Ravens: The fix was in for Patriots

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Ravens Question Officiating in Loss to Pats; Tuck Rule Gets a Mention
Published 12/4/2007 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... , the Ravens would like to take this opportunity to strongly object. ESPN.com's Mike Sando had the great pleasure of being in Baltimore's locker room after the game and here's some of what he heard: ...

The Ravens Crow About A Fix.
Published 12/4/2007 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Kyle Boller did well, throwing for two TDs, and Willis McGahee rushed like the dominant back he can be and has been — topping 1,000 yards for the first time with his new team. But the breakdown on that final drive was something to watch. First down on a defensive hold, pass interference calls they felt weren’t called, and two unsportsmanlike conducts (one of them being Bart Scott throwing an official’s flag into the crowd) peek into something more, and Mike Sardo, filling in at ESPN’s Hashmarks, got it when ...

The Debriefing: The BCS Is Just Like Sunshine for a Rapist
Published 12/4/2007 by mjd at FanHouse
... The Ravens, as detailed nicely here by Hashmarks, were awfully bitchy about the officiating in the game last night. A few quotes: ...

NFL Fixing Games for the Patriots?
Published 12/4/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... but that’s probably because they were so pissed off about losing a game they were winning. It truly was a great finish, and I found myself on edge thinking the Patriots’ undefeated season was going down. There was a defensive holding call on a 4th down pass by New England that went incomplete that would’ve otherwise ended the game. Additionally, there were two 15-yard penalties called on Bart Scott. As you could imagine, the Ravens felt they were fighting an uphill battle against the refs: ...

Ravens ticked off at officials
Published 12/4/2007 by Jeff Zillgitt at Sports Scope
The Baltimore Ravens are not thrilled with how the final minutes of their game against New England went down Monday night. With a 24-20 lead, the Ravens punted to the Patriots, who took over at their own 27 with 3:30 to play. Before we get to comments from the Ravens, here are the highlights of New England's final drive which resulted in the winning touchdown. Fourth and 1 from the Baltimore 30. Tom Brady took the snap and was stopped behind the line of scrimmage, but Baltimore defensive coordinator had called a timeout before the play with 1:48 left (more on that timeout in a ...

Ravens Are Claiming The Fix Was In Last Night For New England
Published 12/4/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... I'm still a little exhausted from the final minutes of last night's thriller and the Baltimore Ravens are still bitter. So sour, in fact, ...