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Pass over the middle for a gain of 3, 2 min warning Pass to the right for 7, out of bounds 1;56 Run to the left, first down 1:30 Pass to the left for 7 & out of bounds Queen on the tackle Pass underneath, incomplete, 3rd and 3 Good pressure on the pocket from the 4 Pass to deep right, penalty on the Ravens, holding, declined 2w yards 1:21 from the 35 Goff forced to flee, Pass incomplete, holding on the Lions 1st and 20, 1:16 Screen gets them 10 Under a minute Pass over the middle to the 28, 3rd and 3 34 seconds, time out Ravens

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

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

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!

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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...

Of late https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-oc-todd-monken-recognizes-red-zone-struggles-we-just-have-to-do-a-better-

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

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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...

The first few games they were among the best in the redzone. I expect that they will get back to close to the top.

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.