Patriots’ Scoreboard to Blame for Ravens’ Loss?

The New England Patriots are focused on the New York Giants, their upcoming opponent in Super Bowl XLVI. That push forward to what’s next on the NFL’s schedule hasn’t stopped some from clinging to a close and tough AFC Championship loss. According to those at the game, the Patriots’ scoreboard read third down when it was actually fourth down, and the Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff was rushed onto the field when the error was realized. The general feeling is that the field goal operation was rushed, with even Bill Belichick saying after the game that the Ravens were, “a little late making the substitution,” and that, “they might have even lost track of the downs.” Now, nobody had suggested or alluded to the scoreboard issue was done on purpose, until Ravens kicking consultant Randy Brown did so when speaking with a Philadelphia radio station. “I don’t think you can rule anything out in New England, can you?” he responded when asked i...