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No...they are getting older. Batch to Burress....2 dinosaurs. They will be so tuff to beat that the Browns will do it Sunday.

Nice article.... I'm drinking Johns purple kool aid. As I see it, the Ravens can't get healthy this year, but they can get healthier. That is vital come playoff time. Now...keep getting better and get on a roll heading into the playoffs. "Let's go to work!"

Yea! He's always around the ball...he's as gamer...not a practice phenom.

I'm still enjoying this Ugly win.

It's been reduced....

Wow! Never thought of that. This will kill MD lacrosse.

Here's another of Tomlin's bad decisions that helped cost them the game....

It doesn't matter if the defensive performance was an abberation or if they were playing the Little Sisters of the Poor. The point is that last night, as the first half wore on, it became clear that they were not going to be scored on. That 10-7 might stand. So......play the gring out 1 yard and a cloud of dust and see which offense makes the fatal mistake. The Ravens recognized this and circled the wagons because they were not going to execute anything but trouble. The Steelers didn't and let Lefty keep throwing the ball. DUMB! Given the past history of games between these two teams.....dumb. Last night was a 1 game abberation. The Ravens remembered how to win this type of battle. The Steelers didn't or they would have stuck with the run and punted.

Here's the truth about last nights offense; If the defense and special teams don't give them good field position as a result of turnovers, then the offense would have failed to score a point. Tucker missed on their only drive of the game. The problem wasn't Cam or the gameplan....it was execution. The Ravens offense went into their Spartan War Shell and weathered the storm, content to know that they would not commit a mortal, self inflicted wound and instead, wait it out until the Steelers made the one or two costly errors that would lead to their undoing. Most Ravens/Steelers games come down to this. A snot knocking, defensive slug fest. Both defenses hammered the opposing offenses....bullied them to a degree....which O would crack? In the past,the big hurtfull losses happened when Joe turned it over in the 4th quarter trying to make something out of nothing while those around him failed to execute. He's learned from that. He was not going to make the same mistake last night. That is true strengh of character and wisdom. Another way of putting it is that he realizes the team and the win come first....that pulling the trigger in certain situations leads to undesirable results. He didn't have to be the savior on national tv. Patience. That was the #1 D last night. Joe's line was weak. The running game not there. Boldin and Smith were covered. Pita out. Joe might have known he didn't have "it" too. Joe did know the margin for error was huge....the probably of a good offensive showing was minimal. He was being baited. So he hung in there and played "Rope-a-Dope". That was perfect for last nights game....only because you can't win that way without a damn good defensive performance that suddenly appeared and excellent special teams play. The Ravens have done this many times in the past and secured the win. Joe believed the game would turn on 1 or 2 plays...that the opportunity to win would present itself... and it did. The Ravens D only alowed 3 points for the final 59 minutes and 20 seconds of the game. They were on fire too. 13 points were all that was needed to win. To ask last nights offense for 7 more would probably have ended up in a 17-13 loss. I've seen these before. Nice adjustment Joe, Cam, John and company realizing that your gameplan was not going to work last night and to pull back into Old School Ravens Football. Nice to remember that there are other ways to win the game.

That was one of the ugliest Ravens wins that I've seen and it felt good. It brought back memories of Ugly. It's damn nice comming out with a win at Pittsburgh....any kind of win and the Ravens are doing that regularly. Short story: Jacoby Jones, Special Teams and the D saved the day. "I double up on tranqulizers before road games." Actually where Joe did good was to avoiding the costly turnover and let Pittsburgh lose the game. He has firmly established himself as a "not a good QB on the road". Cory Graham and Ihedibo were a huge difference in this game....welcome to the Ravens. Pollard was out of his mind and so was Kruger. Their motors ran non stop. But....8-2 looks real sweet at this point of the season with the tough stretch ahead. 2 games up on the Steelers and they have no shot in our house.

I love it! That was one of the Ugliest Games Ever! 8-2.

They look like Bumble Bees...like it's Halloween. Again...don't make the costly turn over and they come home with the win. Nice crowd booing their team.

GO RAVENS!!!! I here guys but I don't know how much I can move back and forth from the tv. It's on Joe. Don't turn it over and they come home with the win.

Worth the celebration...spanking you biggest division rival opening day and starting the season with a leg up. It was a big win. In the end it meant home field advantage. When discussing matters such as this we need to remeber...it could be worse. We could be living in Cleveland.

Thanks for the info cleetz. Well stated.

Oh that was SWEET! Nothing like seeing "that far away look" on the Steelers players and fans fans faces. We are here to watch football games right?

I'll miss the basketball rivalries bad. UNC, Duke, VT, Virginia, NC State..the whole Tobacco Road thing. The football team will get gobbled up in the Big Ten. The traveling distances start to get huge. ACC TV coverage absolutely sucks so Big Ten gets the edge there. Will this help or hurt recruitting? I hate Ohio State so they can replace Duke. Question: Why make the move? What benefits UMD?

I know Jacoby Jones does that. He even has a jugs machine at home that he uses before he enters the house.

Preacher...I agree that Byron gives the Steelers a better chance to win than say a Brady Quinn. And.... he is not facing the usual Ravens defense or you'd have "no shot". Starks and Brown will be out so that doesn't help him. He had hisd shot at winning a starting job in the NFL and failed. He's on the bench for a reason. He's calm and relaxed because he hasn't had to do anything...no burden to sholder. It will be different Sunday night. This is going to be a great game because the injuries to both teams make it a level playing field. Strap it on and beat the shit out of each other. And that's what bothers me. For the Steelers: this is their season. They know it. They know they have been losing to the Ravens...twice in the last 2 years at home. They know they won't win in Baltimore. They will fight and claw to the end. That desperation has me worried.

Baby Ben.

Watch out for turnovers. They usually play a big factor in these games. Joe has to protect the ball.

They have to run the ball better and sustain drives and win clock.