Lapses Result To Defeat Of New England Patriots

Lapses Result To Defeat Of New England Patriots

The unusual time management lapse and problems in executing plays embody the 28-13 loss of the New England Patriots to the Baltimore Ravens.

No timeouts were called as Tom Brady rushed for three yards in the last twenty seconds of the first half. Due to this, the New England Patriots did not have enough time for a good play. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick revealed later on that they thought they had enough time for a play and planned to use the timeout for the field goal.

The team faced similar situations earlier in the season. They were able to get a touchdown pass in a game against the Ravens in the third week but were called for intentional grounding against the Seahawks in the sixth week.

However, New England suffered from not executing well inside the territory of Baltimore. They were only able to score three times out of nine tries within the fifty yard line. In the red zone, the New England Patriots succeeded only once in four tries within the red zone. In comparison, the Baltimore Ravens had a perfect four touchdowns in four attempts in the red zone.

The game between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens was very physical, which is similar to previous games between the two teams. The Ravens consider themselves as a very physical team, and the fact that the AFC Championship is on the line a good amount of hitting is expected.

The offensive surge of the Baltimore Ravens against the New England Patriots was led by quarterback Joe Flacco. According to Dennis Pitta, he had a rather phenomenal season and the team was quite confident with his capabilities.

He was able to get a good rhythm in the second half in the game of the Baltimore Ravens against the New England Patriots.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Monday January 21 2013, 11:39 AM EST. Ref: Boston Herald. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0