GAME THREAD - Ravens/Cardinals - Bird v. Bird

[Sephy]

Welcome back to another week! 30 minutes till kickoff. Sending good McNair vibes toward the stadium!

:jester:

[RavensDomination]

I think a Raven would kick the crap out of a Cardinal!

Today is gonna be just the same...

[StingerNLG]

Yo Sephy. I'm up in 515 typing on my Blackberry. I'll try to hook up any sideline action as well as any updates you guys may not see on TV.

Right now McNair looks good in practice. Both QB's taking practice snaps. Both look sharp.

Go get em Ravens.

[Dont Know]

Inactives have been posted (http://www.baltimoreravens.com/gameday/)

Baltimore Inactives

5 K Rhys Lloys
10 QB Troy Smith - 3rd Quarterback
22 CB Samari Rolle
34 RB Cory Ross
38 RB Mike Anderson
75 T Jonathan Ogden
83 TE Daneil Wilcox
90 DT Trevor Pryce

Arizona Inactives

22 S Matt Ware
46 FB Tim Castille
50 C Al Johnson
59 LB Brandon Johnson
67 G/T Brad Badger
78 DT Alan Branch
85 WR Jerheme Urban
DE 95 Quentin Moses

[UKRavenStockers]

Big time pressure on the defense today against the pass. With Pryce out there's massive pressure on the pass rush to give David Pittmann, Corey Ivy or Derrick Martin (whoever's stepping in for Rolle) up against Boldin or Fitzgerald.

[Sephy]

Ready for kickoff!

[Sephy]

Ravens get the ball first, and the big kick forces Yo to take a touchback.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 20, give to Willis who goes straight up the middle for 6. Spun for an extra 1-2.
2nd and 4, play action, overthrown way over Mason's head. Mason was wide open.
3rd and 4, Musa comes in, shotgun, complete on the slant to Clayton, the motion man for a first down!

[Sephy]

1st from the 34, out of the I-Form, McGahee finds a big holes, takes some great blocks, and GETS DOWN TO THE CARDINALS 29!!!! HUGE RUN.

[Sephy]

37 yard run by Willis!

1st from the 29, a false start by Heap.
1st and 15 from the Cards 34, I form give to McGahee again, read completely by the Cardinals D, stopped for a loss of 2.
2nd and 17, singleback, PA, screen to Musa for 16. Really good play!
3rd and 1, shotgun, bunch formation, McNair hits a wide open Mason for 4-5 and a first. Yes!

[Sephy]

1st and 10 in the redzone, from the 16, cutback for McGahee for 3-4 yards.
2nd and 7, Willis motions wide out of the I, complete to Mason for 7. Close to a first.

[Sephy]

3rd and inches, its a timeout Ravens.

[StingerNLG]

Anyone know just what the heck is going on with Mike Anderson?


And one thing you aren't seeing maybe that I am, is that LeRon Mclean is making some GREAT blocks.

[Sephy]

3rd and inches, offset back, QB sneak for a first!

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 5, give to Willis who looked like he had a clear path on a nice cut, but got cut down by Holt on a nice play. Gain of 2
2nd and goal from the 3, I form again, no gain.
3rd and goal from the 3, shotgun, 3 WR, ball thrown way behind Williams, looked like they were confused. Have to settle for 3. UGH. Can't blame the playcalling this drive.

Stover is good, of course. 3-0 Ravens.

[UKRavenStockers]

Anyone know just what the heck is going on with Mike Anderson?


And one thing you aren't seeing maybe that I am, is that LeRon Mclean is making some GREAT blocks.

I've not heard anything since the Bengals game where it was said that he was left out due to family issues or something along those lines. Someone in his family ill? Not sure, but I'm guessing it's something private hence it's hush hush.

[Sephy]

Kick only gets to the 7, Arrington takes it to the 25. Wonder if the wind is blowing in from that direction.

[Sephy]

1st and 10, quick WR screen to Boldin, gain of 10 and a first.

[Sephy]

1st from the 35, checkdown incomplete, dropped by the FB Smith.
2nd, James gets a big hole up the middle, and gets all the way to the Ravens 38. Wasn't picking on Dwan, just up the middle.

[Sephy]

1st from the Ravens 38, throw backwards to Boldin, and someone missed the tackle in the backfield, Boldin gets all the way back to the original LOS.
2nd and 10, PA, Leinart hits Smith who drops the ball again. Ray gave him a good smack too. Get called for illegal man downfield, which they accept.

