tsylvester

That is a big question. Last year, San Fran, Detroit were thought to be top teams, Super Bowl fans. Then they met the Ravens and were destroyed. Now, this year the Ravens defense is not what it was last year, but this offense is much better. So the question is, is Tampa really that good, or are they just a product of the teams that they play? Saints and Falcons are meh, average teams, Broncos have a good defense, but a rookie qb, and they lost. I guess sort of like the Ravens lost to the Raiders; over looked. They beat the Lions and Comandos, but at seasons start Iggles can't score on anyone. I'm not sure we know how good or bad the Bucs are..

Lamar, 20 of 26 for 323 yards against mostly tight man coverage. Yes, some throws were to wide open receivers/ tightends, but most were not. Something some have said he could not do. Something some have said the receivers/ tightends could not get open. 1 punt, ONE! 2 drives of 90+ yards for touchdowns, quite rare, but yes it was against the Comandos, even so, he was point on. Now repeat it, stack it as they say

Me too, but 6 games plus most of last year say he is done. Too many voices in his head with all of the lawsuits, etc whether they are true or not. That many people against you, it is very difficult to focus

I don't care how bad a defense is, 8, 9 men in the box all crashing, run blitzing, is hard to defend and the line did a phenomenal job in both pass and run blocking. They will get another good test next week with Tampa, then the next with Cleveland. The Browns may not be able to score more than 15 pts, but that defense is still very good. Tampa is one of the more complete teams in the NFC, but are they like the Lions and 9ers of last season?

One in particular who had been struggling. Great coverage today, it took an incredible throw and an even better catch to beat him. Maybe he is ready to turn his season around, he being Stephens

The offensive line was quite impressive. The Comandos ran blitzed most of the game. They even sent 7 several times, yet each time, for the most part, Lamar had a clean pocket with plenty of time. The way this game went, the only thing to stop the Ravens offense was themselves. A turnover, a bad decision on a zone read or two, then one of the few penalties called, holding on Likely. Ive a feeling it wasn't the Ravens playing penalty free so much as the officiating allowimg them to just play. Several flags picked up which is not normal, a few obvious calls let go...

Overall, not much to complain about. The biggest was going 0 blitz on 4th and 12, leaving Wigfins, who has been called for pi/holding in every game on an island. This, when the defensive line was not only getting pressure, but getting proper pressure, squeezing the pocket, keeping their rush lanes. Bad, bad choice. Held the highest scoring offense in the league to 23 pts, most of the key plays were just incredible throws and catch. They also kept a running qb in the pocket, did not let his running beat them. They were clearly focussed and well trained, knowing what play was coming before the snap, leading to numerous no gains or tackles for a loss. I'll give Orr and his staff credit, what a gauntlet of passing attacks they went through in the 4 game winning streak. Now Tampa, a complete team, does everything well... let us see how he adjusts...

2 knees and it is over, 1, 2 30-23 Ravens! Woo Hoo!

1;05 left, 1st down! Game over

That is fight worthy

2 mins From their 42 Henry up the left side gets 4, they use their last time out. 1 more 1st down 2nd and 6 1:56 I formation, Henry on a sweep left gets 5 3rd and 1 Coming up on a minute to play Ravens use their last time out Lamar keeps it on a boot, runs out of bounds after getting the 1st down, takes a cheap shot

Kickoff is booted into the endzone for a touchback 2:48, they have 2 timeouts plus the 2 mins From the 30 Underr center, Henry left side gets 2 Wnd and 8, 10 men in the box, run blitzing Time out Comandos 2:44 I formation Sweep left, as usual Henry runs for 28! 2 min warning

3:42 From the Ravens 35 Qb sweep he gets nailed, loss of 2 3 mins Forced to flee, blatant hold ignored by the officials 3rd and 8 Zone Time out Ravens, their 2nd 2:59 left in the game Forced out of the pocket again, Agent 0 forces him out of bounds Field goal time From 49 It is good, 30-23 Ravens

Man, I was just thinking that the Ravens only had 2 penalties all game, oy

4:28, 3rd and 20 Pass short flat , tackled right away 4th and 12 3:59 0 blitz Heaves one deep down field, Wiggins is mugging him, pi

Tucker boots it out of the endzone 6:18 Pass over the middle for 15 Under 6 Run up the middle for 3 5:30 and counting Major pressure, he is sacked by Owe 3rd down 7 4:30 Pass over the middle for 5, flag down, holding offense, bout time,

A touchdown would have been great, but they took their time and still got pts. Had Lamar handed it off to Hill, Hill would still be running instead of the 6 yard loss...

8:30 I formstion Henry Sweep left for 5 7:40 Oh Lamar makes a mistake on zone read and keeps it, tackled for a big loss 3rd and 11 Blitzed licked up, hits Likely for 9, Tucker time From 39 is good 30-20 6:18

Need another scoring drive, time consuming Henry is all warmed up Kick to the goal line, Hill returns it to the 20 1 time out left for them, 2 for the Ravens 12:07 I formation Pitch to Henry to the right for 8 2nd and 2 11:30 I formation Henry up the middle for 6 1st and 10 10:40 and counting Pistol, play fake Lamar throws over the middle to Bateman for 17 10 mins and counting From the 49 Henry up the middle for 1 9:30 and counting Pistol Hill in Lamar hits Bateman for 18

Okay, time to pick up the defense, take the wind out of the sails of the Comandos

4th and goal, 12:16 left in the game they are going for it Man Blitz Wow, great defense, Stephens incredible throw and fenominal catch Touchdown 27-20

1st and 10 Naked boot, runs out of room dirts it almost picked off at the goal line 2nd and 10 From the 13 Qb sweep right, well defended, no gain 3rd and 10 14:20 and counting Zone Throw over the middle, great pass just out of reach of agent 0, first down Run up the middle from the 2, no gain 2nd and goal 13 mins and counting Qb sweep, well defended, no gain 3rd and goal, flag down illegal formation, back up 5 2nd and goal from the 7 12 mins VanNoy with pressure, he has to throw it away 3rd and goal from the 7 12:19 Slant, well defended, incomplete Wiggins 4th and goal Time out Ravens

1st and 10 From thr 28 of Baltimore Wide open on a wheel route, pass complete, Hamilton nails hom.and gets a flag, add 15 to the catch of 8 Miracles happen, flag picked up

Okay here we go, 14 pt lead, defense has not been on the field all game so they should be rested, no reason to have a let down.

2 mins left in the 3rd. The offense has done it's job this quarter, 10 pts Run to the left of center gets 3 1:30 Pass to short middle, defense slow to react gets 10 1 min Run up the middle to the 50 for 5 Earth to defense, wake up Blitz up the middle, pass complete over the middle for 22 End of the 3rd