GAME THREAD - Ravens/Bears

[Sephy]

No PBP - not local today.

Pats win! Jets lose! Dolphins lose! Ravens CHEER! JUST WIN BABY!!

[Flipping Birdie]

Woohoo! Miami and Jets kept it interesting, huh? My stomach is already in knots

[Flipping Birdie]

Boy, Bears really handling Rice, huh?:happyanim

[Stumpy]

TD Heap... thread the needle

[Sephy]

Flacco to heap! TD!

[RavenScallywag]

Now, THIS is how you start a game!

[Stumpy]

Now, THIS is how you start a game!

Absolutely!!!

[Lee Van Cleef]

What was Foxworth doing after that INT? LOL

[Stumpy]

What was Foxworth doing after that INT? LOL

I think it was a try out for dancing with the stars!

[Flipping Birdie]

I missed the interception. boo. my tv was still set to the tennessee game.

[StingerNLG]

Did what I could to dig out, but in the end I'm home.

They did a HELL of a job cleaning out the stadium. WOW!

And of course, a 7-0 start is always nice. :)

[Stumpy]

Really not happy with the Run Stopping here

[Lee Van Cleef]

Pitt up 7.

[Stumpy]

Nice athletic INT by JJ

[Flipping Birdie]

Only two interceptions so far? Cutler is improving.

[RavenScallywag]

2nd pick...

Wonder how many INTs we'll end up with facing the EZ-Bake Oven

[StingerNLG]

It's going to be a LONG day for Cutler. :D

You know, I just told my wife this is the last year I don't risk more to make it to the stadium. I wish I was there right now. I am kicking myself for not having a snowblower. :(

[Flipping Birdie]

niiiicccceeee....

[Stumpy]

Ray aka (Hustle) is incredible to watch

[Lee Van Cleef]

Is JJ okay? After the INT he kind of jogged/hobbled off the field.

[Flipping Birdie]

Rice is looking better than he did against Detroit.

[RavenScallywag]

Is JJ okay? After the INT he kind of jogged/hobbled off the field.

he was on the injury report this week I think...so maybe just aggriated it a bit. He'll likely try to play through it anyway.

[RavenScallywag]

2nd TD to Heap today...is Joe just trying to catch up his stats?

[Stumpy]

TD Heap.... this looks nice

[Flipping Birdie]

I'm really liking how this game is beginning.

[Sephy]

Now just stop the run and we will really be cooking! Ravens cruising, up 14-0 thus far. And where did this Todd Heap action come from!?

[RavenScallywag]

The biggest takeaway so far...this team is starting fast! Yes, it's the Bears, yes this was kind've a cake matchup. but the way we start a game has been the BIGGEST problem all year. If we start fast against better teams, we should be able to hang around in the playoffs.

Also if we can put this game away quickly, there was talk about GB/Pitt game taking a LOT out of Steelers this week, so we can rest our starters and have them nice and strong for the game next week, whereas they will have to battle til the end likely.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, I hope this drive is just the Ravens needing to adjust to the Bears running game, because I do NOT like the yards that the defense is giving up on the run.

Especially letting Cutler run up the middle for two 1st downs? Nononono, tighten this shit up NOW.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Bears are controlling the LOS. No disruption letting Forte get easy 3-4 yards a pop and lanes are forming for Cutler to escape the pocket upfield.

[Sephy]

lol bears

[RavenScallywag]

Nice goal line stand...no points.

I'd really love seeing a 99 yard Rustle (Rice + Hustle) TD here!

[Flipping Birdie]

Man, the Bears keep shooting themselves in the red zone.

[Stumpy]

What about Hustle (Rice) and Flow (McGahee)?

[Stumpy]

We have the ball on the 3 inch line and we do a QB keeper and then a FB draw... WTF???

[Stumpy]

That play calling was HORRIBLE

[Flipping Birdie]

well, that sucked.

[darb72]

And then we give up the punt return for a TD. Offense needs to come out and get momentum back on our side.

