Game Thread - BAL vs NYJ - Week 2, The Comeback?

[RavenScallywag]

Baltimore Sun reporting Boller ran first team offense, expected to start.

on a personal note, I didn't realize Carroll County liqour stores were closed on Sundays. Luckily, my in-laws know a little store across the line in Bal Co that sells beer on Sundays...A-Town in Hampstead area...

[RavenScallywag]

Inactives for Baltimore:

Mike Anderson
Cory Ross
Jonathan Ogden
Daniel Wilcox
David Pittman
Edgar Jones
Rhys Lloyd
Troy Smith, emergency quarterback

I think MA is in Billick's doghouse, two weeks in a row he's inactive. Also, this means our returner is Figurs for sure! Let's hope the kid has a good debut in the NFL.

[Sephy]

I can PBP today, guys. Hello!

[Sephy]

Kickoff goes out of bounds for Figurs.

[RavenScallywag]

here we go! and Figurs lets it sail over the endzone.

Boller, show us your stuff!

[RavenScallywag]

ughhhh, not a good start Boller...

shake it off, good running by McGahee

[Sephy]

1st, McGahee for 2.
2nd and 7, McGahee for 3-4.
3rd and 3, Boller's pass deflected at the line.

Washington takes the punt to the 37.

[Sephy]

Actually to the 32.

1st, Jones up the middle for 1.
2nd and 9, out route overthrown for Cotchery.
3rd and 9, overthrown and PICKED OFF BY ED REED !!!!

[RavenScallywag]

PICK! nice start Reed!!!

[RavenScallywag]

wow, maybe it's just me, but that was threading a needle into double coverage!

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 49, false start, Terry.
1st and 15, complete to Mason on the slant, gain of 8.
2nd and 7, McGahee for 2.
3rd and 5, incomplete going for Mason, Revis made a nice play by not even looking at the ball. Need a little more on that ball.

[Sephy]

Touchback on the punt.

[RavenScallywag]

if Thomas Jones had just slid to the outside of that group, could've been a big run...

[RavenScallywag]

did McAlister stumble there? That could've been REAL BAD!

[Sephy]

1st, Clemens wanted to get the quick hitter to Coles, couldn't cause Suggs was in on him, and he keeps it and runs for 1.
2nd and 9, Jones runs into a pile, gets 2.
3rd and 7, going deep and overthrows a wide open McCareins who beats C-Mac.

Figurs gets 3-4 on the return. Nowhere to go.

[Sephy]

1st down Ravens from the 35, PA, complete to McClain, gain of 8-9.
2nd and 1, give to McClain up the middle, gets 3 or 4, and a first down.

[RavenScallywag]

if McClain learns to fake out his defenders a little better, he could be a REAL good receiver for us

[RavenScallywag]

Push out, that is a catch...

do we have the same dumb refs from last week?

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 48, PA, hits D-Will at the sideline, initially ruled incomplete, is ruled a pushout, and is complete! Gain of 13!

[Sephy]

1st from the 40, McGahee cuts back and gets 7. Nice blocking.
2nd and 3, WR reverse fake, and TE Screen to Sypniewski down to the 20!!

[RavenScallywag]

I've got to say, you can definitley see how Boller has matured...Rhodes in his face, and he doesn't hardly FLINCH!

[Sephy]

1st, reverse fake to Mason again, McGahee gets the give up the middle and gets smacked for a loss of 2.
2nd and 12, complete to Mason, gets 6. Boller's throws look OK, but he is staring down his guys.
3rd and 6, shotgun, complete to Musa out of the backfield to the 6! First and goal!

[RavenScallywag]

3rd and goal...Billick, PLEASE RUN IT! or at least PA pass it.

[Sephy]

Ravens handling blitz pickups and hot reads really well. Good work by Boller.
1st and goal from the 6, McGahee up the middle for maybe 1-2.
2nd from the 4, Sypniewski false starts, ARGH.
2nd from the 9, give to McGahee who hits the hole FAST, gets back to about the 4, gain of 5. They spot it at the 2, though.
3rd and goal from the 2, PA, Rollout, complete to McGahee, TOUCHDOWN RAVENS WIDE OPEN!!!!

