LC's Ravens Blog: Week 10
Ravens vs Browns Game Highlights
Final score: Ravens 28 Browns 7 |
Final Thoughts
Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes, but it was far from pretty for the Ravens offense on the National TV stage. Baltimore trailed 7-3 late in the second quarter before gaining control during a third quarter in which Flacco went 10 for 12 with two scores. The Ravens (5-4) have won two in a row following a four-game losing streak. Baltimore is the only team in the AFC North above .500. Flacco went 30 for 41 for 296 yards and two interceptions. For the Ravens to reach the heights they dream to reach this year, Joe has to play at a higher level, and make far less mistakes. But that defense is pretty special. Dallas this Sunday should be fun. |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 9 vs Steelers Review
Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Ravens vs Steelers Game Highlights
Final score: Ravens 21 Steelers 14 |
Final Thoughts
The Ravens returned to the field after a much needed bye week, and delivered an impressive defensive performance over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Through three quarters, the Ravens defense was absolutely sensational. Ben Roethlisberger returned to the field after an injury a few weeks ago, and attempted to send the Ravens to their 5th straight loss. But the defense completely shut down one of the most high powered offenses the league has. Roethlisberger went 8 for 18 for 54 yards and an interception through three quarters. The Steelers offense produced only two first downs and was limited to 69 yards. Think about this, the Steelers finished with 36 yards rushing, 32 by Le'Veon Bell. You have to give the Ravens defense, especially their secondary all the credit. The pass rush was not great. Big Ben was barely touched. But the coverage on Antonio Brown and his pals was magnificent. The Ravens offense still has a lot of work to do. But for today, lets celebrate. |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 9 vs Steelers Preview
Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Week 9: Ravens vs Steelers Preview
This Sunday at 1pm, the Baltimore Ravens will host their arch rival the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. This game is a must win for the Ravens who are in the midst of a four game losing streak and are coming off a much needed bye week. The question many will be asking is, what Ravens team will take the field. After starting the year 3-0 and relatively healthy, key players have been dropping left and right. Its one thing to miss a key player or two, that happens to every team, but the Ravens have been without Steve Smith, Terrell Suggs, CJ Mosley, Elvis Dumervil, Ronnie Stanley, Marshal Yanda, Rick Wagner, Jimmy Smith, Shareece Wright, and more. Those are some positions to be missing players in. But losing is not an option at this point. Check out my preview for this week's game. |
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LC's Ravens Blog: Week 7 vs Jets Review
Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 6 vs Giants Review
Ravens vs Giants Live Stream
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Ravens 10 Giants 7 Offense
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Halftime: Ravens 10 Giants 7 Defense
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Ravens 13 Giants 10 Defense
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Ravens 16 Giants 17 Defense
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Ravens 23 Giants 27 Offense
Final score: Ravens 23 Giants 27 |
Final Thoughts
The Ravens were beaten by not only the New York Giants on Sunday, but once again they were beaten by their own mistakes and shortcomings. Injuries are starting to really stack up and at the wrong time. Lets see, both outside pass rushers, both corner backs, (though Shareece Wright isn't much of a lost in my opinion), the middle linebacker, both tackle and right guard, and of course our top receiver. All of these key injuries played a major role in this week's loss and that can't be refuted. But there were ways they could have overcome these issues and still won this ballgame. Through it all, ONCE AGAIN, it was still a one possession game and points, any point, were important and meaningful. And once gain Coach Harbaugh opted to gamble and go for the touchdown on fourth down. And of course, we didn't convert and of course those three points we opted not to take, could and would have been beneficial down at the end of the game. The Ravens could have easily been in need of a field goal to win instead of a touchdown, had we simply utilized one of the best kickers in football. Look, I like my coach to have to bravado and swag to him, I like confidence. But on the road, team littered with injuries on the line, and secondary. TAKE THE POINTS!!! I have never been down on Coach Harbaugh and still don't really want him fired, but lets face it, He makes very few decisions that win us games but many of his decisions have cost us. Bad clock management, undisciplined with numerous penalties year after year, bad situational decisions at key points. Not to mention he brings nothing to the table offensively or defensively. If we lose next week to the Jets, the sorry jets, Heads will roll!!!! |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 5 vs Redskins Review
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Ravens vs Redskins Live Stream
1st Quarter Offense
Ravens 7 Redskins 0 Defense
