The New England Patriots weren't
kidding that they aren't
perfect, no matter what their
record through 12 games shows.
They looked mighty vulnerable
Monday night, needing a late
touchdown drive and some
penalties that both sides
complained about to beat the
Baltimore Ravens 27-24 Monday
night.
New England became the
sixth team in NFL history to
start a season with 12
victories. For the second
straight week, it was a struggle
against a losing team, but the
incredibly resourceful Patriots
got Tom Brady's 8-yard touchdown
pass to Jabar Gaffney with 44
seconds left to win it.
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Boller -- For all
the crap Boller has
taken as the Ravens'
QB, it's about time
the kid gets some
props. He managed to
get the ball to a
number of ...
Patriots 27, Ravens 24: So Close
Yet So Far
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The Baltimore
Ravens were so very close
tonight but as Tony Kornheiser
said just before the Patriots
scored the winning touchdown,
there was a tragic ...
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The undefeated New England
Patriots showed they're not
perfect last week, but the
Baltimore Ravens don't look like
the team that's about to beat
them. The 11-0 Patriots continue
their quest for the first 16-0
regular season in NFL history
when they travel to Baltimore
Monday night to play a Ravens
team mired in a five-game losing
streak. "Records don't mean
anything," Patriots coach Bill
Belichick said. "The only thing
that matters on Monday night is
how well they play and how well
we play.
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There was a palpable expectation of history here on a chilly night in the Arizona desert. Super Bowl XLII delivered on that score, but history of a different sort was made on Sunday...
The Patriots rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Giants 38-35 on Saturday and became the first team in NFL history to go 16-0 in the regular season...
The punishment is in and it appears that the league has decided that cheating the rules which has happened for a long time in the NFL is going to carry some serious consequences. New England coach Bill Belichick was fined the NFL maximum of $500,000 Thursday and the Patriots were ordered to pay $250,000 for spying on an opponent's defensive signals. The commissioner also ordered the team to give up next year's first-round draft choice if it reaches the playoffs and second- and third-round picks if it doesn't. If the Patriots lose their first-rounder next season they still will have a first-round pick, obtained from San Francisco in the deal that brought Moss from Oakland.
How can you have the 8th pick, and not get a legitimate starter? Just ask the Ravens. They suspected Matt Ryan would not fall to them in the eighth spot and could not trade up...
