FOXBORO -- Nice start for the hometown heroes.

Ray Rice (right) runs 83 yards for a touchdown on the Ravens' first play from scrimmage.

Tom Brady is stripped-sacked by linebacker Terrell Suggs, who got past Matt Light. Suggs recovers at the N.E. 17. Five plays later, Le'Ron McClain bulls into the end zone from the 1 and, just 4:36 into the first quarter, the underdog Ravens lead, 14-0.

But, as we're so often reminded, it's a 60-minute game.

That would seem to be a good thing for the Patriots.

Then again, the way this game has started, maybe not.