Jan 10, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) celebrates after the Ravens
Offense: A-
It’s hard to find fault here, but I will.  I didn’t like Joe Flacco’s decision to throw deep to Torrey Smith with under two minutes left and the Ravens trailing by four.  At that point the team was doing a great job moving down the field and picking up yards.  Even if they had scored on that play instead of turning it over, Brady and the red hot Patriots offense would have had plenty of time to score again.
Torrey Smith committed two bone headed taunting calls that were completely unnecessary. Owen Daniels was targeted a team high 11 times but only secured 4 of them.
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Outside of that, this unit was pretty much outstanding. Â Flacco was on fire in the first half before his second half regression, throwing for four touchdowns. Â At one point, he had completed 22 of 29 passes, a gaudy 75% completion percentage. Â Things went south, unfortunately, and he wound up 28 of 45 while tossing two picks by the final whistle.
The offensive line was the true MVP of this game, without a doubt.  They manhandled the Patriot’s D-line and opened up huge holes in the run game.  This allowed Justin Forsett, who showed incredible patience and vision on his runs, to tote the rock 24 times for 129 yards (5.4 avg).  Let’s hope he will be back next year to do it again.
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