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Kansas City
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Sun 09/13 | W 38 - 24 |
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San Diego
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Sun 09/20 | W 31 - 26 |
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Cleveland
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Sun 09/27 | W 34 - 3 |
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New England
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Sun 10/04 | L 21 - 27 |
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Cincinnati
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Sun 10/11 | L 14 - 17 |
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Minnesota
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Sun 10/18 | L 31 - 33 |
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Denver
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Sun 11/01 | W 30 - 7 |
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Cincinnati
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Sun 11/08 | 1:00 PM EST |
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Cleveland
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Mon 11/16 | 8:30 PM EST |
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Indianapolis
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Sun 11/22 | 1:00 PM EST |
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Pittsburgh
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Sun 11/29 | 8:20 PM EST |
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Green Bay
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Mon 12/07 | 8:30 PM EST |
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Detroit
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Sun 12/13 | 1:00 PM EST |
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Chicago
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Sun 12/20 | 1:00 PM EST |
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Pittsburgh
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Sun 12/27 | 1:00 PM EST |
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Oakland
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Sun 01/03 | 4:15 PM EST |
AFC North Standings
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Cincinnati
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5 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 128 |
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Pittsburgh
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5 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 129 |
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Baltimore
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4 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 137 |
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Cleveland
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1 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 209 |
(updated 11.3.2009 at 4:44 AM EST)
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Ravens Friday Injury Report & Game Status
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 6, 2009 8:23 PM EST
2 comments
The Baltimore Ravens released their final injury report after Friday's practice, which includes the players' game status for Sunday. Good to see that there are no Ravens listed a s"out" although Haloti Ngata still did not participate today, which makes his status very uncertain for Sunday.
Long snapper Matt Katula practiced today, which was also good news. I was a little surprised to see the long snapper listed as injured for an elbow problem. Ironically, I was reading my October issue of Playboy Magazine and specifically the article called "Bad to the Bone," about the Oakland Raiders of the '70's, considered the meanest, dirtiest, cheatingest team ever to win the Super Bowl. In the article, Raiders long time center, Jim Otto talked about his injuries and also doubled as the team's long snapper.
(See more about the Oakland Raiders' Jim Otto's comments after the 'Jump')
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Ravens Game Release: Week 9
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 6, 2009 8:42 AM EST
8 comments
Direct from the Baltimore Ravens' PR Department, who is constantly communicating with media along with the NFL, here is the Weekly Release of information, stats and quotes for their upcoming game this Sunday at the Cincinnati Bengals.
Below is a link to download the Ravens’ game release for their Week 9 contest at Cincinnati (Nov. 8):
http://www.baltimoreravens.
The release contains the following information:
· Game Preview
· Quotes
· Team/Player Notes
· Ravens in Our Community
· John Harbaugh’s Press Conference Transcript
· How Ravens are Built
· Depth Chart
· Transactions
· Game-by-Game Starters
· Rosters
· Cumulative Statistics
Additionally, the 2009 Baltimore Ravens Media Guide can be downloaded at
http://www.baltimoreravens.
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Ravens' Thursday Injury Report
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 5, 2009 7:54 PM EST
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Once again, there are no players listed on the Baltimore Ravens Injury Report as "out" after today's practice. However, long snapper Matt Katula (elbow) and DT Haloti Ngata (ankle) still are on the "Did Not Participate" list, which is not good. You almost never hear about the long snapper unless it is not good. It is also my recollection that our backup long snapper is none other than,....wait.....Willis McGahee! Is that silence and staring you are doing right now? That is not a typo, as McGahee was taking reps at the long snapper position in Training Camp and might indeed be Katula's backup. Time to cross your fingers, right? Ngata's ankle is not looking good but we are still pretty deep at defensive tackle but then again, how do you replace one of the two or three best DT's in the game so easily?
The following players were limited in participation Thursday: Todd Heap (ankle), LeRon McClain (shoulder), Haruki Nakamura (chest), Tom Zbikowski (illness). On yesterday's Injury report but practicing today were Prescott Burgess (illness), Jarret Johnson (shoulder) and Frank Walker (illness).
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How To Beat The Cincinnati Bengals This Time
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 5, 2009 9:20 AM EST
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Perhaps rather than wasting my time as well as yours, I should just copy the same story I posted in week five when we played each other in Baltimore. In that post I said:
Do what do the Ravens need to do on both sides of the ball to win this battle for first place of the division? Not much, just "play like a Raven" pretty much sums it up. Let the offense continue to move the ball, but put a little more emphasis on the run game than they did in New England, where they showed they could gobble up huge chunks of yardage at will. Throw the ball to keep the defense off of the line and when they creep up to put eight in the box, the air it out to make them pay.
Defensivlely, keep the Bengals out of the end zone. Bend but don't break between the 20's and force Cincy to kick field goals when they get into scoring position. Shut down the run game as usual and put lots of pressure on Carson Palmer, both with four rushers as well through a mix of stunts and blitzes. Don't give Palmer time to set up with deep drops and make our DB's look any worse than they've been already. Allow Ed Reed to provide help and start his run of picks that he did late in 2008. No long plays on offense for Cincinnati, much less Special Teams.
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Wednesday Injury Report
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 4, 2009 7:58 PM EST
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The Baltimore Ravens released their Injury Report for Wednesday. While there is no one listed as "out" for the game, the list of "Did Not Participate" is unusually long for the team, but should be pared down as the week progresses. So far the following players did not participate in Wednesday's practice:
Prescott Burgess (illness), Matt Katula (elbow), Haruki Nakamura (chest), Haloti Ngata (ankle), Frank Walker (illness), Tom Zbikowski (illness).
Todd Heap (ankle) and LeRon McClain (shoulder) were listed as "Limited Participation." Stay tuned for daily updates and changes as they occur when I receive the reports for Thursday, Friday and Final Game Status direct from the team.
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Jarret Johnson Nominated For ESPN's Player of the Week
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 4, 2009 9:10 AM EST
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Click here to vote for the Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson, who was nominated for ESPN's Football Today Head & Shoulders Player of the Week. Obviously, the award is sponsored by a shampoo company, so it is certainly not the NFL Player of the Week Award. However, it is nice to see Johnson get some notice outside of Baltimore, as he is one of the hardest hitters on the team and now leads the Ravens in sacks with five.
Congrats to Jarret and keep up the blitzing pass rush!
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Which Ravens' Team Shows Up in Cincinnati on Sunday?
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 3, 2009 9:35 AM EST
160 comments
Will it be the monochromatic one that played boring and uninspired football for 59 minutes and then wilts with their back against the wall and lets the Bengals roll down the field in the last seconds, helping them along the way with a couple of key penalties in easily their worst showing of the year? Or will it be the one that we saw this past Sunday that totally dominated the Denver Broncos on both sides of the ball in every matchup in the trenches, backfield and secondary as well as special teams?
(More on "Which Ravens' Team Shows Up..." after the 'Jump')
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Ravens' Win Follows Last Year's Gameplan
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 2, 2009 9:51 AM EST
126 comments
Watching the Baltimore Ravens complete domination of the Denver Broncos in yesterday's 30-7 victory had the team looking just like the one that went 8-2 in their last ten games to make the AFC Championship Game than the one that had blown the previous three by a total of 11 points.
Everything that most fans have complained about here on The Beatdown, on the airwaves and across the internet, seemed to disappear on a day that started off rainy and ugly but finished bright and beautiful. Whatever happened during their Bye week must have sunk in because the guys who showed up certainly improved in so many areas that were blatantly obvious issues prior to the game.
(Click on the 'Jump' to read more on "Ravens' Win Follows Last Year's Gameplan")
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