The Ravens played their hearts out all night and his stupidity probably cost them the game. And then there's the time out on 4th and 1. You knew NE was going to get the first down after that. Sad.
But Kyle Boller and his one bad throw of the game are not to blame for this loss. Boller is a huge upgrade over the ineffective McNair, and should look to play solid football the rest of the way. Because if he doesn't, he'll be only remembered as a monumental bust, if remembered at all.
My money is on Boller picking up the slack and proving his worth, if not to the Ravens, to some other team out there. Hey, if Jeff Garcia can do it, why not a guy who hasn't really even been given a chance? [ Parent ]
I won't go as far as to say anything was rigged. I always give humanity the benefit of the doubt. However, it is a shame this game came down to the end the way it did.
The NFL is not stupid. It knows an undefeated champion is a good thing for the game and it would at least have wanted the Patiots undefeated going into this week's game against the Steelers. It is just too good. The Ravens were in plenty of position to mess that up and the calls on the field were so close that it left a bad taste in my mouth.
New England is clearly a great team and by far a better one than the Ravens, but "On Any Given Sunday......." [ Parent ]
Seriously, if that's the case, even for a minute, then what's the point? Besides, you could say that for, say, the Dallas/Green Bay game, as well. (The pass interference call at the end of the game, as well as the stolen interception al harris took from T.O.)
But that's not the case. I watched all those calls and they were all legit. The Ravens could have and should have won the game, but they screwed themselves.
On that fourth down play, they called a timeout when they would have stopped the QB sneak. then on the holding penalty for benjamin watson (which was a call the refs has to make) they didn't have to touch him. They simply had to defend him.
In the end, the better team emerged and stayed undefeated, and this became just another game that tells the story of Baltimore this season. They just aren't that good right now. [ Parent ]
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