GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: NEW ENGLAND (11-0) at BALTIMORE (4-7)

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL TD BAL
WILLIS MCGAHEE 17 YD RUN
(MATT STOVER KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 10
BALTIMORE 17 10:05 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 10
BALTIMORE 17 10:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 27 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 17
BALTIMORE 17 4:26 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 17
BALTIMORE 17 4:15 LEFT, 3RD QTR

BAL BALL ON BAL 44 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL TD BAL
DANIEL WILCOX 1 YD PASS FROM KYLE BOLLER
(MATT STOVER KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 17
BALTIMORE 24 14:25 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 17
BALTIMORE 24 14:25 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 17
BALTIMORE 24 14:17 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 31 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 17
BALTIMORE 24 12:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR

BAL BALL ON NWE 26 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 17
BALTIMORE 24 10:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 44 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 38 YD

NEW ENGLAND 20
BALTIMORE 24 8:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 20
BALTIMORE 24 8:37 LEFT, 4TH QTR

BAL BALL ON BAL 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 20
BALTIMORE 24 7:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 44 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 20
BALTIMORE 24 5:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR

BAL BALL ON BAL 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 20
BALTIMORE 24 3:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 27 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

NEW ENGLAND 20
BALTIMORE 24

NWE BALL ON BAL 39 YD LINE
2ND AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
JABAR GAFFNEY 8 YD PASS FROM KYLE BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 27
BALTIMORE 24 0:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 27
BALTIMORE 24 0:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR

BAL BALL ON BAL 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 3 7 7 10 27
BALTIMORE 7 3 7 7 24 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 21 YD, 4:35.
Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards in 4:35.
Key plays: T Brady 42-yard pass to
Stallworth plus 15-yard face mask
penalty on Ravens Rolle to
Baltimore 12. NEW ENGLAND 3-0
BAL - TD, DERRICK MASON 4 YD PASS FROM KYLE
BOLLER (MATT STOVER KICK), 13:42.
Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards in 4:48.
Key plays: Boller 53-yard pass to
Darling to New England 18.
BALTIMORE 7-3
2ND QUARTER: BAL - FG, MATT STOVER 29 YD, 6:15. Drive: 12
plays, 55 yards in 5:57. Key plays:
Boller 15-yard pass to Mason to New
England 48; McGahee 15-yard run to
New England 31; Boller 12-yard pass
to Mason to New England 15.
BALTIMORE 10-3
NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 2 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 9:38. Drive: 9
plays, 60 yards in 3:23. Key plays:
T Brady 17-yard pass to Stallworth
to Baltimore 35; defensive holding
on Ravens Ivy on 3rd-and-4 to
Baltimore 10; pass interference on
Ravens McAlister to Baltimore 4.
NEW ENGLAND 10-10
3RD QUARTER: BAL - TD, WILLIS MCGAHEE 17 YD RUN (MATT
STOVER KICK), 4:55. Drive: 8 plays,
73 yards in 4:55. Key plays:
McGahee 11-yard run to Baltimore
38; Boller 21-yard pass to Mason to
New England 17. BALTIMORE 17-10
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 10:34.
Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards in 5:39.
Key plays: T Brady 36-yard pass to
Maroney to Baltimore 34; Faulk
2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to
Baltimore 23. NEW ENGLAND 17-17
4TH QUARTER: BAL - TD, DANIEL WILCOX 1 YD PASS FROM KYLE
BOLLER (MATT STOVER KICK), 0:35.
Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 5:01.
Key plays: McGahee 18-yard run to
New England 38; Boller 11-yard pass
to McGahee to New England 27.
BALTIMORE 24-17
NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 38 YD, 6:19.
Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards in 1:41.
Key plays: Sanders 42-yard
interception return to New England
43; T Brady 43-yard pass to Maroney
to Baltimore 24. BALTIMORE 24-20
NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 8 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
14:16. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards in
2:46. Key plays: T Brady 23-yard
pass to Watson to midfield; T Brady
12-yard run on 4th-and-6 plus
5-yard illegal contact penalty on
Ravens' Rolle to Baltimore 18;
5-yard holding penalty on Ravens'
Winborn on 4th-and-5 to Baltimore
8. NEW ENGLAND 27-24

ATT: 71,382</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 3 7 7 10 27
BALTIMORE 7 3 7 7 24 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

4:35 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 21 YD.
Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards in 4:35.
Key plays: T Brady 42-yard pass to Stallworth plus 15-yard face mask
penalty on Ravens Rolle to Baltimore 12. NEW ENGLAND 3-0.
13:42 BAL - TD, DERRICK MASON 4 YD PASS FROM KYLE BOLLER (MATT STOVER KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards in 4:48.
Key plays: Boller 53-yard pass to Darling to New England 18.
BALTIMORE 7-3.