[Sephy]

2nd and 15, delay of game called.
2nd and 20, ANOTHER delay called. But they get the TO in first.

[Sephy]

2nd and 20 from the 48, Leinart hit as he throws, Fitzgerald tried to make the catch on the sideline, but went OOB.
3rd and 20, quick slant, and DROPPED by C-Mac. Almost had a pick there. He actually beat Fitz to the ball.

Yo back to take the punt. Fair caught at the 17.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 18, PA, complete to D-Will, who eludes the first tackler, gets 7, fumbles when he htis the ground, but the ground caused it.
2nd and 3, I form, read really well by the Cards, and Willis is literally thrown down in the backfield. Loss of a 5.
3rd and 8, McNair steps up with the pressure, completes solidly to Mason who catches and runs to the 38! Nice play by the former Titans on that one.

[Sephy]

1st down, PA, complete to McClain for only 1.
2nd and 9, singleback, 3 WR, McNair holds until the last second, dumps to Willis who gets a really nice gain and thrown down after he passes the 50.

[Sephy]

1st from the 48, I form, Musa gets a nice gain, goes for 5.
2nd and 5, I form again, delayed handoff gets about 1.
They're going to let the first quarter run out.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, end of the 1st. Offense is moving the ball, but this redzone shit has to stop.

And I really wonder why we are incapable of stretching the field. Its going to be a matter of time before the cardinals defense clamps down on the short pass.

Defense is doing great.

2nd quarter up.

[Sephy]

3rd and 4, shotgun, complete to an open Heap down to the 25, first down Ravens! 17 yard pickup.

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, I form, play action, complete to Mason for 8. He came back on the curl, and then found a seam.
2nd and 2, McGahee back in, I form give to him, gain of about 6. Willis is pumped!

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 13-14, REALLY delayed handoff to Willis, gets no gain, maybe a loss. Don't like that play at all.
2nd and 12 (!), give to Willis, right into the teeth of the defense, gain of maybe 1 or 2. Puzzling call, there.
3rd and 11, shotgun, complete to Clayton to the 9 or 10. Didn't even try to get a first down, just settled. That is one thing I absolutely hate about Billick's playcalling.

Stover on from 28, right down the middle.
6-0 Ravens. We need touchdowns.

[StingerNLG]

Didn't I just say the redzone shit had to stop?????

Sigh. Well, 3 is 3, get the points and let the defense shut it down.

[Sephy]

Breaston, nice return to the 31-32.

[Art-Florida]

So far, this is a ho-hummer. I gyess that's a good thing, in a way.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 32, no gain, maybe 1 for Edge. No room there.
2nd and 9, another give to Edge for 1, maybe 2. Ray right in the middle of it there.
3rd and 7, shotgun, deep and overthrown for an open Johnson, but too far towards the sideline. Need better pressure on the QB.

Figurs gets to about the 32.

[Sephy]

Holding during the return puts it 10 yards back.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 18, McNair swarmed under after PA, steps up, and scrambles all the way OOB untouched for a gain of 12! NICE!

[Sephy]

1st from the 31, PA, incomplete and dropped by McClain. Wasn't going to get much there, but still. Great blitz pickup by McGahee.
2nd, quick screen to Willis who was split out right, and Arizona was right on it, dropping him for a loss of 1.
3rd and 11, shotgun, dump to Musa who gets about 7, and the Ravens have to punt.

Can we like, not throw the ball deep or something? FB pass, RB screen split out, and a checkdown.

Breaston takes it to the 18 or 19.

[Sephy]

KURT WARNER in at QB? Leinart was pulled!

[Sephy]

1st, they send Johnson who smacks Warner, but hits Boldin down to the Ravens 45.

[Sephy]

1st, hurryup offense, complete to Fitzgerald to the 31.

[Sephy]

1st, give to Arrington for 1.
2nd and 9, Warner holds forever, and is smacked by Suggs as he throws, nearly fumbles, but incomplete.
Levi Brown limps off.

[Sephy]

3rd and 9, big blitz, and pass is off the hands of Boldin.

Rackers hits the FG, lead down to 6-3 now.

We need touchdowns, guys.

