GAME THREAD - Ravens/Steelers II

[Sephy]

Lets rock. Merry Christmas everyone!!

[StingerNLG]

I would just like to say before we get this party started,

Fuck the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ok, I'm ready for gametime. :)

[Sephy]

Davenport back to return.

He fights to the 33-34.

[Sephy]

1st from the 32, Ben looks for a toss but it seemed the play was screwed up so he carries for no gain.
2nd and 10, give to Parker for 3. Right up the middle.
3rd and 7, Ravens mixing it up, Steelers try to catch them off guard, and the pass is deflected and incomplete. Nice first possession.

Gardocki has a crappy punt, and it is downed at the 25.

[Sephy]

Big Mac back at QB, crowd getting loud.

1st, PA first down, fooled Porter out of his shoes, complete to Clayton for 14 and a first!

[Sephy]

1st from the 39, Jamal for no gain, danced, and there are some fisticuffs. No flags.
2nd and make that 9, flag for delay waved off due to the fight.
2nd and 9, Jamal goes left for 1.
3rd and 8, shotgun, steps up, dump to MA, gain of 4. Punt time.

Run run pass definitely isn't going to fly today.

Punt goes for a touchback.

[Sephy]

1st from the 20, quick screen to Ward, gain of 12 and a first. Scott had a monster hold on him.

[Sephy]

1st from the 32, pass DROPPED by Landry, he had the pick and dropped it! He read the post route. Steelers trying to go hurry up like everyone else.
2nd, Parker goes right for 6.
3rd and 4, not too much pressure, but Ben overthrows Holmes who was coming out of the flat on the crossing route, wide open for at least 10.

Ross runs into Haley and is downed at the 21. And a block in the back. Who did he block, Ross ran into him!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 10, PA, complete to Clayton at the 25, 15 and a first.

[Sephy]

1st, false start on Brown.
1st and 15, complete to Clayton who goes for 19 and a first! McNair waited until the LAST second to throw it. Nice. His hand looks OK to me.

[Sephy]

1st from the 39, Jamal up the middle, bounces out for 14! Oh my!

[Sephy]

1st down from the Steelers 47 yard line now, Jamal stuffed for no gain. Jamal did some kind of weird stutter really deep in the backfield and had no push.
2nd and 10, shotgun trips, McNair throws it into the ground. Looked like it slipped, but Clayton was covered anyway.
3rd and 10, Ravens take a TO.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, where the hell is everyone. It's the Steelers for crying out loud!!

No guy today better be out shopping. :/

[Sephy]

3rd and 10, tight shotgun formation, false start on Adam Terry.
3rd and 15, normal shotgun now, deep and thrown out of bounds for Mason. Flag down. And now picked up.

Punt goes out of bounds at the 4!

[StingerNLG]

What a freaking punt!!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 4, Parker smacked in the backfield by Gregg, loss of 1-2!
2nd and 11 from the 3, give to Parker who gets about 5.
3rd and 6, Roethlisberger SACKED by Ray!! Loss of only 1, but no one was open and he had pressure.

Ravens get the ball on the Steelers 45. Gardocki has issues today.

[Sephy]

1st from the Steeler 45, offset I, Jamal runs right into Porter, gain of 3.
2nd and 7, Jamal runs right into a crowd, gain of 2.
OK, Houston is up 14-0 on Indy, we MUST WIN TODAY.
3rd and 5, shotgun, 3 WR on the right, complete to Clayton for 4. Smacked immediately. Ravens going for it.
4th and 1, no on in the backfield, McNair pushes forward and looks like he got it. He did!

[Sephy]

1st from the 35, to Clayton, who beats Polamalu, TOUCHDOWN RAVENS!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

Stover puts it through, and it is 7-0 good guys!! Mark Clayton is a supahstah baby!

[Sephy]

Indy closes it to 14-7. Come on Houston!!

[UKRavenStockers]

Mark Clayton is my hero! :D

[StingerNLG]

TOUCHDOWN!!!

Nice!!!

Hey, other than the false start, let's give some props so far to Adam Terry. He's doing a decent job against Joey Porter today.


Oh, and 14-7 Texans over the Colts so far???? Wouldn't that be sweet!

