AFC Divisional Playoffs: Baltimore Ravens @ Tennessee Titans

[Rooster]

I'm mortified by how close teams leave it on the play clock. Most plays are snapped at 1 or 2, whereas I'd have it at 4 or 5 at least. I've seen the clock hit 0 a bunch of times before the thing's called. I'm suspecting 0 means from 0-0.9, 1 means from 1-1.9, etc. I noticed the clock hits 0 all the time and it's somehow not a big deal until now.

I must've been watching a different game because I thought the Ravens played really well. Flacco was poised and the defence was dominant. I do have the Steelers beating the Chargers, and I predicted a Steelers/Ravens AFC Final from the outset.

Great game. Tough to take as a Titans fan but I'm not a fan of either, I just wanted to see a good game, and I got it.

I'm rooting for the Panthers though, so give me all the **** you want.

[J.Kim]

I'm mortified by how close teams leave it on the play clock. Most plays are snapped at 1 or 2, whereas I'd have it at 4 or 5 at least. I've seen the clock hit 0 a bunch of times before the thing's called. I'm suspecting 0 means from 0-0.9, 1 means from 1-1.9, etc. I noticed the clock hits 0 all the time and it's somehow not a big deal until now.

I must've been watching a different game because I thought the Ravens played really well. Flacco was poised and the defence was dominant. I do have the Steelers beating the Chargers, and I predicted a Steelers/Ravens AFC Final from the outset.

Great game. Tough to take as a Titans fan but I'm not a fan of either, I just wanted to see a good game, and I got it.

I'm rooting for the Panthers though, so give me all the **** you want.

You must have been watching a different game. Flacco was hardly poised nor was the defense dominant. Ravens got nothing through the rushing game, and only were able to break 2 big plays throughout the game (one of them which was incredibly lucky due to both Titans DBs somehow losing footing). They were unable to convert first downs nor were they able to sustain any drives. It definitely shows in the time of posessions. The Titans' Defensive Line completely dominated the Ravens' O-Line, collapsing the pocket and giving Flacco very little time to throw on just 4-man fronts (as they had been doing pretty much all throughout the season).

Ravens Defense was hardly dominant. Collins through for first-downs at will, and the Running game was having success in the first half, largely thanks to the O-Line and the massive gaps that allowed Chris Johnson to run through. Titans gained 21 first downs (compared to Baltimore's 9) and were largely unconested when they ran their offense.

What cost the Titans was definitely the turnovers, and on a lesser note, the immobility of Lendale White.
Jeff Fisher pretty much abandoned the run after Chris Johnson went down with the injury, and if CJ had remained healthy, or there was a RB with better speed than Lendale behind him, then the Titans would have been able to keep going with the run, through the massive gaps the Titans O-Line was creating.

It just wasn't the Titans' day today. From the losing of footage on that coverage against Mark Clayton (that set up the first field goal), to the Refs not calling the Delay of Game penatly, to both fumbles by Lendale and Alge (and possibly, even the fumble by Kerry Collins). Everything just went right for the Ravens despite Tennessee absolutely dismantling them.

[miller31time]

It's funny because this game was a complete and total reversal of what happened early in the season when the Ravens played Tennessee.

In that game, Baltimore dominated every major statistic but one crappy call was whistled for the Titans and it had a big effect on the outcome of the game, where the Titans came out on top by 3, 13-10.

The Ravens did a poor job of covering the middle today but a huge part of that is because T-Sizzle wasn't there. He is a huge part of our defense so we obviously missed him.

Still, a really nice win for the Ravens and I'm pumped for whoever we face next. I just hope Rolle and Suggs (both of whom missed a large part of this game) can get healthy.

[miller31time]

You must have been watching a different game. Flacco was hardly poised

??

He wasn't sacked. He didn't throw an interception. He didn't fumble. And he threw for a touchdown.

I don't think anyone will tell you he had a great game or anything but I'd certainly say he was poised.

[J.Kim]

You must have been watching a different game. Flacco was hardly poised

??

He wasn't sacked. He didn't throw an interception. He didn't fumble. And he threw for a touchdown.

I don't think anyone will tell you he had a great game or anything but I'd certainly say he was poised.

My bad, wrong terminology. I was thinking "Good" when I wrote "Poised"



And obviously, I read that statement by Rooster wrong...
However, I stand by that Baltimore did not play a good game and that the Defense was hardly dominant.

[miller31time]

You must have been watching a different game. Flacco was hardly poised

??

