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99 Owe with a strip sack but Raiders recover. They went empty set 2nd & 18 Swing pass to White Stephens with a quick tackle 3rd and 16 Draw, Jones on the stop for a loss of 2, 4th down

Tucker with a good kickoff, tackled at the 24

So long as they all get picked from home by the bus.....

Na, I think this might be San Frans year, again, out of the nfc

4 is quite unusual

Wiggins, a rookie cornerback, is the fourth Ravens player to be involved in a car crash this summer. The others were tight end Mark Andrews, outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy and inside linebacker Josh Ross.

Just saw that, car accident https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/ravens-nate-wiggins-will-miss-sunday-vs-raiders-after-car-accident The Ravens’ rookie first-round draft pick has been ruled out for Sunday against the Raiders. Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins will miss this week’s game as a result of a car accident, head coach John Harbaugh announced today. “Nate was in a car accident a couple days ago,” Harbaugh said. “Looks like he’s not going to be able to make it to the game, so he’ll be out for this game. But he’s fine, he’s healthy, he’s fine, he’s just not going to be able to play.” Wiggins apparently was in the accident after practice on Wednesday. He missed Thursday’s practice with a neck injury

Wiggs(neck) didn't practice, Isaac's (hamstring) neither and of course Van Noy, orbital bone break, all listed as questionable

Mostly on one big run, but good for him. This is the proverbial get right game, for both sides of the ball. Fix the communication issues on defense, and along the offensive line. Beautiful weather is planned, get the munchies, sit back and relax.

Who ya got? The Raiders are, well the Raiders, couple that with a team from the West Coast traveling East for a 1 o'clock games, Since 2000, West Coast teams playing in the Eastern Time Zone at 1:00 PM are 69-120 (.365 win pct).The Raiders actually have the worst record, according the NFL, the worst win pct in those games, in that span (.216)... They have Minshew at qb, not a world beater, but he can get on a heater and really makes some throws. Their line is not great, the Ravenss pass rush should feast. The offense, well, it will be a other good test for this young offensive line, the Raiders can be stingy, and rush the passer. It should be a win, one we can relax with in the 4th quarter. But, it is only game 2, should I repeat that, game 2.

Dak, ouch at the last minute, season wise The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott have agreed on a four-year, $240 million contract extension that will make the star quarterback the highest-paid player in NFL history and keep him in a Cowboys uniform through the 2028 season, sources told ESPN. The deal includes $231 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN, which is the most in league history. Deshaun Watson's fully guaranteed deal with the Cleveland Browns was worth $230 million. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41176649/sources-dak-prescott-cowboys-agree-record-240m-deal

Wiley made a great point, one we've talked about before; we as fans just do not know a lot of what goes into a play. No matter how well we may know the game, we can't know, as the story he told, what stunts were called on a play. Shoot, on offense, how often is the qb changing the play just from run to pass? What is the order of a progression for a qb on a certain play. There is so much we, as fans just cannot know no matter how much we might study the game. Yes, the all 22 is a great tool but there are sonny things it can never tell us.

Love Marcelus Wiley, one of the few pod casts that I watch. MW on Lamar https://youtu.be/4_sgNcqAfr0?si=uLe3fOP8u9XtorO6

Lamar said he was throwing to Bateman on a crossing route, DOUBLE COVERED, when he saw Flowers at the last second. The ball was intended to Bateman, who stopped after he made his break. Even if Bateman keeps going, no way that pass is completed. He admits that he sped up because Jones was being blocked by Hill and he was trying to help Hill out. That is he had waited a count longer, he would have fired it to Flowers. Interesting stuff. He also, because the tackle blocked down and both backers were in coverage, could have run to his right and made it easy into the endzone. It's all learning, for receivers, for Lamar, hopefully they learned to slow down. Last year they were great in the redzone, hopefully, and I expect so, it will continue this year.

My question too, maybe they need to see if game experience for the big fella will work? As far as the defenese, there were growing pains with McDonald, hopefully that is all it is now...

