GAME THREAD - Wild Card edition - Ravens/Pats

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 11, Rice up the middle into Adalius' gut for 3.
2nd and 7, would like to see PA here, and they did, it was a naked boot for Flacco that looked like it got no gain, maybe 1. A healthy Flacco might have gotten that. Weird call from Cam with a hurting Joe.
3rd and 6, Flacco in gun, gives to Rice inside the 5. They will settle for the FG here.

First good snap from Katula of the day - 27-7 Ravens.

[StingerNLG]

Come on CAM. I know we're up 20. But now it's about momentum. We have to start passing and loosening up our receivers.

[RavensInBrazil]

I'm a little concerned with our kick-off coverage here

[Sephy]

First good KO of the day inside the 5, and Butler returns to the 45. Frank Walker saved a TD. Poor kickoff coverage from the Ravens today!

[Stumpy]

What the hell happened to special teams

[Dade]

Damn the kick coverage sucks today.

[OriAl]

Still no play-action on first down, and a stupid call on second down makes us settle for three. 27-7.

Big return for NE again.

[GaRaven]

I'm a little concerned with our kick-off coverage here

You called it!!

[Sephy]

1st from the 47 to be exact, Faulk motioned out of the backfield, and the quick pass goes to him crossing but he drops it.
2nd, Brady changes play, hands to Faulk, looked really good for the Ravens but Watson knocked Ray out of the play and he goes for 7.
3d and 3, Brady complete to Moss for 5.

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 40, dump to Morris for 7.
2nd and 3, give to Morris for about 5 yards gets another first. Come on D!

[StingerNLG]

oh come on.

[Sephy]

1st from the 24 now, pass high for Moss and hit by Foxworth right away, gain of 5.
2nd and 5, hurry up continues, and gets SACKED by Dwan Edwards! Flag down, and illegal contact. Knew it was too good to be true.

What a weak ass call!!!

[darb72]

And there's our secondary giving up a first via penalty. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

[StingerNLG]

Foxworth has been really playing well on Moss today.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 14 now, Moss catches, gets 4.
2nd and 6, give to Faulk inside the 5 and first and goal. Ravens not looking so hot here.

[Lee Van Cleef]

These inside handoffs are killing us.

[Sephy]

1st and goal, Faulk gets down to the 1 yard line.
2nd and goal, Brady changing play, no pressure, caught by Edelman, TD. Carr looked completely lost on the coverage.

27-14.

[StingerNLG]

Sigh. Damnit, we're trying to let them right back into this game.

Seph, he looks liek he just fell down is all.

[darb72]

I'm not comfortable with a 13 point lead with 17 minutes left in the game. We need a time consuming drive on offense. Just one.

[Stumpy]

We need to shift this momentum back

[OriAl]

FG answered with TD, as Pats don't play passive inside the ten. 27-14, with plenty of time left.

[Sephy]

Shawn Springs out with a concussion. Should really try attacking the DBs now.

And Carr fell down. That's the 2nd TD this season at least I've seen him fall down trying to defend.

[StingerNLG]

I'm not comfortable with a 13 point lead with 17 minutes left in the game. We need a time consuming drive on offense. Just one.

And it has to end in a touchdown.

Running the ball isn't going to do it.

[GaRaven]

Here we go....One drive to score....If this is the team we all think it can be, it is time to show it!! Right NOW!!!

[StingerNLG]

Nice return Zibs!!!

[Sephy]

Line drive kick caught by Zibby and almost gets to midfield! YES!

[Dade]

Nice return Zib!

[Sephy]

1st, Rice runs hard left for 5 yards.
2nd and 5, give to Rice for another 3-4 yards on the right side. Hole closed quickly.
3rd and 1, Flacco hits the slant to Mason for 7. Working on Butler. Nice.

4th quarter. Finish this, Baltimore Ravens!

[StingerNLG]

Thank goodness! A slant to Mason. First ball thrown his way all game.

[darb72]

Finally a good throw and catch to pick up the first. Now if we can only stretch this 40 yards or so out for 15 minutes I'll be happy.

[Stumpy]

I'd like to see play action to DWill one more time.

[Dade]

Here we go....One drive to score....If this is the team we all think it can be, it is time to show it!! Right NOW!!!

:iagree:

[StingerNLG]

High throw. Come on Flacco!!

[Sephy]

1st down from the 36, Willis straight up the middle for 3. Still want some play action there, Cam.
2nd and 7, Flacco overthrows Clayton. Need more on that.
3rd and 7, Flacco tosses one gently to Clayton who goes up and makes the grab for almost 15! PHEW.

[Stumpy]

Thank you Mr Clayton

[Dade]

Mark "The Playmaker" Clayton! LOL!

[darb72]

Clayton with a catch?

Flacco is throwing the ball high, guess he's hurt more than we thought?

