:47 PM