The #1 worst game is one that's hard to forget. Baltimore's defense mauled a Welker-less NE in the 2009 playoffs. Joe Flacco needed to throw for a whopping 34 yards to win the game. That's not a typo. As a Baltimore guy, I still thought the Ravens would somehow manage to blow the game. That's just how we think.
Here's the list, including a link to each game WP graph and advanced stat boxscore.
| Year | Opp. | EPA | WPA | Boxscore |
| 2009 | BLT | -24.1 | -0.22 | View Game Graph |
| 2002 | GB | -17.4 | -0.3 | View Game Graph |
| 2003 | BUF | -16.8 | -0.03 | View Game Graph |
| 2001 | MIA | -13.8 | -0.38 | View Game Graph |
| 2001 | BUF | -9.9 | -0.21 | View Game Graph |
| 2002 | NYJ | -9.3 | -0.26 | View Game Graph |
| 2003 | MIA | -9.2 | -0.28 | View Game Graph |
| 2002 | TEN | -9.0 | -0.12 | View Game Graph |
| 2001 | DEN | -8.4 | -0.25 | View Game Graph |
| 2006 | MIA | -8.3 | -0.37 | View Game Graph |
| 2001 | CLV | -8.2 | -0.24 | View Game Graph |
| 2009 | NYJ | -7.4 | -0.19 | View Game Graph |
| 2003 | NYJ | -7.2 | -0.3 | View Game Graph |
| 2008 | KC | -7.1 | -0.25 | View Game Graph |
| 2001 | BUF | -7.1 | -0.19 | View Game Graph |
| 2011 | PIT | -6.9 | 0.04 | View Game Graph |
| 2004 | PIT | -6.2 | -0.22 | View Game Graph |
| 2002 | OAK | -6.1 | -0.26 | View Game Graph |
| 2013 | NYJ* | -5.7 | -0.1 | View Game Graph |
| 2003 | NYG | -5.5 | -0.18 | View Game Graph |
*caution: contains absolutely no analysis*
My wife is Canadian, and I turned her hockey fandom into football fanaticism when we started dating. We live in the Northeast, so I knew she wouldn't like my Broncos - but instead the Patriots, like the rest of my family. Unfortunately that 2009 playoff game was the first she ever went to. When it's 11 degrees and there's absolutely no energy at Gillette it feels so much colder.
Just a sad story I thought Brian might love, due to his Ravens affiliation!