Wes Welker's future with Patriots in limboFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- There were so much media surrounding Wes Welker's locker Sunday night that the diminutive, 5-foot-9 receiver had to raise his voice to clear a pathway. "Can I get to my locker, please?" Welker said tersely. "Thank you… |
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Hidden In Plain SightJan 20
Did we see the Ravens coming? After their 28-13 win over the Pats, maybe we should've, says Don Banks, who adds Baltimore fits the recent profile of Super Bowl winners to a tee. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com FOXBORO, Mass. -- Like the Giants last year, and the Packers the year before, we didn't really see these Baltimore Ravens coming, did we? But maybe we should have. After all, Super Bowl teams of late aren't always the beauty pageant winners, primping an… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Joe Flacco, quarterback, Baltimore Ravens: After a relatively quiet first half, Flacco stepped up in the final 30 minutes, completing 15-of-24 pass attempts for 159 yards and three touchdowns as the Ravens scored 21 straight points to defeat the New Eng… |
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By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Doc Rivers was seething after the Celtics' 103-88 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, threatening trades and roster changes if his .500 team does not improve following a third consecutive... |
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We waited for the Patriots’ surge to come, since they were 67-0 at in Tom Brady’s career when leading at halftime. But the Ravens made sure the surge never happened. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The decision by Patriots coach Bill Belichick to decline an interview on the Gillette Stadium field after the AFC Championship didn't sit well with CBS broadcaster Shannon Sharpe. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs doesn’t like the Patriots. And now that he’s on his way to the first Super Bowl of his career after beating them in the AFC title game, Suggs has teed off on his team’s long-time nemesis. “Tell them to have fun at… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Tom Brady probably should have known it wasn't his day when he tried to run upfield against the Ravens and got tackled by an official. In the first play after the two-minute warning of the first half in the AFC championship game, the Patriots' quarterba… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com After beating the Patriots 28-13 in the AFC championship, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs took a few more shots at the Patriots. |
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Tom Brady: 'They earned it'Jan 20
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The Patriots failed to execute and string enough good plays together to beat the Baltimore Ravens, Tom Brady said. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Rookie Andre Drummond had 16 points and seven rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons returned from Europe with a 103-88 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. |
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Ray Lewis and Ravens beat Tom Brady and Patriots in AFC title game, will face 49ers in Super BowlJan 20
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Ray Lewis’s ride will continue on. Lewis, the 17-year veteran linebacker, announced last month that his career would end when the Ravens’ season did. After a wild-card win against the Colts, a two-overtime thriller in Denver, and now the upset of New … |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady's pass deflected high into the air off the hand of Baltimore lineman Pernell McPhee before floating gently downfield and into the arms of linebacker Dannell Ellerbe. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Joe Flacco outdueled Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday for the AFC c… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley left Sunday's AFC championship game after being hit in the head in the fourth quarter. |
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Ravens 28, Patriots 13Jan 20
The statistical summary from the Baltimore-New England game. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Joe Flacco outdueled Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday for the AFC championship. |
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Call them AFC champions. Joe Flacco engineered three second-half touchdown drives as the Ravens rallied to topple the Patriots 28-13 to earn a berth in Super Bowl XLVII. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must have been upset when he was stopped by umpire Chad Brown near the end of the first half of the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. That happened with 1:52 left in the first half, and when y… |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- A few thoughts on the New England Patriots' 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game: What it means: The AFC title game was the end of the road for the Patriots. Quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belic… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Even matchup so far as field position biggest factor so far. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Here's a video recap of the NFC Championship Game. |
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Jeffri Chadiha, ESPN.com Baltimore Ravens silence doubters by crushing New England Patriots in AFC Championship Game. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Even a quarterback as experienced in the postseason as Tom Brady sometimes makes clock-management mistakes at big moments. Just before halftime in New England, Brady botched his clock management, running for a short gain, going down inbounds with 20 sec… |
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Mike Rodak, ESPN.com New England Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib left in the first quarter of Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens with a thigh injury. The team announced his return as questionable. |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com Ray Rice helped the Baltimore Ravens take a 7-3 lead over the New England Patriots during the AFC Championship on Sunday night by running in a two-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Afterwards, Rice did his customary flexing touchdown celebration. Fo… |
