I am astounded. This win puts the "giddy" in my "giddy-up" for this week. FIRST PLACE!
Never doubted we could win this one. Going to the kitchen and hoist a cold one or two as my thanks to Ravenkiller; he had to have worked up a thirst today. Salute to you dude. Believeland!
"Every responsibility implies opportunity, and every opportunity implies responsibility." Otis Allen Glazebrook, 1880
This was one of those games that we had no business winning - but somehow we did. One player that I want to mention is Jeudy - he has had some tough moments and comments etc, but he's continued to show up and it paid off in the clutch today
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Boston is far to the left as KC settles into the slot. Fannin is flanked out wide to the right. Judkins and Sampson are split in the backfield as the ball is hiked ... Here we go."
I agree about Jeudy. Let's face it he's been cast aside a bit and could have sulked but he didn't and every time we've needed him, he's stepped up. Forget trading him we need him on our team as a leader to the younger guys. He's setting an example.
Same here. After the first 2 Ravens possessions I thought we were dead in the water. Quick observation. When we lost Jim Schwartz and traded Myles we all pretty much thought our D would take a step or 2 back. I'm not casting shade on either one. JS is a very good coach and Myles a great player and I respect them both but we're not really missing either one. Heck, if we kept Myles he wouldn't have been playing anyway because of his injury. Mike Ruttenberg may be a really good DC.
It's better to win ugly than to lose in a scorcher.
I had absolutely no faith in this team at all and even dozed off at halftime. I awoke moments after we scored the touchdown to tie it up; so I saw the end, but I missed everything in between.
I would be ecstatic if we added an ugly win by the Indians to the ugly wins by tOSU and the Browns; it'd be a great weekend hat trick.
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
4-2 is incredible and we have had some really good luck so far. But it is mind boggling to think if not for a bad punt snap, we would be 5-1 with the Titans coming up. Watson has not been great, but with this defense, maybe he doesn’t have to be. I just hope the offensive line will keep getting better.
When Carson Schlesinger goes out and plays hurt like that, how can guys like Kalia Davis, Mike Hall and Tevin Jenkins look at themselves in the mirror? Although I give Hall credit for going back into the Steelers game, I just don’t see why he had to take the next two games off. And please just cut Tevin Jenkins.
For all the offensive struggles I keep going back to the defense. Damn what a performance.
Missing Graham and Hall and they still shut the Ravens down after the first quarter. From the first drive it looked like we were going to get a serious dose of Derrick Henry.
He got beans after that.
Carson is something else. Dude is a bona fide playmaker. He is all over the field making plays. We had to have that turnover and he made it happen.
We have a long way to go on offense but with this defense we will be in every game.
I was thinking about that last night and wonder how much of this team's late game offensive success is due to going 3 wide. The WRs on this team are 2 1st rounders and a high 2nd round pick. For 3 quarters for the most part the team tries to stay balanced and play some sort of smash mouth football and then in the 4th when the game warrants go 3 wide and Watson all of a sudden look much better. Might be defenses are just struggling covering 3 talented receivers and things open up for Watson because of that.
I know it - we led for exactly 0 seconds. Even the final play was held with 0's on the clock because of the penalty. It's a record that can never be broken.
I think we all know that the offense's ineptitude is not sustainable. I mean, we were HORRIFIC for the first 3 quarters ... and just average until the last drive. I hope we can find a semblance of a run game to help quell the weaknesses.
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Boston is far to the left as KC settles into the slot. Fannin is flanked out wide to the right. Judkins and Sampson are split in the backfield as the ball is hiked ... Here we go."
The D had a few dropped interceptions was one reason
And the other was the Browns receivers not getting separation.
I saw a few times where they ran up to and just stopped next to the Ravens defensive player and stood there making no moves or effort to separate to give Watson a target
I also saw Verse tackling runners and receivers and playing a more all around defensive game unlike Myles who let RB's and receivers run past him so he could go get a sack for his personal record.
There are a few things with more playing time should help with the penalties and separation issues
The run game sure help with the O side of the ball and a great game by the ST's and Defense made for an exciting last minuet WIN !
Nice win . I thought our running game was better and I also thought that the safety who replaced Delpit ,Mcneil/warren, was an upgrade and played well.
I was thinking about that last night and wonder how much of this team's late game offensive success is due to going 3 wide. The WRs on this team are 2 1st rounders and a high 2nd round pick. For 3 quarters for the most part the team tries to stay balanced and play some sort of smash mouth football and then in the 4th when the game warrants go 3 wide and Watson all of a sudden look much better. Might be defenses are just struggling covering 3 talented receivers and things open up for Watson because of that.
I don't think we have the Oline to play smash mouth style, try as we may.
I don’t think the issue with the run game is necessarily the line. We have an inept passing game so teams don’t feel threatened by the pass and sell out for the run. Look how many times Hamilton, a free safety, completely ignored the pass. On top of that Judkins isn’t very good. I wouldn’t rush bringing him back and would start every single RB on the roster over him.
Until the offense can get the pass going in some semblance of professional football, the run game will struggle.
