In the words of the always bubbly Dennis Green, "They are what we thought they were" and indeed that is sure to be the feeling in the minds of all Ravens fans, coaches, and players. Before I go on a rant about how great the Ravens defense was and how well Boller played, let me say that the total collapse of communication and professionalism in the final two minutes basically sealed a perfect season for the Pats.

Forget the ridiculous called timeout on the forth down stop or the great scrambling play by Brady right after an out of character false start call on the Patriots O and imagine if you will that those 35 yards that were docked (thanks to a combination of Bart Scott's stupidity and Ed Reed's over eagerness to block yet another kick). The average starting field position for the Ravens was their own 30 yard line. Boller was able to move the ball 89 yards on three plays so if Scott's stupid penalties never took place, this really could've been a win for the Ravens.

That ending undertones the overall feeling surrounding the Ravens the last couple of years. Lack of Communication, Offense too little too late and the Defense giving it its all only to be extremely frustrated in the end.

The Ravens D looked like old. Ngata looked so much like the "goose, Tony Siragusa freeing up Lewis to look like Lewis in his prime.

The Patriots showed if you attack the center of the field through the run and pass, their older corps of linebackers tires quickly and they have lost a lot of depth there as of late (putting former starter Rosie Colvin on IR and just recently signing Chad Brown.

Gaffney certainly made up for his mishap in the first half by catching the game winning touch down (which i personally think should have been overturned).

The Birds had their number today and the number sadly was 35 thanks to Bart Scott and Bill Billick.


Gotham Times MNF Record: 0-1

EXTRA EXTRA:

Looking at Young's 2-4-6-8 last time ( see pre-game MNF post) , we see the final numbers are 2/2-1/4-3/6-4/8. Let's hang on to this Young formula, there definitely is something there and maybe later this week, i'll analze and tweak it more in depth.