I'm just trying to understand how long momentum takes to kick in....It's like saying there was a blackout in the 3rd inning of a baseball game, but because you scored 5 runs in the 5th, it's because of momentum!
We can agree to disagree...
I'm with you on this one. The Niners coming back has been their MO for awhile (and proved to be their doom). I expected them to do something in the second half. I could argue the rest helped the older Ravens defense just as much.
The Niners were in a lose-lose proposition once that blackout started. Either way, people would say they somehow benefitted from it. Meanwhile, the truth is the Niners headsets were out almost through the duration of it, while the Ravens headsets worked fine. I doubt there was a lot of high level communication going on in a game they prepared for for two weeks. They got a breather, and a moment to collect themselves. But so did the Ravens.
In the end, it doesn't matter, you still have to make the plays. The Ravens simply made more. But anyone expecting that first half dominance by Baltimore to carry through the entire game doesn't watch enough football, imo. It almost never unfolds like that.