[Sephy]

Davenport to the 24-25, end of the first.

[Sephy]

Really a beautiful throw from McNair. Very pretty ball. I have a serious mancrush on that guy.

[Sephy]

1st from the 24, PA, complete to Ward for 17 on the sideline. Didn't look like a catch. Wow, his feet got in.

[Sephy]

1st from the 41, Parker going right for 3.
2nd and 7, Parker stuffed by Ray for a gain of 1.
3rd and 6, Ben scrambles for about 7-8 seconds, then underthrows Ward, who was open, but barely. He had beaten Rolle, though.

Touchback on the punt.

[StingerNLG]

Is it me, or do the Steelers just not look like they even care about this game today? Unless Ben just sucks this bad, I don't see any fire on their side of the ball.

Good with me!

[Sephy]

1st from the 20, Heap motions into the offset I, McNair pressure and tries to dump to Clayton, incomplete.
2nd, I form, looked like a run but it was a quick pass to Clayton who gets 10 and a first. I LOVE MARK CLAYTON

[Sephy]

1st from the 30, Jamal for 2-3, and Porter dances about a tackle that was essentially given to him.
2nd and 8, 3 WR, PA, McNair goes for Mason on the sideline, and Taylor comes in and bats it away.
3rd, complete to D-Will at the 45, and now they say he drops it. Its borderline, but probably incomplete.

Ball OOB at the 17.

[RavensInBrazil]

Sam Koch is having a terrific day today

[Sephy]

1st from the 17, Ward corralled by Rolle after a gain of 5.
2nd and 5, Ben SACKED at the 18-19 yard line!!
3rd and 8, shotgun, serious pressure coming in, going deep for Washington and it is batted up and that looked like that play a couple years ago where Chad Johnson beat Reed by catching a crazy one like that. Luckily he can't find it.

Fair catch by Ross at the Ravens 42.

[Sephy]

Indy ties it. I wish Houston didn't suck :(

[StingerNLG]

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[Sephy]

1st from the 42, double TE right, complete to Mason for 10 and a first. Tackled by Townsend.

[Sephy]

1st from the Steelers 48, Jamal follows Mughelli off tackle right for 4.
2nd and 6, Terry false starts again. Damnit kid, come on!
2nd and 11, PA, the fake fools everyone including the cameraman, and completes to Mughelli for 15 and a first!

[StingerNLG]

Ovie Mughelli again!!! This guy has to be comeback player of the year for the Ravens. Ever since Billick fired Fassel, Mughelli became a legit fullback!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 36, give to Ovie who breaks tackles for 11-12 and another first! Oh mama..

[StingerNLG]

Damn, what a stiff arm!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 24, I form, give to Jamal who is smacked after a gain of 1, maybe no gain.
2nd and 10, I form, PA, complete to Jamal who STIFF ARMS a LB, and then Jamal gives Porter a little shove as he gets up. Gain of 9.
3rd and 1, Jamal for 2-3. Porter goes and hits Jamal in the head late. PF on Porter.

YOU DIRTY PIECE OF SHIT FUCK YOU

[StingerNLG]

Touchdown RAVENS!!!!!!!

BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 6, MA in, MA to the 1.
2nd and goal from the 1, MA to the goal line, thought he got in, but no signal. No gain.
3rd and goal from the 1, Jamal coming in, PA, complete to Wilcox, TOUCHDOWN RAVENS!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

14-0! Fuck you Pittsburgh, and most of all FUCK YOU JOEY PORTER!

[Sephy]

Morey? to the 23.

[StingerNLG]

Sack #3!

Hey Rothlesberger:

http://www.ipodwizard.net/customavatars/avatar71_44.gif

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!

[Sephy]

1st from the 23, PA, Ben with time, makes a crappy pass to Ward who put out the effort to make a great catch, but couldn't.
2nd, Ben SACKED BY Dawan Landry!!! Delayed blitz through a hole in the line. Unstoppable!
3rd and 18, screen to Miller back to the 20, Steelers getting booed or is it Ray? Who can tell at this point ;) Ravens take a TO.

[Sephy]

Punt downed at the 30. McNair will have one timeout to work with, 2:21 to go.

[Sephy]

1st, offset I, Anderson for no gain.
They let it run to the 2 minute warning.

