In Sunday's game vs the New England Patriots the Ravens were projected to fall by 7 points in spreads throughout the nation. The game seemed to be a quarterback's dual but it always seems the game is based on a teams last mistake. In a 23-20 score going into the last drive Billy Cundiff (the Ravens kicker), missed a 32 yard field goal which could have sent the game into OT. The kicker had missed 7 field goals during the regular season and seemed to struggle all year. The biggest kick of his young career comes though. As the ball is snapped and the hold is set Cundiff shanks the kick wide left and leaves New England with eleven seconds to kill the clock. What has Raven fans so mad is because, previous to the kick Lee Evans also drops a touchdown in the end-zone. In my perspective you cannot blame the game on either of these competitors. The game could have been a different result if the ravens first three possessions were not punts, or having to settle for field goals off of turnovers. In all the Ravens played a great game and I dont believe Billy Cundiff's kick was the deciding factor in the AFC Championship game.
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