GAME THREAD - Wild Card edition - Ravens/Pats

[Sephy]

Welcome, welcome! Hopefully this thread marks the kickoff of a big run for the Ravens. Will they take out the Pats and move onto Indy to continue the payback tour? Be here at 1 and take it in with us here in the friendly confines of 24x7.

See you in an hour and a half, and GO RAVENS!!!!

:ww::ww::ww:

[Sephy]

Patriots inactives: Brace, Connolly, Green-Ellis, LeVoir, Ohrnberger, Stanback, Wheatley & Williams

[RavenScallywag]

Ravens inactives:

Moll, Talavou, KRUGER, Harper, Paschal, Fitzhugh, Hale...Beck is 3rd QB.

[Sephy]

Ravens inactives: Moll, Talavou, Kruger, Harper, Pascal, Fitzhugh, Hale, Beck (3rd QB).

[RavenScallywag]

oh brother...Flacco looks pretty gimpy in the video they showed from warm ups. VERY stiff.

:grbac:

[Sephy]

Gooden will play today.

Cundiff hitting his kicks well from 40-50 in warmups. Hit a 53 yarder.

[purplepoe]

Gooden will play today.

Cundiff hitting his kicks well from 40-50 in warmups. Hit a 53 yarder.

Gooden better be on special teams and only in on D due to an injury.

PP

[StingerNLG]

We need a good fast start to make me feel better. I can't get over this bad feeling.

Suggs needs to earn that 65 mil , and Cam needs to do more than run the ball 2 downs every series open.

Come on Ravens. Prove me wrong today!!!

[RavenScallywag]

Gooden on D only helps, but to me, Ellerbe is playing better. I hope they stick with Ellerbe and just rotate Gooden in now and again.

[RavenScallywag]

We need a good fast start to make me feel better. I can't get over this bad feeling.

Suggs needs to earn that 65 mil , and Cam needs to do more than run the ball 2 downs every series open.

Come on Ravens. Prove me wrong today!!!

Hate to break it to you, but I'm fully expecting 55-65% of our plays will be runs. As they should be, our running game is firing on all cylinders and Flacco's injuries are limiting him a bit in handling the pass rush.

[baltimore_hokie]

Gooden on D only helps, but to me, Ellerbe is playing better. I hope they stick with Ellerbe and just rotate Gooden in now and again.

Ellerbe is better for what we need. We need a guy to blow up fullbacks and let Ray make all the tackles. Ellerbe can do that, it doesn't seem Gooden's body can hold up.

GO RAVENS

[StingerNLG]

Hate to break it to you, but I'm fully expecting 55-65% of our plays will be runs. As they should be, our running game is firing on all cylinders and Flacco's injuries are limiting him a bit in handling the pass rush.

And the pats play the run well, so that isn't a good sign.

[GaRaven]

Stinger: I agree with the "bad" feeling, but maybe we just don't want to get our hopes up!

Also, we NEED to run the ball and just pound them over and over all game! It may be their strength but it is OUR strength. I hope we man-up and just shove it down their throats.

[Dade]

And the pats play the run well, so that isn't a good sign.

Not really. They give up over 100 yards and 4.4 average on the ground a game. I like Rice and McGahee going up against a Defense like that.

[RavenScallywag]

Their secondary is pretty bad too though. Hopefully we can get the run game going, then go with some play action and exploit some of their weakness at CB.

[StingerNLG]

Not really. They give up over 100 yards and 4.4 average on the ground a game. I like Rice and McGahee going up against a Defense like that.

But that's also without Wilfork in the lineup the last few games. He's healthy and playing today.

What's the over/under on Demetrius Williams seeing the field today?

[StingerNLG]

We get Jim Nantz and Phil Simms today. Thank goodness for that.

[GaRaven]

We will know early on what Cam's plan for today is going to be....We have been run heavy but we all know that Cam is capable of going against what some of us feel is the strength of the team.

[RavenScallywag]

I really hope Harbaugh and Flacco aren't too proud to sit Flacco if his injury is so limiting that we start suffering on offense...

If Joe can stand in the pocket and make all the throws, then he should stay out there. But if he can't, I'd rather have Troy Smith go out and play "safe" in the passing game, that way Smith can take off and run if our protection breaks down.

Given how he's looked to just about everyone in warmups, it's a push on whether he can survive the whole game.

[Dade]

What's the over/under on Demetrius Williams seeing the field today?

