Joe Flacco outplayed Brady a year ago, but fell victim to Lee Evans' dropped pass in the end zone on the potential game-winning touchdown with 22 seconds left. "It's going to be a physical football game," nose tackle Vince Wilfork said. Patriots RB Shane Vereen reaches the Texans' end zone three times. It'll be the first time that the same AFC teams have played in back-to-back conference championship games since the Broncos and Browns in 19. Baltimore will try to exact revenge for a 23-20 loss in Foxborough in last year's AFC title game. The Ravens, who outlasted the Broncos in a game for the ages on Saturday, rallied to beat the Patriots in September on a field goal as time expired, but they still have plenty of unfinished business. Shane Vereen, who played extended time after Danny Woodhead was lost for the game due to a thumb injury, scored three touchdowns and Wes Welker finished with eight catches for 131 yards for the high-powered Patriots, who scored the first 21 points of the second half to break it open. Gronkowski missed five games late in the season with the same injury to the same arm. ![]() No quarterback I'd rather have than Tom Brady."īrady went 25-for-40 for 344 yards, three touchdowns and a 115.0 passer rating despite losing Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski to a season-ending broken left forearm on the second drive of the game. … He certainly did his part as he's done many times before. "Of course, Tom's meant a lot to us since he's been here," Belichick said.
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