Bernard Pollard‘s hit on Stevan Ridley was certainly the scariest moment of the AFC Championship on Sunday, and according to Ravens coach John Harbaugh, it was also the game’s turning point. Pollard delivered a crushing, helmet-to-helmet hit on Ridley with the Ravens clinging to an eight-point lead with a little under 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter. The Patriots running back fumbled the ball, the Ravens recovered and the momentum seemed to shift completely in Baltimore’s favor. The entire was scene was rather awkward, though, because as the Ravens celebrated the huge play, Ridley remained on the ground seemingly unconscious. Ridley’s body went completely limp upon Pollard delivering the blow, and the second-year back wouldn’t return to the game as a result of a head injury, adding to Pollard’s history of injuring Patriots players. Pollard ended Tom Brady‘s season in Week 1 in 2008, cut short Wes Welker‘s 2009 season with an ACL-tearing tackle and hurt Rob Gronkowski‘s ankle d...
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