Over/under 2.5 play

I'll go with under.

[Sephy]

Pats defer, Ravens will open with the ball.

[TBOERaven16]

Not positive but it looked like David Tyree was a captain out there. Pretty amusing to me considering the ''catch''.

[RavenScallywag]

Pats win the toss and defer...so we get the ball first. I never understand this defer option...isn't this just electing to kick first, which was around before?

[Lee Van Cleef]

Surprised that Kruger is inactive. Would've liked to see us try more passrush options.

I'm drinking already.

[Sephy]

Parmele back to return.

gets to about the 17-18.

[RavenScallywag]

At least we didn't fumble that KO...but crappy return

[Sephy]

1st, RICE FOR 83 AND A TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!

[Dade]

RICE!!!!!

[Flipping Birdie]

nice start, huh?

[StingerNLG]

Hooooooooly SHIT!!!!!!

Scallywag and Dade, forget what I said. WOW!!~

[Lee Van Cleef]

Holy fuck.

[RavenScallywag]

ummm, GOOD SIGN!

RICE TD! Having the lead and taking this crowd out early is going to be a BIG help...Now D just has to play lights out from the get go. Keep the Patriots playing behind us.

[Flipping Birdie]

Bob Costas can suck it.

[Aces2Bluff]

lets go Rice!!!!!!!

[RavensInBrazil]

I love my Rays!!!

[Sephy]

Wilfork was taken out of the play, Rice made a great cutback and turned on the jets to beat Merriweather to the endzone.

WOW! 7-0 Ravens!!!

[baltimore_hokie]

nice start, huh?

Return could have been better


hahahahahahahahahha i almost punched a whole in my wall

[Merlin]

in your face NE!

[Sephy]

Cundiff kick is high and to the 10, Butler to the 27.

[Sephy]

1st, Maroney straight through for 2. No hole there, really.
2nd and 8, quick bubble screen to Edelman was almost picked by a blitzing Raven, but he is handled in the backfield for a 3 yard loss!
3rd and 11, Suggs strips Brady and falls on the ball! RAVENS BALL!!!

[Aces2Bluff]

Bout time Sizzle!

[Merlin]

the referees are trying to figure out how to throw a flag on suggs but can't figure it out -- they're going to get a cell phone link to goodell

[Flipping Birdie]

boy, this offense AND defense really need to tighten this up.

[Dade]

T Sizzle earning that paycheck.

[RavensInBrazil]

OH BABY!!!!! Suggs!!!!!

[StingerNLG]

And now Suggs get into the action early! THAT is exactly what i asked for in my first post.

Wow. Punch these guys in the fucking mouth NOW!!!

[RavenScallywag]

If we can keep this pace up, we'll have a VERY nice game here...

KEEP IT UP!

[Flipping Birdie]

I wonder if we're going to run the ball

[Sephy]

Ravens get it at the 17. WOW. Suggs earns his pay soundly beating his man on a 3 man rush! Was held, too!

1st, Willis cuts back up the middle for 3.
2nd and 7, another give to Willis for 3 behind Grubbs.
3rd and 4, give to Rice, makes his first man miss, then gets power in the 2nd level and gets 5 and a first!!

[StingerNLG]

damn Ray Rice. That is incredible. Although 3 runs in a row is dangerous.

NOW, a play action into the endzone.

[Dade]

Simms just compared Rice to Emmitt Smith, WOW!

[Flipping Birdie]

I am pumped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 6, Rice with a play up the middle, has nothing, and cuts back right for 6 and down to the half yard line!
2nd and goal, Ngata in on the line, give to McClain who walks in!!!!

14-0 RAVENS!!!!

[psuasskicker]

Wow. Just...wow...

- C -

[RavensInBrazil]

Am I dreaming??

[Merlin]

McClain for short -- now why didn't we remember that for most of 2009?
what an awesome start

[Lee Van Cleef]

Talk about starting fast...


WOW.

[StingerNLG]

Touchdown!!!!

Holy fuck. 14-0 Ravens already???

There is no way I thought this would happen. Wow.

[Dade]

Now that my friends is a fast start. 14-0.

[Sephy]

I am flabbergasted right now.

Another bad snap from Katula, BTW. Why someone else wasn't tried there is maddening. This game better not come down to a FG.

[Merlin]

Unleash the blitz this next cycle and knock Brady out of the game; lets go for the trifecta

[festivus]

Jumping on just to laugh at you jokers who didn't think we should be running the ball up their hindquarters.