He wasn't sacked. He didn't throw an interception. He didn't fumble. And he threw for a touchdown.

I don't think anyone will tell you he had a great game or anything but I'd certainly say he was poised.

My bad, wrong terminology. I was thinking "Good" when I wrote "Poised"



And obviously, I read that statement by Rooster wrong...
However, I stand by that Baltimore did not play a good game and that the Defense was hardly dominant.

Gotcha, lol.

And I agree with your statement. This was the worst I've seen our defense this season.

[ElectricMayhem]

I think Ravens will win the turnover battle and as a result the game. I expect something like 13-10

Take a bow, Nostradamus.

[Walmart]

That Ravens defense looks as dominant as it has since their last Super Bowl victory, so I'm going with the Ravens. They'll force a turnover or two and get their offense in good enough field position to get a pair of field goals. I expect the wily old veteran Kerry Collins to outplay Joe Flacco, (You don't think he would love to avenge his Super Bowl loss against the Ravens when he was behind center with the Giants?) but I expect Flacco to do just enough for the Ravens to win. Ravens win 13-10

Yeah got this in before UrbanLegend. What am I the Arizona Cardinals?

[RIPskaterdude]

HOW THE **** ON THRID **** DOWN IN THE FOURTH **** QUARTER OF A PLAYOFF GAME DO YOU MISS A DELAY OF **** GAME CALL WHEN THE CLOCK IS DEAD FOR 3 **** SECONDS!!!!!

UNBELIVEABLE

It was more like one second, but I agree. Isn't the rule that as soon as the clock hits zero that it's a delay of game?

I'm not sure if someone already went over this (haven't looked at the entire thread yet), but don't forget, the refs are always off by about 1 second. Once the game clock hits 0, the ref has to look down at HIS clock and make sure its at 0 and then call it. So teams usually get like, barely a second of extra time. I don't remember when I heard this, but they were talking about it on FOX a few weeks ago.

[LAKESHOW]

without norm chow, they had no diversified attack and looked flat. norm chow prepares his team to play at maximum peak level. so that if you out play a team, you actually win. but . . . fired norm chow . . . and sh** happens.

[Triple M]

LOL @ norm chow
yea he would of been the difference

[~aZnPrYdE87~]

without norm chow, they had no diversified attack and looked flat. norm chow prepares his team to play at maximum peak level. so that if you out play a team, you actually win. but . . . fired norm chow . . . and sh** happens.

you moron, did you see the game? or even read the recap of the game? turnovers in the redzone cost the game, not a lack of a "diversified" attack. by my count, titans left AT LEAST five field goals out there.

[High 5]

You guys haven't figured out lakeshow is a joke account?

[UrbanLegendMD]

You guys haven't figured out lakeshow is a joke account?

He is a UCLA fan in real life.

[Walmart]

^
Yes and Lakeshow is actually Bill Walton

[LAKESHOW]

without norm chow, they had no diversified attack and looked flat. norm chow prepares his team to play at maximum peak level. so that if you out play a team, you actually win. but . . . fired norm chow . . . and sh** happens.

you moron, did you see the game? or even read the recap of the game? turnovers in the redzone cost the game, not a lack of a "diversified" attack. by my count, titans left AT LEAST five field goals out there.

hold onto your panties for a second sonny, norm was let go because of the development of the offense and especially vince young. the next coordinator was jumping up and down when vince got hurt, because he knew exactly what norm knew. he needed someone who could run a pro-style offense. and turnovers are the result of the development and preparation of an offense. believe it, when we kill those sec teams, big10 teams, big12 teams, acc teams etc... they all say the same thing . . . "WOW MAN, WE KILLED OURSELVES BECAUSE OF TURNOVERS . . . yada yada yada" that is a result of preparation.

believe this junior, the offensive coordinator was nervous and couldnt get his boys prepared to attack and continuously be on the attack. again, as mentioned above, they fumbled because they looked and were "FLAT." they came out flat. they were flat. and after 2 weeks, they didnt look sharp but like your head, they were flat. they were overwhelmed by situations and were not performing at a maximum peak level, even before the turnovers. why? norm chow.

you might not be able to understand this, because LAKESHOWs football understanding is vastly superior to yours. but hey, the SHOW is a forgiving individual.

[LAKESHOW]

You guys haven't figured out lakeshow is a joke account?

ahahaha, cmon 5. as a georgia bulldog and atlanta falcon fan, you should be seeking monetary financial settlements from lsu, florida and michael vick for animal cruelty and bulldog beatings.