[Sephy]

Figurs takes it out past the 20 to the 25. Flag down. Personal foul on the Cardinals! Illegal low block. Takes it to the 40!

[Sephy]

1st from the 40, I form, McGahee bounces outside, into Cardinals territory, down to the 43! Gain of 18!

[Sephy]

McClain blocking like crazy.

1st from the Cards 43, McNair trips, and falls down at the 50. How many times do we get stepped on at QB??? McNair looked a bit gimpy.
2nd and 17, I form, PA, screen to Willis back down to the 41.
3rd and 8, BRILLIANT CATCH MADE BY D WILL AT THE 15! WHAT A CATCH!!!

[Art-Florida]

Nice ypc average for McGahee so far...

[Sephy]

Holy crap, what a beautiful catch on the ball thrown slightly behind him.

Delay of game on the spike by D-Will. Really weak call, he basically just dropped the ball.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 20, straight dropback, the Cards blitzed like crazy, and McNair is forced to throw short.
2nd and 10, I form, PA, complete to Clayton, who gets about 6 or 7 with YAC. 2 minute warning.

[Sephy]

3rd and 3, bunch formation, complete to Mason, TOUCHDOWN RAVENS!!!

[Sephy]

Horrible tackling, but a nice job by Mason to find the open spot.

13-3 good guys!

[StingerNLG]

Now THAT is how you finish in the redzone!!

Touchdown!!! RAVENS!!!!!

[Sephy]

Touchback on the kick. Good kick with the wind this time.

[Sephy]

Leinart back on with 1:55 left. Whisenhunt is a weird dude.

[Sephy]

1st, HUGE Holding on the Ravens entire front 4-5 rushing there, no call, and C-Mac drops a pick.
2nd, 1:50 left, complete to Boldin for 7, tackled in bounds by Prude.
3rd and 3-4, Ivy SACKS LEINART AT THE 20!! Ravens take a TO.

[Sephy]

Figurs Runs It Back 70 Yards For A Touchdown!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

Figurs and Darling get flagged for jumping into the stands. Ridiculous. I hate the NFL.

[Sephy]

Figurs is going to be a damn star. He is SO unbelievably fast. No one in the NFL can catch that guy in full stride.

[Sephy]

75 yards. Man, I am still pumped! Stover kicks off from the 15, LOL. Ball goes out at the 30, and flagged.

[UKRavenStockers]

So the Lambeau Leap would get that penalty would it?

Go Yamon, nice to pad the lead a wee bit.

Sephy, who's starting at the other corner spot this week? Ivy or Pittmann or Martin?

[StingerNLG]

WOW. You blink and Figures is GONE!!!!!

I'm sorry to say this, but it was nice when you were here BJ. We loved you, but g'bye.

[Sephy]

Cards ball at the Ravens 45.

1st, 55 seconds left, more holding by the Cards goes uncalled, and the pass for #87 is incomplete.
2nd, 51 seconds left, hits Boldin, who goes OOB after about 8-9 yards.
3rd and 1, sneak for a first. Arizona uses their second TO.

These announcers are completely uninformed. First, they ask why the inactive Lloyd isn't kicking (but I'm wondering this too...), and then they say the Ravens took that TO, which they didn't have.

[Sephy]

Ivy is starting, but they are blitzing him a lot.

1st, Leinart under a ton of pressure, throws it behind his man.
2nd, 37s left, from the 34, complete to Boldin for 5-6. Arizona takes their last TO.

[darb72]

Ivy is the starting CB, UK. He's playing pretty well to and has a sack.

[Sephy]

3rd and 5, 26s left, Boldin DROPS the slant pass!

23 seconds left, and they'll bring Rackers on to try to salvage some points.

47 yard try. WIDE RIGHT! That's what I'm talkin about!!!

[darb72]

And Rackers misses wide right. Hmmm.... 18 seconds left and McNair takes a knee. Halftime.

[Sephy]

Kneel down ends it. Gotta love a 17 point halftime lead!

[UKRavenStockers]

Ta moochly for the update on starting corner guys, nice to hear he's doing alright, interesting to see him playing OK as a starter, he's stunk on the outside at any of his previous NFL stops.

[StingerNLG]

Halftime. Stadium vibe is excellent. Happyness is not a problem.

McGahee is the real deal. So is LeRon McClean. McNair is looking great.

Defense, shut down. Even Cory Ivy is doing an adequate job defending Bolden.

