If he can add a second Super Bowl title to his resume, he’ll stake a strong claim as the NFL’s greatest defensive player of all time. Lewis knows this and, therefore, he knows what he has accomplished as a defender is even more impressive.

The pass-happy rules have been stacked in Brady’s favor. It’s mixed with jealousy and pride and ego. There’s animus fueling the Baltimore locker room. In the minds of the Ravens, the Patriots are the sneaky little suburban team that is celebrated for winning three titles despite bending the rules (Spygate). The Ravens are winless against the Patriots in the regular season, thanks in large part to highly questionable, Patriot-friendly officiating in 20. The Patriots and Brady like and respect the Colts and Peyton Manning.ĭespite the non-inflammatory words coming out of the Baltimore locker room this week, the Ravens still don’t like Tom Brady and still believe the league and referees favor the Patriots. The Ravens like and respect their AFC North rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers. There’s a major difference between respect and affinity. The Ravens and the Patriots don’t like each other.

They wanted to be regarded as the greatest player of their era, if not of all time. Bird and Magic didn’t like each other in the 1980s. Ravens-Patriots features two highly competitive, worthy opponents with genuine, mutual respect who just happen to be led by stars of opposite race. The beauty of Ravens-Patriots is this isn’t Larry Holmes vs.

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