As for the outcome of the game, I agree that the Pats defense just petered out as the game went on. The offense did an admirable job of standing up to the Ravens onslaught. But the defense fell apart. On the other side, Flacco kept his cool and did his job. Great respect and deepest condolences to Torrey Smith. Amazing performance.

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Who let deb out of the kitchen?

Ask the Ravens, a very good defense can be exposed by a very good offense.

Last two weeks prior to this game, Titans and Cardinals, they aren’t exactly juggernauts on offense.

As for the outcome of the game, I agree that the Pats defense just petered out as the game went on. The offense did an admirable job of standing up to the Ravens onslaught. But the defense fell apart. On the other side, Flacco kept his cool and did his job. Great respect and deepest condolences to Torrey Smith. Amazing performance.

The shame is that the poor officiating took away from a slugfest between two legitimate heavyweights in the AFC. Both teams played well and with passion, seemingly like playoff football. It’s impossible to say how the game would have turned out with better officiating, there were enough brutal calls on both sides for fans of each team to make a case that they got screwed. I believe these two teams will likely meet again this season with a lot more at stake – hopefully the regular officials will be back by then.

I was at the game. I’m a Pats fan, and all I can tell you is that one thing me and all the Ravens around me could agree on: that was the worst officiated game we’ve ever seen. There were horrible, game-changing calls against both sides.

I still give credit to the Ravens for outplaying us. They earned the W. Hopefully the officiating will be better if we play them again in the postseason. Then again, it could not get any worse.

The league should have hired full time refs long ago and wouldnt be in this position now.

Horrific, game-altering calls determined this game.

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Um, no. Letting Joe and co. roll up 500+ yards of total offense was far more damaging than the few questionable calls that — let’s be honest here — were negated by the same types of bad calls against the Ravens.

Baltimore’s offensive line was one of the more questionable units going into the season, with players out of position, aging/underperforming vets, and inexperienced players. And even with those issues, how many times was Flacco sacked? None. He was barely touched.

As far as officating, Pat’s DB’s were wearing recievers numbers all night grabbing and hitting early. How about none calls on offensive interfernce and push offs all night but no flag. The field goal was good by the rules suck it up New England you are 1-2 with a weak schedule you will bounce back.

Sometimes you New England fans come across as such entitled whiners it’s incredible.

That said, the Patriots had several opportunities to seal the game with Flacco’s floaters. McCourty dropped two picks and Arrington tripped. If Arrington had snagged that ball, game over.
There was the crap call on Ngata when he fell on Brady. That was bad. Also, when Brady is trying to go No-Huddle, the whole offense was just sitting there, waiting for the ref to put the ball down.

Bah, it’s tough to watch these games anymore. The ebb and flow of the game just isn’t there, and it’s affecting games. The refs are in over their heads.

I swear Dean Pees was calling these plays in from the Ravens sideline. This is the same over conservative playcalling that drags the Patriots down year after year.