I'll check back in later.

[Everything_Ravens]

wow

[OriAl]

We couldn't even have dreamed of a start like this. Keep it up, guys! Please.

[StingerNLG]

Jumping on just to laugh at you jokers who didn't think we should be running the ball up their hindquarters.

I'll check back in later.

Oh no you don't Festivus. Don't be a coward like a couple other posters on here from 2 weeks ago. You are better than that. I'll take my crow, but stay in the thread!

[Sephy]

Cundiff's kick bounces at the 18 and the Pats fall on it at the 20. McClain comes out of the pile with the ball but its clear the Pats had it before.

[Stumpy]

Oh no you don't Festivus. Don't be a coward like a couple other posters on here from 2 weeks ago. You are better than that. I'll take my crow, but stay in the thread!

:word

[Lee Van Cleef]

Birk and Yanda and playing a blinder so far.

[Sephy]

1st down Patriots, from the 21, Ray with an unblocked blitz up the middle sacks Brady at the 13!!!

[StingerNLG]

Oh....my .....GOODNESS!

[Stumpy]

That was a beautiful play by Ray

[Stumpy]

I don't think we could have started off a better GAME!!!

[StingerNLG]

3 and out!!

Reed coming ALL THE WAY across the field.

[RavensInBrazil]

What did they put in the Ravens' Gatorade today??

[Dade]

3 and out! Great return Carr!

[Sephy]

2nd and 17, Faulk gets 9 yards on the draw up the middle. Disappointing.
3rd and 8, Brady with tons of time as the blitz is picked up, pass goes across the middle and Reed almost flashes to get the pick! But its incomplete, and Pats go 3 and out.

Carr with a PHENOMENAL first move and gets into Pats territory to the 42! WOOOOWWW!!!

[Lee Van Cleef]

Omg!

Everyone is here to play!

[Stumpy]

The BOO birds are out in NE...

[Flipping Birdie]

This is the best game, EVAR!

[StingerNLG]

And Chris Carr too!?!?!?

What is next, a Frank Walker pick 6???

Where the hell has this team been? This is a whole different defense!

[Stumpy]

This is the best game, EVAR!


What the hell is "EVAR"

[Aces2Bluff]

did Chris Carr really not call a fair catch... lets go Ravens, get 7 here and lets get the W....

[Sephy]

Chris Carr had a guy bearing down on him as that punt came in and he really made a great little move to shake him, and had excellent blocking upfield. Such a turnaround from the beginning of the season for him.

[psuasskicker]

Boo birds out nice and early...

This is just stupid-silly. I'm sorta scared I'm gonna wake up at any moment.

- C -

[RavenScallywag]

Let's keep the boos coming...

Seriously, I am not comfortable with a lead here unless we're up by more than 3 scores. Brady is just THAT dangerous.

[StingerNLG]

Ooo, not a good pass at all.

And a flag.

[StingerNLG]

BAH.... No one open downfield. We so need at good #1 receiver next year.

[AirFlacco]

HARBs has to give that sword speech more often.

:happyanim

[Sephy]

1st down Ravens from the 42, give to Rice going left, is hit at the line, no hole there. Maybe a loss of a half yard.
2nd and 10, Flacco throws, terrible throw on the inside of an outside Mason, almost picked by Springs. Lucky it wasn't picked. Ineligible downfield on Oher is declined.
3rd and 10, Rice on the left side and Heap on the right, good protection and absolutely no one open. Tried to dump to Rice, who dropped it. Ravens will punt.

Fair catch at the 14. Flag down. Offsides on the Pats. Declined.

[Dade]

Flacco had a ton of time but no one could get open.

[Sephy]

WR deficits really glaring on that play. Need to get D-Will in the game. Flacco had plenty of time to dissect and literally everyone was swallowed up.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Need to keep up this momentum on D.

[StingerNLG]

WR deficits really glaring on that play. Need to get D-Will in the game. Flacco had plenty of time to dissect and literally everyone was swallowed up.

http://jillshideout.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/doghouse.jpg

[OriAl]

They were set up for play action on first down.

Could have taken the penalty and gone for fourth and five there, but I can understand being conservative there.

[Sephy]

1st, 5 wide for the Pats, quick hit to Faulk for 6.
2nd and 4, Faulk breaks a tackle and gets a big hole, gets 4.5 and a first.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Nice seeing the ref help Brady off the floor there when Ray decked him a second time.

