So much for taking away what the opponent does best.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick has made a career out of identifying the strengths of the other team’s offense and forcing it to do something else.
Today’s foe, the Ravens, runs the ball. Well.
And so on the first play from scrimmage on Sunday, tailback Ray Rice took a handoff, started left, cut back, hit the hole, and went the distance, fighting off a futile attempt to trip him up at the goal line.
The end result? An 83-yard touchdown run.
Ravens lead, 7-0, with a lot of time left.
Wow this game is looking ugly for the Pats… No wonder no one wanted to go to the game.
That was an amazing thing to watch.
14-0 now, hey cheatriot fans…SUCK IT!!!
I thought the Patriots were one and done coming into the playoffs. Looks like I’ll be 3-3 so far Wildcard Weekend.
Someone shouldve told New England they had a playoff game today.
now down 14-0, its going to be tough asking Brady to do everything for your team…
I still think this will end up being a good game, but this will probably be the end of the Patriots for a while.
But the real question is…does Ray Rice like or dislike Foxborough???
LOL
Hi haters.
Is it just me or do all of the games this weekend suck a big one? I sure hope the divisional round is better than this CRAP! Ridiculous!
not really silent anymore, the boo birds are out already and not even halfway through the first quarter
Pats fans are the worst
This will be the biggest piss pounding that Pats fans have seen in years….and an official start to the end of a “dynasty,” if you will.
This game is somehow reminiscent of Buffalo’s playoff comeback against the Oilers. A great AFC team that is at the end of its run getting dominated and looking uncharacteristically bad in the first half. Stay tuned
I know it is early but it seems like the Pats have not even shown up yet and its halfway through the first.
whats surprising is that it looks like no one on the Patriots team looks like they even want to be there..
I walked into the room five minutes into the game, and the Patriots are DOWN 14 zip???????
WTF is THAT???????????
Next thing I see is Ray Lewis going unblocked right into Tom Brady ……
How do you NOT block Ray Lewis??????????
Oooohh man, this is going to be THAT kind of day, is it? Our only hope is that Joe Flacco plays like Joe Flacco today.
YES!
what games are u betting on? there are only 4.
just saw brady thros a really bad and easy pick. i should have taken the points!
21-0. over if balto keeps running it.
yup you airhead nfl fans!
brady like carson palmer now are useless and patriots dont know how to tackle!
NFL AS CROOKED AS WWF!
No it isnt! because no one thinks WWF i8s on the level.
Man, this is priceless…..21-ZIP!!!!
They better not run the score up on the Pats. I’d hate to see that happen…. The Pats never do that….. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…..PATS ARE TAKING IT UP THE POOP CHUTE!!! Maybe the Ravens will use some astroglide in the second half…
Yeah. And the Jets backed in,
Right……
Two picks and a fumble for Tom Brady? Ravens up 24-0? This game is over.
right now it must feel like sandpaper
Ray Rice is a stud. Top 5 fantasy pick next year?
# darkchild says: January 10, 2010 1:17 PM
I thought the Patriots were one and done coming into the playoffs. Looks like I’ll be 3-3 so far Wildcard Weekend.
Someone shouldve told New England they had a playoff game today.
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…and the math skills of our country are once again a proud beacon. Only in America can you go 3-3 when only 4 games are being played.
Hahaha stnmmc I was just about to comment on that but you beat me to it.
I repeat you IDIOTS, Brady is DONE!
Are you going to keep posting that until someone picks a fight with you?
@Rich…I am just glad that Joe Flacco didnt play like Tom Brady today!!!!!
You losers CRAWLED off that field at halftime and after it was mercifully over.
If Harbaugh had any vinegar in his piss (or a prior history with Belicheat), he would have hung another score on that ragged bunch.
@froggy…I agree..I wanted them to score before the end of the game with a minute something left…..classless belichek would have done it…
Ray Rice silences foxborough, but Skip Bayless will certainly give all the credit to Joe Flacco. Bayless will also make excuses for Tom Brady(the new playoff choke artist, btw)