fecking referee. Brady was about to burst through. Tit.
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Great throw on the run.
Brady's slide 
Poor clock management.
Poor clock management.
FG to end the half. Poor to let the clock run down when you had the TO and an opportunity for a TD. 13-7.
Pretty much a half of sparring. Neither side has taken control, although Pats probably edged it. Pats special teams and D has been impressive.
Bradlee Van Pelt is the NFL studio equivalent of Jamie Redknapp. Literally a pointless analyst.
Pretty much a half of sparring. Neither side has taken control, although Pats probably edged it. Pats special teams and D has been impressive.
Bradlee Van Pelt is the NFL studio equivalent of Jamie Redknapp. Literally a pointless analyst.
Brady's slide
Worth at least a yellow.
The feck is that big coat thing? Wenger will be wanting one.
Another good defensive stand. Come on Brady, get a TD!
Talib guiding the D from the sideline 
Pollard is a dirty cnut.
Another drop from Welker. Come on man! FFS.
fecking Flacco getting confident. Great drive.
Pats offense needs to stop dropping balls and do something on this drive. Can't believe we're losing this.
Pats offense needs to stop dropping balls and do something on this drive. Can't believe we're losing this.
"The kickoff is the start of the game". - Bradlee Van Pelt with some amazing insight.
The d was very good, however the last two drives Flacco is shredding us. The loss of Talib is now showing. 21-13.
Offense now needs to do something or this game will be over.
Offense now needs to do something or this game will be over.
Holy shit what a hit! He is out cold.
Ravens ball but at this point I don't care. I hope he is ok.
Ravens ball but at this point I don't care. I hope he is ok.
Pollard again. Dirty fecking cnut.
fecking hell. Pats were making good ground on that play too. Get your shit together Patriots. Hope Riley is okay.
Fortunately Ridley is able to walk off.
Unfortunately it seems this game is over.
Unfortunately it seems this game is over.
Pats defense sucks now. Flacco is getting easy, small yardage passes all game long.
And TD! feck! This game is over.
fecking Flacco has turned it on this half. Brilliant. Very elite. cnut.
Talib is a huge loss, although credit to Baltimore who have dominated this half.
Talib is a huge loss, although credit to Baltimore who have dominated this half.
Over surely, D is all over the place now.
Pats fecked up big in the 1st quarter. So many chances to score and they missed everything.
Getting the Super Bowl that should have happened last year.
Interesting article on how Ray Lewis may have wound up elsewhere, perhaps New England.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201...yoffs-how-bill-belichick-made-ray-lewis-raven
Almost on the same side
Belichick's trade enabled Ravens to draft Lewis -- before Patriots could
Originally Published: January 18, 2013
By Adam Schefter | ESPN.com
It is as it should be: Ray Lewis' Ravens and Bill Belichick's Patriots meet Sunday night to decide the AFC champion in what could be the final game for one of the greatest players in NFL history.
And if it wasn't for Belichick, Lewis would not be in Baltimore.
Follow along. Belichick was the Browns' coach in 1995, when Cleveland traded a No. 1 pick to San Francisco in exchange for several picks. The 49ers used the 10th overall pick, which they got from Cleveland, on UCLA wide receiver J.J. Stokes.
But Belichick never got to use the second No. 1 pick he got back from San Francisco. Before he could, Cleveland fired him and moved the franchise to Baltimore, which inherited the 1996 first-round pick that Belichick had acquired from San Francisco.
Baltimore used its own first-round pick in 1996 on UCLA offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden. Then it used its second first-round pick, the one Belichick acquired from the 49ers, on Miami linebacker Ray Lewis. Baltimore believed, accurately and wisely, that in one draft it had acquired building blocks for its defense and offense.
The other irony to the pick was that Lewis nearly wound up with Belichick anyway. After Cleveland fired Belichick, New England and its coach, Bill Parcells, hired him as defensive coordinator in 1996. One of the Patriots' missions that offseason was to upgrade their linebackers.
So on a spring day in 1996, Belichick flew to Miami and spent nearly a full day watching game tape with Lewis, having him read and react to defensive plays, getting to know him in case New England wanted to draft him. And it did -- in the second round. But before Lewis could slide to the Patriots' spot in that round, the Ravens drafted him in the first round with the 26th overall selection -- with the pick Belichick had acquired for Cleveland from San Francisco.