[RavenScallywag]

YES! That is how we do it!!!!!

[Sephy]

Really good drive from Boller. 7-0 to the good guys! Excellent playcalling by Billick, simply kept the Jets off balance.

[RavenScallywag]

Kyle Boller, 6/6, 53 yards on that drive...nice work

[RavenScallywag]

SUGGS! NICE NICE stop. I didn't even see him get in there!

[Sephy]

Touchback on the kick.

1st from the 20, give up the middle for 5 for Jones.
2nd and 5, Jones SMACKED by Suggs in the backfield, 3 yard loss! Suggs is so good.
3rd and 8, 12 men on the field due to the no huddle. Such a stupid thing.
3rd and 3, shotgun, complete to Coles over the middle for 7 and a first.

[RavenScallywag]

I need to see that play again on TiVo...Ivy nearly sacks Clemmens, CMac almost picks the pass...oh well, 3rd down

[Sephy]

1st from the 35, Jones for 6. Big hole there.
2nd and 4, shotgun, Ivy had the sack on Clemens and LETS GO, Clemens rolls out, and is almost picked off by C-Mac, but out of bounds. Unacceptable tackling by Ivy.
3rd and 4, Jets forced to take a TO.

[RavenScallywag]

Ivy thought he threw the ball already, was trying to make sure he didn't get a Roughing the Passer call...I'm in the middle on that, he needs to finish, but with the way the refs call things, good move playing it safe.

[Sephy]

3rd and 4, shotgun, waits what seemed like forever, moved forward looking like a scramble, and dumps to Jones all the way inside the Ravens 40. Nice play by the rookie.

[RavenScallywag]

SO CLOSE, but Jones takes a screen and gets a ton of yards.

Jones is starting to look better and better. Getting 3-4 yards on carries

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 38, Jones up the middle for 6.
2nd and 4, the first quarter ends.

[RavenScallywag]

I think the whole line tackled Jones on that one...three players on it

[Sephy]

2nd and 4, Jones swallowed up in the backfield for a loss of 2-3! Great penetration.
3rd and 6, shotgun, empty backfield, Ravens call a TO.

[Sephy]

3rd and 6, shotgun empty backfield again, quick hit to Coles, gain of about 2.

Really weird alignment on that play. They had only 2 down lineman, and only on the right side! NO one on the left. Rex Ryan is crazy.

50 yarder for Nugent is good. 7-3 Ravens.

[RavenScallywag]

Ryan is a genius...I will miss him when he is a head coach next year...

also, I hope he will coach an NFC team. Don't want to play against that kind of playcalling.

[Sephy]

Figurs goes all the way to the Jets 40!!!!

[RavenScallywag]

DAMN! almost a TD return, but he tripped over Nugent!

[Sephy]

I think we'll be OK with Yamon :) Jets got lucky that wasn't a TD.

[RavenScallywag]

he's got the speed, just needs to keep solid hands.

[Sephy]

1st from the 39, McGahee up the middle for 2.
2nd and 8, toss to McGahee, and then up the middle for 9! Excellent run!

[RavenScallywag]

more pitches and sweeps...that's what McGahee is good at.

[RavenScallywag]

how about that...end around fake, then screen to Mason, NICE gain.

and then McClain gets the 1st

[Sephy]

1st from the 28, complete to Mason, gain of 8.
2nd and 2, McClain for 3 and a first.

[RavenScallywag]

first mistake from Boller today

[Sephy]

Terry gets up limping a little
1st from the 17, give to Musa for 1-2. Had he cut back he might have sprung for a big run.
2nd and 8, pass intended for Mason broken up by Revis. He broke on the ball really well. Not Boller's fault, though.
3rd, shotgun, complete to Mason to the 10, but short. Boller had an unblocked man coming at him, had to get it off. Bit of a late hit on Boller.

Stovetop automatic as usual. 10-3 Ravens.

[RavenScallywag]

awesome...Stover extends the lead and gives me some more fantasy points...I'm behind by about 60, so I need him to kick about 20 more of those.

[Mr.Boh]

boller looks sharp uder pressure.

[Sephy]

Weak kickoff by Stover to the 11, but only gets to the 27.

