Today In Patriots History Oct 17, 2010: Deion Branch sparks 4th quarter comeback to beat Ravens in OT

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Today in Patriots History
October 17, 2010: Pats rally to beat Ravens in OT
Gostkowski kicks FG to tie game late, another to win with 1:56 to go
Deion Branch has big game in his return to New England​

Sunday October 17, 2010 at 1:00
Week 6, Game 5 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20 in OT
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, John Harbaugh
QBs: Tom Brady, Joe Flacco
Odds: New England favored by 3
TV: CBS; Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
Patriots improve to 4-1, Ravens drop to 4-2

New England Patriots Battle Back In 23-20 OT Win

Stephen Gostkowski's 35-yard field goal with 64 seconds left in overtime gave the New England Patriots a 23-20 come-from-behind win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

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Stephen Gostkowski's 35-yard field goal with 1:54 left in overtime gave the New England Patriots a 23-20 come-from-behind win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.​

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Deion Branch, acquired five days after Randy Moss was traded to Minnesota on Oct. 6, sparked the comeback from a 20-10 deficit starting with a 5-yard scoring pass from Tom Brady four minutes into the fourth quarter.​

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The Patriots then forced the Ravens to punt and mover from their 14 to a third down at the Baltimore 3 and settled for Gostkowski's 24-yard tying field goal.​

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On the last possession of overtime, Branch caught passes for 23 and 10 yards, setting up the winning kick. Branch finished with nine catches for 98 yards for the Patriots (4-1). For the Ravens (4-2) Joe Flacco completed 27 of 35 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns.​

Patriots 23, Ravens 20 (OT): Worth the wait

In a rematch over nine months in the making, the New England Patriots got another crack at the Baltimore Ravens yesterday at Gillette Stadium. The wait appeared to be worth it. After the Patriots ral…

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In a rematch over nine months in the making, the New England Patriots got another crack at the Baltimore Ravens yesterday at Gillette Stadium.​

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The wait appeared to be worth it.​

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After the Patriots rallied from 10 points down early in the fourth quarter, a 35-yard field goal from Stephen Gostkowski with two minutes left in overtime gave New England a thrilling 23-20 win over Baltimore.​

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Gostkowski had also hit a 24-yarder to ties the game at 20-20 with 1:51 to play.​

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The tightly contested victory pushed New England to 4-1 as it tries to keep pace with the 5-1 New York Jets in the AFC East standings. Baltimore, which knocked New England out of the playoffs last season, fell to 3-2.​

Branch Sparks Patriots Comeback To 23-20 OT Win

New England reacquired Tom Brady's old reliable receiver five days after trading Randy Moss and, with less than a week of practice, Branch sparked a comeback from a 10-point deficit to a 23-20 overtime win Sunday over the Baltimore Ravens.

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In overtime, the Ravens punted three times and the Patriots punted twice. The winning drive started at the New England 38 and Brady immediately went to Branch for a 23-yard gain on the first play. A 10-yard completion to Branch produced a first down at the Ravens 21 and Gostkowski kicked the winning field goal after two runs by BenJarvus Green-Ellis.​

Branch finished with 98 yards receiving.​

Patriots 23, Ravens 20: Recapping New England's key overtime win

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It may be Monday morning, but Patriots Nation is still buzzing from an impressive, 23-20 overtime victory over the visiting Baltimore Ravens.​

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Following the Randy Moss trade, Deion Branch acquisition, Tom Brady's hair battle with Justin Bieber and what amounted to 13 off days of hype, the Patriots handled adversity well against a Ravens team that many called the best in the NFL.​

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Final OT: Patriots 23, Ravens 20

Who needs Randy Moss? Wide receiver Deion Branch, acquired five days after Moss was traded to the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 6, sparked the Patriots 23-20 overtime win over the Ravens as New England came back from a 20-10 deficit starting with a 5-yard scoring pass from Tom Brady four minutes...

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In the extra session, the Ravens punted three times and the Patriots punted twice. Zoltan Mesko’s last punt for New England in OT rolled down to the Ravens 19 before being downed by Matthew Slater. It was a 65 yard clutch kick for Mesko when it looked like the Ravens would start their OT drive in good field position. Instead, the Ravens offense stalled and they were forced to kick it back to the Patriots for the final time.​

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The winning drive for New England started at their own 38 and Brady immediately went to Branch for the 23-yard gain on the first play. The 10-yarder produced a first down at the Ravens 21 and Gostkowski kicked the winning field goal after two runs by BenJarvus Green-Ellis.​

Week 6: Patriots 23, Ravens 20 (OT)

FOXBORO – Accompanying every step forward was a glance back. Each show of progress came with a comparison to life in disappointing 2009. Yet the Patriots kept shedding players from that experience, molding a new attitude and…

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Patriots outlast Ravens for a 23-20 victory

The Patriots solidified their standing as one of the elite teams in the NFL.

