and to think I just posted this a few moments ago and you must have stayed up all night waiting in line in the cold to get into your local coffee house to purchase computer time to be the first in here! Congrats!

24-10 seems right, we’ve done a good job of not overlooking teams

Raiders 12

Hopefully Mason plays today, we will need him. Get Reed in there for maybe 20-25 plays and get him warmed up. Give it to Rice 25 times, LeRon 12 times and Willis 10 times. Lets control the clock, make this quick and get outta there.

I heard Adam Schefter today talking about Cam Cameron going to the Bills for the head coaching job. Wouldn’t mind that and then get Weis or Leach in here.

Not going to be able to celebrate the victory and all the playoff talk for most of this week. Time to go winter fishing in Virginia till Wednesday.

Despite having a talented front four, Oakland has allowed an NFL-high 21 rushing touchdowns. The Raiders rank 29th against the run, giving up 149.9 yards on the ground. Teams avoid throwing the ball against Oakland and attack its undersized linebackers. Last Sunday, Cleveland’s Jerome Harrison gashed the Raiders for 148 yards. The Ravens have the seventh-best ground game in the NFL and have run for 19 touchdowns, which is tied for third in the league. Ray Rice has averaged 131.3 rushing yards in his past three games. He had 141.yards on the ground last Sunday at Pittsburgh, which had the NFL’s top run defense. Edge: RAVENS

Ravens pass offense vs. Raiders pass defense: In his past three games, Joe Flacco has averaged 210 passing yards, throwing for seven touchdowns and one interception. His favorite red-zone target has become tight end Todd Heap, who has scored multiple touchdowns in consecutive games for the first time in his career. Receiver Derrick Mason, who dropped a pass in the end zone last Sunday, could be negated by Nnamdi Asomugha, who is considered one of the top cornerbacks in the league. Left tackle Jared Gaither is expected to return after missing the past three games with foot and back injuries, which moves rookie first-round pick Michael Oher back to right tackle. Edge: RAVENS

Raiders run offense vs. Ravens run defense: This is where the Raiders need to be productive to pull off the upset, but the Ravens hold teams to 3.5 yards per carry (which leads the NFL). The Ravens had one of their best games against the run last Sunday, when they shut down Rashard Mendenhall (36 yards on 17 carries). Oakland running back Michael Bush gained 133 rushing yards two weeks ago in the Raiders’ upset of Denver, but he finished with 52 yards last Sunday at Cleveland. Edge: RAVENS

Raiders pass offense vs. Ravens pass defense: Charlie Frye is Oakland’s third starting quarterback of the season after JaMarcus Russell got benched and Bruce Gradkowski got hurt. Frye has been dreadful in his two starts. He passed for 68 yards in Denver, and he threw for three interceptions and no touchdowns at Cleveland. First-round pick Darrius Heyward-Bey, the former Maryland wide receiver, has been a major disappointment and has missed the past four games with a foot injury. Oakland’s primary target is tight end Zach Miller, who has 59 catches for 767 yards and two touchdowns. Free safety Ed Reed said he is a game-time decision after being sidelined the past four games with a groin injury. Cornerback Domonique Foxworth has made three interceptions in Reed’s absence. Edge: RAVENS

Special teams: The Raiders have two of the best specialists in the NFL in kicker Sebastian Janikowski and punter Shane Lechler. Janikowski has made 24 of 27 field-goal tries, including a 61-yarder last Sunday. Lechler leads the NFL with a 44-yard net average. But Oakland’s punt and kickoff return teams rank in the bottom four of the league. Jalen Parmele averaged 29 yards in his first game as the Ravens’ kickoff returner and faces a Raiders coverage team that is 29th in the NFL. Kicker Billy Cundiff has converted 12 of 15 field-goal attempts for the Ravens. Edge: EVEN

Intangibles: The Ravens know they have to win to clinch a playoff berth, so all the motivation rests with them. They are 4-0 against teams with losing records this season, winning by an average of 29 points. The Raiders have beaten some quality teams (Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Denver and Pittsburgh), but they have lost to some bad ones (Kansas City, Washington and Cleveland). The Ravens have won seven of their past nine regular-season finales, including the past three. Edge: RAVENS

Prediction: There has been one absolute under coach John Harbaugh: The Ravens rout teams with losing records. This trend will continue against the overmatched Raiders, especially with everything at stake. Next stop is the playoffs. RAVENS, 35-3

Not going to be able to play the entire game, but will see good amount of plays.

Is a lame Ed better than Zibby. If Ed gets beat deep once it could change the game.

MaLor- Leach is a jerk. According to the announcers covering the bowl game yesterday, he actually made a kid change the family name on the back of his jersey becuase he said it sounded wimpy. The guys ego has made him Hitler-ish crazy. What an ass and Bobby Knight want to be. No room for that type of coaching anywhere. Win or lose. Texas Tech is still under the radar so wait until they uncover recruiting violations. That always seems to come after a little exposure.

a big goose egg for the Raiders. But if our guys rack up penalties, I vote for time-outs on the bench, facing the stands. Come on, Ravens—don’t be doing stupid stuff today!!!!!!!

I do like our record against losing teams, so let’s keep it going! I am happy too, don’t have to watch a 3″×5″ screen on my pc. Yes, 32" flat-screen HD is more like it!

I will be here all day during the game

Okay, i know this isn’t positive thinking, but, if we lose, who exactly do we need to lose to get in?

I think we’ll have a big day today. All though the raiders have beaten some quality teams I just don’t see us laying down with the playoffs on the line. If we could stop making those stupid mistakes we actually could be a very scary team to play. Even though that is a big IF

watching the game tonight (which is a yaay!!) :]

damn steelers having all the luck in the world (and i’m not even touching officiating at that game).

are there any qbs remaining in miami??? the 4th one is on right now.

anyways, go ravens!

time to kick raider ass

don’t want the Steelers are Texans in

Good Job!!!

Get Rice and Heap with some Mason the ball between the 20’s then power it in there with Willis and/or LeRon in the redzone.

Good job Cam.

he still got it

Ravens can’t collapse the pocket. C’mon Walker needs all the help he can get.

He gets a special prize – a wheelchair

Raiders safety got punked there

He won’t tackle you… LOL

I just had to pop in to say that was the sickest stiff arm I’ve ever seen.

Good luck today and (hopefully) in the postseason from a Delaware grad who loves Joe Flacco

Coming home from new hAmsphire and followingon espn gamecast. Common ravens!

That penalty on Chris Carr was BS

Had to wait for them to replace the sticks so he could see where to spot the first down

Did he just say, that was the first TD for the Raiders in 2 weeks?

Have seen much of him since

Another lousey pass interference call that kept the Raiders drive alive…. and making the coverage play soft. No integrity amongst the NFL OFFICIALS!

His snap made the Koch hold the ball sideways. Katula is a member at the golf course I am a member at and live on. Next time I see him in the summer I am going to long snap a powerade at him.

Tired of these penalties. Both pass interferences were terrible calls by the refs. The WR bumped into Walker just as much as Walker did. That Carr call was maybe the worst all season. The ball hit the WR before Carr even tried to break it up.

Anyone who thinks the refs don’t call our games with a different style to fuck us over is idiotic.

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