[Sephy]

Miller was injured on the kickoff. He might be out.

[Art-Florida]

On a side note...what vitamin is Stover taking? Kickoffs to the end zone? Wow. Or is it the fear of Lloyd and his big leg?

Oops, with that, Stover hits a weak one.

[RavenScallywag]

who got the sack? There were like 4 guys on that one....

[Sephy]

1st from the 27, incomplete for Cotchery. Landry on the coverage.
2nd, draw to Jones, gain of 3. Nice run by him to not get stuck in the backfield.
3rd and 7, shotgun, Clemens waits forever, and is SACKED by Sapp and Pryce!! Pryce was held like crazy too.

Punt downed at the 40, good field position.

[Sephy]

1st, PA, and a rollout, complete to Mason for 12-13 and a first. Nice throw.

[RavenScallywag]

to be honest, our pass rush doesn't look all that frightening...i mean, wait long enough and we swarm, but their line seems to be holding up.

Also, again, where is Mark Clayton????

[RavenScallywag]

wow, not a great throw, but D-Wil almost made it a good catch!

[Sephy]

1st from the Jets 48, PA, deep for D-Will, and he jumps up a freaking mile and just can't hold on to it.
2nd, give to McGahee on the stretch play, 5 on the play.
3rd and 5, complete to a wide open Heap, down to the 32!

[RavenScallywag]

that was a blown play all around...Boller was completely surrounded when he threw, and everyone was covered still

[Sephy]

1st, empty backfield, quick hit to Clayton, who was hit for a loss. Play had no chance.
2nd and 11, complete to Sypniewski then gets swarmed, gain of 5.
3rd and 6, shotgun, throws it away. He locked on the left side, didn't see if anyone was on the right.

Stover on for a 46 yarder..long enough, but goes wide right. It was a line drive kick.

[RavenScallywag]

et tu, Stover? :(

[Sephy]

1st from the 36, Jones gets 8, and a flag is down. Personal foul on Landry for a facemask.

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 41, Jones up the middle again for 3. I think Scott just dry humped Nick Mangold.
2nd and 7, Clemens is NAILED BY IVY FROM THE BLIND SIDE! Didn't miss that sack! Lucky he didn't fumble.
3rd and 14, complete for about 10, but short.

Nugent on to try from 53, WIDE LEFT!!

[RavenScallywag]

2nd missed FG...guess there's a strong wind out there today?

[Sephy]

1st from the 43, give to McGahee on the delay up the middle for 5-6.
2nd and 4, complete to Heap who helicopters in the air for a first down. Nice gain!

2 minute warning!

[RavenScallywag]

Heap doing some breakdancing out there!

[Sephy]

1st from the Jets 41, 2 timeouts remain, 2:00 left, complete to Mason, who makes a nice YAC play to get about 8 and out of bounds.
2nd and 2, 1:55 left, caught by Mason on the dive, only a gain of 1.
3rd and 1, 1:30 left, sneak for 2-3 and a first. Ravens take a TO, they have one left.

[Sephy]

1st, 1:28 left, from the 30. Boller avoids pressure, steps up, and runs for 11. Great play!!

[RavenScallywag]

Boller can sneak with the best of them...nice run when nothing was open!

Boller is bleeding from the mouth...should be okay, tough it out Boller!

[Sephy]

1st from the 19, the Jets take a TO.
Boller is bleeding from the mouth a bit, he lost his helmet on the scramble.

[Sephy]

1st from the 19, 1:02 left, give to Willis who stretches off right tackle, gain of 9.5. Great run. He hits the hole like lightning.
Jets use another TO. They have none left.

[Sephy]

2nd and inches or 1, 38 seconds left, PA fake, Boller looks to the endzone, sees no one really, and Boller's arm is hit as he throws. Incomplete.
3rd and 1, McGahee for 3.

Ball downed at the 6.

[Sephy]

2nd and goal from the 6, give to McGahee for 1-2. Peculiar call there, Ravens take their last TO. 10 seconds left.

[ExiledRaven]

moving the ball quite well today, this is looking nice.

Then again, team was last week as hell outside of giving the ball to the bengals every time.

