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MINNEAPOLIS - The Washington Redskins day started with a frightening bus crash that coach Jay Gruden estimates was about 5 feet away from being catastrophic. And it only got worse from there.Thousands turned out at TCF Bank Stadium to protest the Redskins nickname, franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III was again hounded by reports that his presence has divided the locker room and the Minnesota Vikings handed Washington a demoralizing 29-26 defeat on Sunday that dropped them to 3-6 heading into the bye.Cant really worry about the negativity thats swirling around, Griffin said in reference to two ESPN reports that claimed owner Dan Snyder forced Gruden to start him over Colt McCoy, who led the Redskins to back-to-back victories in the previous two weeks. Someday thatll stop. I truly believe that. I believe someday the negativity will stop and people will stop trying to tear us down from the outside in and make it look like its coming from the inside.I believe that.After missing more than six games with a dislocated left ankle, Griffin was in the second of two early buses on the way to the stadium on Sunday morning when his bus, carrying most players, slammed into the lead bus, which was carrying mostly coaches and staff.Backup running back Silas Redd Jr. was deactivated for the game because of back spasms he suffered after the crash, but everyone else escaped with only minor aches and pains.A lot of guys had their lives flash before their eyes, said Griffin, who completed 18 of 28 passes for 251 yards and a touchdown. Not a good moment.The team appeared to gather itself and started strong against the Vikings (4-5). Griffin hit his first six passes to help Washington take a 10-0 lead, but Captain Munnerlyn picked off an errant pass at the Washington 46 with less than a minute to play in the first half. Four plays later, Teddy Bridgewater hit Chase Ford for a 20-yard touchdown pass to get the Vikings on the board and set up a back-and-forth second half.We cant throw a pick there, Gruden said. Cant throw an out-breaking route to the inside. Cant ever happen.But Gruden vehemently disputed any notion that teammates and coaches werent backing Griffin. He called the reports amateurish and fiction.We are in D.C. and it is Robert Griffin, Gruden said. Theyre always going to try to tear him down and tear us down for whatever reason, but were going to stay united as a locker room and thats that. Were not going to let anybody get to us.Receiver DeSean Jackson, who had four catches for 120 yards and a touchdown, treaded lightly around the subject.Hes their guy. I feel comfortable and confident with him back there, Jackson said. Regardless of who was on board or who wasnt on board, as players thats not our decision. We just have to go out there and do our job.So for whoever (it was) to feel any way about that decision, its really past their ability to say because youve got to go out and focus on your job and play to your best ability, if that makes any sense.Equally troubling was the play of the Redskins defence, which was coming off a dominant effort against the Cowboys last week. After sacking Tony Romo five times, they only got to Vikings rookie Teddy Bridgewater twice.Bridgewater threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, numbers that couldve been much better had he not missed several wide open receivers deep down the field early in the game. The defence also gave up two long touchdown drives in the fourth quarter, both ending with scoring runs by Matt Asiata, who scored three times.That was unacceptable football, Gruden said.Griffin took some hard hits, including a low one by Anthony Barr that bent his left leg awkwardly backward. But he showed Bridgewater a thing or two about throwing long, hitting Jackson for 45 yards on the first play of the second drive and 56 yards in the fourth quarter to set up Alfred Morris second TD of the game that gave Washington a 26-21 lead.Griffin had the ball with 3:27 to play and a chance to tie or take the lead, but his throw to Pierre Garcon on fourth-and-6 was at his feet and sealed the defeat.The way I look at it is I couldve played better to help us win the game at the end, Griffin said. Ill still cherish those moments. In the next game that it comes, Ill come through.NOTES: Morris finished with a season-high 92 yards rushing. ... 