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Sunday, January 20, 2013

New England Patriots Fall Short of Super Bowl in Disappointing Loss to Ravens

The New England Patriots' season ended one game short of a Super Bowl appearance Sunday following a 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium.

It wasn’t supposed to end this way. The New England Patriots – and their nation of fans – were expecting a return trip to the Super Bowl but a porous second half in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium resulted in a 28-13 season-ending loss to the Baltimore Ravens. “Obviously a disappointing end to an overall pretty positive season,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said. “We just didn’t do enough things well enough to win. Give the Ravens credit; they’re a good football team. They just out-played us and out-coached us. They just made more plays than we did. That’s pretty much the story.” New England led 13-7 at halftime but was outscored – and outperformed – by the Ravens, 21-0 in the final 30 minutes behind three …

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cliff

12:54 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013

Maybe Billacheat could coach the Ravens. The players and the coach could have evenly matched bad attitudes and poor sportmanship.   more ›

5 Things to Know About Sunday's Patriots-Ravens AFC Championship Game

The New England Patriots host the Baltimore Ravens Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in Foxborough for the AFC Championship Game. Winner advances to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.

On Sunday, the New England Patriots will play in their ninth AFC Championship Game and second straight conference title game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium. Kick-off is 6:30 p.m. It will be the third time in team history the Patriots will play in consecutive AFC Championship games. The Pats won back-to-back conference titles in 2003 and 2004 and played in both the 2006 and 2007 Conference Championship games, winning the 2007 game. The Patriots and Ravens have squared off seven times in the regular season and two times in the postseason since the Baltimore franchise was founded following the Cleveland Browns’ move to Baltimore in 1996. This week’s postseason game will be the third since the 2009 season and a rematch of the…

HJ

9:25 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013

1 thing to know: the Patriots blew it.   more ›

Friday, January 18, 2013

Food and Drink Specials in Walpole for the AFC Championship Game

We've put together a list of local bars and restaurants that will be offering food and drink deals for Sunday's big match-up.

Still undecided about where to watch Sunday's AFC Championship clash between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens? If you aren't one of the 68,000 lucky people to have tickets for the game have no fear! Walpole Patch has put together a list of local bars and restaurants that will be offering food and drink deals for Sunday's big match-up. If you know of any other deals around town let us know! Finnegan’s Wake- Finnegan's Wake will be putting out free appetizers at half time. They will also have games and football squares. Conrad's- Buy a pitcher get any pizza for half price. 35-cent wings with five different sauces. Raven’s Nest- Half priced appetizers and $5 cheese pizzas. Beckett’s- Beckett's, at 1065 Main Street, will be …

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Patriots AFC Championship Tickets Go on Sale Thursday

A limited number of tickets to the Jan. 20 AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough go on sale to the general public on Thursday, Jan. 17.

For the ninth time in 20 playoff appearances, the New England Patriots are just one game from advancing to the Super Bowl. That game will be played at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. against the Baltimore Ravens. It is the second consecutive season the Patriots and Ravens will meet in the AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium. New England beat Baltimore in last season’s AFC title game, 23-20 to advance to Super Bowl XLVI. The Patriots are 7-1 all-time in AFC Championship Games, including 4-0 in Foxborough (3-0 at Gillette Stadium) but just 1-1 against the Ravens in the postseason. Baltimore defeated the Patriots, 33-14 in the 2009-10 AFC Wild Card game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 10, 2010. However, the Patriots are 6-2…

Monday, January 14, 2013

Belichick: ‘It’s a Great Honor’ to Participate in Another AFC Championship Game

The New England Patriots will play in the AFC Championship Game for the seventh time under head coach Bill Belichick Sunday when the team takes on the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium.

On Sunday, the New England Patriots will play in their seventh AFC Championship Game under head coach Bill Belichick and fourth in Foxborough. For Belichick, the NFL’s third most winningest head coach in the postseason, a trip to a conference championship game never gets old. “Of course we’re excited to be heading into the AFC Championship game against the Ravens,” Belichick said Monday. “It’s a great honor, really, to participate in the game; to be playing for the right to represent the AFC the following week.” Standing in the way of the Patriots returning to the Super Bowl for a second straight season and eighth time in franchise history is a familiar opponent in Baltimore. The Ravens defeated the Patriots, 31-30 in Week 3 of the regular…

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