darklight1216

I can barely contain my excitement while watching these high powered offenses.

The Bengals would have been better imho. If they were good enough to beat that team, you might actually have hope that Oakland was just a fluke and that they would be okay . But now their season is basically over win, lose or draw.

I was trying to figure out whether or not they were the only 0-3 team in the league. Even teams like Jax and DC have a win. At least between the wounded Steelers and the Browns there is a chance that the Ravens get one in before long.

I wonder what things might have been like if Pitta and Perriman were on the field; if SSS didn't have to do it everything all by himself.

I don't know about that. Twelve points would suggest they never got in the endzone and they are probably crossing their fingers, holding their breath, and whatever else as they await a definitive diagnosis for their quarterback. Their season might have just ended in the third week too.

I was waffling on this one because Ben is out, but you make some compelling arguments. Plus the Ravens managed to lose to Charlie Batch and they had a much better team back then. If Ben is seriously injured, the AFCN just went from last year's three horse race to one of the worst divisions in the NFL. I never thought he stood a chance of playing that game, but now I know not to get too hopeful before the bye week. There's a chance that it might not be any worse than this game. The Ravens always roll over for the Bengals, but they show up for Pittsburgh. I think it will be worse than normal, but the defense might not have a significantly worse showing. After all, is Brown much better than Green? I don't think so, but even if he is he will have an inferior qb throwing to him. Bell is going to be ugly though. I fully expect more running due to Ben's injury so that 28 game (or whatever) record is going down.

Was that the so-called "blindside hit to the helmet?"

Hear hear. I might add that if you take Flacco's game today (imperfections, lack of help and all) but pair it with a defense that is just above average and this game would probably have been a win.

I can't get over this. Didn't Andy Dalton have nearly that many yards on his 2 rushes? I know the net would be lower because he was sacked, but still.

That is unreal. I knew it was bad, but that is truly shocking. Literally all of our offseason worst fears are being realized: Forsett isn't repeating, no one is replacing Torrey Smith, even though Webb and Smith are starting the secondary is still terrible, and Trestman is exactly who the Bears fans told us he was. There might be some more that I'm missing... There were so many penalties that I can scarcely remember the details of any individual one.

They deserve all of the blame for the divisional round loss too. I mean you could excuse them because of the injuries, but I think this season might be proof that it was more than that.

Ahh very true. That's two games in a row that a lineman just had to screw up the perfect play. And it might have been three, but I didn't see the first game. In fact, I didn't actually see much of the second game either. Since they play so many West and primetime games, I'm going to be spared a lot of their losses it seems.

Yes to both. I'd be calling for Smith's starting position too, but it's not like there is anyone better or even remotely close.

Flacco definitely contributed when he threw the ball too low after SS's drop. That would have been a first down and that mess at the end might not have happened... or more likely it would have happened later.

Very true, but then so has everyone else... especially in this game.

Be careful what you wish for. Remember how many of us were glad (or at least not sad) to see Torrey leave after his lack of effort in the divisional game? And now who do they have to replace him?

I thought SS dropped one?

I wish this were an away game so that every offensive starter could walk home except for Steve Smith.

If it ends the same way as those, all of Ravens nation will collectively puke.

How is it that the Pitt/Stl game was delayed, but they still finished significantly sooner than this one?

Denver must be atrociously bad because they are turnstiles.

This game is going to be on NFL Replay and everyone is going to be talking about it. It's really a great game for everyone except Ravens fans.

Someone is going to have words with Jimmy Smith. How could you be? They gave up two 14 point leads not too many games ago.

Here we go again.

If he hadn't stepped out on his own, that would have been the game.