Ravens @ Steelers

[tsylvester]

Jackson did not travel with the team, ruled out for this game. Hmmm

[tsylvester]

Oh I suppose I should have said, Eddie Jackson....

[oldno82]

I knew who you meant as I heard it on WBAL tonight. Like I said before, I haven't been impressed with the guy and really don't know why we signed him. Looks like a scouting/judgement failure.

Should be a very interesting game tomorrow, obviously. It'd be nice to see our D hold them down but maybe I'm dreaming.

[oldno82]

As I was saying:

" According to Pro Football Reference, Jackson has allowed three touchdown passes and a 132.2 passer rating when targeted this season. He’s also ranked 82nd of 87 safeties in Pro Football Focus grading."

[tsylvester]

Ravens get the ball first, kickoff is returned to the 29

Henry up the middle from the Pistol, picks up 3

Pistol again

Henry right, gains 8 but he fumbles, recovered by Pitt, one of the things this team could not do

Oy

 

 

[papasmurfbell]

Piss poor first possession. 

[tsylvester]

From the 42 of Baltimore

Ravens in coverage 2 with Hamilton playing deep safety, pass in the flat good for 7

Run up the middle for 4

Wiggins starting too

Pass is short, gain of 4

Run up the middle, big gain, missed tackle, 15

Wide out screen, good flow, gets only 2

Fakes a pitch left, naked boot is read, Wilson forced to throw it away

3rd and 8

Great pressure, pocket collapses, Wilson forced to throw it away

Field goal time, good hold by defense 32 yards is good

3-0 Pit

[tsylvester]

Kickoff is returned to the 30 by Hill

10:34 left in the 1st

Hill in, Pistol

Swing pass to Hill for a 1 yard gain

Henry back in, runs left for 6, but holding on Stanley backs them up. Another thing they can't do

2nd and 19

Hill back in

Screen to Hill, gets little blocking, gains 9

3rd and 10

Lamar leaves the pocket, Lamar launches one to our new wide out, over thrown

Punt to the 7, rolls into the endzone, 70 yards,

[tsylvester]

From their 20

Run left gets 3

Wide out screen again, well read, no gain

3rd and 7

Man under

Penalty, off sides on VanNoy, still more they can't do

3rd and short

Stephens with great coverage, turns his head and breaks up the deep pass!

[tsylvester]

False start on Pit backs them up 5, punt time

Decent punt rolls to the 25 of Baltimore

 

[tsylvester]

Nutz, I'm caught up now...

6:48 left in the 1st quarter

Play fake, rolls right, hits Likely down the sidelines for 42 yards!

[tsylvester]

Henry left from the Pistol for 4

Pistol again

Lamar launches one to Johnson down the left side, tough throw and catch, incomplete

3rd and 6

Lamar throws one to Flowers, ball is thrown to the sidelines while Flowers was looking for it in the endzone, incomplete

47 yard field goal is NO Good!

Yet another thing this team could not do.

It's time to look for a new kicker

[tsylvester]

Tucker misses left again, he is clearly either finishing wrong, forcing the ball to fade, or the hold is wrong.

By this time, it should have been worked out.

Swing pass, breaks one tackle, Smith brings him down after 3 yards

2nd and 7

Run up the middle for 6, Humphries  makes the stop

3rd and 1

Qb sneak, no way, he is short, no gain

4th and 1

Going for it, maybe

Harris to the left, loss of 2!

 

[tsylvester]

That's  a turnover, on downs, but a turnover, Ravens take over where they left off!

[tsylvester]

Now make them pay, put this in the endzone!

[tsylvester]

Oh boy they remade gladiator, looks terrible

Back to football

From the Pit 46

Straight drop back, Lamar slings it away as he is being taken down

2nd and 10

Zone read, Lamar keeps it through a big hole, gain of 15

Straight drop back, tosses it to Likely who is tackled, no flag? Incomplete

Screen to Hill, no gain

3rd and 10

Lamar has all day, no one open, has two lanes, does not take them, throws left, ball tipped, incomplete

Tucker from 50 is No Good!

 

[tsylvester]

Left again, another thing they could not do, one fumble, 2 missed field goals, that is like 3 turnovers

 

[tsylvester]

From their 40

Run righr, Robinson makes the stop for no gain

Wilson back to throw, Owe makes the sack!

3rd and 20

They move the pocket, no one open, he is forced  to slide down for no gain

End of first quarter

[tsylvester]

Great first quarter by the defense, huge, just huge!

[tsylvester]

Lamar looks a little tight right now, hopefully he loses up

Blick in the back on Cane, back the Ravens up more, oy

From their 17, run left for 3

Lamar hits Flowrs on a short crosser, he runs for 25

Run up the middle for Hill, gains 3

Pass over the middle to Flowers is broken up

3rd and 7

Lamar's pass knocked down, illegal shift is declined

Punt time

Stout boots it to the 15 of Pit

3-0 Pit

[tsylvester]

Yeah, there is a game to skip, Raiders vs Cheifs, like black Friday, just a gimmick

[tsylvester]

Run up the middle for no gain, Ad Washington with the stop

Screen to Harris gets 19, he tries to leap over a defender, Hamilton plants him

Gain of 15

Wilson rolls right, throws too low

2nd and 10

Pass in the flat for 9

Stephens miss steps

Wilson scrambles finds Pickens who dodges a few but gets np further, scrum occurs,

No flags

1st down

Oh Pickens pushes Hamilton away to get open, no flag

Run left gets 11

Flag on the play, unsportsmanlike on both teams, off set

Humphries  for Baltimore and Jones for Pitt

1st and 10

Run right, gain 2

9 min left in the half

Wilson just gets it away to the flat for 3

3rd and 5

Wilson is sacked again by Owe!

[tsylvester]

Field goal from 52 is good, 6-0 Pitt

Another scrum, Wiggins involved

[tsylvester]

This is the defense we know, we've been waiting for.

Now for the offense to relax and just play, do your part!

[tsylvester]

Wilson is hearing foot steps, with just a 4 man rush. They push the pocket, force him out to Owe, sack. Now he feels the pocket push and throws short!