New York Giant Plaxico Burress, hoping to save his career and avoid a prison term, may contend that fear drove him to carry a pistol without the proper permit.
Not having been anywhere near the locker room of the Seattle Seahawks during halftime on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas, I can only speculate at what the coaches may have imparted relative to adjustments, but I imagine the summation went something like this:
Four games from the end of an improbable regular season - and possibly the start of what once was an even more unlikely postseason - the Ravens still have all playoff options in front of them.