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 Harper scored twice and Devin Williams turned away 42-of-46 shots as Erie (16-29-8) defeated the Gen
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The temperature drops, friendly fans roar and the Patriots pile up victories.New England has the best home record in the NFL in Bill Belichicks 15 seasons as coach, playoffs included.Watch out, though. Here come the road-tested Baltimore Ravens for a divisional game Saturday.Theres nothing that the crowd can do to help you make the plays that youre supposed to make, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said.The Ravens arent likely to get rattled even against the AFCs top-seeded team. Not with cool Joe Flacco at quarterback and a 2-1 playoff record at Gillette Stadium in the past five seasons.Baltimore has 10 post-season road wins, all since 2008 and tied with Green Bay for most in NFL history.Why so many?Well, shoot, we cant get ourselves any home (games), I guess, Flacco said. Weve obviously had a lot of chances at (road games), a lot of experience with it, and reacted well in it.The Ravens won three road playoff games and the Super Bowl in the 2012 season. Last Saturday they won a wild-card game 30-17 in Pittsburgh while the Patriots had a bye.We could be going to play on Mars and Id still be very confident, Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith said.Since Belichick became coach in 2000, the Patriots are 1-2 in the playoffs against the Ravens and 11-1 against all other teams.New England lost AFC championship games to Baltimore in the 2009 and 2012 seasons and beat them in the 2011 season before losing the Super Bowl to the New York Giants.Both the Patriots (12-4) and sixth-seeded Ravens (11-6) insist thats irrelevant now with players and assistant coaches who werent in those earlier games.Thats all overblown, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. Its how well you play the game in that three-hour block against the opponent.Despite the personnel changes, the teams know each other very well.It seems like the Baltimore Ravens are a division opponent, we play them so much, Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said.The last time they met, the Patriots won 41-7 late last season. But that was in Baltimore.On Saturday, the Ravens will be in a stadium where their only playoff loss was by three points.Weve had a good football team around here, Flacco said, and guys that are strong and not intimidated.Some things to watch as the Patriots seek their fourth straight AFC championship berth:FLACCOS TIME: Playoff time is Flaccos time to shine. Hes thrown 13 touchdown passes and no interceptions during the Ravens current five-game post-season winning streak. In the wild-card win over Pittsburgh, he threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns.Big-time players show up when you need them most, Smith said.He and Flaccos main target, Steve Smith, will have stiff challenges in cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner, both in their first season with New England.PRESSURING BRADY: The Ravens were tied for second in the NFL with 49 sacks, led by 17 from Elvis Dumervil and 12 from Terrell Suggs. The Patriots offensive line has improved after early-season problems, but Brady may have to throw quickly to avoid being sacked.I dont think you want to stand back there and see how long you can hold the ball against these guys, he said.GRONKS BACK: Rob Gronkowski has been healthy and dominant all season after a knee injury kept him out of the last five games last season, including a playoff loss to Denver.Its always special just being in the playoffs, he said. I cant take it for granted.Gronkowski had 82 catches, led all tight ends with 1,124 yards receiving and tied Antonio Gates for most touchdowns at that position with 12.Hes big. Hes fast. Hes tough. Hes nasty, Harbaugh said. He gets the ball in his hands and he wants to punish people.FORSETTS EMERGENCE: Journeyman running back Justin Forsett turned into a cornerstone of the Ravens offence after Ray Rice was released and suspended. Forsett was fifth in the NFL with a career-high 1,266 yards rushing and led the leagues running backs with 5.4 yards per carry.He reads blocking schemes very well, sets up blocks well, has got good vision and he makes a lot of yards on his own, Belichick said.COLD FACTS: With temperatures expected in the teens, Wilfork still plans to wear short sleeves. He grew up in Florida and played college football at Miami.I dont care if its minus 2 or 98, you have to be able to play that football game, and the more you can just focus on your opponent and everything else just block it out, the better youll be, he said.The Ravens opened the doors to their indoor practice facility to get acclimated to the chill expected Saturday.We know its going to be cold, Baltimore linebacker Darryl Smith said. I guess that, mentally, did a little something for us (to) get ready for the game.