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Bottom line - we didn't play pissed off enough and as expected the wounded animal came out on top.

Yep, I've witnessed this horror show a million times - where the healthy can't miss hot team walks into nearly deads lion's nest, only to get smacked up side tje head. I say the Bengals miraculously and suddenly wake up and lay the wood on us, saving Marvins job and putting them back in the AFCN race. Sees this one too many times !

Bingo and we've got to prepare accordingly. We need to bury Cincy and bring it for 60 minutes.

Max, I am not buying any of this and If I am Harbaugh I am preparing my troops as if EVERY Stinking Player is 150 %, is bringing the wood on every play, and is playing for their teams life. Oh, and remind them how they were embarrassed in our house week 1. This team has to prepare for a freakin war and nothing less.

Yep. Cincy will be in desperation max mode and throwing the damn kitchen sink at us. We will need to play a sound, errorless game - in all 3 phases - to win.

T, I agree the OL is the key - it's always the key. No OL = no run = no pass = no win. My comment assumes - with guarded optimism - that we have an established OL. However, given the roller coaster performance of our OL the past 2 years, I too am inclined to take a wait and see approach. Until then, here's hoping for a monster game from the OL, running game and Joe

Cincy will be a good litmus test for Suggs et al

The next 2 games on the road, especially Cincy, will speak volumes about whether Joe has truly turned the corner and can lead this team. I'm pulling for Bazooka Joe

Cincy will be a good test this Sunday

While attending Sundays game, it was pretty neat and classy that the Ravens introuduced Buck Showalter before the game. He received a standing ovation from the 70 k fans. I was impressed and thought it was a classy move. Also, my Falcons buddy, sporting his Matty Ryan jersey, got the obligatory "ribbing" from the homers before and during the game. After lamenting over the 29-7 loss, he got a bit more harmless smack on the way out of the stadium. He later said , all in all, Bmore fans were pretty classy folks. FWIW, i got hammered and heckled by Atlanta fans while at the Ga dome for the Ravens -Falcons tilt back in 2010.

Agree on 1st pick. Torrey has to at least fight for the ball or prevent the dang INT. 2nd all on Joe. He almost threw a 3rd by forcing one into Smith Sr. compared to Carolina and Tampa games, it was not a good day for Joe Cool. He needs to clean this up by Sunday.

Yep. And after yesterday's ho hum performance, we need to bring our A game to Cincy.

max, your spot on. Against a weak Atl defense, we should have run the ball down their throats. Instead, we farted around and took our foot off the gas. We didn't run block well, which led to a couple of poorly executed pass plays and picks by Joe. We can't pull that crap against the likes of Cincy or Pittsburgh. Let's get our stud OL back in there and get ready to battle the AFCN foes.

Max, it all sounds good and hope you are right, especially since I'll be at the game w my Falcon buddy Sunday. Conventional wisdom points to a huge Ravens performance on Sunday. But nothing ....and I mean nothing surprises me anymore. Case in point : how many really saw a 30 point win in Tampa, and similar wins against Pittsburgh and Carolina; Only to lay eggs against Cincy at home and Indy at their joint. Semi-related point: who saw Dallas and their horrible D stealing a win in Seattle, or Carolina playing Cincy to a tie in their house If I've learned anything about this game after playing and watching sports over 40 years, Its that we can expect the unexpected, and savor all the fun moments along the way. Oh and hope the home team comes away with a W on Sunday.

Ditto on Hill. I am hoping he is as good as advertised. Actually, if he's half that good, we ought to insert him in the lineup.....soon and very soon.

They overcame adversity, numerous significant injuries, and fielded a patchwork SP rotation in compiling a 90 + win season and AL East Championship. Kudos to the Os, the organization and the fans. It was a great year and I'm already looking forward to spring 2015. Go Os !!!!

KC will have their glory this postseason and be a one and done team for sure. Nobody has really taken them seriously this postseason. Next year, they will come back to earth and be a marginal playoff team. Another Florida Marlins team from last decade.

You can stick a fork in us.

Ditto. Two weeks ago- against Indy- everyone here said our OL stunk. Last Sunday - against TB- it was great. Let's see how it performs against Atlanta, Cincy and Pitt in the next 3 weeks.

If your right, that's good. If we can shut down passing game, that's a good thing.

Actually, Crav, Ryan is second in the league (behind only Luck) in passing with 1850 yards and same number of TDs as Joe with a dozen. I expect both QB to have huge games. WR Julio Jones is a beast who will create matchup problems for our secondary; got to stay glued to him. If we can shut both down, we can be successful on Sunday. Atlanta is in a very desperate situation at 2-4 and cannot afford to drop to 2-5. I expect a huge game from the Falcons. I am going to the game with my Falcons buddy from Virginia. Looking for redemption from the that loss in the GA Dome four years ago.

Agreed on our year long lack of productions w/ the bases loaded. Its been all year long and Buck and Co have somehow taken this team to the ALCS. Its a really good team and, as a fan, I have thoroughly the team and their passion. At the same, our poor situational hitting, which we've observed all season, is now magnified in the ALCS. On the other hand, KC has put on a situational hitting clinic and their bullpen has been light out. Sprinkle in their momentum and fearless attitude, KC is just a damn tough out, for anyone. One last thought. The loss of Weiters, Machado, and Davis cannot be overstated or overlooked. Its a different series, esp with the situational hitting, with 2 out of these guys in the O's lineup. Maybe not enough to overcome KC but you can sure as hell bet we are scoring more runs with those guys in the lineup. Unfortunately, well never know.

Me too. The Good Ravens showed up today. I like it when they do that

Close game. Margin of victory: 3-6 points. Too close to call. Depends which Raven team shows up.

We are just getting beaten by a slightly better team that is white HOT. I don't see anyone beating KC right now, Giants or Cardinals.