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I know....that was my point......the ability to implement brute force is a characteristic the pats need to improve at.
they were running the ball well on 1st down
Y'all are acting as if running on first down would have served as a wonder drug.
First down running yardage, first half
5
3
1
2
7 (Vereen)
3
7
8
5
3
All that "great" running helped them to 13 points.
First down running yardage, second half
9
8 and FUMBLE
FUMBLE leads to TD, which makes the score 28-13 with 11:13 to go, and limits the ability to continue running the ball due to time issues.
The first second half drive was stopped because of a dropped 3rd down pass at the Ravens 34. The second second half drive was stopped because of a holding penalty against Solder on a 3rd and 2. Lack of running the ball on first down was not the issue in either drive. The third drive was where Ridley fumbled and the running game became much less useful as a weapon.
Neither the two halted drives nor the drive that ended in a fumble were the result of poor schemes.