Yeah I think it will be, like the o line, a work in progress with Orr. The pieces are there, there were good stands made, short fields because of a turnover, a failed 4th down try. My biggest concern in the use of personnel at times. I think going forward we will see more of the rookie playing corner, especially when facing more speed at the wide receiver position. I'm not sure what was going on with all of the big plays down the middle, the backers not reading right, missed tackles, etc, something. All fixable

Wow, 9 seconds, has Flowers wide open in the endzone, misses him, Flowers went one way, the ball the other. On the final drive, Bateman made a great catch, laying out along the sidelines to get them to the 12 or so. All in all, yeah they lost, could have won this game. But too many errors on the defense, blown coverages, bad coverage, missed tackles, not finishing the rush on Mahomes. Missed blocks at key times along the line or as I pointed out by Likely. Andrews fell down going for a 1st down, failed. Bad passes down field, missed opportunities. However, 1st game of the year, on the road, yeah, this team is very, very good, patience.

Kc comes out of the half and marches right down the field for a touchdown, mostly on bad coverage in the secondary, the middle of the field. 20-10 hole Ravens answer by moving down field, end up with a 3rd and 12 from the Cheifs 45 yard line. Lamar scrambles a bit, though not under major pressure. He ignores Andrews in the flat with one man on him that could have gotten at least 8 yards. He sees Flowers with a step on his man and tosses it to him but it is badly under thrown. Lead him into the endzone, Flowers was at the 10, it's a touchdown.

Mahomes doesn't get a clean pocket, and is picked by Smith on the ensuing series. The entire series to end the 1st half from the 9, Lamar appears to be rushed, doesn't see the field clearly and half tosses bad passes that fall incomplete. Leads to a field goal to end the 1st half down 13-10.

Brand9n Stephens so far has gotten owned by Kelcey on that play and a few plays later by Worthy on a crossing route. But they buckle down and force a field goal. Ravens get the ball back, Henry rips a run off right tackle, Lamar steps back to pass on the next play and either it was a called qb draw or he for some reason decided to run, big gain. Later in the series, 3rd and 8, Lamar is forced to scramble, Worries gives up the pressure, incomplete pass Leads to the Tucker miss from 53, just outside the left up right. It appeared, though not easy to see, that the hold was a bit off.

3rd and 12 on the ensuing possession for Kc, they have Mahomes deep for a major sack and lose containment, he throws to Kelcy for a first down. Ouch, great players make plays. So far, these teams are even, even with the new line, the ridiculous refs and their officiating.

4th and 3, down 10-7, 2nd q, 9:44, they go for it at the 50. They run a wide receiver screen to Flowers? Sure, he only had 1 man to beat, the guy Likely passes up to seal off a linebacker who had no chance to make the play. Good play call, bad execution by Likely. If he just gets in the way of the dB, Flowers makes it easy. The series before Lamar is once again stripped sacked, results in a field goal. The defense to this point is playing well, even with the busts in coverage. Roqqun is very good, but not good enough to cover a wide receiver. Then of course the break that lead to the Worthy long passing touchdown, dB and safety let him go.

Haven't watched the game, only the last play. Likely was out of bounds, nuff said. On that play however, Andrews was coming from left to right along the goal line, 1 man on him and Mark had 2, 3 steps, easy touchdown. Bateman was at the left back corner, he too had 1 man on him, had position and a step or two on him, easy touchdown. I know, Lamar was scrambling, but, he clearly is looking to Likely 1st and foremost, not a good thing. Likely is awesome, good bye Mark, but not when it is taking away from other players. Another strong start, then a fade in the middle requiring a comeback. The line was fine papa, 1st game together, on the road with one of the best teams in the league, 20 pts, could have, should have been more. Do they need work? Sure, so too does the Chief's line which gave up 2 sacks, few rushing yards. Same for Henry, 1st game, the defense was pretty good, from looking at the stats, but it too needs work. Tucker 2 for 3 on field goals is more alarming, it haven't seen his miss yet, but...

8:40 kick off, ill be 3 sheets to the wind by then

Breaking news, Reid has 3 Super Bowl rings, way to break the news NBC