2ND QUARTER:

6:15 BAL - FG, MATT STOVER 29 YD.
Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards in 5:57.
Key plays: Boller 15-yard pass to Mason to New England 48; McGahee
15-yard run to New England 31; Boller 12-yard pass to Mason to New England
15. BALTIMORE 10-3.
9:38 NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 2 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards in 3:23.
Key plays: T Brady 17-yard pass to Stallworth to Baltimore 35;
defensive holding on Ravens Ivy on 3rd-and-4 to Baltimore 10; pass
interference on Ravens McAlister to Baltimore 4. NEW ENGLAND 10-10.

3RD QUARTER:

4:55 BAL - TD, WILLIS MCGAHEE 17 YD RUN (MATT STOVER KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards in 4:55.
Key plays: McGahee 11-yard run to Baltimore 38; Boller 21-yard pass
to Mason to New England 17. BALTIMORE 17-10.
10:34 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 3 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards in 5:39.
Key plays: T Brady 36-yard pass to Maroney to Baltimore 34; Faulk
2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Baltimore 23. NEW ENGLAND 17-17.

4TH QUARTER:

0:35 BAL - TD, DANIEL WILCOX 1 YD PASS FROM KYLE BOLLER (MATT STOVER KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 5:01.
Key plays: McGahee 18-yard run to New England 38; Boller 11-yard
pass to McGahee to New England 27. BALTIMORE 24-17.
6:19 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 38 YD.
Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards in 1:41.
Key plays: Sanders 42-yard interception return to New England 43; T
Brady 43-yard pass to Maroney to Baltimore 24. BALTIMORE 24-20.
14:16 NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 8 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards in 2:46.
Key plays: T Brady 23-yard pass to Watson to midfield; T Brady
12-yard run on 4th-and-6 plus 5-yard illegal contact penalty on Ravens'
Rolle to Baltimore 18; 5-yard holding penalty on Ravens' Winborn on
4th-and-5 to Baltimore 8. NEW ENGLAND 27-24.

NEW ENGLAND - BALTIMORE Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND BALTIMORE

FIRST DOWNS 21 20
Rushing 7 10
Passing 9 10
Penalty 5 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-12-17% 3-11-27%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-1-100%
TOTAL NET YARDS 326 376
Total offensive plays 65 60
Average gain per play 5.0 6.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 90 166
Rushing attempts 24 37
Average gain per rush 3.8 4.5
Tackles for loss-yards 1-2 3-4
NET YARDS PASSING 236 210
Times sacked: Number-Yards 3-21 0-0
Gross passing yards 257 210
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 38-18-1 23-15-1
Avg gain per pass play 5.8 9.1
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-2-1 5-1-1
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-37.4 5-38.2
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 37.2 31.2
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 43 67
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1-1 2-35
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-73 5-104
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-42 1-32
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-30 13-100
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 0-1
TOUCHDOWNS 3 3
Rushing 1 1
Passing 2 2
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3
Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 1-1
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 3-4-75%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 2-2-100%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:06 32:54


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

NEW ENGLAND BALTIMORE

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L MARONEY 13 44 3.4 6 0 W MCGAHEE 30 138 4.6 18 1
K FAULK 7 33 4.7 7 0 M SMITH 6 24 4.0 9 0
T BRADY 2 14 7.0 12 0 K BOLLER 1 4 4.0 4 0
H EVANS 2 -1 -0.5 1 1

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T BRADY 18-38-257 1 2 43 K BOLLER 15-23-210 1 2 53

Sacked-Yards Lost: T BRADY 3-21. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R MOSS 4 34 8.5 19 1 D MASON 6 67 11.2 21 1
D STALLWOR 3 68 22.7 42 0 W MCGAHEE 4 21 5.3 11 0
W WELKER 3 18 6.0 7 0 D WILCOX 2 4 2.0 3 1
L MARONEY 2 79 39.5 43 0 D DARLING 1 53 53.0 53 0
B WATSON 2 26 13.0 23 0 M CLAYTON 1 52 52.0 52 0
K FAULK 2 18 9.0 9 0 M SMITH 1 13 13.0 13 0
J GAFFNEY 1 8 8.0 8 1
K BRADY 1 6 6.0 6 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J SANDERS 1 42 42.0 42 0 E REED 1 32 32.0 32 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
C HANSON 5 187 37.4 0 1 49 S KOCH 5 191 38.2 0 1 46