[Stumpy]

Need to keep hitting Brady like that...

[StingerNLG]

Did you see the ref go over and ask King Tom if he was ok?

[Sephy]

1st, pressure was in HARD as Ellerbe and Ray were in on Brady. Brady almost threw a pick to Bannan.
2nd and 10, Brady pressured and PICKED OFF BY CHRIS CARR!!! WOW!!!

[Dade]

Carr with the pick!

[Flipping Birdie]

awesome. amazing. wonderful. beautiful.

[StingerNLG]

INTERCEPTION Chris Carr!!??!?!?!?!

Are you kidding me?????

[Stumpy]

WE hear to PLAY baby!!!! Let the BOOO BIRDS cheer!!!

[Lee Van Cleef]

Jesus Christ.

JJ and Chris Carr!

[Aces2Bluff]

Carr with a pick!!!!

[RavenScallywag]

hahaha INT! I am LOVING this.

[Stumpy]

We need to be able to throw the ball too... just to open the run.

[Sephy]

JJ with the heavy pressure forcing the pick! WOW!!!

Ravens at the Pats 25!

1st, McGahee bottled up at the line and pushed back. No gain there. Really need to work the PA here.
2nd and 10, Williams in and in motion, McGahee eludes Merriweather and gets 9 yards. Nice play by Willis going left.
3rd and short, Flacco sneaks for the first.

[StingerNLG]

Nice job on that run with McGahee. But they are starting to load the box. We've got to get the play-action going.

[Sephy]

1st down, outside of goal to the 15, PA, Flacco boot right, flips to McGahee who gets the first and inside the 5! NICE PLAY!

[StingerNLG]

THERE WE GO!!!

And I saw D-Will!

[darb72]

Well, we saw D-Will on the field. Now we didn't throw the ball to him, but at least he was on the field.

[Sephy]

Perfect call Cam. Really.

1st and goal from the 2, Ngata in, Rice for 1.
2nd and goal from the 1, Rice in on the heavy set with Chester motioning out of the backfield, TOUCHDOWN RAVENS!!!

[AirFlacco]

McGaheeeeeee.

what a run.

Now Ricccceeeeeee.

TD.

What talent.

[StingerNLG]

21-0.

21

to

NOTHING.


NO ONE in here thought this.

[Dade]

Rice TD!!! I...am...speechless.

[Stumpy]

I might have to try for the marital relations at half time... this must be a dream!

[AirFlacco]

21-0

Who would have thunk it?

[Sephy]

D-Will was in for most of that drive. Good.

Excellent playcalling from Cam to show the Pats some different looks. And LOVE the SUPER big formation with Ngata, Chester, and all the gang. Pretty unstoppable in short yardage.

BTW, ANOTHER bad snap from Katula. Jesus.

[darb72]

Ray Rice with another TD.

The great thing about having a wife who loves football is that Thursday night I had to watch Breean while she paid attention to the National Championship game. Now, she's watching him so I can pay attention to this game.:thumbup:

[Dade]

21-0.

21

to

NOTHING.


NO ONE in here thought this.

Yeah no one did. But we thought this is the type of team they could be.

[Sephy]

Cundiff pops up another kick and its fair caught at the 29. What's up with these kicks?

[Dade]

Nice coaching by Harbs so far. Using high kickoffs into the sun. :thumbup:

[Flipping Birdie]

speechless.........

[Stumpy]

HOLY SHIT!!! HOLY SHIT!!! That was outstanding

[StingerNLG]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

I have nothing I can say about that.

I can't do anything but laugh.

[Lee Van Cleef]

You have to be shitting me.

Holy fucking hell.

[Sephy]

1st, Faulk forward up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6, Brady goes deep and the WR tries to make a falling catch at it is PICKED BY REED!!! Who returns, laterals to Landry at the 40, and gets inside the Pats 10!!

[AirFlacco]

Somebody pinch me.

This is un-real.

This makes up for the last game.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, take the field goal and go up 24-0.


BTW, how about Dominique Foxworth with the big tip on that interception??

[Sephy]

1st down from the 9, Willis goes up the middle, Oher destroys his man, gets a few yards.
2nd and goal, Willis stopped for a loss, reverses field, gets all the way back to the 9 on the right side.
3rd and goal from the 9, shotgun, Flacco throws it away with Mason in the area. No one wide open, so they played it very safe.