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Patriots Win in OT Thriller

Stephen Gostkowski‘s 35-yard field goal with 1:56 left in overtime gave the New England Patriots a 23-20 come-from-behind win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Deion Branch, acquired five days after Randy Moss was traded to Minnesota on Oct. 6, sparked the comeback from a 20-10 deficit...

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Branch sparks Patriots comeback to 23-20 OT win

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Four years after leaving the Patriots, Deion Branch felt like — and played like — he’d never been gone. New England reacquired Tom

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NFL Week 6, Patriots Vs. Ravens: Deion Branch, Tom Brady Key 23-20 OT Win

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Game 6: Ravens cave in fourth quarter as Patriots win 23-20 in OT

The Ravens were one quarter away from celebrating another impressive road victory, whipping Tom Brady in his house again and putting a stranglehold on the AFC. But the biggest fourth-quarter collapse of the John Harbaugh era led to the…

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Today in Patriots History
October 17, 2004: Pats 30, Seahawks 20
Corey Dillon rushes for 105 yards, two touchdowns
Patriots extend winning streak to 20 games​

Sunday October 17, 2004 at 1:00
Week 6, Game 5 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 30, Seattle Seahawks 20
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Mike Holmgren
QBs: Tom Brady, Matt Hasselbeck
Odds: New England favored by 3½
TV: Fox; **** Stockton, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman; Pam Oliver
Patriots improve to 5-0, Seahawks drop to 3-2


After compiling a 4-0 record against teams with a combined 5-14 record, the Patriots began a more difficult four game stretch versus opponents with an aggregate 14-4 record. After 3-1 Seattle the next games were against the 4-0 Jets, 4-1 Pittsburgh, and 3-2 St. Louis.

New England was attempting to win a record-tying 17th consecutive regular season game, set by Chicago in 1933-34. The previous week the Pats set an NFL record with their 19th consecutive vistory, for both regular and post-season games.


Corey Dillon rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the win, and David Patten had five receptions for 58 yards and a TD. Willie McGinest and Ty Law both had interceptions off Matt Hasselbeck. Koren Robinson had a huge day for Seattle with nine receptions for 150 yards.

Pats streak to No. 20 with win over Seattle

Tom Brady lost a fumble and his helmet _ but not the streak.

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Tom Brady lost a fumble and his helmet - but not the streak.​

Brady recovered from that fumble and a costly interception by throwing a long completion in the closing minutes, giving the Patriots their NFL-record 20th straight win, 30-20 over Seattle on Sunday.​

Facing third and 7 at his 40 with 2:45 left and the Patriots leading 23-20, Brady threw down the left side to speedy Bethel Johnson, who made a 48-yard reception as he hit the ground. The Seahawks challenged the catch, saying he didn't have possession, but lost.​

Three plays later, Corey Dillon put the game away with his second touchdown on a 9-yard run with 1:55 remaining.​

Angry Patriots demand respect after beating Seahawks - The Boston Globe

After claiming a 20th straight victory, 30-20 over Seattle, Patriots safety Rodney Harrison railed against “disrespectful chatter” from New England’s opponents. Corey Dillon’s two rushing TDs powered the Patriots.

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New England led 20-3 late in the first half, and it was 20-9 early in the fourth quarter when Brady was jarred as the Seahawks recovered his fumble at their 42.​

"That was disappointing because I had the first down," Brady said. "I was fine, not much in that head to rattle around."​

On the Patriots' next series, though, he threw an interception to Michael Boulware. That set up Shaun Alexander's 9-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion that pulled the Seahawks within 20-17 with 11:05 left.​

The Seahawks fell behind 23-17 on Adam Vinatieri's third field goal, a 30-yarder, with 6:43 to go. They had a first down at the New England 13 with 3:51 left before an intentional grounding penalty against Matt Hasselbeck forced them to settle for Josh Brown's fourth field goal, a 31-yarder with 3:01 to go.​

Winning ways continue with 30-20 win over Seattle - Patriots.com

After jumping out to a 20-3 lead, New England saw the Seahawks claw their way back into the game. In the end, it was the running of Corey Dillon, a defense that made plays when it had to and an amazing catch by Bethel Johnson that sealed the game.​

The Seattle Seahawks climbed out of a 20-3 deficit but could not reach the top as the Patriots once again made plays when they had to, the biggest an acrobatic catch by Bethel Johnson late in the game to set up a Corey Dillon touchdown giving New England an insurmountable 10-point cushion and its 20th straight win.​

New England jumped out to the early lead by picking off Matt Hasselbeck twice and taking advantage both times. The fast start by the Patriots forced Seattle into pass mode throughout the game and Hasselbeck wound up with 349 yards passing, completing 27 of 50 attempts. Koren Robinson had a big game receiving with 9 for 150 yards.​

For the Patriots offense, Tom Brady was 19 of 30 for 231 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Corey Dillon had a strong game with 105 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns.​

New England Patriots 30, Seattle Seahawks 20 - HeraldNet.com

FOXBORO, Mass. - In a part of the country where a disappointing baseball team has led the hometown fans to adopt the mantra, “At least we’ve still got the Patriots,” the local football team has forced Seattle sports enthusiasts to create a new slogan of their own.