NOW, none of this conservative gameplan bullshit. Step on these guy's throats and let's put the big hurt on them. Make them wish they never had to play us again.

[phatboy]

UK, Devard Darling jumped into the stands as well thus the penalty. Two stupid penalties for Devard today on ST he may be cut on Monday

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, PA, dump to Shipp for 9.
2nd and 1, up the middle for 1. First.

[Sephy]

1st from the 35, give to Edge for MAYBE one if he's lucky.
2nd, complete to Boldin, gain of 9, one yard short of the sticks.
3rd and 1, give to Edge who just pushes past, and a first down.

[darb72]

I don't think he will be. Two players jumping into the stands is a really stupid penalty to enforce because it's not delaying the game or showing the other team up.

That delay of game penalty on Williams was pretty stupid as well. He didn't spike the ball.

[Sephy]

1st from the 46, incomplete for Fitz, Ivy on the close coverage. Nice play by him.
2nd, draw to Arrington gets 3.
3rd and 7, Barnes gets GREAT pressure straight up the middle and forces Leinart to throw it WAY short of his man. Incomplete.

[Sephy]

Arrington rolls into the endzone, and it might have been on the 1 or 2 if he left it alone. Thank goodness he screwed it up.

[Sephy]

1st down, I form give to Willis who cuts back for 2.
2nd and 8, play action, and pass is batted up, luckily falls incomplete.
3rd and 8, complete to Mason to the 40 and a first. Nice comeback route.

[Sephy]

1st, delayed handoff to Willis who makes an absolutely brilliant cut to get 8 or 9. Very quick!
2nd and 1, I form, Willis again for 2-3 off tackle and a first.

[Sephy]

1st from midfield, PA, McNair fumbles, and the Cardinals recover it. McNair needs to PROTECT THE DAMN BALL WHEN HE HAS PRESSURE LIKE THAT! SHIT!

[Sephy]

1st down Cards from the 35, give to Edge for 3.
2nd and 7, Leinart getting a ton of pressure, complete to Arrington for 2.
3rd and 5, blitz comes, thrown behind Fitzgerald, and a late flag comes in. Illegal contact on C-Mac.

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, give to Edge for 3.
2nd and 7, short throw to Boldin, immediately put down by JJ and Ivy. No gain.
3rd and 7, Barnes goes unblocked, and Leinart goes over the top for Arrington, incomplete.

Rackers comes back on. 40 yard try. Right down the middle. 20-6 Ravens.

[Sephy]

ONSIDE KICK...and the Cards recover. Ugh!

[Sephy]

Warner is back in.

1st from the 45, Warner's pass complete to Fitz, who gets down inside the 30, fumbles, Ivy picks it back up and runs it far back. Officials debating.

CLEAR FUMBLE. But down by contact. OK, we get the ball :)

[Sephy]

Great play by Ivy to get that fumble!

1st down Ravens from the 27, Willis breaks a tackle and gets about 7. Willis slowly walks off, looks like a shoulder issue.
2nd and 3, I form, give to Musa who bounces off left tackle and gets about 10 and a first!

[Sephy]

1st down from the 44, PA, McNair fumbles but they call it incomplete. He needs to STOP DOING THAT SHIT.
Cardinals are challenging. They could easily lose this. Probably should be incomplete, but I am tired as shit of McNair playing this hold the ball out like a teacup game with 3 defenders around him.

[phatboy]

Fumble my butt that was a theft. What a play by IVy

[Sephy]

Thankfully, it stands. The right call, but play smarter, McNair, shit.

[darb72]

McNair needs to quit the damn fumbling.

[Sephy]

2nd and 10 from the 44, I form, PA screen again to Musa, gets about 6-7.
3rd and 3, I form, complete to Clayton to the Cards 40 and a first.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, what a stupid, STUPID move. Good thing that was incomplete.

On the other end, Willis is the man.

Anyone hear on TV why Kurt Warner keeps popping into the game?

[Sephy]

1st, I form, give to McGahee who cuts back, all the way down to the 26! Gain of 14 or 15! Guy is really quick.

[Sephy]

Stinger: They say it is just a change of pace, but I think they're losing confidence in Leinart.