Cundiff on from 27, ANOTHER bad snap, but Cundiff is true. 24-0 Baltimore.

[Stumpy]

"This has got to be the longest quarter EVER for New England"

[Dade]

If you would have told me in the 1st the score would be 24-0, 2 picks and a fumble. I would've told you Flacco is having a horrible day and the Pats are kicking our ass.

Wow.

[AirFlacco]

LOL - It was longest 1st qtr in NEs history.

[Sephy]

Yup, on the pick as the Pats WR was going down, Foxworth did a great job getting his fingers on it and letting Reed snatch it away from the WR. Lateraled at the 20, relatively safely as far as Reed's laterals go.

Butler is SMACKED by Edgar Jones at the 19. nice hit, kid.

[Sephy]

1st, Watson drops the little left side out, and he had a little room.
2nd and 10, Pryce pressures up the middle, pass complete to Faulk for 18 through the middle.

[darb72]

If you would have told me in the 1st the score would be 24-0, 2 picks and a fumble. I would've told you Flacco is having a horrible day and the Pats are kicking our ass.

Wow.

:roll: Ok, that was funny.

[4G63]

Holy FUCKING Crap!!!

:ww:

:happyanim

[Stumpy]

Walker almost had a pick 6

[StingerNLG]

Frank Walker with the ALMOST pick too!!! And no flag!!!!

[Stumpy]

Look at Chris Carr coming to play

[StingerNLG]

Who is this Chris Carr guy????

[Sephy]

1st from the 38, pass intended for Aiken and the route is jumped well by Walker, who drops the INT. That's an easy pick he missed. Stone hands.
2nd and 10, Pats get a delay as the Ravens scream for it.
2nd and 15, quick pass to Faulk in the backfield on the WR type screen again is SMACKED for a big loss by Carr! They are back at their own 28 now.

DOMINATION. Ends the first quarter.

[RavensInBrazil]

This might just be the best quarter of football I've ever seen the Ravens play. What a game!!

[Lee Van Cleef]

I can't believe what I just saw.

Where was this team all season?

Wow.

[Sephy]

The way the Ravens have been all over those little bubble type screens to Edelman and Faulk shows the Ravens did their film homework with Welker out. Shows really good preparation for this game.

Very impressed with the offensive and defensive gameplan and execution!!

[Dade]

Who is wearing Carr's?

[Lee Van Cleef]

Damn damn damn.

[StingerNLG]

Ah SHIT!!!!

Damnit Zibs.

That should be challenged.. THROW THE FLAG JOHN!!!

[Merlin]

throw the red flag, harbaugh!!

[Sephy]

3rd and 20 draw to Faulk who makes his first man miss but only gets 3. Wow, man.

Carr loses the punt in the sun, gets run into by his own man, Pats recover. Hits Zibby. The Patriot did NOT get control.

WHY DID HARBAUGH NOT CHALENGE

[Flipping Birdie]

why the fuck did we not challenge that?

[Stumpy]

How can he not challenge that!!!

[StingerNLG]

FUCK!!!! Come on Harbaugh!!! You have to challenge that fucking play!!!!

And the Pats are going to score here.

[Sephy]

Biggest blunder in Harbaugh's carer. WHAT THE FUCK?!

[OriAl]

Now they start trying to give the game away, and Harbaugh screws up on the sideline again. What a putz.

[RavensInBrazil]

No challenge???

[Stumpy]

Did the Ref just smile when there were short??? Funny shit

[Dade]

Harbs you gotta challenge that.

[OriAl]

We don't have a coach watching replays?

[Stumpy]

Harbs you gotta challenge that.

Agreed, but someone upstairs should have helped him out...

[Dade]

Did the Ref just smile when there were short??? Funny shit

That was funny!

[AirFlacco]

You can't challenge fumbles.

[the duke]

The coaches upstairs need to tell harbs to challenge. He was on the other side of the field and couldnt see it. Now we have to come back and score after the NE td.

[StingerNLG]

Fuck me.

Harbaugh, you disappoint me.

[Stumpy]

Fuck!!!

[darb72]

Dang it, the Pats just got a TD. Ok offense, come out again and run the ball down their throats.

[Dade]

Agreed, but someone upstairs should have helped him out...

Yeah no way he could have seen what happened. Plus you know they didn't replay it on the big screen.



Pats score. Well you knew we wouldn't shut them out.