[Lee Van Cleef]

lol bears

It was funny that Billick called it before the play happened. It was straight out of his playbook.

[RavenScallywag]

commentators sound very Pro-Bears...saying this "brings them one score away from tying it" and "This could give them the emotional lift to come back...Harbaugh still needs to challenge his players to come back from this"

It was one friggin TD! We scored two on back to back offensive drives. BS.

[Lee Van Cleef]

commentators sound very Pro-Bears...saying this "brings them one score away from tying it" and "This could give them the emotional lift to come back...Harbaugh still needs to challenge his players to come back from this"

It was one friggin TD! We scored two on back to back offensive drives. BS.

In all fairness, our defense let them into the RZ twice just running the ball on us. If Cutler wasn't such a bonehead this could be very different.

[darb72]

The announcers don't sound pro-Bears at all. The sound like their trying to talk about the game and that punt return does pull the Bears to within one TD of tying the score.

Every ime the announcers talk about the other team does not mean that they are anti-Ravens.

[Raveninwoodlawn]

Imm not mad at the playcalling there but you have to execute... We didn't even block anybody and then a shitty punt and even shittier tackling.

I'm pretty shocked at how bad we have got against the run...this is the second week in a row where we struggled against the run against bad team

[Lee Van Cleef]

I'm pretty shocked at how bad we have got against the run...this is the second week in a row where we struggled against the run against bad team

True. Just means that this game is going to be more competitive than we though after the first two drives.

[RavenScallywag]

another bad snap, another FG miss...

think Katula is gone after this year.

[USVIRavensfan]

I dont get the game where I am,but watching play by play on nfl.com. Did I just see that we declined a roughing the kicker call, that would have put us in field goal range?

[Lee Van Cleef]

Started fast on offense with clinical precision.
Started slow on defense with 2 big plays stopping the Bears.

Now the whole team looks kind of lethargic.

[effo5231]

I dont get the game where I am,but watching play by play on nfl.com. Did I just see that we declined a roughing the kicker call, that would have put us in field goal range?

No... we declined a running into the punter call that would have done basically nothing for us.

[StingerNLG]

I'm not quite sure how I am feeling about this game right now. We started great, and then it looks like we started to fall asleep.

Does Cam have no confidence in Flacco on the goalline? 3 runs doesn't get it done.

Hopefully some good second half adjustments and we'll steamroll.

Denver may lose against the Raiders, and that would put us in the 5 seed.

[StingerNLG]

Go Demetrius!!!!!!

[Stumpy]

D Will, looks good.

[Flipping Birdie]

Tear that doghouse down!

[Stumpy]

I think D Will's coming into his own

[StingerNLG]

TOUCHDOWN DEMETRIUS!!!!!!!

Wow!!!!!! This dude does NOTHING but catch the freaking football!!

Why the HELL hasn't he been on the field more!!!

[Sephy]

D-Will baby! Dominating!

[effo5231]

I've never been big on D-Will but I don't mind being wrong.... We'll almost certainly keep him in the starting lineup regardless of Clayton's health if he keeps playing like this and if he can do this consistently for the rest of the season, I'm sold.

[Sephy]

Ravens ball!! Turn on the rout!

[StingerNLG]

Wow!! What a special teams play!!!

Heads up play by Tyree to be there!

[StingerNLG]

What the fuck play was that? Let's get Flacco killed here!

[Stumpy]

Looks good, looks good

[StingerNLG]

Touchdown Mason!!!!!!

Wow. Flacco is on fucking FIRE today!! 4 touchdowns and 0 INTS!!!

[Sephy]

Wow! Flacco's FOURTH TD. Has he done that before? He's getting hot at the perfect time...

[Dade]

Loving that Flacco is having a career day... hating that I cant see it.

[StingerNLG]

Wow! Flacco's FOURTH TD. Has he done that before? He's getting hot at the perfect time...

