Bengals at Ravens

[tsylvester]

Circle the wagons, prepare for the battle, the Bengals are madd and come into Baltimore with vengence in their hearts.

They feel as if a win a few weeks ago between these two teams was snatched away from, that they deserved to win that game.

Oh, they are not alone, the Ravens defense feels that even though they won, that they lost; their identity. They too are angry, is that hamgry, they hunger to prove that they can be a dominant force once again.

The Baltimore offense is still clicking, leading the league in many categories, on a short week, against a familiar foe, can they keep the momentum going?

Short wee games are odd, which team can get their energy level up, can recover from their last game, physically, just a few days earlier, quicker, usually comes out on top. These games may be low scoring or complete shootouts, we just never know until the dust settles.

So, who ya got?

[oldno82]

Well, sad to say I was out of town for the Broncos game but recorded it and am just getting around to watching it now. Offense, especially Lamar and Flowers is most impressive. Defense held their own.

The Bengals offense will be much more difficult to handle. Burrow has the talent and weapons to shred our already shaky secondary. The Pees defense won't be able to slow them down I don't think...bend but don't break won't hold the Bengals offense. Relentless pressure on Burrow is the only way to beat these guys and we don't seem to have much of that. So to me it looks like a shoot out. I think the Bengals have the edge this week.

[tsylvester]

Before the last meeting, Burrow said that he/they had to play perfect to win the game, he darn near did. Since that meeting he has throw 8 tds and 2 picks, for 874 yards. In that game he threw 5 tds, had 1 costly, late pick.

To help the defense, run the snot out of the ball, use the play clock. They will try and take the run away, run blitzes and such. But if the line can hold them off, big runs become easier as there will be little to stop rhe back once he breaks through.

Penalties have to be kept down, last week started great, only 3 in the first half. Make a statement, let the Bengals know that their season is effectively over.

[tsylvester]

Well, we can expect a flag fest

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Clete Blakeman has the assignment, and this will be the first time he’s seen the Bengals or the Ravens this season.

The Bengals are 8-7 with Blakeman as the referee, and they are 2-1 against Baltimore with him on the call.

Blakeman and his crew lead the NFL in penalties called, averaging 16.3 per game. They also lead the NFL in penalty yards per game at 142.5.

[oldno82]

F---in' Great! We get to watch zebra ball.

[tsylvester]

Shefty reports that Likely is out for this game, Lamar is off of the injury report

Urban is the only other starter to not practice today, he is questionable

[tsylvester]

Orlando Brown Jr, Higgins, Jones are doubtful for the Bengals

[oldno82]

I don't think Urban will play because of the concussion protocol.

Harbs was mentioning there's a 'chance' Keaton Mitchell could play but I think they'll hold him back for another week and a half.

[tsylvester]

Here ya got Chase Daniels breake down Lamar's passing against the Broncos

https://youtu.be/nAYiThFEh6Y?si=45sBfCSsPZFVvmdN

[deeshopper]

20 hours ago, tsylvester said:

Well, we can expect a flag fest

Wonderful!

[tsylvester]

Given Lamar's record against Burrow, 7 or 8 and 1, the league has decided to help Joe out....

Over under on the # of defensive penalties called on the Ravens secondary is 6, I'll take the over.

On the Bemgals secondary, it is 3, I'll take the under...

 

[deeshopper]

Sitting here at The Bank. It’s embarrassing how little the Bengals respect this defense.

[papasmurfbell]

Lots of self inflicted problems.

[papasmurfbell]

I don’t want to hear another bmore fan whine about Lamar being hit unfairly without calls again.  Joe was abused on a few plays with no call.  

[tsylvester]

Let me start with 11-3 in numbers. Yes, the Ravens won that stat too; penalties.

So you are saying the Bengals only had 3 penalties? With that much of a pass rush to always be a step behind? With shifty receivers like Flowers and Bateman? Only 3 on a night when the Ravens had 11?

I'll get to the game, the incredible game in a minute, almost done wathing the 6 times a member of the Ravens was rushing, trying to get inside to sack a moving Burrow, but was held, seen, and not called.

[tsylvester]

Man, losing Hamilton sucks, non contact inhury, just collapsed on the field.

More of the same from the defense, spurts of stops, allowing the offense to score 21 unanswered points. 2 4th down stops, a game winning 2 pt conversion stop to end the game.

But, too many communication issues, again. 1 player playing one tyoe of zone, another playing man. Players not playing zone properly. This just does not make sense, these are men who know how to play cover 3, cover 2, how to cover in man. So what is going on?

Lamar, what can be said? Unreal, that scramble and run to the 1!

The passing, the buying time.

Wallace? Wow, staying in bounds, playing to the whistle. Yes, the Bengal defense thought he stepped out so they gave up on the play.

Stephens is terrible, his confidence is gone. Begining of the year he was glue, sure, great throws, incredible catches, against him, but he was in perfect coverage. Now? He can't cover a jelly donut. It is clesr why the team went after Lattimore, but were out bid. Did White even play?

Tucker? Tucker? Anyone seen Justin Tucker?

Good thing we have a qb that is as fast and shifty like Lamar, makes 2 pt conversions easy.

A win, a win.. Now a bit of a rest until the games really get tough

[tsylvester]

I see many talking heads calling out the refs for some calls. One comes to mind, they claim holding on Gisike on the 2 pt try.

But as Bart Scott points out, Gisikie was trying to draw a foul, stuck his arm between the arms of the defender, then flailing and falling to the ground. No, the penalty should have been on him for unsportsmanlike..

Sure, Burrow got hit in the face mask, but did you notice the holding be done to that defender? No call there either.

Or how about, on the same play, the hands to the face being done to VanNoy? All 3 penalties, 2 on the Bengals, one on the Ravens, happened right in front of the flag happy official, but he called none of them.

I could point out others on the Bengals defense for holding in the secondary, or illegal contact on them, but we're not called.

Yes, sure, Cinci only had 3 penalties, yes, sure, believe what you want.

We have a great quarterback now, running, passing, buying time and weapons who know how to get open.

Now to fix the pass defense as so many players said in the locker ooh after the game.

[oldno82]

Agree with all of that. It looked to me that the Bengals' receivers, and Gesicki in particular, were whining about the coverage and wanting PI penalties throughout the game while what I saw was just some good man-to-man sticky coverage.

And let's face it...a ref can probably call holding on every play if they want to.

There's a lot of reasons this referee crew leads the league in flags thrown, just as Tsyl said before the game was ever played!

[papasmurfbell]

I am just responding to the whining fans do when Lamar gets hit hard outside the pocket.  Specifically that hit along the sideline where he didn’t quite go out yet.  

[tsylvester]

Oh I know papa, I was not directing  my indignation at you buddy, just at the talking heads making the 2 ot try failure a story.

They don't mention that I think it was Robinsin on the play, is being pulled down by the lineman, thus his hand hitting the face mask.