By Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune
Momentum was a huge factor in this game. And most of it belonged to the Baltimore Ravens.
Each time the New Orleans Saints seemed to take control, Ray Rice would make a big play to wrest it back in Baltimore’s favor.
The Saints pulled within 21-17 early in the third quarter and had scored 10 straight points when Rice took a screen pass and rambled 32 yards down the left sideline to energize the crowd and his teammates. Eight plays later, the Ravens scored a field goal.