New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has insisted that the past matches between his side and the Baltimore Ravens will count for very little in their divisional round clash this week.
The Ravens stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wildcard round to advance to face Bill Belichick's men at Gillette Stadium, where they hold a 2-1 record against the Patriots in post-season games.
However, Brady is adamant that the Ravens' past success against his team will not count for much due to the changeover in personnel since their last victory at Foxborough in the 2012 season.
"Everything's different at this point," Brady told WEEI. "We can never change anything that's happened in the past, nor can they. You can't bring players out of retirement, they can't either.
"There's some carryover, there's some characteristics that are the same, but these teams have established their own identities. It's going to be the Patriots' 2014 version vs. the Ravens' 2014 version and we go from there.
"We'll be able to evaluate some stuff scheme-wise that they could possibly do vs. us, that's always helpful. But it will be determined by what happens on the field Saturday night, not anything that's happened in the past."
The Patriots can advance to the AFC championship game for the fourth season in a row with a victory over John Harbaugh's side.
