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The defense's turn once again, touch back
The crowd got even louder!
7 plays pf 20 yards or more for the offense
Pass in the flat, incomplete
Screen when the Ravens blitz, goes for 11
Naked boot leg, pass complete for 15
From the 50
Goff is forced to flee, gets nocked out of bounds for a loss of 2, Van Noy with the sack
Pass to the flat was tipped, incomplete
3rd and 12, 5:42
Pass to the flat, for 4, 4th and 8 they are going for it
Pass down field, incomplete, great coverage, Ravens ball at the Lions 48
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From their 20
Zone read, Jackson keeps around right end, gain of 11
He is 14 of 17 for 207 yards & 2 tds, 27 yards rushing as well
Gus off the right for 20
Hill off the right for 25
Move the pocket to the right, Lamar finds Andrews who takes it down to the 2
Lamar scrambles a bit tries for Andrews, too high
2nd and goal
Gus off the right, Touchdown Ravens! Are you kidding me!? Woo Hoo!
7:45 left in the half, 28-0 Ravens!
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245 yards to 6 in favor of the Ravens, 3 for 3 in scoring drives, 3 for 3 in the redzone as far as touchdowns. Now that's what we have been waiting for!
Crowd even more jacked!
Run to their right, gain of 3
Blitz, Maulet sacks Goff
3rd and 16
Pass over the middle, short of the line to gain, 4th down
10:41 left in the half
Great 3 & out
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Here we go
From the 49
Riccardo wide open off of play fake for a gain of 30
A flip to Mitchel who make a man miss with a great move for a gain of 9
Wide receiver screen to Flowers for 4
From the 11 Andrews in the flat, puts on the speed, dives, Touchdown Ravens! 12:54 left in the half
21-0 Ravens!
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3rd possession in the 1st quarter, Queen walked off on his own, good sign
1:59 left in the 1st quarter
Monster punt forces a fair catch inside the 10 yard line
Need at least a first down, give the punter some room
Pass to Pbj at the 28
All day to throw, pass to Andrews just too high. Holding on Stanley
1st and 20
1 min
Flips one to Flowers in the right flat, too high
2nd and 20
Hill to the left gets 9
3rd and 11
Pass to deep left to Flowers for 20, end of 1st! Great first quarter by both offense and defense
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Defense, your turn!
Wow, 9.8 seconds on that play, we'll done Oline, Lamar and the receivers to keep working!
11 plays, 68 yards, 5:46 and once again, touchdown in the redzone
3:11 left in the first, Lions 2nd possession
Crowd is jacked!
Blitz, dump down to the back for 2 yard gain
Run to the right for 4
3rd and 4
A little pressure, pass to the right, incomplete, great coverage, Queen is down
4th down
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Pass to Andrews, who was open, too far inside, incomplete
Pass in the direction of Andrews on 3rd and 7, incomplete but illegal contact keeps the drive alive. Possible intentional grounding, penalties off set
Andrews ran inside route, Lamar threw an outside route
Boutz is picked up, Lamar finds Bateman over the middle for 20
Gus over the left, gets enveloped for no gain
7:00
From the 50
Plenty of time, finds Bateman for 20 on the right side
Gus to the left following a pulling Moses, gain of 9
5:40
Play fake, side arms to Bateman off target
3rd and 1
Back to Pass, can't find anyone, escapes to the left for 5 yards
4:50
Hutchenson forces him to flee, gain of 3
Under 4 mins left in the 1st from the 16
Pass to Obj in the left flat 4
Dancing around, avoiding a sack, finds Algalor in the endzone, touchdown Ravens! Woo Hoo!
14-0 Ravens!
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7 plays, 75 yards in 4:23, once again they are the first team to score and, they easily score in the redzone
Now what can the defense do
Big mistake by the special teams, short kick sets the Lions up at their 38
Crowd is amped
Run off of their right side for 4
Throws to the left flat, incomplete
3rd and 6
Major pressure, sacked Madebeke and company! Well done he and Pierce, caused a fumble as well
Fair catch interference will set the Ravens up at the 32 8:21 left in the first
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Win the toss, take the ball... limit the touches of the Lions offense
Hill to start at back again, they clearly want more speed in the back field. I wonder, maybe they are also show casing him for trade bait?
Nice play on the zone read, a quick toss to Obj for a first down.
Play action, plenty of time, finds Flowers in the 2nd window for 46.