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*The Redskins Crowder runs the punt back 85 yards for a touchdown. Right up the middle. Due to the wind, the Skins miss the extra point. Ravens 7 Redskins 6 Offense
Ravens 10 Redskins 6 *Once againn Special teams lets the Ravens down and they gave up.a hige kick return to their own 45. Terrible coverage, Defense
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Final: Ravens 10 Redskins 16 |
Final Thoughts
The Ravens were beaten by their own arrogance. You take points when they are there. |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 4 vs Raiders Review
Ravens vs Raiders Live Stream
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Raiders 7 Ravens 0 Offense
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Raiders 14 Ravens 12 For some reason they go for 2 this early and don't convert. I disagree with the call. Too much football left not to take the points. Defense
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Raiders 21 Ravens 27 After the play Wallace gets an unsportsmanlike penalty that helps to give Oakland great starting field position on the 34 yard line. Dumb mistake. Defense
Raiders 28 Ravens 27 Offense
Final: Raiders 28 Ravens 27 |
Final Thoughts
The Ravens were defeated for the first time in the 2016 season by a very good young offense that just made more plays when they needed to. This lost by no means makes the Ravens a bad team or puts them in panic mode, but losing at home is nothing to just dismiss. Especially in game where the offense once against started slow and had to fight back to regain the lead with minutes left, only to squander it on defense. And then they still had a chance to get in position to kick a game winning field goal, and couldn't get it done. Much of the blame must be placed on Coaching, no doubt. Questionable decisions to go for a two point conversion long before it was needed was baffling. Also the decision to accept a penalty, instead of declining it and forcing the Raiders to kick a field goal, also resulted in them converting and scoring a touchdown. These types of calls standout when you coach a team that never wins comfortably and every game is close. Decision like these come back to bite you. That's why i say, always take the points! Another area where we struggled was protecting Joe Flacco. While he wasn't sacked a lot, his throws were rushed all day due to the offensive line having no answer for K Mack coming off the edge. Rookie Left tackle Ronnie Stanley missed the game due to injury and he was truly missed. Nothing was allowed the time to develop downfield, which is the strength. And while the Terrance West found success for the Ravens running game for the first time this season, there were not enough touches for the backs. The team turned into a one dimensional offense once gain, which made it easy on the Oakland defense. Which brings me to the real reason for the lost and that is the horrible performance by the Ravens secondary and in particular, Shareece Wright. How many big plays can one man surrender before you realize he's the problem. And this will only get worst as we enter into the part of the schedule with even more high powered passing offenses. The defensive secondary has to be addressed ASAP, if the Ravens want any chance of making it far this year. |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 3 vs Jaguars Review
Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Ravens vs Jaguars Live Stream
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Final Score: Ravens 19 Bills 17 |
Final Thoughts
The Ravens are 3-0 for the first time in a long time which is no small feat in the NFL, especially with two of those wins coming on the road. It was far from pretty but there were some positives that can be taken from this game in Jacksonville. First obvious positive was how well the Ravens defense held up against Blake Bortles and the high powered passing game of the Jags. Especially early, the Ravens defense was able to force a number of punts and keep the Jaguars out of scoring range. Of course, as any good offense will, they eventually found some success, but the Ravens were able to to hold them to 17 points, in Jacksonville. that's no small feat in my opinion. As far as the offense goes, they still are searching for a breakout performer at running back, and they have come up empty so far. Forsett is justifying why they cut him and resigned him for less money. And West is only a little better. This leaves so much pressure on Joe Flacco and the passing game. There were some great moments on Sunday for the passing game, and there were some bone headed mistakes made by Flacco that make you shake your head. They have to get more balance and more production consistently. Health has held up so far, which is refreshing. The stars of the game were the special teams unit. Well aside for Devin Hester who muffed a punt that sparked the Jags comeback. Justin Tucker was sensational and is our MVP so far. But hats off to that field goal defense for blocking another kick and at the best time possible. We owe this win to the 3rd team, as without them, this would have ended differently. |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 2 vs Browns Review
Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Ravens vs Bills Live Stream
Honestly, I was so pissed off by the horrific 1st quarter start by the Baltimore Ravens, that I couldn't even write down any meaningful play by play or notes from the game. All you really need to know is this.