[Sephy]

3rd and goal from the 4, fade to Heap, and could not get both feet down. OOH HE GOT HIS FEET IN!

Gotta review it! And the booth will review it. Brilliant catch by Heap, that HAS to be a TD.

[RavenScallywag]

commentators saying he didn't have possesion because ball was shifting...

Cmon, don't steal a 2nd TD from Heap!

[Sephy]

Gotta be a catch. He had possession!

[RavenScallywag]

yes! heap! thank you refs!

[Sephy]

And it is!!! TOUCHDOWN RAVENS!!!!!!!!!

17-3 RAVENS!!

[Sephy]

Todd, my fantasy team and my purple blood thank you for being friggin' brilliant!

[Sephy]

Short kickoff goes nowhere, and that ends the half. 17-3, Ravens! Grab a cold one, folks.

[Sephy]

Baker takes the kickoff to the 25.

[Sephy]

1st, Jones running hard, gets 8. He's a nice back.
2nd and 2, no huddle again, Jones straight up the middle for another big chunk.

[Sephy]

1st from the 41, no gain for Jones.

Pryce is hurt..a wrist it looks like.

[ExiledRaven]

hope he's ok....

[Sephy]

2nd and 10, complete to Smith, later tackled by Dwan out after a gain of 7ish. He gets out and covers well.
3rd and 2, toss to Jones, and Johnson and Gregg wrap him up in the backfield for 3 yard loss!

Figurs gets ballsy, doesn't call for a fair catch with a guy in his face, and gets to the 25. Dangerous, kid.

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, nice blitz pickup by McGahee, straight dropback and Boller goes deep, and looked like it was thrown away. Williams was covered, and it was way OOB.
2nd, Willis gets 2 on the carry. Nowhere to go, and a nice wrapup by the Jets defender.
3rd and 8, shotgun, false start. Terry again. Sheesh.
3rd and 13, TE screen to Heap for a couple. Not much of an attempt on that one.

Fair catch at the 25ish by Washington.

[Sephy]

1st, Clemens complete to Cotchery down to the 40. Rolle had like a 10 yard separation from him.

[Sephy]

1st from the 41, give to Jones for 2-3.
2nd and 7, complete to Coles, 2 DBs miss tackles, and Scott gets him for a gain of 5-6. Close to a first.
3rd and 1, sneak, don't know if they got it. Chains coming out. WTF? it was short an inch and they gave it to them??

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 49, PA, Ravens read it well, ball basically thrown away as his arm was hit as well.
2nd, ball batted up, and almost picked by Suggs. Mangold knocked it down.
3rd, Clemens throws a crappy ball, but somehow Cotchery gets it, and goes for 11-12 and a first. Don't know how he got that.

[Sephy]

1st from the 37, Jones for 2.
2nd and 8, Clemmens SACKED by Landry! Brought the pain on that one.
3rd and 17, Clemmens SACKED AGAIN inside Ravens territory by Gerome Sapp! WOO the pressure is coming now, boy!

[Sephy]

Reed back, and no fair catch, and gets up to the 47! Reed is really electrifying from the punt return spot. Block in the back called REALLY REALLY late. Don't know where it'll end up.

[Sephy]

Ball placed at the like, 8 yard line.
1st, McGahee for 7.
2nd and 3, McGahee gets just about 3.
3rd and inches, McGahee for 3-4 and a first. I like you, Willis!

[Sephy]

1st from the 21, gain of 3 on the toss to Musa.
2nd and 7, PA, toss to Heap for 1.
3rd and 6, shotgun, complete to Mason for 5. Gotta punt.

[RavenScallywag]

while I'd like to see some more scores, I think it's a good time to go conservative...short passes and runs. let our defense win the game.

[ExiledRaven]

Jets just cannot do anything against the D.

[Sephy]

1st from the 24, ball batted up, Mangold catches the ball, loss of 3. Jarrett Johnson absolutely hammered Clemmens.
2nd and 13, deep, and C-Mac had it blanketed, and he can't get the pick, but it was beautiful coverage.
3rd, Scott drags Clemmens down as he throws, and the ball hits the turf way in front of anyone. Nice defense baby!

