Ravens @ Browns: Prediction & 'Open Thread'
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 16, 2009 8:47 AM EST
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PrintStick with Baltimore Beatdown all game long to post your thoughts and opinions as the Baltimore Ravens break their curse on Monday Night Football and finish off their sweep of the Cleveland Browns tonight. While the Ravens are 4-7 on MNF and have lost their last five in a row on that national stage, the Browns might be just what the doctor ordered to right the team's ship and get them back on track for the next few tough games starting next week when the undefeated Indianapolis Colts come to M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
But for now, the Ravens need to prove to the pessimists and non-believers that this team can indeed contend for a post season berth and what's the best way than to continue to beat the teams that we are big favorites over? The losses the Ravens have suffered, and suffered seems to be a great word to describe those defeats, have been to teams that are all in first place in their respective divisions. The wins have been over teams that the Ravens were expected to beat and we need to continue that trend tonight over a very dangerous Cleveland team.
The Bronws may be one of the worst teams in the NFL, from the players on the field to the folks who run their Front Office. However, to me the Browns have absolutely nothing left to lose and therefore the wounded animal can be very dangerous when backed into a corner. They have zero pressure on them and can pull out every trick play from the playbook and throw it all at once at us in what is their Super Bowl. If Cleveland loses the rest of the games but wins tonight, they will cherish that victory and do whatever they can to rub it in our faces, especially on this website.
However, all the Ravens need to do is follow the lead of what the Cioncinnati Bengals did to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh yesterday, one of the hardest places to win in the NFL. The Bengals stayed in the lead all day and never let the Steelers get comfortable on offense, all the while continuing to pound the rock in the run game and making the sure throws to move the chains. They covered the Steelers wideouts like glue, allowing them to constantly blitz and put pressure on Big Ben. I am certainly on their bandwagon now, and you all should be as well, because the Steelers loss puts us in control of our own destiny. If the Ravens can beat Pittsburgh in two weeks, then we should be in position to take the lead in the Wild Card race for the stretch run of the season.
Baltimore needs to prevent the easy and especially early score by Cleveland, and at the same time, wear down the defense and desire of the Browns by going on long scoring drives that ram the ball down the throat of their interior. Follow the same game plan they used in their earlier 34-3 pounding, utilizing all their running backs and passing when they need to to control the game and the time clock. Get out of Cleveland healthy and with a resounding victory to begin to focus on ending another curse, this one of the Colts beating our butts every time we play them. But that is for next week, as we need to focus on taking care of business tonight on prime time TV.
Ravens: 27-10
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This is going to be a shoot out
… for the Browns’ standards.
38-9 (only because Dawson is good at kicking oblong balls)
The Browns are a weak team, but the dog pound on Monday night? Not too easy IMO. I remember the—at the time—defending Superbowl Champion Giants getting smacked in the mouth there on MNF last year.
Bottom line: we must score first. We need to discourage them from the get-go. If the Browns come out and put a couple TD’s on the board early, then they are going to be playing their hearts out until the very last snap. Come on Ravens…go get this.
"Alex Ovechkin makes Chad Johnson look like he's reading the paper."
Bengals fan here
Good luck tonight (not that you will need it) and good luck with the Steelers (as always)
Hmmm, And how did we get negative points?
And 794234234 is a lot for a kicker, because God know your offense won’t get it done.
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Zachary Beard on Nov 16, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Really you got me banned?!?!?!?!?!?!
I see you went cring to your mommy about how the big, mean ’ol, Ravens fan, was bullying me by saying our offense was shit. Well I can see a lot about your personality…….
Here is you word of the day: http://www.wordnik.com/words/wussy
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Zachary Beard on Nov 16, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Do you see ESPN's Stuart Scott?
The dude is wearing fancy glasses and gloves while it’s only 50 degrees there. He’s so much more interested in getting face time than the game itself. What happened to him? I used to think he was one of the better ones.
aka 'Rexx'
Enjoy the game everyone!