[StingerNLG]

Another high throw, but this time at least Clayton gets it.

[Sephy]

1st from the 15, Rice slips for 2. Had bigger potential, there.
2nd and 8, Rice goes left in a slow developing play, gets about a yard.
3rd and 7, Pats use a TO (could be big).

[Lee Van Cleef]

Fatfork is starting to get pissed.

[StingerNLG]

Clayton with a catch?

Flacco is throwing the ball high, guess he's hurt more than we thought?

Maybe he is. Maybe he just cannot throw the ball right now. He has been almost completely inaccurate today.

This game has been almost 100% taken out of his hands today.

[Dade]

Rice standing tall talking trash to Wilfork. Love it.

[darb72]

You know, I think the Ravens should just go ahead and have Flacco kneel on this one and kick the FG.

It's the safest play and since our coaching staff gives up inside the redzone we might as well shoot for a 16 point lead.

[Stumpy]

Fatfork is starting to get pissed.

Gotta love that!!

[Lee Van Cleef]

Flaccos reported injuries are legit and it's affecting his machanics and has been for a while now. It's not gamesmanship guys.

[Dade]

Maybe he is. Maybe he just cannot throw the ball right now. He has been almost completely inaccurate today.

This game has been almost 100% taken out of his hands today.

:iagree:

He hasn't got into a ryhtm at all. We haven't needed him too.

harbs challenge this spot.

[Lee Van Cleef]

BS spot.

[Stumpy]

Need to challenge that...

[Sephy]

3rd and 7, big play here, shotgun with Rice here, Flacco runs for it and is right near the marker. They mark it a yard short! Challenge it, John!!

And he does. I think he got it!

[mjones73]

Somebody up top is doing their job finally.

[StingerNLG]

:iagree:

He hasn't got into a ryhtm at all. We haven't needed him too.

harbs challenge this spot.


I think next week we will though, so I hope whatever is wrong with Flacco he can get right and quickly. I don't see our defense wrecking this much havoc on Peyton and Co.

[Lee Van Cleef]

His foot was inbounds and he reached out past the first down marker before stepping out.

That was a crap spot.

[NC Raven]

Clayton with a catch?

Flacco is throwing the ball high, guess he's hurt more than we thought?

Maybe so. Could also be the cold. Palmer was throwing everything high yesterday too, and Brady hasn't been very accurate either.

[BlackSunday]

Rice standing tall talking trash to Wilfork. Love it.

Didn't R2 jump up to serve as Gaither's bodyguard in a similar situation earlier this season?

BS

[darb72]

I think Flacco got the first. Of course, this game is in New England.

[Dabruise]

Hey everyone! Anybody have erectile dysfunction?

[Sephy]

Finally the challenge flag used. I think he got that ball past the marker. If it goes our way, big first down, more time off the clock, and a potential TD. Huge moment here. Heady play by Flacco with his injuries regardless.

Ravens got it!!

[darb72]

Hey everyone! Anybody have erectile dysfunction?

I've been married for 10 years. Does that count?

[StingerNLG]

First down!!!

Now how about a play-action to Heap in the endzone?

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 6!!!

[Stumpy]

1st down baby... thank you Joe

[StingerNLG]

Touchdown!!!

This should about do it.

[Dade]

Didn't R2 jump up to serve as Gaither's bodyguard in a similar situation earlier this season?

BS

Don't remember that.


TD McGahee!

[darb72]

TD McGhee. Game, set and match.:thumbup:

[Stumpy]

Whatcha talking bout Willis???

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 6, The TD maker is in at RB, Chester in at left, Willis inside the 5.
2nd and goal from the 4.5, Willis hits the 3 then pushed back. Big 3rd down.
3rd and goal from the 3, Ngata in, Chester moves to his left, Willis just WALKS IN. TOUCHDOWN RAVENS AND THAT SHOULD DO IT!!

Just punishing. No one can stop that.

ravens going for 2.

[BlackSunday]

Hey everyone! Anybody have erectile dysfunction?

Not at the moment. Thanks, Willis.

BS

[RavensInBrazil]

GO RAVENS! Great block by Yanda!

[Dabruise]

How about that! The Ravens put a big game away on a touchdown in the fourth! Next week will be a good game.

[Stumpy]

Don't remember that.


TD McGahee!

I remember that... Hustle was playing Muscle

[Stumpy]

He crossed that line...

[Flipping Birdie]

bulllshit. He crossed the plane!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

The attempt:

Thomas makes contact with Mason across the line running into him. Flag thrown. Offside called. And half the distance, now from the 1. Pats couldn't get lined up.

Here we go - Ravens line up big with Chester in the backfield and Ngata, McGahee STOPPED at the line. Ravens might want to challenge.

HE WAS IN!!

[Lee Van Cleef]

RUN WILLIS RUN!