Another play action, time, can't find anyone, runs for 2
2nd & 8 from the 16 of the Lions, Gus up the middle for 5
3rd and 3 from the 9
Oh he looked at Likely,, but runs for 2, 4th and 1, going for it
Fake hand off, runs around left end, Touchdown Ravens! Stanley leads the way! Woo Hoo!
7-0 Ravens, just over 10 mins left in the first
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Well Mitchell was only taken off Ir last game, so I'm sure they will work him in. Frankly, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about, he didn't do well in preseason picking up blitzes, which is a huge issue
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Keep in mind, the injuries to the line, both tackles, a center, even a guard got nicked up. This, all while playing some very good defenses.
Especially ones with very good run defenses, outside rush backers.
While Detroit has Hutchensen, the Ravens have had plenty of "practice" this year with dynamic edge rushers, so hopefully Moses, Stanley, etc are good & ready.
I do believe that this offense is on the cusp, with the line now a game into being fully healthy, if the wind isn't too bad Sunday, that they are ready to break out, a game of 150+ ruahing, 200+ passing and few if any turnovers.
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Well, to be fair, a lineman misses a block, a penalty for holding, the offense is faced with third and forever.
That has happened numerous times in the 2nd half, the 3rd quarter leading to a few 3 & outs.
Who is at fault?
Sure, some of that is on the stubbornness to get the run game going, not a bad idea, but it too can lead to a 3 & out.
We've seen them pile up, before we know it, the 3rd quarter is over and they have gained what 10 yards total?
Blame the play calling or the players, plenty of blame to go around.
Come out throwing, no one open, an errant pass, a sack. 3 & out again, who is to blame?
What patterns were called? Why was a block missed that lead to a sack? Who was responsible for the blocking calls? Did Lamar miss a blitz? Did he audible from the initial call?
So many things go into why a series was only 3 plays, including the defenses making adjustments at half time, changing coverages, rush patterns...
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Of late
The Baltimore Ravens offense, like many across the NFL this season, has bogged down in the red zone of late, scoring touchdowns on just two of their last nine trips, including 1 of 6 in a Week 6 win over Tennessee in London.
With the red area struggles, offensive coordinator Todd Monken expected questions on the subject this week.
"It starts with how we game plan it, how we call it, and then how we execute it," Monken responded Thursday, via the team's official website. "It's really that simple. We did an elite level early on and executed down there being able to run it in. We just have to do a better job of -- like I said -- scheming it, do a better job of executing it when we have those opportunities.
"We've done a good job the last couple of weeks of moving the football. That has not been the issue. We've solved some of those things in terms of being more explosive; creating our own identity; having a better rhythm. But turnovers and execution at the wrong times have hurt us -- there's no way around it. You've seen it, and we have to be better, and we're capable of better. That's the way it is, we are capable of it."
Last week, an ineffective rushing attack led to much of the red-zone troubles, as Baltimore was repeatedly stuffed in short-yardage situations.
Heading into Sunday's showdown with the 5-1 Detroit Lions, Monken, Lamar Jackson and the rest of the Ravens offense must answer whether the red-zone struggles were a two-week blip or a more systemic issue. During the first four weeks of the season, Baltimore went 12 of 15 in the red zone, the top percentage in the league over that span.
Baby steps, something wicked this ways comes, me thinks
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The bye week will do him good as will some players coming back to take some reps away. They have been playing Harrison there the last game or two, a much better fit for him, he is not an inside backer
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Everyone was worried about the pass rush, what were the Ravens going to do to get pressure on the pocket, get sacks.
They stand tied for the league lead with 24 sacks, many, many more pressures.
If they can keep that up, Clowney has been an animal fighting the pocket, VanNoy and Mabeke as well, we might see a lot of turnovers from Goff.
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Yeah, it is not a practice the Ravens normally use, but with Lamar's contract, they have used it a few times with other players rather than extend players as they used to do...
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Because they played cap games with his contract, they pushed that $11 mil into next year. Since it is a one year deal, and he is not expected to be on the team next season, dead cap hit.
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I don't think they will be able to afford Queen, I think they can find a version of Queen in the draft, maybe even via free agency cheep. Like Ray, Agent 0 will make his playing partner better.
Stone, now there is a good question. Williams has just been snake bit since coming here, when he has played, wow, excellent. But he hasn't played many games because of serious injuries, not just those pesky nit picking ones.
Stone clearly had learned a lot from Williams, he has upped his game 10 fold over the past 2 seasons. Whether as a safety in coverage or down in the box, as a slot corner, he is a Leatherman (yes better than a Swiss army knife).