[Sephy]

Houston scores! 21-14 over Indy at the half!!

[Sephy]

2nd and 10, ball hits off of Clayton's hands and Townsend picked it. DAMNIT.

Clayton had that!

[Sephy]

1st down Pittsburgh from the 40, complete to Ward for 9.
2nd and 1, 1:27 left, Ben slides down at the 23, gain of 8.

[Sephy]

1st from the 23, under 1 minute left now, complete to Washington for 9. Pushing and shoving after the play and Suggs gets a PF. WHY NOW

[Sephy]

TO Pittsburgh, as its a first down from the 7.

[StingerNLG]

Come on guys, don't do this now!!

And yay Houston!! I had to switch from DirecTV to Comcast when I moved this weekend (long story), so I already miss Sunday Ticket. :(

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 7, 48s left, empty backfield, SACKED at the 11! Pittsburgh TO with 41s left.

[Sephy]

2nd and goal from the 11, 41s left, Suggs misses the sack, Ben scrambles forward for 5. TO Steelers.

[Sephy]

3rd and goal from the 6, 33s left, complete to Miller at the 1!
Ravens call a TO. Steelers were trying to call a play.

[StingerNLG]

Shit! Come on guys!

That Suggs penalty really cost that one.

[Sephy]

4th and goal at the 1, 11s left, they're going for it, PA, complete to Miller, touchdown. There is a flag down. Defensive holding.

Fuck me, that interception. They don't deserve to be in this game right now!

[Sephy]

Halftime after the knee. Ravens get the ball to start the second half.

[Sephy]

Ross to the 31.

[Sephy]

1st, offset I, straight drop back, complete to Heap for 9.
2nd and 1, give to the upback Mughelli for 5 to the 45 and a first.

[Sephy]

1st from the 45, PA, complete to Heap for around 4, corralled by Polamalu.
2nd and 6, offset I, complete to Clayton to the Steeler 40 and a first! Weak throw, but great hands by Clayton.

[Sephy]

1st from the 40, offset I, Jamal for 2.
2nd and 8, incomplete for Mason, through the hands. Steve double clutched.
3rd, shotgun, false start on Mason.
3rd and 13, shotgun, complete to Heap to the Steeler 25 and a first!!!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, I form, straight drop back, fade for D-Will, TOUCHDOWN RAVENS!!!!!!!!!!!

[StingerNLG]

D-Will is a superstar already. Damn, this is a hot receiving core!

[Merlin]

YES!!!!!

Demetrius is a keeper

[Sephy]

What a throw from Steve. Perfectly placed. D-Will is a star!

Interesting about that play: In the I-form, the 2 WRs were Heap and Williams.

[Merlin]

So a stupid question, while we take a breather

Why does the media always have our defense with 3 D-lineman and 4 linebackers -- they characterize Ngata as a DE instead of a DT

they get it consistently wrong so it must be what the Ravens are telling them

[Sephy]

Davenport to the 33-34.

[Sephy]

Merlin, I wonder that myself. I guess the Ravens will call it a base 3-4 officially, though that's probably not the #1 defense they run.

[Sephy]

1st from the 34, give to Parker for 1.
Flag on Pryce for Holding. OK?

[Sephy]

1st from the 39, Parker stopped for a loss by Reed and Ngata who lost his helmet. Loss of 1-2.
2nd and 10, how that was no loss I don't know, Parker up the middle for 4.
3rd and 6, false start as the blitz was on.
3rd and 11, blitz coming heavy by Landry on Ben, ball thrown at his WR's feet. Incomplete.

Ross hit immediately at the 21. We really need someone back there who can slip a tackle, Ross isn't very good at all.

[Merlin]

Cory Ross will be adequate as a kickoff returner

He can't do squat on the punts -- we need to test an alternative in the Buffalo game instead of waiting for the first wild card game

[Sephy]

1st from the 21, singleback, PA, complete to Heap over Smith to the 40. McNair loving it.

[Sephy]

1st from the 40, offset I, Jamal goes off tackle left for 3.
2nd and 7, 2 TE, straight drop back, thrown wide of Heap who had Polamalu on him.
3rd, shotgun and a bad snap, COMPLETE TO D-WILL AT THE STEELERS 42!!

