Pats Pregame Points: AFC Championship

By Chris Warner, Patriots Daily Staff We had almost forgotten the feeling: a heady mix of excitement and contentment after winning a playoff game can make for a fun week. At least until the Ravens start talking. As nice as it would be to take some of New England’s points with them from their 45-10 Broncos corral, it’s on to a new (and much different) opponent as Baltimore comes to Foxboro. It’s A Shame About Rays: Linebacker Ray Lewis has been around so long it seems like he’s 50 years old, but he continues to play like a crazy dude gunning for the guy who threatened his sister. The Patriots’ interior linemen have their work cut out for them with Lewis and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, who’s so big and aggressive he could rent himself out to lumber companies to clear swaths of trees. The other Ray, running back Ray Rice, offers an entire playbook’s worth of problems. The Joy Of Six: When quarterback Tom Brady throws six touchdown passes in one game, you know he’s doing somet...