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Nike Air Max 90 Billiga Rea . Austria striker Marc Janko blasted the ball past goalkeeper Tim Howard in the 33rd minute, rounding off an attacking move started by David Alaba. The Austrian playmaker found the unmarked right back Gyorgy Garics, who set up Janko for his 16th career goal for Austria. Nike Air Max 90 Herr Billigt . Maybe now people will start to believe the fifth-ranked Bears are really good. Theyre still undefeated after a 41-12 victory over 12th-ranked Oklahoma on Thursday night in their first big test of the season. http://www.nikeairmax90dambilligt.com/nike-air-max-90-hyperfuse.html . -- Tiger Woods will play the Frys. Nike Air Max 90 Herr Rea .75 million. The 36-year-old Grilli has enjoyed a career renaissance in Pittsburgh since originally signing with the Pirates in July 2011. Nike Air Max 90 Essential herr .k.a. New York businessman Vinnie Viola, is about to become the owner of the Florida Panthers. Mark Scheifele made an impact in his return as the Barrie Colts downed the host Plymouth Whalers 6-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League play. Scheifele, who was sent back to junior on Wednesday after playing four games with the Winnipeg Jets, suited up for Barrie for the first time since Jan. 10th and had a goal and an assist in the victory. In 31 games this season with the Colts, Scheifele has 23 goals and 51 points. Anthony Camara and Andreas Athanasiou also had a goal and an assist apiece for the Colts (34-15-2), who have a four-point lead over the Belleville Bulls for first place in the Eastern Conference. Steven Beyers chipped in with three assists. Mitchell Theoret, Josh McDonald and Zach Hall each scored once to round out Barries offence. Vincent Trocheck scored twice for the Whalers (26-16-9), who held a 3-1 lead before giving up five unanswered goals. Ryan Hartman had the other goal. Mathias Niederberger made 25 saves and is now tied with Oshawa Generals goaltender Daniel Althsuller for the league lead in wins with 27. Matt Mahalak turned away 25 shots in defeat. Barrie went 2 for 5 on the power play while Plymouth scored once on three chances with the man advantage. Elsewhere in the OHL, it was: Barrie 6, Plymouth 3; Saginaw 6, Sarnia 2; Guelph 4, Kitchener 3 (SO); Owen Sound 4, London 3; Mississauga 4, Niagara 2; Erie 7, Oshawa 4 and Brampton 2, Sudbury 1 (SO). Due to weather, Belleville versus Kingston and Windsor versus Ottawa were postponed. The 67s will host the Spitfires on Saturday Feb. 9th to make up the game while the Bulls makeup against the Frontenacs has yet to be announced. At Plymouth, Mich., Hartman opened the scoring 3:44 into the first period, however Scheifele responded only 24 seconds later to tie the game. Trocheck regained the lead for the Whalers at the nine-minute mark and then addeed a power-play goal at 15:50 to make it 3-1 after 20 minutes of play.dddddddddddd Theoret scored for Barrie midway through the second period to make it a one-goal game and Hall tied the game 3-3 midway through the third period. Camara scored the eventual winner for the Colts at 15:15 and Athanasiou and MacDonald both scored empty-net goals to secure the come-from-behind victory. --- Spirit 6 Sting 2 At Sarnia, Ont., Jimmy Lodge scored twice and Zach Bratina had a goal and two assists as Saginaw (25-21-6) downed the Sting (29-21-3) for its first win in three outings. --- Storm 4 Rangers 3 (SO) At Kitchener, Ont., Justin Auger and Jason Dickinson both scored in the shootout, Scott Kosmachuk scored two goals in regulation and Garret Sparks made 40 saves as Guelph (30-17-5) edged the division rival Rangers (31-15-7). --- Attack 4 Knights 3 At London, Ont., Steven Janes scored twice, including the winner at 2:38 of the third period, and Cameron Brace had a goal and two assists as Owen Sound (33-15-4) downed the Knights (39-10-4), who lost in regulation for the first time in five games. --- Steelheads 4 IceDogs 2 At Mississauga, Ont., Spenser Cobbold scored twice and Stuart Percy had a goal and two assists as the Steelheads (24-24-4) doubled up Niagara (25-24-4) to move within two points of the IceDogs for sixth in the Eastern Conference. --- Otters 7 Generals 4 At Oshawa, Ont., Stephen Harper scored twice and Devin Williams turned away 42-of-46 shots as Erie (16-29-8) defeated the Generals (29-19-4) to halt a seven-game winless streak. --- Battalion 2 Wolves 1 (SO) At Sudbury, Ont., Francis Menard and Nick Paul both scored in the shootout and Matej Machovsky made 25 saves as Brampton (24-19-9) edged the Wolves (24-18-10) to move within one point of Sudbury for fourth in the Eastern Conference. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
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