Patriots Down Ravens 27-21

The New England Patriots are back - or so it seemed yesterday as the red and blue pounded out a big win against the Baltimore Ravens, handing the Maryland team its first loss of the season. In the ultimate slugfest that left both teams battered and bruised, the Patriots triumphed over the Ravens, though Baltimore fans chalked up 14 of New England’s points due to poor officiating. Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis was one of the Ravens livid with calls, and after the game he claimed that the officiating “is embarrassing to the game. Brady is good enough to make his own plays, let him make the play. When you have two great teams that are going at it, let them go at it. Both of their touchdown drives had personal fouls on them that kept the drives alive. Did that win or lose the game? No, but it got them 14 points.”

In the end, a dropped pass from Mark Clayton sealed the deal for the Patriots, as Joe Flacco flung the ball to Clayton on a fourth down with 28 seconds remaining in the game. “Flat-out drop” are the words Clayton used to describe his failed catch, saying, “It was a perfect ball. Joe put it on the money. To not come up with it is tough. It cost us the game.” It could have been, though, that Tom Brady’s offense was just that good.

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Posted in Uncategorized on October 5, 2009

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