Yeah, have to give the Ravens their due; they beat the snot out of New England. The Pats this year are a far, far better team than they were last year, but they're still missing a piece or two - a true deep threat receiver (Dwayne Bowe?) and some depth in the defensive backfield would help a lot. They'll be right back in it next year, but DAMN this sucked.
The Ravens, just didn't give the defense enough credit. They finally got mostly healthy at the right time. I don't have any (ok, MUCH) doubt in my mind that New England would have beaten Denver, but the Ravens, kind of like the Giants, just beat up on the Pats. Could tell early on, they weren't letting New England get much of anything after the catch.
Could have used Gronk. They really missed Talib. But, the playoffs are in no small part a war of attrition, so not having more depth in the receiver corp and in the defensive backfield, that's all fair game for why they lost.
Dammit, though.