After every game, it is only natural to turn back around and wonder how the end result would have looked had just one or two plays gone differently. Following the New England Patriots’ 37-20 loss against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, there are numerous plays that would fit in this category: from defensive penalties that extended drives, to Julian Edelman’s fumble that was returned for a third quarter score, to multiple long runs given up.
Two plays in particular caught the eye, however, not due to their actual result but rather because of the question they lead to: was New England too conservative against the Ravens?