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Final Summary
After two games of the 2016 NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens now sit 2-0, tied for the division lead with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In many ways, that's all that really matters at this point. Yes, the team got off to horrible start on the road in Cleveland, yes, the defense looked bad against back up QB Josh McCown, and yes, the offense continues to come out the locker room looking ill prepared to dominate and put teams away. But at the end of the day, the Ravens scored 25 unanswered points and defeated a division rival, ob the road. Plus they came out of the game with no major injuries to key players, which is always a cause to celebrate. The road will get a lot tougher they will need to improve if they want to go far. |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 2 vs Browns Preview
Week 2: Ravens vs Browns Preview
This Sunday at 1pm, the Baltimore Ravens travel to Cleveland to battle the Browns, for the first of two games between the teams this season. When it comes to division match ups, the teams play each other so often and are so familiar with the opponent, that really anything can happen. The history between these two teams is well documented, and overall the Ravens dominated the match-up. But just last season, with Josh McCown at the helm, the Browns came into Baltimore and defeated the Ravens 33-30 in overtime. It was an embarrassing lost, and one of the seasons low moments. Well, with the injury to RG3, McCown is back as the starter this Sunday and he will look to pass all over that Ravens secondary once again. He is 2-1 against the Ravens overall, and John Harbaugh stated that they are not taking him lightly, as he's has the burned the Ravens repeatedly. The Ravens are heavily favored to win this match-up o Sunday, but this is not a game to take lightly. Check this week's preview video... |
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LC's Ravens Blog: Week 1 vs Bills Review
Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Ravens vs Bills Live Stream
1st Quarter Offense
Ravens 3 Bills 0 2nd Quarter Defense
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Ravens 13 Bills 7 Defense
Final Score: Ravens 13 Bills 7 |
Final Summary
Game one of the 2016 season for the Ravens is in the books and there are several positives to acknowledge. First of all they got the win. Wins in this league are not easy and you appreciate them because as we saw last year, no matter how close the score is, when you lose, it’s a lost. No cookies for playing well and losing. The 2nd was the play of the defense. Any time you can hold an NFL offense to one touchdown which came on 4th down I must add, you had a great afternoon. Great job by all 3 levels not giving up huge backbreaking plays. They were hitting too. The team left the field today with no major injuries which is a blessing that should not be taken for granted. Joe Flacco, Steve Smith and Terrell Suggs all made their return from major season ending injuries and they looked like they are getting there. Not 100% yet, but this game knocked off some rust and helped build their confidence. Great connection between Flacco and Mike Wallace. I have a feeling there is a lot more where that came from. The offense faced a very aggressive defense today and wasn’t as explosive as we would have liked to see, but its week 1. They will continue to gel and get better. A win is never a bad thing and there is room for growth. |
LC's Ravens Blog: Week 1 vs Bills Preview
Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016
Week 1: Ravens vs Bills Preview
The first game of a new season always brings hope and excitement to the fan base. This is even more true when it comes to the 2016 Baltimore Ravens team. The entire 2015 season was like a bad dream, a nightmare one might say, littered with injuries, disappointments and overall the worst season of the John Harbaugh era. Well, this year, fans are hoping that the team can field a healthy squad that is ready to compete at a high level and go deep into the playoffs. It won't be easy facing Rex Ryan and the Bills on Sunday in the Ravens first true test. Joe Flacco, Steve Smith, and Terrell Suggs are all returning from significant injury and it will be very important that all three of these leaders play at a high level. The key will be the Ravens defense, like it always is. For more, watch the video. |
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