I’ll be here after each quarter and to put a second half post up as well as after the game to do a first look at the results. I may also post after specific plays, depending on my elation or frustration. However, fo rthe most part I plan to closely watch the game and enjoy our return to dominance over the lowly Browns in front of their embarrassingly empty stadium.
See you soon!
aka 'Rexx'
Hi everyone! I am sooo excited to see my bi-polar Ravens. I will enjoy this game simply becuase my heart isn’t in it. I will probably laugh if we get punked. It sure beats getting your hopes up and then having your heart ripped out, beat with a tire iron and than spun out on by a ‘71 2 door Nova. You know my feelings on the outcome. I don’t need to repeat that and poo poo the party.
Down by contact
Terrible choice to challenge that Lewis run as a fumble. Also we look terrible so far on both sides of the ball. On third down we had zero WR’s in the middle of the field. Looks like Billick’s offense is back.
Feel terrible for Nakamura. Looked like abroken right leg to me. End of season, he looked like he was in big pain.
aka 'Rexx'
good ole' heap
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions
Did the Ravens practice during the week or
even have a gameplan? They look so confused and this is against the worst team in the league. This game might be an embarrassment for BOTH teams regardless of whether we win or not. Could be looking at one of those 6-3 games. Ouch.
aka 'Rexx'
The Fall of The Raven
Flightless and weighted
Spiraling fall
The earth rises up
Swallows them all
Not a feather to find
Nor mark of a bird
Nevermore Ravens
Poe’s altered words.
FanPost on Graham Gano coming tomorrow
He’s been lights out for the UFL team so far and are in the championship game after he kicked 3 FG’s to lead them to a 16-10 win. Huh, imagine that?
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 16, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
I actually hope The Haus misses all his FG's today
It shouldn’t affect the final score too much and maybe he will finally get canned.
Seriously dude just missed a low pressure kick. Come ON!
Has Steve ever dealt with pressure before?
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions
Cut him
At half-time. Seriously. Bus fare back to Baltimore.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 16, 2009 9:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions
pressure early in the game, what a concept
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:18 PM EST reply actions
refs got something right
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions
always good to see solid calls
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:37 PM EST reply actions
new member here
and i can’t believe we are making the browns look good
welcome in
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
browns are well prepared...
we need to hang in there a bit longer.
yea L webb
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:43 PM EST reply actions
h/o sloppy where offense or defense..?
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:44 PM EST reply actions
twice now?
too many men on the field again?!!
What the ref really wanted to say....
Too many yards gained by Baltimore so I have to penalize them
lol the brady rule worked with us for once
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 16, 2009 9:50 PM EST reply actions
oh please...
score a TD so our kicker can’t screw it up again.
The Ravens are average...
This game doesn’t matter…at 4-4, the Ravens are average and aren’t good enough to go anywhere…start rebuilding for next year…how about a BIG wideout and another try at cornerbacks? I don’t even want to see the Indy game…the Ravens will likely get beaten by over 20…
reason for that...
That’s because as a perpetually average team, when we win, it’s against a weak schedule, when we lose, it’s because we’re playing better teams…the Ravens are NEVER a great team…just a good team…mediocre…
Cleveland is much better prepared
We seem to be confused. Flacco is rushed all the time.
Well some thoughts....
while awaiting this review…
1) Our offensive line is a complete joke tonight. The RB’s are getting any holes to run through and Flacco is scrambling like crazy.
2) CAN WE GET SOME PEOPLE ON THE SIDELINES TO COUNT TO 11?!?! Seriously, two times getting called for 12 guys on the field?
3) We are going to eventually get beat deep on a fluke pass or a Cribbs return. The offense has shown nothing at all.
4)Our kicking game is a steaming pile of Hauschka.
5) This was the single most embarrassing half the Ravens have ever played on MNF…and that’s saying a lot. Way to make one of the worst teams in the league look decent.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 16, 2009 10:04 PM EST reply actions
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