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Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib appeared to injure his right hamstring after breaking up a pass intended for Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin in the first quarter. Talib was seen heading into the locker room with a member of the Patriots medical staff. His … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The first seven drives of the AFC Championship Game ended with six punts and a Patriots field goal. The eighth drive was a different story. Baltimore marched down the field on a 13-play, 90-yard drive at the start of the second quarter, culminating with… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com It may get lost in the shuffle a bit if the Baltimore Ravens lose the AFC title game to the New England Patriots and Ray Lewis officially retires as well, but we may have just seen the final game for the greatest tight end in NFL history. When the Atlan… |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com During the national anthem before the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots faced off in the AFC championship, Baltimore's Ray Lewis got very, very emotional. Dancing back and forth while making this face kind of emotional. Perhaps he realizes that,… |
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Patriots face off against Ravens for Super Bowl berth |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com We're going to be putting our GIFs from the respective Conference Championship games right here. So if you're looking for Julio Jones's touchdown scoring and/or security guard eliminating prowess, here's your spot. We'll update with Patriots-Ravens as s… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Eventually, quarterbacks coach David Lee will work for the Patriots. He has to. For now, he’s embarking on his third tour with an AFC East team. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, Lee has become the quarterbacks coach of the Jets. Lee spent 2012 … |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH -- We're about to get underway for the final game of the season at Gillette Stadium, the AFC championship between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. The winner advances to play the San Francisco 49ers in Super... |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Running back Danny Woodhead and defensive end Chandler Jones are active for the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. |
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Preview: Ravens vs PatriotsJan 20
Morgan Smith, patriotsgab.com The Baltimore Ravens will play the New England Patriots for the AFC Championship. It will take place at 6 p.m. EST on CBS. Ray Lewis will retire once his season is over, this is the last playoff tour for the veteran, leader, and great player. The Ravens… |
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Andrew Das, nytimes.com Commentary and live analysis from Sunday's A.F.C. championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots have released their inactive lists for Sunday night's AFC Championship Game and, as expected, there are no surprises. The Ravens listed linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (ankle/back), fullback Vonta Leach (knee/ank… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Wind will be a factor in New England today, especially judging from the goal posts on the nearby practice fields that look like they're going to topple over. The Patriots tweeted out a picture that it said was the goal posts on the practice fields, whic… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Boston.com videographer Darren Durlach asked tailgating Patriots fans to do their own versions of a pregame show for the AFC Championship game. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com How the Patriots defend the run, and run the ball themselves will tell whether they control this game. |
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Ravens 0, Patriots 0Jan 20
The Patriots bested the Ravens in last year's AFC championship game, can Baltimore seize revenge? Or will history repeat itself in Foxboro? Follow along and join our discussion. |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Here are the New England Patriots you won’t see in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens: DE Jake Bequette OL Nick McDonald WR Kamar Aiken OL Markus Zusevics DB Malcolm Williams S Derrick Martin DL Marcus For… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Brandon Lloyd of the New England Patriots had the most yards of any receiver against the San Francisco 49ers this season with 190. At this rate, Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons will have that mark busted wide open by the end of the half. Jones gained… |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis intends to retire at the end of his season. Some New England Patriots fans are so positive that his retirement is coming on Sunday that they've put up a billboard counting down to his retirement party. This billboard was … |
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By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. -- Celtics guard Avery Bradley made the trip with the club to Detroit and Cleveland after X-rays were negative on his sore ribs. When he returns to the lineup is now the... |
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Sunday morning one-linersJan 20
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com WR Brad Smith is excited about the new arrivals on the Bills coaching staff. Dolphins WR Brian Hartline had a memorable season. The Patriots promoted DT Marcus Forston from the practice squad. Those who have worked with new Jets G.M. John Idzik are conf… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com … |
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Ex-Red Sox pitcher Aaron Sele received one vote in his only appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot. |
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