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W WELKER 1 1 1.0 1 0 Y FIGURS 2 35 17.5 33 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
E HOBBS 3 60 20.0 27 0 Y FIGURS 5 104 20.8 38 0
H EVANS 1 13 13.0 13 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
S GOSTKOWS 3/3 2/2 M STOVER 3/3 1/1
Dist.: 21 38 Dist.: 29

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
B WATSON 0 0 0 0-1

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
T BRUSCHI 12 10 2 0-0 B SCOTT 8 6 2 0-0
R HARRISON 7 5 2 0-0 R LEWIS 8 5 3 0-0
J SEAU 6 6 0 0-0 H NGATA 7 7 0 1-6
V WILFORK 6 5 1 0-0 K GREGG 7 6 1 0-0
A THOMAS 6 3 3 0-0 S ROLLE 4 4 0 0-0
R SEYMOUR 5 5 0 0-0 D LANDRY 4 2 2 0-0
J SANDERS 5 3 2 0-0 C IVY 3 3 0 1-6
M VRABEL 4 2 2 0-0 J WINBORNE 3 3 0 0-0
T WARREN 4 1 3 0-0 E REED 3 2 1 0-0
A SAMUEL 3 3 0 0-0 T SUGGS 3 1 2 0-0
E HOBBS 3 3 0 0-0 A BARNES 1 1 0 1-9
R GAY 2 1 1 0-0 C MCALISTER 1 1 0 0-0
J GREEN 2 0 2 0-0
E ALEXANDER 1 1 0 0-0

Att: 71,382</div>

 

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Tom Brady added to his legacy, earned aspot in the history books and kept alive his team's bid to dothe same.


Brady threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Jabar Gaffney with 44seconds to play as the New England Patriots kept theirundefeated season alive with a pulsating 27-24 victory over theBaltimore Ravens on Monday.


The dramatic finish allowed the Patriots to become only thesixth team in history to start a season with a 12-0 record. Thelast team to do it was the Indianapolis Colts in 2005.

Taking over at their own 27-yard line with 3:30 to play, thePatriots drove 73 yards for the winning touchdown, twiceconverting a pair of bizarre fourth-down plays.


It was the 21st game-winning drive led by Brady since 2001 - aleague high - and came on a night when the two-time Super BowlMost Valuable Player became just the fourth quarterback inleague history to throw 40 touchdowns in a season.

One week after rallying in the fourth quarter to overcome thePhiladelphia Eagles, 31-28, New England was pushed to the limitby the inspired Ravens, who outplayed the Patriots for most ofthe game.


Brady finished a mere 18-of-38 for 257 yards, two touchdowns andan interception, but he showed his mettle when it counted -helped greatly by a couple of gaffes by the Ravens, who enduredtheir sixth consecutive loss.


The Ravens seemingly had the game won when they stuffed Brady ona 4th-and-goal with 1:48 to play, only to have the play negatedwhen Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ryan called a timeoutjust before the snap.


After Brady scrambled 17 yards on 4th-and-6 to keep the moving,the Ravens again looked to have ended it when Brady'sfourth-down pass in the end zone fell incomplete. This time NewEngland was saved by a defensive holding call in the end zoneon cornerback Jamaine Winborne.


That gave the Patriots a 1st-and-goal at the 8-yard line with 50ticks remaining and this time they converted, with Bradyfinding Gaffney in the left corner of the end zone.

Still, Baltimore (4-8) almost pulled out a stunning win whenMark Clayton pulled in a Hail Mary pass at the 2-yard line butwas dragged down as time ran out.


Willis McGahee rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 30carries for the Ravens, who entered the game as 20-pointunderdogs, the biggest margin for a home team in league history.

With the scored tied at 10-10 at halftime, the Ravens took thesecond-half kickoff and marched 73 yards in eight plays behindthe running of McGahee, who rambled in from 17 yards for a 17-10lead with 10:05 left in the third.


McGahee rushed for 48 yards on six carries on the drive andfinished it by dragging a pair of would-be tacklers into the endzone.


Brady brought the Patriots back on the ensuing possession,completing all four passing attempts for 51 yards. He hit RandyMoss from 3 yards out to deadlock it at 17-17.


It was the 40th TD pass of the season for Brady, who became justthe fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach that milestone.Peyton Manning (2004) of the Indianapolis Colts and formerMiami Dolphins great Dan Marino (1984, 1986) are the others.

The Ravens stormed right back behind the running of McGahee andMusa Smith and forged ahead, 24-17, on Daniel Wilcox's 1-yardreception just 35 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Baltimore was on the move again on its next drive, but Bollerwas picked off at the 1-yard line by free safety James Sanders,who returned it 42 yards.


That led to a 38-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski that drewNew England within 24-20 with 8:41 left to play.