[Sephy]

1st from the 26, I form, McGahee off tackle left for a gain of 3.
2nd and 7, McNair goes to the endzone for Mason, who is thrown down long after the play was over, but no call. Cardinals are really getting away with a LOT of penalties today.
3rd and 7, shotgun, draw to Musa loses a yard. Complete give up call. Why don't they go for it?

Stover on from 43, and it is good. 23-6 Ravens. 17 point game.

[Sephy]

Kick returned to the 29.

[Sephy]

Warner still in.

1st, deep for Boldin, goes out at the Ravens 41. End of the third quarter. VERY poor coverage by Ivy on that play.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the Ravens 41, Boldin down to the 26-27. First down. PRESSURE. WARNER.

[StingerNLG]

Don't know if it means anything, but Kyle Boller is warming up on the sideline.

[Sephy]

1st, from the 26, caught by Benneman for 5-6.
2nd and 4, wide open is Fitz, down to the 5.

[Sephy]

1st and goal from the 5, Shipp nailed in the backfield, loses 1-2.
2nd and goal from the 6, shovel pass to Boldin read well, gets 1.
3rd and goal from the 5, caught by Boldin, touchdown. He spikes the ball almost exactly how D-Will did, and gets flagged for taunting. 15 yarder.

23-13 Ravens. Piss poor job by Sapp to cover Boldin on that play.

[UKRavenStockers]

Have we gone prevent or are the Cards just starting to get it together in the passing game?

[Sephy]

Figurs takes it to the 40! So fast.

[Sephy]

They're not putting any pressure on Warner, Stockers. They're not rushing more than 5, but their guys are getting open very quickly, and the coverage has been very weak.

[Sephy]

Boller is in.

[Sephy]

1st, give to McGahee up the middle, second effort gets 3.
2nd and 7, shotgun, incomplete for Clayton. He was covered.
3rd, Boller throws to Mason, ball deflected, and Mason almost comes down with it.

Punt partially blocked, ball around the 40.

[Sephy]

Not exactly an ideal first drive for Kyle. No time taken off the clock, and 2 bad passes. Just hope the defense has it in them for 10 more minutes.

[phatboy]

I am really getting pissed at this 4th quarter play by this team. Why can't we put teams away. F-----k

[Sephy]

1st from the 45, deep for Fitz to the Ravens 32. Seriously, WHAT THE FUCK?

[UKRavenStockers]

Please not two days in a row with a the 4th quarter collapses, I'm almost certain that my heart can't take that. :o

[Sephy]

1st from the 32, wide open Boldin caught, touchdown.

Un
Fucking
Believable.

WHAT THE FUCK RAVENS!?!?

[Sephy]

Absolutely ZERO pressure on Warner, I mean ZERO. Boldin gets WIDE OPEN.

You HAVE to pressure a guy like Warner. Fumble city if you pressure him, but he's gonna pick you apart if you let him go untouched.

[Sephy]

Touchback on the kick. Boller coming back.

[UKRavenStockers]

Oh FFS this is ridiculous. Textbook, two weeks in a row of how to go too conservative in the 2nd half and give away a comfortable win. :(

Why was Boller in the game? I'm confused. :confused:

[Sephy]

1st, I form, PA, complete to Heap down to the 44. NICE play.

[Sephy]

1st, from the 44, I form, Willis runs into a crowd at the line. No gain.
2nd and 10, caught by Clayton for a gain of 7-8.
3rd and 2, shotgun, complete to D-Will to the Card 29. HELL OF A THROW, KID!

[Mr.X]

I can't watch the game on TV, what is wrong with McNair?

[StingerNLG]

Ok. Kyle looks like he's settling in a little.

Fuck it doesn't help when we have 2nd and 13. Come on!! Where's the protection from the 1st half??

[Sephy]

1st, give to Willis who does well to break one tackle, then has to accept a loss of 2-3.
2nd and 13, I form, Boller has nothing, scrambles forward to the 32.
3rd and 12, shotgun, Boller sacked at the 39. Completely untouched rusher. Musa blocks the wrong guy.

Fair catch at the 12.

[Mr.X]

This is the second team that I follow in two days to completely fall apart.

[UKRavenStockers]

Two sacks and out of field goal range, nice timing there by the offensive line. :(

[Sephy]

1st from the 12, pressure on Warner for a change, luckily dumps to Edge, gain of 9. Missed tackles. They gave him a first, WTF?