This is easily one of the best games of the year for him, if not his career.

I'm looking now on Flacco's stats.

[StingerNLG]

Loving that Flacco is having a career day... hating that I cant see it.

Where are you today?

[Dade]

Wow! Flacco's FOURTH TD. Has he done that before? He's getting hot at the perfect time...

No he hasn't. A new career high.

Anyone else think the black jersey's should be the permant home uni. The black tops are undefeated!

[Flipping Birdie]

Another turnover? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

The Broncos are losing too. Crazy day.

Ravens ball!! WOO!

[StingerNLG]

Hahahahahahha, and now this is going to become a laugher.

[Lee Van Cleef]

He's hitting those routes to the outside beautifully.

My favourite moment of that drive came via replay, on the 3rd down conversion to Mason. During the play as he saw Mason get open he was smiling like he was posing for a clothing catalogue. Awesome.

[Dade]

Where are you today?

I live in Waldorf Sting. Way south of BMore, and DC for that matter. Comcast's guide said Bears at Ravens, but instead its showing Eagles and 49ers. So I'm watching Cincy and SD.

[StingerNLG]

Sephy, this is Flacco's first 4 TD day. He had 3 against the Chiefs at the beginning of the year. But that was the most in his career until today.

Right now he has a QB rating of 144.6

[Stumpy]

Oakland's still beating Dev... And it's killing me, but I'm sort of pulling for Shittsburg. If they win, I think that next week they will have less NEED to win.

[StingerNLG]

I live in Waldorf Sting. Way south of BMore, and DC for that matter. Comcast's guide said Bears at Ravens, but instead its showing Eagles and 49ers. So I'm watching Cincy and SD.

Argh. That sucks. NFL.com should have the highlights. This is just a beatdown.

[StingerNLG]

Oakland's still beating Dev... And it's killing me, but I'm sort of pulling for Shittsburg. If they win, I think that next week they will have less NEED to win.

If Denver loses we will move up to the 5th seed. :D

[Dade]

Argh. That sucks. NFL.com should have the highlights. This is just a beatdown.

Yeah. Maybe I'll get lucky and NFL Network will play it on Replay.

[Sephy]

31-7. Good day for the Blackbirds. Now if somehow Oakland holds on, SD squeaks by Cincy, and Green Bay comes back, it could be a REALLY good day.

As is, the Ravens have an almost locked tight spot on the wildcard. Because of today's results, I think if Jacksonville loses 1 more time, and we win next week, I think we might clinch a spot - virtually anyway. We'd still need New England to win 1 more game. Alternatively, if Jax loses and Pit loses another game, we could just win the Oakland game and make it.

[Flipping Birdie]

Yeah. Maybe I'll get lucky and NFL Network will play it on Replay.

This is such a laugher you might be better off watching the Bangal/Chargers game.

[StingerNLG]

Oh no!!!! Webb is out!!! Leg injury!

[RavenScallywag]

Webb walked off to locker room

SHIT!

[Sephy]

Webb better be OK.

[Dade]

Just watched the DWill TD highlight. Thats it. He should start the rest of the season regardless of Clayton's health.

He fought between two defenders, one got his facemask, the other got his arm and still made the catch.

DWill number 2 the rest of the way.

[StingerNLG]

Boy they have totally bottled up Ray Rice now. come on Joe, go back to finding Heap and Demetrius.

Dade, your lips to Harbaugh's ears. D-Will has proven he should start the rest of the year.

[RavensDomination]

Why is Rice still in at this point?

[Sephy]

Aaron Wilson calling it a knee sprain, questionable to return.

[StingerNLG]

Aaron Wilson calling it a knee sprain, questionable to return.

31-7, Jay Cutler? Meh, let Chris Carr play a while.

BTW it looks like McGahee is in.

[StingerNLG]

Oh come on now Joe. No time for fumbles and losing the ball

[StingerNLG]

And now the Bears are melting down. I predict they pack it in shortly.