THIS KID IS HUGE!!!

[Sephy]

1st from the Steelers 37 actually, give to the upback Mughelli for 2.
2nd and 8, complete to Wilcox who breaks a tackle then goes on to fumble it, and Pittsburgh recovers.

Wilcox fumbles wayyyy too much. DAMNIT. That drive was going to be the dagger.

[StingerNLG]

D-Will and Mark Clayton have to be two of our best player drafts since Ray and Ogden.

[Sephy]

1st down Steelers at the 29, complete to Ward for 7-8.
2nd and 2, pitch to Parker for no gain.
Ngata shaken up but walks off. They don't even mention it.
3rd and 2, Ben's pass bounces off the ground. Just a shit throw. Steelers going for it.
4th and 2, Steelers take a TO.

[Sephy]

4th and 2, shotgun, deflected, and what looked like a pick by AD hit the ground. Turnover on downs!!

[Sephy]

1st down Ravens from the Steeler 37, I form, false start on Brown again.
1st and 15, I form again, Jamal breaks a tackle and gets down to the 31! Gain of 11.
2nd and 4, offset I, give to Jamal for 7-8 and a first. Steeler D showing some holes now.

[Sephy]

1st from the 24, Heap motions into the offset I, McNair goes for Williams at the 2 and McFadden picks it off. Williams was going inside and the throw went outside. That sucks :(

[Sephy]

1st down Steelers from their 2, Parker up the middle for 2.
2nd and 8, ball deflected up and luckily for Pittsburgh, Hartings knocks it down. Ravens had a pick if he didn't see it.
3rd, Ward trips, and McAlister is flagged for PI.

[Sephy]

Yeah, plenty of contact there.

Billick is trying to challenge, he says it was tipped. Lets see :)

[Sephy]

Well, it definitely wasn't tipped at all. Who told Brian to challenge that?

[Sephy]

1st down Steelers from the 21, overthrown for Holmes. Suggs was on him, so that's lucky.
2nd, Ben just randomly chucks it up and it is caught by Holmes, gain of 31. It looked like he threw it straight up.

[Sephy]

Houston up 24-17.

1st from the Ravens 48, give to Parker for 3.
2nd and 7, Ivy DROPS a pick intended for Washington!
3rd, pressure by Suggs, pass for Holmes, then he is BLOWN UP by Ray. Incomplete. And a VERY VERY late flag comes in for defensive holding. Come the fuck on!

[Sephy]

1st from the 40, Ben pump fakes a shovel pass, and gets to the LOS for no gain.

4th quarter time.

[Sephy]

2nd and 10 from the 40, complete to Ward for 11-12 and a first.

[Sephy]

1st from the 31, Ben tucks and runs all the way to the 11. Huge lane there. Ouch.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 11, give to Parker who FUMBLES, RECOVERED BY REED AND RETURNED TO THE 35!!!

Cowher has challenged already.

[Sephy]

Now, he was down when the ball ACTUALLY came out, but it was coming loose before that. Very tough call for the official here.

[Sephy]

Indy ties it at 24 with about 3 minutes to play.

[Sephy]

That ball is DEFINITELY out, now that I look at it.

It stands!

[Sephy]

1st down Ravens from the 35, offset I, Jamal does the most blatant stutter step I've ever seen, and gets no gain.

Brown is hurt now. Please be OK, we need you.

[Sephy]

Batch is warming up.
2nd and 10, offset I, straight drop back, swing pass to Jamal for 11. Nice!

Chester is in at LG. Don't know who is RG. Ndukwe?

[Sephy]

1st from the 48, offset I, Jamal for 1. No gain actually.
2nd and 10, I form, quick pass to Mason, no gain as McFadden came in very quickly.
3rd and 10, shotgun, dumped behind MA, but that wasn't going to go for a first. Punt time.

Fair catch at the 21. Flag down.

[Sephy]

PF against the Steelers after the play. Ball at the 6.

[Sephy]

Houston is in FG range!!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 11 actually, complete to Ward for 11 and a first.

[Sephy]

Texans Win, Colts Lose, Ravens In Position For #2 Seed

[RavensInBrazil]

Houston wins!!!

