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FOXBOROUGH -- "We came, we saw, we conquered," Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs shouted as he made his way from the field to the team's locker room following the Ravens 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Sunday night. "Tell them to have fun at the Pro Bowl!"

A few minutes later, in the Ravens locker room, Suggs told reporters that the Patriots are "arrogant" from "Belichick on down." When told of Suggs' comments by reporters in the locker room, Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch responded that champions are held to a higher standard.

"I think champions carry themselves a little differently," Branch said. "I think if you go and talk to Ray (Lewis) it might be a little bit different. You're hearing it from some other guys and those guys aren't champions. That's not the way a true champion talks, regardless of whether you win or lose."

Branch, who caught two passes for 16 yards Sunday night, has won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and earned MVP honors of Super Bowl XXXIX with 11 receptions for 133 yards.