Ridiculous. Brady may not have played his finest game but the major reason they lost to the Ravens was sitting up in the Patriots sky box. Had Gronk played and been in perfect health Brady would have completed every 3 and 5 in the game. The Ravens would have had to play a completely different linebacker setup to handle him the entire game. The first half was even and the Pats came out at the start of the 2nd half and marched right down the field to score. After that Flacco took over. They played well and deserved to win,...but Gronk alone would have beaten them. You can’t discount the impact of the current greatest tight end in football being out!
Great point. The Ravens had no injuries except: Reid at left tackle, both starting corners, and Lewis, Ngata and Suggs who’ve played hurt all year. BTW, did the Patriots beat the Ravens earlier in the year when they had Gronk?