I think and would agree, they will try to pay Stone, maybe even at the expense of cutting Williams if they have to for cap reasons.
There are a few very good safeties in the draft, see that as cheap.
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I think the offense is slowly coming into its own. We've seen glimpses of it over the past five games. They have scored first in every game, some with opening drives, some with touchdowns others with field goals.
Red zone to start was outstanding, some hiccups lately, maybe play calling at fault, maybe performance, dropped passes, missed open receivers, lack of patience/ vision in running.
They have no truly been at full strength until this past game, just needed to knock the rust off.
Could the Ravens offense being on the cusp of dominating? Putting a full game together?
No doubt this defense will be tested as never this year, but Goff has shown, if you pressure him he will toss a pick or two...
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Yes, not sure how this team will respond to playing right after a London game. Teams are not only lethargic when playing over seas, but they also have to deal with the trip back. Will the team's choice not to take their bye week now come back to bite them like a lion on a gazelle? So who are the Lions?
Detroit is riding high, over performing to some, but they are their record, 5-1, 5th offensively averaging 259.5 per games through the air, with 11 tds to 3 picks, Goff has been sacked 10 times. They are averaging 124.2, on the ground, 4.0 per carry, with 9 rushing tds
Defensively, they are 18th against the pass, 221 yards via the pass, allowing 8 tds, with 6 picks, and 15 sacks and 64.7 rushing yards per game. They are holding teams to 18.8 pts per game, and to 33% on 3rd downs. They are 7th in total defense.
Of Note; they have won 4 in a row, all by 14 pts or more
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Well, the Lions front seven is not nearly as good as the Titans nor Browns. In fact they rank at the bottom of the league...
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The first few games they were among the best in the redzone. I expect that they will get back to close to the top.
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One other note on the refs. 4th quarter, under 2 mins, Willis tries to run around the left edge and is finally tackled around the 3 yard line. There is a blocking in the back penalty on them, 10 loss. It should also carry, because the clock was moving, a 10 second runoff. But there was no runoff. Titans were out of timeouts, and there is no way the Ravens would have denied the runoff. Just more of the refs being off their game.
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Wow, what a game! The team controlled the entire first half. The only pts for the Titans, a field goal came thanks to a terrible pi on Williams who has a right to stand his ground and go for the ball. Just as Gene, I can fit a playing card in here Testatore said.
Lamar missed a a couple chances in the red, red zone first not seeing Andrews open for 6, instead throwing it away. Another red, red zone chance in the first half had Lamar on a qb keeper, had he been patient, the inside run was open for 6, but he got impatient and ran outside. The result, more Tucker who kicked not one but 6 field goals.
The refs, either let them play or call it for both teams. This illegal touching is a legit call, but the Titans were guilty of it too. Only one call for the Ravens and five or so for the Titans is not good at all.
In facts, all of the Titans points came thanks to these over blown calls.
The defense for the Ravens, wow, what pressure on Tanneoverthehill, Clowny and VanNoy were renting time in the pocket, Good to see them both finally get a couple of sacks, in the 4th quarter!!!! Madebeke, Jones, Pierce as well. That roughing on him was bogus, he pulled off as best he could, that was a sympathy flag.
Lamar, yes, he wad great even with the two misses in the first quarter. That movement in the pocket, finding Flowers for 6, Andrews for 40, Obj with a catch and run for 40, is what we have waited for!
That puck, on him or Bateman, who gave a half hearted attempt at catching it, we will never know whose fault it was.
Special teams, outstanding, coverage, that huge return to keep momentum going in the first half! But another blocked kick, on a pat, they have to fix that.
All in all, I thought they might blow the lead, the win the way they played in the 3rd quarter, but they brought it in the 4th to finish the Titans off, despite the officials.
On to the Lions, I wish they had taken the bye week, but at least it is at home.
Stone makes another great pick to thwart a comeback attempt. Williams would have had one too is he could use his left arm....
Lions roaming into town
in Baltimore Ravens
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4:40 left in the half
Gus off the left for 9, flag down, holding, me thinks the officials want to keep this game closer
1st and 20
All day to throw, finds Andrews wide open in the right flat who runs for 22
Gus off the left for 5
Over the middle to Flowers for 4
3rd and 1
Jackson dumps it down to Hill for a loss of 2, roughing the passer+ wow, I'll take the cheap call,
1st down,from the 21
Hand off to Hill, fumble, Lions recover, first Ravens mistake
2:13