Ravens vs Patriots, Week 9 Gameday Thread

And just like that, fumble the other way.

 

Sanu has been big tonight.
Anyone know if N’keal Harry is dressed?

 

And the Ravens take the lead back to double digits.

I repeat, no team has scored more than 14 on the Patriots before this week. 30 Ravens points now.

And Boyle gets his first career TD while Tucker misses an extra point. Wow

 

He didn’t dress for this one.

 

And with that INT, the Ravens are finally up in the turnover battle

 

Ravens go up 37-20, pending the extra point. That's game.

I assume we won't hear anymore "well, the Ravens only beat bad teams" crap. Patriots down 3 scores with 3:12 left in the game

 

Anyone that still hates on Jackson is simply an abject fool. He's an incredible gamer, and by all appearances, he's as likable a person as you'll see in the NFL. After that play where both teams are fighting, Jackson is there trying to help a Patriots lineman up to his feet.

 

Jackson and his running ability are simply a game changer. I argued on the Browns board that Lamar deserved to be in MVP talks, and this is why. He won't have flashy passing stats, compared to a Mahomes or Rodgers, but his total offensive performance will rank up there and his value to this team is unparalleled.

 

Nice win guys, well deserved.
Good chance we’ll see you in a couple months.

 

All you have to do is see what the opponents who actually play Jackson each week say about him. When they are complaining about how hard he is to defend, you know he's doing his job well.

 

At this point, it's hard to think there's a team Baltimore can not beat. No I don't think they'll run the table the rest of the season, but a case can be made for them beating everyone. Again, the Patriots haven't allowed more than 14 points all season, and the Ravens have scored 37 with 30 coming on offense. They dominated all but the second quarter of this game

 

I missed pretty much the second quarter of the game, but outside of that, I managed to catch everything.

Having Humphrey, Smith, and Peters in the secondary is amazing. I know Brady got yards, but still less than 300. Still, it's the Patriots. Who doesn't expect them to move the ball?

I crapped on the signing of Ingram because of his age, but he has proven me to be very wrong. He looks explosive despite his age.

I still wouldn't spend a penny on a big contract for Judon. If I'm giving a big contract to a pass rusher, I'm looking elsewhere.

Cyrus Jones.

The Ravens scored 30 points more than the average of what the Patriots allow. Yes the Patriots have faced completely inept offenses all season, but the Ravens have done a nice job of scoring points by hook or crook this year.

In back-to-back games, the Ravens defeated two former Super Bowl teams. I definitely didn't predict two wins there. People who want to schedule predict are going to be sorely disappointed because something about Jackson just gives them a shot to run over a team.

I'm not saying Jackson is the NFL MVP or anything, but he's easily the MVP for the Ravens. If the Ravens go far into this season, it will be because of Jackson, and that certainly shows value.

 

Well the Ravens were a little sloppy with the ball, fumbling too much for my liking but overall, GREAT GAME! What a needed big conference win and hold a tie break over the Pats. This game was HUGE with implications come play off time. I am very happy tonight. Awesome Win

 

The Ravens just beat the team most considered thr best in the league, and they beat them on primetime for the whole world to see by 3 scores. If we weren't getting the best from every team before, we will now. That's as big a statement win as you will find

 

The Pats weakness is they gave up their deep threat with the cutting of AB and the release of Gordon, with that lacking, you can concentrate on Edelman and the run game and slow them down and it worked decently tonight.

 

I think I said it on the main board when talking about Flacco, but something about the way an offense is with him at the helm is easy to defend for opposing teams. This isn't just a result of inaccurate passes or anything. Flip it to Jackson, and even with him not throwing for 300 yards (or heck even 200 in some games), the team is significantly harder to play against.

 

The game honestly felt a lot like the 2012 playoff game. It was close at halftime, but after the half, the Ravens just pulled away with it.

 

Great win. I can't tell you how refreshing it is that when something goes wrong, the team (Lamar, Ingram, veteran players) are able to calm everyone the F down and get back to work. I did notice one disturbing thing which matches our play in the KC game. Right before half, we get the ball back and we go totally pass happy again and go away from the run.

I think Roman needs to remember the run keys everything for the offense and while it can work in small doses, the passing game is a result of the running game, not the other way around. We went all passes and then punt and the Pats walk right down the field and kick a FG just like the Chiefs did in that game. Aside from that, I loved the game flow, the fact that Lamar hit at least 6 or 7 different receivers and we ran some sweeps, fakes and the like to keep the defense on their toes. I love when we mix it up and the defense has no idea whether it will be a power run, sweep, pitch, toss, pass, trick play or what. With the speed we have, as soon as we make the defense hesitate for 1 second, we have already won the play even if they recover quickly, we generally have a 4 yard or more gain. I'll take that every play!

Glad to see us gel at the right time and the bye was perfectly placed. I like that we can out of the game relatively healthy. Now time to get medieval on the Bengals and get ready for the Texans.