By Jeremy Gottlieb, Patriots Daily Professor
Well, then. Now that almost 48 full hours have passed and all of us have likely caught our breath, we can examine more clearly and coherently then Patriots stirring, improbable, 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship. The win, which sends the Pats to their seventh Super Bowl and fifth under the magical tandem of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady (the most of any QB/coach combo of all time), was maddening, scintillating, ugly, glorious and completely perplexing, sometimes all at once. The Pats won with defense and physicality and if you had that one down headed into the game, I’ve got some lottery numbers for you to play (I’ll throw in a healthy commission for your trouble), with Brady playing one of his worst games of the season and the team losing three turnovers but somehow getting away with it. Multiple defensive guys had huge days and when you take that, some strong, powerful running by the Law Firm of BenJarvus Green-...
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PLAYERS:
Bill Belichick,
Tom Brady,
BenJarvus Green-Ellis,
Ray Lewis,
Brandon Spikes,
Matthew Slater,
Joe Flacco,
Joe Montana,
Danny Woodhead,
Aaron Hernandez,
Stevan Ridley,
Wes Welker,
Deion Branch,
Julian Edelman,
Chad Ochocinco,
Rob Gronkowski,
Terrell Suggs,
Matt Light,
Brian Waters,
Haloti Ngata,
Logan Mankins,
Nate Solder,
Paul Kruger,
Vince Wilfork,
Ray Rice,
Matt Birk,
Mark Anderson,
Brandon Deaderick,
Gerard Warren,
Kyle Love,
Jerod Mayo,
Rob Ninkovich,
Mike Vrabel,
James Ihedigbo,
Dane Fletcher,
Sterling Moore,
Lee Evans,
Dennis Pitta,
Torrey Smith,
Kyle Arrington,
Devin McCourty,
Anquan Boldin,
Hakeem Nicks,
Victor Cruz,
Stephen Gostkowski
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants
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