It was ugly and took rains of biblical proportions but
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Are the Pats rising or have they just been lucky?!
The ground and pound running game and strong D was the hoped for blend, in a post-Brady world. They got it tonight along with a monsoon and a trick TD pass, which helped. But they played better and no turnovers in terrible conditions.
I remain skeptical that in today's NFL a team can win consistenly with about 125 passing yards.
Teams will stack the box. Not sure why Ravens didn't do a better job against the run.
I think the Pats handled the wet weather a lot better than the Ravens, particularly the Ravens center who probably cost the Ravens 30 yards with bad snaps and maybe the game.
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Harbaugh will have those recurring dreams of Jules to Amendola in his sleep tonight,