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Lawrie was hit on the hand by Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Cueto in the second inning of Sundays 4-3 loss to the Reds.The New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens have enjoyed more playoff success than all other teams over the last 15 years. While New England has also been the leagues most dominant home team in the same span, that hasnt necessarily meant much against Baltimore in the postseason. New England hosts Baltimore in a divisional matchup Saturday as these teams continue what has developed into one of the NFLs best playoff rivalries in recent memory. Watch live coverage on CTV NOW. You can also listen to the game on TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto and TSN Radio 1260 in Edmonton. The Patriots (12-4) lead all teams with an 18-8 playoff record since 2000, while Baltimore (11-6) is second at 15-7. Their mirrored success has led to numerous run-ins, and Saturday marks their fourth postseason meeting in six years. Theres experience against this team, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said. We know a lot of their players and some of their schemes, but I think each time weve played them our team has been different, their team has been different. In the same time frame, New Englands 109 home wins in are at least 14 more than the second-most successful team. That includes a 12-3 postseason record. The Patriots, who are coming off a first-round bye for the fifth consecutive season, have home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs as they seek their first Super Bowl appearance in three years. They reached the leagues championship game two of the last three times they claimed the conferences top seed. Weve put ourselves in a good position, said Tom Brady, whose 18 playoff wins are the most in league history. Weve just got to take advantage of it. Though New England leads the all-time series 8-3, two of its three home playoff losses since 2000 have come in three meetings with Baltimore. The Ravens outscored the Patriots 21-0 in the second half of a 28-13 AFC championship game victory two years ago. Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes while New England scored one TD on four red-zone possessions, with Brady being intercepted on each of his last two drives. Brady also threw two picks in the previous years AFC title game, but ran in the go-ahead touchdown in a 23-20 victory. Baltimore scored 24 first-quarter points, ran the ball 52 times and intercepted Brady three times in a 33-14 wild-card win following the 2009 season. These teams are vastly different in some respects from those meetings, however. The top two receivers from each club in the last matchup - Anquan Boldin and Dennis Pitta for Baltimore and Aaron Hernandez and Wes Welker for New England - aare not around.dddddddddddd Ray Rice, who ran for 274 yards and three TDs in the three postseason meetings, is no longer with the Ravens. Cary Williams and Dannell Ellerbe are also gone after picking off Brady in the most recent playoff matchup. Given the differences, coach John Harbaugh downplayed Baltimores success in the postseason series. I dont think it really matters, he told the teams official website. Its a new game. Really, the past, the future, its just whoever plays best Saturday afternoon is going to be the team that wins the game. The Ravens are one of two teams, along with Carolina, with winning playoff road records. Baltimore is 10-5, tied with Green Bay for the most wins in league history despite playing at least two fewer games than all teams with seven or more such victories. Last weeks 30-17 victory in Pittsburgh was its third straight road playoff win. Harbaugh is 7-4, tied with Tom Coughlin and Tom Landry for the most road postseason wins in league history. I really dont have an explanation for that other than the fact that we played well, Harbaugh said. Youve got to play well on the road, obviously, to have a chance to win. Flaccos seven road playoff wins are a record. He has thrown for 17 TDs with one interception while winning six of his last seven postseason games and posted a 117.2 passer rating in Baltimores run to the 2012 title. He cashed in the following offseason with a six-year, $120.6 million deal. Harbaugh called Flacco the best quarterback in football after he was 18 of 29 for 259 yards and two TDs against the Steelers. He ranked 16th this season in terms of passer rating, but ranks 12th all-time in the playoffs. At the end of the day it doesnt really matter what everybody wants to think, Flacco said. It obviously means a lot for a head coach to stand up in front of everybody in the whole world and say those kind of things. Whether it really means anything, I dont know. But it definitely means a lot to me. New England coach Bill Belichick can tie Landry for the most playoff wins with his 20th, while Bradys 18 postseason wins lead all quarterbacks. Brady has thrown seven TDs with five interceptions while splitting his last six playoff games, however. He was 8 of 16 for 80 yards while playing only the first half in a Week 17 loss to Buffalo. The Patriots had already clinched home field. I dont think thats really useful, Brady said of recent playoff performances. We cant change what has happened. You just have to move forward and you have to think about the things that weve done really well this year. 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