He also said the "Rams, as it turned out, struggled mightily inside the 20 in that game.
Apparantly one TD in one possession inside the red zone now is "struggling mightily."
Well, you could look at it two ways:
On the one hand, the Rams went 1-1 inside the red zone with a TD. Moreover, the Rams only got inside the Pats 30 two times, and both times they scored a TD (the other was the 26-yard pass to Proehl to tie the game at 17).
But on the other hand, the Rams *did* struggle inside the red zone. Here are their plays once they got into the red zone:
1st and goal, NE 9 - Warner 6 yd pass to Robinson
2nd and goal, NE 3 - Warner incomplete to Hakim
3rd and goal, NE 3 - Warner incomplete to Bruce
4th and goal, NE 3 - Warner 1 yd run, fumble returned for a TD by T. Jones. Play nullified by defensive holding penalty
1st and goal, NE 1 - Faulk -1 yd run
2nd and goal, NE 2 - Warner 2 yd run, Touchdown
So it took them 6 plays and a fortunate (but correct) defensive penalty to get into the end zone from the 9 yard line.
So did they go 1-1 in the red zone? Clearly, yes. But did they "struggle"? Also, I'd say yes. It was very tough sledding for them.
But Martz' contention is ludicrous, because obviously, even if the Pats knew what was coming, it didn't change the outcome of the game since the Rams scored a TD.