[Sephy]

Still can't believe that.

Pats have a first down at the 5.

Harbaugh constantly fucks things up.

1st, Taylor gets swallowed up for a loss of 1 by Ngata. Fantastic penetration.
2nd and goal from the 6, Brady steps up, probably could have run for 3-4 yards at least, throws it up over the goalpost.
3rd and goal from the 6, Brady has tons of time, caught Edelman TD. Fuck me. Ellerbe left his zone to go for Brady and Edelman was in front of Carr.

24-7. That is 7 points squarely on Harbaugh and his coaching staff. INEXCUSABLE.

[OriAl]

Harbaugh's staff costs us seven points, as we let Brady have all day on third down to find a receiver.

Bah.

[Stumpy]

You can't challenge fumbles.

No, but you challenge the recovery

[Sephy]

You can't challenge fumbles.

You're challenging if he had control in the field of play. You can absolutely challenge that.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Right. Need to sustain a nice drive here.

[Stumpy]

Yeah no way he could have seen what happened. Plus you know they didn't replay it on the big screen.



Pats score. Well you knew we wouldn't shut them out.

Yep, but so far so good!!!

[crazyraven]

forget about the folks upstairs
You got to challenge it regardless. It put the ball so close the endzone. Harb really blew that one

Its really a no brainer

[OriAl]

The Bengals challenged fumbles yesterday. And lost the challenge.

[Sephy]

Parmele takes the kick at the 10, returns for about 15 or so, Pats get flagged for a facemask. Should be good starting position. Now take it down the field and return the favor.

[StingerNLG]

I also don't think I'd see a day when all the flags are going to the Patriots.

[RavensInBrazil]

The important thing here is not to turn the ball over and give the Pats momentum

[Sephy]

1st down Ravens at the 39, give is to Rice who moves up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6, give to Rice who makes his first and 2nd guy miss, and goes for 5. 3rd and short coming up.
3rd and 1, give to Rice who's last dash gets 1 and the first.

[Dade]

Lets throw in some play action Cam.

[StingerNLG]

Rice already has 105 yards and it's not halftime.


FUCK!! Interception.

[darb72]

Damn it, that is not what we needed.

Come on defense, hold them here.

[Dade]

Lets throw in some play action Cam.

Maybe not. Joe had a man wide open deep.

[OriAl]

Is this another game in which the Ravens only show up for one quarter? Sheesh! 24-0 and quit playing smart.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Heap has to be more proactive going after that catch.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Good job D.

[Sephy]

1st, PA, Flacco throws off his back foot, Bodden tips and Banta Cain falls into a pick. Bad pass from Flacco. Just bad.

Pats at the 36.

1st, complete to Aiken for 5. Nice tackle.
2nd and 5, Faulk on the spinning handoff from Brady for 2-3.
3rd and a short 3, Brady pressured and throws it at Faulk's feet.

Nice recovery from the D.

[darb72]

Good job by the D to force a three and out. Let's make sure we catch this punt and get the offense on track.

[AirFlacco]

lol - people are in panic mode already.

One extreme to the next.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, good 3 and out stop here.

But damnit our offense NEEDS to get the passing game straightened out. We're not going to be able to keep running like that or the Patriots could catch up mighty quickly.

[4G63]

I put that play on Heap.....he should have gone and gotten that!

[Sephy]

Bad read from Flacco as the deep CB abandoned his man for Heap. Should have gone to the endzone. Definitely does not look sharp.

Ravens get the ball at the 25 when we get back.

[OriAl]

I'd be much more confident if this was the fourth quarter. Pats make me nervous.

[Dade]

I dont blame Heap. Joe didn't read the D, if he had he would've saw Mason was wide open deep down the field.

[Sephy]

1st, Rice cuts back right for 2. Need to work in some 1st down play action to help the backs, Cam.
2nd and 8, PA, Flacco moves backwards and dumps to McClain for about a 5-7 yard loss. UGH.

3rd and 13, draw to Rice gets about 5 and that's it. Weren't even trying to convert that.

Pats really want the Ravens to throw. Edelman returns into Ravens territory.

[Flipping Birdie]

that was quite a punt return from Edelman.

[Dade]

Fuck! 3 and out and they get a good return.

We may have to start passing on 1st down. Pats are starting to shut down the run game.

[Lee Van Cleef]

They're gaining some momentum.

