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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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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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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Shannon Sharpe Actually Makes Sense Talking About Bill Belichick's Refusal To Do Post-Game InterviewJan 20
Sean Newell, deadspin.com Following his team's loss at home to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship, Bill Belichick declined an on-field post-game interview with CBS's Steve Tasker. It was a childish move, but not necessarily a surprising one. On the the CBS post-game sh… |
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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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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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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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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com For the second straight week, a first-quarter injury has affected the Patriots. Last week, it was running back Danny Woodhead and tight end Rob Gronkowski who left early. This week, it’s cornerback Aqib Talib who is heading to the locker room, with an… |
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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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Jake Steinberg, thejetsblog.com Jake Steinberg, theJetsBlog.com According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, the Jets have hired David Lee to be their new quarterbacks coach. This will be Lee’s third stint in the AFC East. He spent 2012 with the Bills after spending three seasons with the Do… |
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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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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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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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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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Adam Schefter, ESPN.com Michael Vick likely will not be following Marty Mornhinweg to the New York Jets. |
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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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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com The Jets took steps to transition to a pass-oriented offense, and one of the big off-season talking points will be whether they can trade for Seattle quarterback Matt Flynn. |
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