[StingerNLG]

And this is why Rice starts over McGahee. :ref:

[StingerNLG]

Ray Lewis has been pulled. No injury, just no need to play the rest of the quarter. :D

BTW it's dinnertime folks. I'll catch you guys later tonight.

[RavenScallywag]

I wanted to watch the Lions game until the end...this one I feel like we're just killing time.

GB now within 3 of Steelers...Maybe we can just ask Chicago to let the last 6 minutes tick off now so we can watch the Steelers game.

[Lee Van Cleef]

He gets a nice INT, then gets a delay penalty.

It must be Frank Walker.

[mjones73]

Flacco - 135.5 rating, Cutler - 7.9...

How much did the Bears give up for him again?

[Lee Van Cleef]

If you believe Billick and his partner. This is the most selfless team in the league. Everyone on it does everything that's asked of him without question.

[Sephy]

Raiders beating Broncos! With 35 seconds left! OMG.

And Packers get the ball down 2. aaaaaaa

[Dade]

Raiders beating Broncos! With 35 seconds left! OMG.

And Packers get the ball down 2. aaaaaaa

Dont forget Cincy lost too.

[Dade]

Green Bay just scored with 2 minutes left. Up by five on te Steelers.

[Sephy]

Make that six. Ravens now own the 5th seed in the AFC! And if GB holds off Pitt....ohhh MAMA!

[RavenScallywag]

36-30 Packers up with 2 min left...

Come on Pack D! BAD KO return by Steelers, around 12 yard line.

[Flipping Birdie]

Jets, Dolphins, Bengals, Steelers, RAVENS!!!!!

Christmas came early this year.

[Flipping Birdie]

And Denver.

Santa is a Ravens fan.

[Dade]

Jets, Dolphins, Bengals, Steelers, RAVENS!!!!!

Christmas came early this year.

Add the Jags to that list. The gift giving began Thursday night.

[Flipping Birdie]

Also, obviously, I spoke too early on Pittsburgh. Let's hope that isn't bad luck.

[Flipping Birdie]

Sorry for jinxing that, everyone.

[Sephy]

That's just abysmally bad defense by GB. And I can't believe the no holding call OR OPI on that last play.

[Dade]

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the luckiest team ever.

[RavenScallywag]

Well, here's one way to look at the Steelers win...

After THAT big an emotional win, hopefully they are a bit drained for our game next week. Whereas we basically coasted at the end of our game, so all our starters should be nice and ready next week...

[Beerracuda]

Guys, relax, Pittsburgh winning is not a large concern for us. The main teams that could affect us have already lost today.

The Squealers need a miracle to get to the playoffs. They ain't gonna get it.

[Sephy]

Webb is done. Fuck me.

[Losac]

Guys, relax, Pittsburgh winning is not a large concern for us. The main teams that could affect us have already lost today.

The Squealers need a miracle to get to the playoffs. They ain't gonna get it.

Stop making sense. :thumbup:

Just always nice to see those Yinzer fucks lose. Oh well - we'll have to take care of them next week.

[mjones73]

Guys, relax, Pittsburgh winning is not a large concern for us. The main teams that could affect us have already lost today.

The Squealers need a miracle to get to the playoffs. They ain't gonna get it.

Yes but they can stop us from getting there... I'd rather get them off a win then a 6 game loosing streak though...

[Losac]

Webb is done. Fuck me.

:link:

Or care to elaborate? All I heard was a knee sprain.

[Sephy]

I posted a thread.

From hensley's twitter:
jamisonhensley: Harbs says "not optimistic" about Webb returning from knee sprain this season. #Ravens

NST said the same.

[StingerNLG]

Don't forget we're now tied with the Broncos, and we hold that tiebreaker on them, so that should move us into the 5th seed, correct?

[Beerracuda]

That is correct. We win against Pitt and Oakland, and we are the #5 seed. AFCN title is still in play, but probably not with Cincy's easy schedule.