New England then opted to use its third-round pick on another linebacker, Arizona's Tedy Bruschi. It is another sign of the funny bounces football sometimes takes, affecting lives and legacies.
As Baltimore and New England each stand 60 minutes from New Orleans and Super Bowl XLVII, the ultimate irony is how much Belichick has to do with the Ravens being positioned where they are. Without Belichick, Lewis would not have spent 17 memorable seasons in Baltimore.
Now the two men get to spend one more evening together, with the AFC championship at stake.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201...yoffs-how-bill-belichick-made-ray-lewis-raven
Almost on the same side
Belichick's trade enabled Ravens to draft Lewis -- before Patriots could
Originally Published: January 18, 2013
By Adam Schefter | ESPN.com
It is as it should be: Ray Lewis' Ravens and Bill Belichick's Patriots meet Sunday night to decide the AFC champion in what could be the final game for one of the greatest players in NFL history.
And if it wasn't for Belichick, Lewis would not be in Baltimore.
Follow along. Belichick was the Browns' coach in 1995, when Cleveland traded a No. 1 pick to San Francisco in exchange for several picks. The 49ers used the 10th overall pick, which they got from Cleveland, on UCLA wide receiver J.J. Stokes.
But Belichick never got to use the second No. 1 pick he got back from San Francisco. Before he could, Cleveland fired him and moved the franchise to Baltimore, which inherited the 1996 first-round pick that Belichick had acquired from San Francisco.
Baltimore used its own first-round pick in 1996 on UCLA offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden. Then it used its second first-round pick, the one Belichick acquired from the 49ers, on Miami linebacker Ray Lewis. Baltimore believed, accurately and wisely, that in one draft it had acquired building blocks for its defense and offense.
The other irony to the pick was that Lewis nearly wound up with Belichick anyway. After Cleveland fired Belichick, New England and its coach, Bill Parcells, hired him as defensive coordinator in 1996. One of the Patriots' missions that offseason was to upgrade their linebackers.
So on a spring day in 1996, Belichick flew to Miami and spent nearly a full day watching game tape with Lewis, having him read and react to defensive plays, getting to know him in case New England wanted to draft him. And it did -- in the second round. But before Lewis could slide to the Patriots' spot in that round, the Ravens drafted him in the first round with the 26th overall selection -- with the pick Belichick had acquired for Cleveland from San Francisco.
New England then opted to use its third-round pick on another linebacker, Arizona's Tedy Bruschi. It is another sign of the funny bounces football sometimes takes, affecting lives and legacies.
As Baltimore and New England each stand 60 minutes from New Orleans and Super Bowl XLVII, the ultimate irony is how much Belichick has to do with the Ravens being positioned where they are. Without Belichick, Lewis would not have spent 17 memorable seasons in Baltimore.
Now the two men get to spend one more evening together, with the AFC championship at stake.
Game over.
Run for it mofo! He would have made it if he did not hesitate.
Wow. Wasn't expecting this guys.
New England look flat. Reminds me of when Dallas lost to Arizona in January 1999 despite being a massive favorite.
Well, if we're going to make a game of it we really need a TD on this drive...
Just our luck. Piss off.
That is definitely the end of that, I'd say.
Interception!
I hope San Fran murder, absolutely murder these cnuts in the Super Bowl.
Well I hope the Ravens destroy the 49ers.
History repeating itself for the Patriots in the postseason - the offense just doesn't perform to its usual high standards when up against it. Brady has to should a large part of that for me.
Nonsense.
Looking forward to next season the Pats need to improve the secondary and bring in another receiver.
Still questions remain about Welker, but even if he stays we need another threat for Brady to exploit. The TEs are excellent but both had injury problems this year, hopefully that will not be an issue next season. The RBs had very good seasons and brought balance to the attack.
D was slightly better than last year with Jones and Hightower being solid additions, Ninkovich and Wilfork having good years and the acquisition of Talib but there are still deficiencies which must be addressed.
Still questions remain about Welker, but even if he stays we need another threat for Brady to exploit. The TEs are excellent but both had injury problems this year, hopefully that will not be an issue next season. The RBs had very good seasons and brought balance to the attack.
D was slightly better than last year with Jones and Hightower being solid additions, Ninkovich and Wilfork having good years and the acquisition of Talib but there are still deficiencies which must be addressed.
Did anyone see that record by New England? 67-0?
Well at least work will be more bearable tomorrow.
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