Didn't like Joe's decision to throw to McClain there. Throw it away, and don't take the loss. He looks kinda rusty out there, which doesn't surprise me with his injuries, but his decisions aren't too sharp either.

[OriAl]

Cam won't play-action on first down for some reason. Guess he didn't watch Dallas last night.

Now lousy tackling on a punt by special-ed teams. Trying to blow it.

[Sephy]

1st down NE from the Ravens 44, tons of time for Brady who dumps to Edelman on the left side, nice tackle from Foxworth, gain of 4.
2nd and 5.5, JJ pressures Brady unblocked, pass thrown incomplete.
3rd and 5.5, Brady pressured and throws at Moss' feet. Offside on Foxworth. Unbelievable. First down. What an idiot.

[OriAl]

We've done nothing on offense since we had to settle for three after first and goal.

Fortunately, our defense showed up. Until now, when penalty gives a first down.

[Lee Van Cleef]

We've still got a nice lead, we just have to kill their momentum before it builds.

[darb72]

Offensive pass interference. Brings up third and 17.

[Sephy]

1st, Faulk tried to cut back, gets 2.
2nd and 8, give to Faulk who is tackled by Ray in the backfield for a 1 or 2 yard loss. Nice penetration old man!
3rd and 9, Brady has tons of time, complete to Faulk to the 16, but a flag flew for OPI on Moss. Nice call as he picked his man off.
3rd and 18, complete to Faulk to the 36. Short, but will they try a FG?

They will punt.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Just need to run out the clock on this half. Get back to the locker room and regroup.

[Sephy]

2:07 here as the Ravens start at their own 4.

1st, give to the upback McClain who gets to the 8. 2 minute warning.

[Dade]

Cant remember the last time the Ravens had all 3 timeouts for a two minute drive.

[darb72]

I'm with Cleef on this one. Just run the clock out. Now is not the time to be opening up the offense.

[OriAl]

We need more points. The current 17 point lead just doesn't feel secure. NE always finds ways to win at home, so they have to be buried. They get the ball to start the second half.

[OriAl]

A 92 yard run would be nice.

[Sephy]

Willis in the backfield, would be surprised if they weren't trying to run out the clock.
2nd and 6, give to Willis for 4. Pats TO.

[Sephy]

3rd and 2, Ngata in, Willis straight forward for about 3 and the first. Pats let it run. That will likely help!

[StingerNLG]

No one else is concerned we cannot pass the ball at all? Our defense is going to get tired very soon.

I know we are up 24-7, but this is the Patriots. No one thinks they are going to adjust his half?

[Sephy]

1st, Willis for 1-2. TO Pats with 1:09 left.
2nd and 8, Willis bruises running left but runs out of bounds. Gets about 6.
3rd and 2, 1:02 left, Willis gets the first!

That will close out the half.

[Lee Van Cleef]

A 92 yard run would be nice.

Well that's the dream. But I've think we had enough dreams come true in the first quarter.

[darb72]

Now I'm thinking we can throw it just a little, see if we can get someone open deep against New England's corners. We have three time outs and I don't think the Pats have any.

[Sephy]

No one else is concerned we cannot pass the ball at all? Our defense is going to get tired very soon.

I know we are up 24-7, but this is the Patriots. No one thinks they are going to adjust his half?

I am. They need to work Flacco into the game more. He is a rhythm QB and need to get him some quick throws going in the 2nd half. Up 17 feels good, but its not safe. Need at least 1 more score to make me feel safe!

[Dade]

No one else is concerned we cannot pass the ball at all? Our defense is going to get tired very soon.

I know we are up 24-7, but this is the Patriots. No one thinks they are going to adjust his half?

Yeah Sting its a concern. But who says we wont adjust the passing game at halftime.

[Flipping Birdie]

Happy stat:

In the last 4 games, our opposition has scored a TOTAL of 6 points against us [in the second half].

[OriAl]

Okay, that's half of the game. 24-0 or better, perhaps, if our coaching staff doesn't mess up the recovery challenge.

[Raven Domination]

I'm worried about Flacco. He just doesn't look settled down. His passes aren't all that accurate and he's holding the ball to long. This has been a problem for the past 2 weeks. Maybe it's the injury.

[Lee Van Cleef]

No one else is concerned we cannot pass the ball at all? Our defense is going to get tired very soon.

I know we are up 24-7, but this is the Patriots. No one thinks they are going to adjust his half?