[Sephy]

1st from the 23, slant to Fitz for 8. Blitz was coming. Gotta push on Fitz.
2nd and 2, delayed handoff to Edge who has a huge hole and gets to the 45

Oh my God...

[StingerNLG]

And now the defense is fucking falling apart!!!

[OriAl]

Our defense is quitting late again! Didn't they learn from last week??

McNair may be hurt. Boller is in again. His third down throw last possession was deflected by a great play, but was on target. You can get us a TD, Kyle - I don' t trust our defense against Warner.

What happened to our run blocking this half? And how can they let Boller be sacked by an unblocked rusher to take us out of field goal range?

[Mr.X]

So it seems like Kurt freaking Warner is Joe Montana again?

[Sephy]

1st from the 45, MAJOR holding on Barnes, who gave up after the hold, pass broken up. They finally call the holding.
1st and 20, from the 35, caught by Johnson for 18. Another missed tackle by Ivy.
2nd and 2, ball thrown way behind Bieneman, and gets a lick from Ray.
3rd and 2, Boldin caught, down to the 28. First down.

[Mr.X]

What the hell is going on here?

[OriAl]

And again with the missed tackles!

We need a turnover. Those two failures in the red zone in the first half are looming large.

They're in field goal range. We CANNOT allow a TD.

[Sephy]

1st from the 28, Warner pressured, and incomplete for Johnson.
2nd and 10, handoff to Edge to the 24.
2 minute warning.

[UKRavenStockers]

Ravens were clearly taking notes from the Terps yesterday! :(

[Mr.X]

clearly

[Sephy]

3rd and 5, to the endzone for Johnson, batted up by Ivy, incomplete. Nice coverage by Corey.

[Sephy]

Here comes Rackers, to try from 41.

It is...dead center. Tie game. Need a 2 minute drive here.

[Mr.X]

what a joke

[StingerNLG]

Unfuckingbelievable. Its like our defense is not built for 60 minute games. They have scored on us like nuts!! With Kurt 80 year old fucking Warner!!!!!!

Well, kyle wants his chance. He gets it yet again.

[Big Bird]

What the hell is wrong with this team? I can't imagine a group with so many
"stars" who play so badly. The offense is weak and the D gives up in 2nd half.

GEEZZZZZ!!

[phatboy]

The Ravens D really showing their age. Two 4th quarter F-ups

[Sephy]

Yo takes a knee. Probably should have taken that out.

[OriAl]

Boller had gotten us to field goal range on our last drive, before the line did not to block on the next three plays.

Now Warner has them in field goal range, and our defense is doing nothing. They must stop them here!

We just had a chance to pick off a deflected pass in the end zone, but didn't. 41 yard field goal is good. Defense has blown a 17 point lead by allowing three straight long scoring drives. What's their problem?? They watched the Terps yesterday?

Time for Boller to lead us to a field goal in the last two minutes. Please, football gods, a good drive and no turnovers!

[Sephy]

1st from the 20, 1:50 and 3 TOs left, complete to Heap for 7.
2nd and 3, give to Willis for 1. TO Ravens.

[Sephy]

3rd and 2, 1:22 left, 2 TOs left, complete to Mason for 4-5 and a first. Out of bounds.

[Mr.X]

Please keep doing this...the nfl.com gamecast is not updating

[Sephy]

1st, 1:18 left, from the 32, dump to Willis for 2.
2nd and 8, under a minute left, complete to Heap for 14 and he gets LAID OUT by Wilson and hangs on. They're gonna get a personal foul for it. Heap is down on the field.

[Mr.X]

penalty?

[Sephy]

1st from the 39, 47 seconds left, complete to Mason to the 32-33.
2nd and 3, give to Musa for a couple. TO Ravens.

[Mr.X]

Are we in FG range yet?

[Sephy]

It will be 3rd and 1, with 19 seconds left from the 30. Would be a challenge for Stover into the wind from here. You'd like another 5-10 yards.

[drjcc]

yes it would be a 47yd one

[Mr.X]

Are we driving against the wind?

[Sephy]

3rd and 1, Boller sneaks, gets a yard or 2, they run the clock to 5 seconds and take a TO. It will be on Stover's leg here.

[Mr.X]

Looks like we picked up a 1st

[Sephy]

This was against the wind earlier in the game, don't know about now.

[Sephy]

Stover on, from 46 yards.

Iced by the Cardinals.