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Seattle slowed the bleeding when it finally put a scoring drive together on its next series. The big play came when Darrell Jackson somehow was left wide open and Hasselbeck hit him for a 37-yard completion to the Patriots 18. But the Seahawks could muster only 4 more yards and Josh Brown came on for a 33-yard attempt which he made.​

The Patriots extended a drive 12 plays that ended with a 39-yard field goal to make the score 20-3.​

During the drive, Dan Klecko caught his first NFL pass, a 11-yarder on third and 4. David Patten converted a third and 13 play with a nice 19-yard catch along the sideline earlier in the drive.​

Seattle showed it could move the ball between the 20s on the Patriots defense, scoring on its second straight possession, but once near the red zone, the Patriots would not budge. The best Seattle could do was a Brown 40-yard field goal to close out the first half scoring.​

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Today in Patriots History
October 17, 1965: At least it wasn't another loss
Winless Patriots tie undefeated Chargers
Babe Parilli comes off the bench, throws 73-yard TD to Ron Burton​

Sunday October 17, 1965 at 2:00
Week 6, Game 6 at Fenway Park
Boston Patriots 13, San Diego Chargers 13
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Sid Gillman
QBs: Eddie Wilson, Babe Parilli; John Hadl
Odds: San Diego favored by 11
TV: NBC; Herb Carneal, Andy Robustelli
Patriots improve to 0-5-1, Chargers drop to 4-0-2


LOWLY PATS TOUGH
Chargers Tie, 13-13
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Gino Cappelletti kicked a pair of second-half field goals Sunday to lift the winless Boston Patriots to a 13-13 tie with the unbeaten San Diego Chargers.​

Cappelletti, the defending American Football League scoring champion, had still another second-half attempt blocked as the Chargers fumbled the ball three times to set up Boston scoring attempts.​

A crowd of 20,924 saw the Chargers build a 13-7 first-half lead after trailing briefly on a 73-yard scoring pass from Boston quarterback Babe Parilli to halfback Ron Burton.​

The Chargers, who now have won four and tied two, roared back on an even longer scoring play of their own, an 84-yard pass play from John Hadl to Lance Alworth.​

San Diego kicking specialist Herb Travenio booted field goals of 10 and 40 yards and converted after the Hadl-Alworth scoring play to give the Chargers their halftime lead.​

Boston launched its comeback early in the third period when Patriot defender White Graves recovered a Leslie Duncan fumble on an attempted punt at the Charger 18. Cappelletti booted a 21-yard field goal four plays later when Boston was unable to break through the stubborn San Diego defense.​

The Parilli-Burton scoring play, Boston's longest of the season and only the third scoring pass Parilli has thrown this season, came on the second play of the second quarter after the veteran signal caller replaced Eddie Wilson.​

Chargers held to 13-13 draw -- Madeira Tribune

What do you give the team that has everything?​

Boston presented San Diego with a tie and the Chargers can’t exchange it at a friendly department store.​

The unbeaten Chargers sidled into Beantown Sunday leading the American Football League in total offense, total defense, passing offense and passing defense. In addition, they had scored more points than any other team and permitted the fewest.​

Obviously a mismatch with the winless Patriots or so it seemed.​

The only thing Sid Gillman’s squad lacked w a s someone to block field goals, and it cost them.​

Good Kicking​

Gino Cappelletti, the league scoring champ, booted second half three-pointers from the 21 and 22 yard lines to earn the Pats a 13-13 standoff with the Western Division leaders.​

The tie was San Diego’s second of the year, having earlier played to a draw with Kansas City. It left the Chargers with a 4-0-2 mark and comfortable advantage over Oakland and KC, tied for second place in the West with identical 3-2-1 records.​

San Diego built a 13-7 lead on two field goals by Herb Travenio and an 84-yard pass play from John Hadl to Lance AIworth before Cappelletti’s toe evened the count.​

The statistical side gave San Diego a huge edge. The Chargers out first - downed the Pats 15-7 and outgained them on the ground 161 yards to 37.​

Costly Fumble​

The visitors had a last chance to win in the final two minutes. Travenio lined up for a 41-yard field goal attempt, but the snap from center was fumbled and the Chargers never got the ball again.​

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