I'm concerned but we've seen some of their adjustments already, they're stacking the line and betting us to run on them, and we just closed out the half doing just that.

Yeah we need more from the passing game... but I think they need to give Joe some quick stuff so he can get in his rhythm and release the ball quicker. He's holding onto it at the moment.

[baltimore_hokie]

I have a slightly uneasy feeling about this one, but I can speak for all of us when I say that we would take 24-7 at halftime ANY day. Great half for the Ravens.

[RavensInBrazil]

I would be feeling uneasy if the score was 48-0 Ravens. Let's just hope the team keeps up its second-half play from the past month

[NC Raven]

Okay, that's half of the game. 24-0 or better, perhaps, if our coaching staff doesn't mess up the recovery challenge.

Bitch and moan bitch and moan. Maybe we need to send someone to your job to tell us how much you suck at it. You might make some sense if you went to a Patriots board to talk about how bad Belichik screwed up this half for HIS team.

The Ravens are up 24-7 at the half. It's one of the greatest halves of football in team history!!!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

2nd half, hold on baby!

Cundiff to kick off.

Short kick to the 12 returned to the 40. Cundiff's kicks have stunk.

[darb72]

Great job by the defense to force a three and out. Now let's get the offense on track.

[Sephy]

1st, Faulk wrapped up by Suggs at the line, gets 1.
2nd and 9, blitz comes up the middle, picked up and thrown quickly and the man wrapped up by Foxworth for 2. Nice tackle.
3rd and 7, Brady slightly overthrows Edelman. Was open, but would have had to be perfect. Carr held with him well.

Punt goes OOB at the 32. Nice place to start.

[StingerNLG]

Nice coverage by Carr.

3 and out to start the 3rd quarter. Unless they self-destruct here, you cannot ask the defense to do any more than they are/

[Stumpy]

I hope Cam has something to get the O started... the pass game hasn't even started the game yet. Sure hope they get here before the end.

[GaRaven]

End of the half showed it!!

Even when they know its coming!! Run the ball and pound them for 5 or more mins!!!

[Stumpy]

DWill... good effert though

[Dade]

Dammit DWil!

[StingerNLG]

Damnit. After all that talking about Demetrius, and he fucking drops one.

[darb72]

Williams had it in his hands. DANG IT.

Love the play call but we need a receiver who can make that catch.

[GaRaven]

Damn!!!! D-Will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

1st, give to Rice who keeps his head down going left on the initial lack of hole, then keeps churning for about 7 or so.
2nd and short 4, give to upback McClain for 2-3.
3rd and 1, PA, Flacco goes deep to a 1 on 1 D-Will who makes the jump, grabs it, and drops it coming down. Williams was wide open if Flacco steps into that throw and lets it loose. Damn, damn, damn. I think Flacco makes that throw healthy.

Punt caught OOB at the 14.

[Lee Van Cleef]

*sigh* another Raven with a dumb drop.

[4G63]

Come on DWill!

Damn! That could have been the gamechanger in the 2nd-half we needed!

[Sephy]

1st, quick to Edelman who jukes for 11. Quick hits.

[Sephy]

1st, Brady with tons of time, completes to Moss for 12 and stands still. Foxworth was near.

[darb72]

Come on defense, step it up a bit. Pressure Brady into another INT.

[Dade]

Nice! That's a game changing INT!

[Sephy]

1st, Brady with lots fo time again, dumps under to Faulk for 4.
2nd and 6, Brady goes deep, Raven POUNDS the WR, picked by Landry and returned inside the 15!!!

FUCK YESS!!!

[Stumpy]

I'm 2000 miles away and that hit hurt me!!!

[darb72]

Ok, I totally called that one.

Offense, play-action to Heap in the left corner of the end-zone.:thumbup:

[StingerNLG]

WOW!!! What a hit!!!!!!

And nice pick by Landry!!

What a fucking HIT!

And it was.....FRANK WALKER WITHOUT THE FLAG!!!!!

[Stumpy]

Come on defense, step it up a bit. Pressure Brady into another INT.

What's the saying, from your mouth to God's ears

[Sephy]

Kidding, its only the 22.
THUNDEROUS hit on Watson by Frank Walker to get that ball popped up to Landry. Wow. Go human PI!

1st, Rice puts his head down again, literally disappears from screen, and pops up for a 6 yard gain.
2nd and 4, Rice eludes the first man, moves forward again for 4 and a first.