If you were a Ravens fan....

How pissed off would you be this morning?

The Ravens defense blew two 14 point leads.
They allowed Brady to throw for 367 yards and 3 touchdowns and run for another.
Their edge rushers barely made the stat sheet: Suggs, 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks.
The Raven did hold the Pats running backs to 2 yards a carry.

Meanwhile, the Raven's offense came to play.

Their offensive line allowed 0 sacks.
Justin Forsett ran for 129 yards on 24 carries.
Flacco went 28 for 45 and had 4 touchdowns to 2 interceptions.
The one sour note: Third down efficiency, 1/9

They can't blame the refs for the loss.

Props to the Patriot's staff for a solid game plan.

Also, props to the Pats tackles for holding up against Suggs and Dumervil.

They still have the best QB in the NFL as per their coach

Julius said:

How pissed off would you be this morning?

They can't blame the refs for the loss.

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But they do, they always do.
" Mr. Referee they aren't allowing us to substitute"
" we don't have to if they don't substitute."
And as for their whining about not knowing who was eligible, did anyone see Matt Chatham's tweets?. He had never seen the refs go on speaker and say " don't cover 47" as in " he is not eligible"
Sorry Mr. harbaugh that your Mensa members couldn't figure it out.....

thenepatsrule said:

They still have the best QB in the NFL as per their coach

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He's not the best, but he gained my respect yesterday. Flacco is an elite QB. His defense failed him yesterday.

Julius said:

They can't blame the refs for the loss.

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You give them (fans) too much credit. According to fans (pretty much of any team) the other team always gets the calls, especially the Patriots.

They'll see the tug on the shirt of Steve Smith, by Revis, and say that was so obvious call to make (ignoring the Gronk hold and labeling it as a savvy move b a DB).

Probably complain that the Pats were holding the entire time (OL) because Suggs and Dumervill didn't dominate. Ignoring pushes in the back and outright holding (including that nice choke hold on Chandler Jones).

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Julius said:

They can't blame the refs for the loss.

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You're selling their fans, coaches and players short.

AzorianPats said:

He's not the best, but he gained my respect yesterday. Flacco is an elite QB. His defense failed him yesterday.

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Here is what i personally feel about Fluko and Sheli, When they are expected to perform well in the regular season i.e when the pressure is on them they crap the bed, But when they are the underdogs or lets say in situations when no one really expects them to perform well they suddenly turn into match winners. I think it has more to do with expectations than their talents.

everlong said:

You're selling their fans, coaches and players short.

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Yes, I should have said, "They shouldn't blame the refs."

The refs saved them on that Collins strip sack. The pass interference on Revis before the half was a gift as well.

I was so happy when Jump ball Joe iced the game with a jump ball interception.

Patsfanin Philly said:

But they do, they always do.
" Mr. Referee they aren't allowing us to substitute"
" we don't have to if they don't substitute."
And as for their whining about not knowing who was eligible, did anyone see Matt Chatham's tweets?. He had never seen the refs go on speaker and say " don't cover 47" as in " he is not eligible"
Sorry Mr. harbaugh that your Mensa members couldn't figure it out.....

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In that case, that would have been cheating because 47 was very much eligible, he was the one that made the reception.

If I were a Ravens fan, I'd be proud of how my team plays in the big spotlight and its grittiness and I'd be embarrassed at how dirty and disrespectful they are from their head coach down to the locker room attendants.

If you were a Ravens fan....

Julius said:

How pissed off would you be this morning?

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A lot, because it would probably mean I was from Baltimore and that would pretty much suck!

If I were a Ravens fan I would do everything I could to channel my negative energy in the most constructive ways. Situps, pushups, then more situps and pushups until my exercise time in the yard came. Anything to keep my good time going and not mess up any chance at early release.

Julius said:

How pissed off would you be this morning?

The Ravens defense blew two 14 point leads.
They allowed Brady to throw for 367 yards and 3 touchdowns and run for another.
Their edge rushers barely made the stat sheet: Suggs, 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks.
The Raven did hold the Pats running backs to 2 yards a carry.

Meanwhile, the Raven's offense came to play.

Their offensive line allowed 0 sacks.
Justin Forsett ran for 129 yards on 24 carries.
Flacco went 28 for 45 and had 4 touchdowns to 2 interceptions.
The one sour note: Third down efficiency, 1/9

They can't blame the refs for the loss.

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They should thank the refs for some fortuitous calls that went their way

We're on to the AFC Championship game...

AzorianPats said:

He's not the best, but he gained my respect yesterday. Flacco is an elite QB. His defense failed him yesterday.

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When the game was on the line, he went 6-16 61 yds, 0 TDs and 2 INTs.

Eli Manning has won 8 of his last 9 playoff games and has a 15/4 TD/INT ratio, a 97 Qb rating, 2300yds, 65% compl and 2 SBs.

Is he elite as well? Of course not. He is a good QB that stays in the system- Just like Flacco.

Pats D was awful last night. Just awful.

I wonder when the ravens organization will bring out Janay Rice for a press conference blaming herself for the loss.

Stay Classy Ozzie and John.

I don't believe it was well officiated, but that appeared to be hurting the Pats not Ravens. Two Pats drives were killed by the zebras - one by overturning a reception in the first half when there didn't seem to be enough evidence and the other a non-call incompletion when Gronk's arms were pinned before the pass got to him. And that knee to Brady after a sack that went unseen was just one more Ravens gift.

And Harbaugh had the rule explained to him at length (in the middle of a Pats drive,which also really ticked me off as it left the other coaches and the defense time to regroup). This is why I cannot stand the Cravens. Crow when you win, cry when you lose.

If I were a Ravens fans, I'd feel sad about missing a golden opportunity to advance, of course. But on the other hand, I'd feel very good about the prospects for my team in 2015. I found 2 rookie OLmen who played exceptionally well, so I solidified my OL. I have a boat load of DB's coming off the IR to improve that horrid secondary. And I have an off season to give Joe more weapons, and get younger on a DL that was very good this season.

All in all, as a Pats fan, I would look on the Ravens as being the team most likely to be the biggest AFC threat to a Pats team I believe will be significantly better next year.