Figurs gets the fair catch, drops it but recovers it. Flag for roughing was thrown, but the Jets blocker actually THREW Reed into the kicker, so it was picked up.

[Sephy]

1st from the 38, straight dropback, goes deep over the top for Heap, and he makes a BEAUTIFUL catch over the corner! DPI was called, but declined!

[RavenScallywag]

if that ball was thrown correctly, heap might've had another TD

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, McGahee for 2-3.
2nd and 8, PA, and to the endzone for Heap, but overthrown. He was open.
3rd and 8, Musa up the middle, modest gain, they'll settle for the FG.

End of the third.

[RavenScallywag]

false start on a FG? Katula!!!!

[Sephy]

Stover on from 37-38..five yard penalty for illegal snap.
So 42-43 now...RIGHT down the middle!

20-3 Ravens. Run the clock and get out of town, boys.

[Big Bird]

Hey Guys,

From an old fan down here in Fla who can't see the game today.....GREAT JOB of playcasting!!!!

[Sephy]

Kick returned to the 29.

[RavenScallywag]

to be honest, it's kind of a boring game...don't get me wrong, glad we're winning, but it's almost like we're playing on auto-pilot...

[RavenScallywag]

the injuries don't stop...Pryce has a broken wrist!

[Sephy]

1st, Jones for 2-3.
2nd and 8, Jones wrapped up by Johnson after a gain of 1.
Pryce has a broken wrist. SHIT!

[Sephy]

3rd and 7, Clemmens completes to Cotchery for 8 and a first.

Wonder if Pryce plays with a cast or just rests?

[Sephy]

1st from the 40, deep on the man against Rolle, and a BS DPI is called.. should have been OPI!

[Sephy]

1st from the 35, Jones gets 8-9 and then has the ball punched out by Johnson, but Clark gets on it. First down at the 19.

[Sephy]

1st from the 19, Jones up the middle for 3.
2nd and 7, complete to Coles for about 9 and a first. Come on D, get the stop!

[RavenScallywag]

They'll likely shut Pryce down for awhile...Dwan Edwards will be the starter

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 10, Jones for 2.
2nd and goal from the 8, Jones to the 4.
3rd and goal from the 4, fade to the back of the endzone for Coles, broken up by C-Mac. Beautifully covered.
4th and goal from the 4, Nugent comes on, and the Jets I guess are conceding..FG is good.

20-6 Ravens.

[Sephy]

Figurs smacked at the 26.

[Sephy]

1st, McGahee for 6.
2nd and 4, McGahee for 2, tackled from behind.
3rd and 3, complete to Heap on the play action, gain of 6-7, and a first. Weak blitz pickup (nonexistant) by Musa, good thing Heap was open.

[Sephy]

1st from the 39, swing pass to McGahee, who jukes his defender and gets about 4.
2nd and 6, McGahee for about 1.
3rd and 5, bunch formation, ball deflected and intended for Clayton, incomplete. If Boller waits about a second more, Clayton is wide open and gets a big gain. Gotta be patient!

Fair caught at the 19.

[RavenScallywag]

should've gone to Mason on that throw, he was about to get open underneath, the guy covering him tipped the pass intended for Clayton

[RavenScallywag]

Suggs, GRASP that INT next time...nice play though

[Sephy]

Under 7 minutes left to play.

1st from the 19, Suggs almost had the pick on the screen pass! He just straight dropped it! Punched a little by Washington.
2nd, Jones for a loss of 1.
3rd and 11, pass to Cotchery for 11. First down.

[RavenScallywag]

ok, i take it back...we need to re-teach Ivy how to tackle! what the hell was that?

[Sephy]

1st from the 29, Cotchery catches and runs deep into Ravens territory. To the 27.

[ExiledRaven]

seems like every team when it comes down to it, they use the no huddle on the D and it works.

[RavenScallywag]

delay of game, nice work crowd and Ravens shifting D

[ExiledRaven]

it does annoy me that the team keeps putting on the brakes when there is a 2 TD lead. Then this stuff happens and suddenly it's a game again. Cost when you're up 3 scores.