[Mr.X]

So we're looking at 45 yarder?

[Sephy]

The 46 yarder..for the win:

It is... GOOD!!! RAVENS WIN!!!!!!!!

[RavensInBrazil]

Let's give credit to Boller here for the nice 2-minute drive. Granted, a 46-yarder is hardly a gimme, but he got us in position to win, and that's all that matters

[UKRavenStockers]

Matt Stover for the Ring of Honour!

Just put him up there now, screw waiting for him to retire.

Also get a University somewhere in the state to get researching on the elixor of life to keep him as our kicker for the next century please.

[phatboy]

This is too much like work. I watched the game from home and am hoarse.
Geeeeeeeeesh

[UKRavenStockers]

Props to Boller, but why did he come in? Did McNair get hurt again? At a key time in the game, again?

Twice Boller's had to come in under pressure now and done everything he can to get it done.

[Sephy]

They said McNair tweaked his groin, and they were hoping to protect McNair up 14.

[UKRavenStockers]

Ravens clearly didn't take the final key lesson from the Terps thankfully. That would have been WAY WAY WAY too much for one weekend if we'd managed to screw that up.

Still disgustingly worrying back to back 2nd half performances in spite of the wins. I've not seen either game yet but I've no idea what we're doing with our 2nd half play calling that's causing these meltdowns.

[StingerNLG]

LOL.

I would like to thank Kyle Boller, whoever hit Heap for the penalty, and Matt Stover, for me not having to sit in the sun and fry up for overtime.

Defense needs to figure out how to play all 4 quarters. I am still pissed that warner was able to tear our secondary to shreds.

But I'll take the win considering the fact that Pittsburgh beat SF.

[OriAl]

GREAT job by Boller to get Stover into range to pick up the slacker defense. He led a nice drive his previous possession as well. The man is a quarterback we can depend on now, after all the grief he's taken, would you all agree? He won this game, tied the Bengals game and almost tied it a second time with the throw off Heap's chest. I have faith in Kyle - I've always felt he could do the job if he got protection and dependable receivers.

[Purpleguy]

At this stage i see absolutely no difference between Boller and McNair. If anything Kyle takes better care of the ball.

This is not on Billick at all. He didn't play conservative in the second half. He called a good game, and he mixed the run and pass just fine. Warner was just able to shred our defense. I just hope this defense tightens up because we won't fair well against elite teams like this.

[Big Bird]

Hey Folks,

As far as I am concerned, Kyle Boller should be our starter. I realize this is not the board for it so I will say no more.

A win makes us happy. But in this case, disgustingly happy! Have a good one whatever guys and gals.

:)

[StingerNLG]

Wow. Gary Stein on radio just gave serious props to Boller too. Said he has turned the corner and heading to the finish line. And Gary HATED Boller. HATED.

[RavenDavey]

Shannon Sharpe just stated

"I think Kyle Boller will give the Ravens a better chance to win games."

[StingerNLG]

Ok now, don't play with us like that. I'm stuck in the car so I can't hear anything on TV.

On radio, either 1090 or 1300 one of the hosts says you cant talk about the Boller of 5 years ago, or 4 years ago, or 2 years ago because he is clearly a different quarterback now.

[CrowMST3k]

It doesnt matter who the QB is, they're both great. Mac9 just happens to have a nagging injury.

[gwidion]

We seriously need to figure out whats wrong with our secondary and defense in the second half, because if Arizona can do this against us, I dont even want to know what New England and Indy are gonna do against us.

[RavenDavey]

Yes...it is true. I saw this on the CBS Post Game wrap up and Shannon made that statement....

[ravenwoman]

I think we will be seeing more of Kyle Boller this year, even if Steve McNair is well enough to play.

[StingerNLG]

I have my theories on this situation, but this is not the thread for it, and unfortunately with guys like Tex ready to pounce in and ruin even an intelligent QB conversation, I may have to keep it to myself for a while. One thing was nice to hear on the way home from the game. MANY people are starting to change their opinion of Kyle. I heard three or four callers apologize for all the bad things they've ever said about him. He seems to be winning some of the town back. Good for him.

But I will say this. Today showed me something. We have two starting QB's on our roster, and it was enough to make Troy Smith inactive today. How many other teams have this? The Cardinals do. But not that many more. This is a good thing.

Our defense?? This needs to be addressed NOW!!