Take a knee

The Ravens spent way too much time in the final minutes of the second quarter trying to reinstill hope in the Patriots, who were beaten and on the verge of giving up when they got that gift touchdown. Of course, the Ravens have gotten several gifts, so you can't complain, but you still had to sweat out the final minute or two of the half with them getting the ball inside the 10-yard line. So far, however, the offensive line has done a great job of creating an environment where Ray Rice, Willis McGahee and LeRon McClain can grind out first downs -- particularly the two that grinded the last two minutes off the clock. It would be a whole different game at 24-14 with the Patriots getting the ball to start the second half, but Tom Brady has had very little success moving the Pats offense to this point.