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Old 01-25-2012, 02:43 PM   #18
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Honestly? Neither.

In the Ravens case, Lee Evans has always been a speedy guy, but he's never been known to be the physical type WR. But still, he should've caught that pass. Not saying it was his fault entirely, but it wasn't Cundiff's either. Had Evans secured the ball, Cundiff would've only had to come in to attempt a PAT.

And then, there was Harbaugh not calling a T.O. to give his kicking team time to settle calmly for that FG attempt. Even Bellichik said that he didn't have to freeze Cundiff, because the Ravens were rushing for that FG.

As for Williams, well the guy did botch 2 punts and that was very important, obviously. But also, let's keep in mind that the Niners D kept the Giants explosive offense at bay for most of the 2nd. half. They kept giving the ball back to their offense with good field position and Smith was simply horrible; completely unable to move the ball for like the last 20 mins. or so.

I mean, I'm not even talking about putting together a long TD drive here, which is all but impossible when you go something like 1-13 on 3rd. downs. The Niners offense wasn't even able to move the ball 25, 30 yds. downfield to give Akers (who has a cannon of a leg and uncanny accuracy) a chance at the game-winning FG.

So, I guess it's true when they say that one play doesn't win/lose a football game.

Last edited by Marberi; 01-25-2012 at 02:44 PM.
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