[Sephy]

1st, complete to Coles on the sideline, gain of 8.
2nd and 2, Clemens gets a lot of pressure, incomplete for McCareins.
3rd and 2, delay of game!
3rd and 7, incomplete for Coles. Way out of his reach.
4th and 7, Cotchery caught, and down to the 2-3. UGH! COME ON!

[ExiledRaven]

oh good grief.

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 2, maybe a gain of 1 on the sneak.
2nd and goal from the 1, 3 RAVENS BLOW UP JONES IN THE BACKFIELD! 2-3 yard loss!
3rd and goal from the 4, caught by Baker in the endzone, touchdown. Billick is challenging. Close call, probably a TD though.

[RavenScallywag]

dumb challenge...just take the TD and focus on blocking the 2 pt conv. Play conservative O and take time off the clock.

[Sephy]

It is a TD. Ravens need to wake up here.

[RavenScallywag]

hope we're good on our onside kick recovery!

[Sephy]

Will they try an onside kick?

Ravens take a TO now. Blah.

[Sephy]

Mason knocks it out of bounds. Onside kick no good. Run that clock.

[RavenScallywag]

Brad Smith tips the kickoff, but Mason knocks it out of bounds.

RUN RUN RUN

[Sephy]

1st from the 33, PA, deep for Williams who can't come down with it. I think he fell on the ball, he is hurt.

[RavenScallywag]

wonderful, they go pass and injure D Wil!

[Sephy]

2nd and 10, McGahee gets 4. TO Jets.

[RavenScallywag]

now we HAVE to throw it, to keep the drive alive...

[Sephy]

3rd and 5, Boller has to throw it away. Disastrous playcalling there, Billick. Absolutely disastrous.

[Sephy]

Touchback on the punt.

[drjcc]

You know play calls are only bad when they don't work

[RavenScallywag]

SOAB! Here we go...Jets making a comeback

[Sephy]

1st from the 20, 2:38 left, Jets have 2 TOs left, someone missed a tackle on Cotchery, and he scampers all the way to the Ravens 40. Reed missed it
UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 30, screen to Jones loses 1. 2 minute warning.

[RavenScallywag]

damn, and I sat Cotchery on my fantasy team...165 receiving yards!

[RavenScallywag]

D needs to LOCK IT DOWN!!!! RIGHT NOW

[RavenScallywag]

that was a gift...McCareins was WIDE OPEN! damn, D, wake up!

[Sephy]

2nd and 11, 2:00 left, WIDE OPEN and dropped by McCareins. How lucky are the Ravens? Jeez. COME ON!
3rd and 11, 1:55 left, delay of game!
3rd and 16, 1:55 left, flags all over the place. Cotchery is hurt. Defensive holding on Sapp. First down.

[RavenScallywag]

jeez, we're getting so many gifts! HOLD THEM

[Sephy]

1st from the 31, 1:39 left, after 10 second runoff, Coles open in the endzone and TOO SHORT for him.
2nd and 10, 1:27 left, incomplete for Coles. Blanketed by Ravens.

[Sephy]

3rd and 10, 1:23 left, Coles at the sideline. Ruled a pushout. UGH!!!

[RavenScallywag]

i get a feeling we're going to lose this game, and that will be our second meltdown. Unless we get the act together, this is a HUGE momentum killer for us!

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 8, 1:16 left, Sapp knocks the ball away, incomplete.
2nd and goal, 1:11 left, ball PICKED OFF BY RAY LEWIS!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU GOD!!!

[RavenScallywag]

DODGE THE BULLET.

Ravens, before next week...you need to get the act together!

[Sephy]

1st from the 20, McGahee for 1. Jets take a TO.

[Sephy]

2nd and 9, 57 seconds left, Willis for 7. Jets last TO is taken.

[Big Bird]

Hows about: Thank you RAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geesh - This Ravens team can scare the daylights outta their fans. Seems like every win is a miracle at time. We'll take it though.

Is Ray Lewis the spirit of the Ravens or not....:usa:

[Sephy]

3rd and 2, McGahee for 1. Clock is gonna run out. 2 seconds for 4th down. They'll just snap the ball, hold it for a second, and call it.

First good, then lucky today. A win is a win, and we're 1-1. Now learn from it!

[RavenScallywag]

We need the team from the first half to show up next week, and the rest of the season!