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SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter
Ravens - TD - Ray Rice 83-yard run. (B. Cundiff kick is good)
Ravens - TD - L'Ron McClain 1-yard run. (B. Cundiff kick is good)
Ravens - TD - Ray Rice 1-yard run. (B. Cundiff kick is good)
Ravens - FG - Billy Cundiff 27-yard field goal.

2nd Quarter
Patriots - TD - Tom Brady 6-yard pass to Julian Edelman. (S. Gostkowski kick is good)

3rd Quarter
Ravens - FG - Billy Cundiff 23-yard field goal.
Patriots - TD - Tom Brady 1-yard pass to Julian Edelman. (S. Gostkowski kick is good)

4th Quarter
Ravens - TD - Willis McGahee 3-yard run. 2-point conversion run is no good.

Key Performers

RB Ray Rice ran 22 times for 159 yards and two touchdowns, including an 83-yard scamper on the first play from scrimmage.

 
Terrell Suggs LB Terrell Suggs stripped Tom Brady and recovered the fumble on the Patriots' first drive, setting up a Ravens touchdown.
 
S Ed Reed intercepted Tom Brady in the first quarter and has two pass deflections.
 
LB Ray Lewis led the Ravens defense with 13 tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits. He sacked Patriots  Brady on New England's second drive.
 
CB/RS Chris Carr notched a first-quarter interception, two tackles for loss and returned one Patriots punt for 34 yards.
S Dawan Landry logged the Ravens' third interception and had two pass deflections. He leads the Ravens with five interceptions this season.
 
RB Willis McGahee rushed 20 times for 62 yards and a touchdown. He converted several big third downs.

Post-Game Quotes

QuotesHead Coach John Harbaugh 

"I can’t say that the way it started and the way it played out was what we expected, but I’m not surprised from this football team, and what they’ve been through this year, and the challenges they have fought through, and what they’ve made of themselves. It was a tremendous victory against a great opponent."

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Team Notes

  • Ray Rice's jolt was the 2nd-longest run in NFL postseason history. (Fred Taylor had a 90-yard TD on 1/15/00 vs. Miami).
  • Tom Brady was sacked only once in the Patriots' last 5 games. He was sacked twice in the first 4 plays today.
  • The Ravens scored 24 points in the 1st quarter, tying for the 2nd most in any quarter in NFL postseason play since 1991. Only the Cowboys' 27 points on Saturday (1/9) against the Eagles in the 2nd quarter rank higher.
  • The 24 points are the most the Patriots have ever allowed during the first quarter under head coach Bill Belichick.
  • In 12 playoff games, the Ravens’ “D” has made 25 INTs, including 13 thefts in the last 6 postseason contests. Baltimore has 3 picks on QB Tom Brady today, his most in a playoff game since 1/20/08 in the AFC Championship vs. SD.
  • The Ravens have recorded an INT in 11 of their 12 postseason games.

Inactives

Ravens

3rd QB John Beck
LB Paul Kruger
WR Justin Harper
CB Marcus Paschal
S Keith Fitzhugh
G/T David Hale
G/T Tony Moll
DT Kelly Talavou

Patriots

3rd QB Isaiah Stanback
RB BenJarvis Green-Ellis
LB Thomas Williams
CB Terrence Wheatley
T Mark LeVoir
OL Dan Connolly
OL Rich Ohrnberger
DT Ron Brace

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