Ravens-Pats: Deion Branch Leads Patriots to Big Overtime Win

October 18, 2010   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Down by 10 points in the fourth quarter, the New England Patriots were in a familiar spot against the Baltimore Ravens. They couldn't get anything going on offense, and their defense seemed content to let Joe Flacco march the offense up the field.
The Gillette Stadium faithful were on the edge of their seat for the entire game.
But back came the Patriots in the face of adversity, with the wounds still fresh from a 33-14 home playoff loss and from the bye week trade of Randy Moss.
Today, the scabbing and subsequent healing seems to have begun.
Everyone knew this game could be close. The overtime result, then, shouldn't surprise anyone. A rare (as of late, anyway) fourth quarter comeback from a 20-10 deficit led to a 20-20 finish to regulation. Thirteen minutes and two seconds into overtime, Stephen Gostkowski drilled the game-winner for a 23-20 finish.
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