[Merlin]

Outstanding !!!

Our old guys need a rest :laugh: :laugh:

[Sephy]

I can't believe the Colts lost! DO YOUR JOBS RAVENS AND GET A BYE!

1st, Davenport for 1.
2nd and 9, incomplete for Holmes, thrown behind him.
3rd and 9, false start.

[Sephy]

3rd and 14, picked by Landry, RUNS IT BACK, TOUCHDOWN RAVENS!!!!!!

HELLO BYE!!!

[Sephy]

It looked like he didn't get in, he stepped out. Also Reed got a flag for taking his helmet off.

Ravens will get this back at like the 20 thanks to Reed :(

[Sephy]

Landry to the 1.5, PF puts it at the 16.5.

[Sephy]

1st from the 16.5, offset I, Jamal for 3-4.
2nd and 6, I form, Jamal sheds a man and gets 5.
3rd and 1, offset I, Jamal predictably stuffed at the line for no gain. Figures.

Reed costs us 4 points :(

Stover on, right down the pipe.

24-7 Ravens. #2 seed here wee cooooomeeee!!!

[Sephy]

San Diego has to be pissed right now. The Colts fucked them right out of a 3 way tie scenario, so if they fuck up in any way they lose HFA.

LOL, the kickoff is off Morey's hands and goes out at the 5.

[Sephy]

There's a flag down. Now they pick it up.
1st down Steelers from the 5, 7:26 left, complete to Wilson for 7, then McAlister suplexes him and is lucky to escape a flag.
2nd and 2, pick goes right by 2 Ravens, incomplete.
3rd and 2, complete to Holmes to the 25, Rolle was way off of him, gain of 13 and a first.

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, complete to Holmes for 9. Rolle playing really soft.
1st and 10, 6:20 left, give to Parker and Ngata wraps him up for a loss of 5!! HALOTI!
2nd and 15, Ben PICKED BY REED, RETURNED TO THE 20!!!!!!

[Sephy]

Goood niiiiight....
1st down from the 17, Jamal for 3-4.
2nd and 6, under 5 minutes left, Jamal cuts back a lot, and gets 3. If he had his old burst that could have been a TD.
3rd and 3, 4:15 or so left, I form, Jamal for 3 and a first. Wrapping it up!

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 6, I form, Jamal for 4.
2nd and goal from the 2, under 3 minutes left, I form, give to Mughelli to the 1.
That will take it to the 2 minute warning.

[Sephy]

3rd and goal at the 1, I form, give to Jamal over the top, TD Ravens!

31-7.

58-7 combined score over the Steelers this season. I fucking LOVE IT! I hope you enjoy watching us on TV, Pittsburgh!

[Sephy]

Holmes stopped by Haley at the 27.

[Sephy]

1st, Batch is in, Ravens blitzing still, complete to Wilson at the 35. Gain of 8.
2nd and 3, dropped by Wilson.
3rd and 3, 1:21 left, incomplete for Ward. Prude on the coverage.
4th and 3, 1:16 left, caught by Ward to the 42.

[Sephy]

1st from the 42, under a minute left, deep and overthrown for Holmes.
2nd, 48s left, Ravens jump, Holmes catches for 10.
First down.

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 47, 42s left, Davenport drops the dump off.
2nd, 36s left, complete to the 23 for Holmes.

[Sephy]

1st from the 23, 15s left, Batch throws it away.
2nd, 7s left, incomplete for Ward.
3rd, 3 seconds left, last play unless a penalty, Sapp drops a pick in the endzone, and its over!

Sweep, #2 seed, and total domination. CAN CHRISTMAS BE ANY SWEETER FOLKS??

If SD loses, sure ;)

[StingerNLG]

Can I just say once again:

Fuck you Pittsburgh Steelers!!

ROFL!!!

[BeeGee]

Can I just say once again:

Fuck you Pittsburgh Steelers!!

ROFL!!!
That wasn't very nice. Anyway, congratulations. Nice season by your guys, especially considering some of thier ages. How do you think it will go for you in the playoffs???? I'm thinking it's gonna be a tough road. Your defense will be the difference...

[Tecumseh]

Talk about your basic B*****-slapping....TWICE no less!!