I loved Marshall Yanda pulling round the edge on that TD run and there being no one for him to block. Fantastic.

That conversion was good IMO, but I'm not sure there's enough evidence to overturn.

[Flipping Birdie]

We'll fail a challenge if it isn't obvious.

[4G63]

That was 2!!! Side-judges are fucking useless if they can't see him stretch his arm!

[Sephy]

Harbs should definitely challenge. His entire upper body was across the line.

[Dade]

Come on Harbs challenge again. He was in.

[OriAl]

That was a great drive. 33-14.

[Dabruise]

He was definitely in. Throw the red flag and piss Belechik off. Ray Lewis will literally die on the field before he loses to Indianapolis again.

[Sephy]

And he has challenged.

[mjones73]

I hope they have a better angle on that play, I'd challenge it too!

[Stumpy]

Tip of the football crossed the line. You could see it in the replay

[Sephy]

Ravens got hosed. WILLIS WAS IN!

[RavensInBrazil]

Bullshit!!!!!!!!!!

[Stumpy]

Bullshit call... you can see the tip of the ball over 31's shoulder

[mjones73]

Tip of the football crossed the line. You could see it in the replay

That was an elbow sticking up, I saw it too.

[4G63]

Bullshit! He was over!

[Lee Van Cleef]

It was in, but prob not enough evidence. If it had been called correctly in the first place....

[Flipping Birdie]

Meh. Not irrefutable. It was the call I expected.

[StingerNLG]

Still need 3 scores. I cannot imagine we are changing our gameplan now to pass the ball. So the Patriots are going to have to go deep a whole lot.

[mjones73]

We still got hosed, his upper body was over, the ball had to be too.

[Sephy]

Short kick to the 25 and gets returned to the 44. WTF is with these shitty kicks and coverage?

[Sephy]

1st, Brady pressured, slides left, completes to Faulk for about 6.
2nd and long 3, complete to Morris over the middle for 8 and a first.

[Stumpy]

Damn I hope they don't just play prevent

[Sephy]

1st, Ravens blitz, complete to Watson for 3. Clock ticks.
2nd and 7, Ravens blitz but it is picked up, pass dropped by Morris. Ray was on him.
3rd and 7, Walker goes low on Aiken and forced him to drop the ball. Aiken is hurt. Go big hitting Frank!

[Stumpy]

Walker PI looks damn good... He must be a Playoff kind of guy

[StingerNLG]

Walker knocked out Aiken and again......NO FLAG!

[Sephy]

Not cheering the injury, BTW. Walker came in low and flipped Aiken, and he came down hard on his head and shoulder. Looks like it hurt.

[Flipping Birdie]

Looked like a maybe a concussion, but not too bad. Hopefully he's okay.

[Lee Van Cleef]

That was a brutal landing for Aiken. Nice job by Walker, shame to see the guy down though. Head bouncing off the turf usually doesn't bode well for a palyer.

[phatboy]

ok who the hell is playing in frank walker uni today

[mjones73]

I think someone else is in Walker's uniform!

[Stumpy]

That was a hard fought YAC... Sorry though

[Flipping Birdie]

Edelman is good.

[Sephy]

4th and 7, Edelman somehow fights for 8 and a first. Flag down. Against NE. Hell of an effort from Edelman and puzzling how they don't down him.

4th and 17, no pressure only rushing 3, complete to Edelman for 20. Ridiculous.

[StingerNLG]

shit!!

[mjones73]

Nice effort, shame it's coming back...

Grr, gave up a 4th and 18.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Is there a player in the secondary that has not stepped up their game today?

This is incredible. Foxworth, Carr and Frank Walker are tackling machines.

[Stumpy]

Nice coverage...

[Flipping Birdie]

Haha!

[mjones73]

And it's a Festivus Miracle, no flag on that play!

[darb72]

Refs are letting them play. Really the only bad call I've seen today is a hold that they missed on that near INT on second down.

And now the Pats are missing short FGs. This game is over.

[Sephy]

Come on Mattison, rush more than 3!

1st, Brady goes up top to the endzone and broken up by Landry! Almost picked!
2nd, give to Faulk gets ROCKED by Foxworth in the backfield! Loses 1.
3rd and 11, Brady going for Watson and well timed by Landry to break it up! Brady crying for a flag, no call. Good no call.

FG try - MISSED!!!!

Bet that hip will be looser in the warmth of the dome in Hoosierville! LETS FUCKING RIDE BABY!

[4G63]

Wow...Gostkowski with the muff!!

BTW, that wasn't PI if you watch it at real speed!

[Dade]

Nice he missed. That should do it. Run it out. They don't have enough time to come back.

[4G63]

Refs are letting them play. Really the only bad call I've seen today is a hold that they missed on that near INT on second down.

And now the Pats are missing short FGs. This game is over.

As it should be!

[mjones73]

There's been a couple times I've seen Wilfork punching Rice when he was down that probably should have been called, other then that it's been a decently called game.

[Sephy]

1st, McClain up the middle for 1. Slow.
2nd and 9, Willis just destroying pats for about 13. Nice.

[Sephy]

Clock rolling, under 6 min left.

1st, Willis for 1.
2nd and 9, Willis gets another 1.
3rd and 7.5, Rice back in, give to him for about 20 inside the 40 of the Pats. LOL AT NEW ENGLAND

[Sephy]

1st, another run for a couple yards.
2nd and 8, under 3 minutes left now, Willis for another few. Just put Parmele in now. Damn.
Pats use a TO.

[Sephy]

No they didn't. It was Heap who got hurt. Fuck me. With 2 minutes left in a game already won.

He better be OK. This fucking coaching staff

[Lee Van Cleef]

Crap, Heap injured. That looked ugly.

[StingerNLG]

No no no!! Heap??? No no. We have no TE's after that!

[Flipping Birdie]

I hope we and the media is not as obnoxious with the revenge talk against the Colts in the playoffs again this year like it was 3 years ago.

Still, let's just win it!

[Stumpy]

I think he'll be OK... just needs to go to one of those asian spas for a massage and

Oh yeah... we all get the happy ending!

[4G63]

Crap, Heap injured. That looked ugly.

He'll be fine! A little rubdown back at the Castle with a "happy ending" and he'll be "A-OK"...

[Sephy]

Now they take a TO.

Why are Flacco, Rice, Heap et al even in this game as is if they're just going to hand off? Very short sighted.

[Stumpy]

We need to get the big names out of there... don't need injuries

[RavenScallywag]

Didn't get to watch most of the game today due to family stuff...

Was the ridiculously low passing numbers due to Flacco injury? Or just the game plan being run it, run it, run it some more, and only pass when you have to?

I think going into Indy, we're going to need to be able to throw it more. Their run defense probably going to be better than NE was.

[Sephy]

8:15 on Saturday, same place. Revenge tour #1: complete. Next target, Indy.

[darb72]

I thought we played San Diego next week. Jets at the Colts, Ravens at Chargers.

And yeah we only threw when we had to, which wasn't all that often.

[Sephy]

I thought we played San Diego next week. Jets at the Colts, Ravens at Chargers.

And yeah we only threw when we had to, which wasn't all that often.

No.

[Lawrence Glick]

I don't post much, but read all the time. I was very skeptical of a win today, as it has been a "tough" season against good teams. I am happier than a pig in shit right now, as I was mentally prepared for a loss. I agree, get the important starters out, but WE WON! Shut the hell up. Some of you people can kill a great game winning high!!

[RavensInBrazil]

How about the play of Dwan Edwards today? 6 tackles, 1 sack and one other that should have been. Great time to step up!

[Lee Van Cleef]

Woooo.

Woooooooooooooooooooooo.

[darb72]

No.

I have no idea why I was thinking that.

[Flipping Birdie]

Was it just me or did Flacco look pissed off by the way Brady shook hands with him?

[RavenDavey]

great, great play by the defense!!!!!

[Lawrence Glick]

So many good things to talk about, both from players and (minus the blown challenge) the coaching staff. Let's savor this for a while!

THANK YOU

[GaRaven]

Paging Bob Costas??? Bob Costas....your crow is ready in room 3!

[Flipping Birdie]

Paging Bob Costas??? Bob Costas....your crow is ready in room 3!

:happyanim:kissass::kissass:

[RavenScallywag]

did Harbaugh pull a Belichik? I didn't see him shake Bill's hand...

I know he shook hands with some players and did a partial victory lap around the stadium.

[Aces2Bluff]

who was Harbaugh chasing after....lol

[Raving Hokie]

who was Harbaugh chasing after....lol

Kelly Washington...got him with a couple cups of Gatorade

[StingerNLG]

I cannot believe the game I just watched. I was so very wrong.

From here out all bets are off. Bring on the fucking Colts!!

[Flipping Birdie]

Kelly Washington...got him with a couple cups of Gatorade

I had a feeling he was going after Kelly Washington.

[RavenScallywag]

for some reason, I have a TON of confidence against the Colts. I think the end of their season really f-ed up their momentum and the way we played today showed we are focused, disciplened and ready for hard competition.

[sdeclue]

That was such an awesome win! What a great day!

http://www.examiner.com/x-1089-Baltimore-Sports-Examiner~y2010m1d10-Ravens-stun-Patriots-advance-to-second-round

[baltimore_hokie]

Noticeable presence of Ravens fans this weekend:


"It felt like we were playing an away game, that’s what it felt like," said sixth-year Patriot Vince Wilfork. "Even if we’d moved on from here, we probably would’ve played two away games, back-to-back. I’m telling you, for all this team’s done in the past … I don’t understand it.