I'm pretty scared, but I'm also excited for this. It's Ravens-Steelers on Christmas, battle for the division. Hard to beat that. Let's hope we keep our streak going against our rival, and REALLY hope Jimmy Smith returns.
Ugliest win of all our ugly wins. Man I thought for sure they were going to blow it. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about these next two games. At least we pulled it off; at the end of the day, the W is all that matters. Anything is possible.
It's unfortunate our options are dwindling, but I think it's too early to give up hope. If we lose to Philadelphia, then it's time. But it's not totally unrealistic for us to pull off wins in these next three games.
At least Flacco is on pace to finally reach 4000 passing yards this year, if nothing else!
1 minute ago, robbie29 said:The Bengals will likely have AJ Green. That's not "pretty winable", especially if Jimmy's not playing.
That does put a damper on things. But if it's a do or die situation at that point, I still like our chances alright. Having more motivation than the opposing team always helps.
I'm actually still optimistic about our playoff chances, despite the loss tonight. The Patriots are the best team in the NFL right now, and our last 3 games are all fairly winnable. Even if we only get two wins, our chances aren't too bad if the Dolphins and Broncos have some trouble. Winning out is obviously the best way to go though.
I know we lost, and had a really bad first half, but it's really not the end of the world yet. The Patriots were the toughest team on our whole schedule, and we ended up making it a game, even if it took us a half to do it. Baltimore is a flawed team, but the potential is there. Just make the playoffs and anything is possible; we all know that from 2012/13.
4 minutes ago, K-Dog said:I would MUCH rather have a must win against the Eagles than the Patriots .
I think we all feel that way.
It really hurts to lose - especially to New England - but it's important to keep perspective. The Eagles and Bengals games are both pretty winnable, as long as the Ravens play at a solid level. As for the Steelers game, anything can happen; almost every game with them is close. The good news about that is that we've owned them lately, even in Heinz Field. Even if we only win two of these games, playoffs is definitely not out of the question.
Definitely a must-win. Ravens need to stay pissed off from the Patriots loss and play the Eagles like they did against the Dolphins.
Sucks to lose, but I'm relieved the Ravens made a game out of it. Winning out is the only realistic shot at the division now unfortunately. On the brighter side, 9-7 could possibly get us into the playoffs.
Well, just a few hours away! Though we can afford to lose this game, it will put the pressure on us a lot more if we do lose. I'd love to see a win tonight over the Patriots!
A little more pressure to win with the Steelers having won. It really benefits us though that Denver lost today, since the last wild card spot is still a possibility if we can't win the division. Still, it'd be a lot better to just win out!
Tough, tough game; Gronk or no Gronk, the Patriots are a tough team. If we hadn't had such a great performance against Miami today, I'd be a lot more nervous about this. Seeing as we look to be significantly improving though, it should be a very competitive game. I think our squad has the potential to win out, but it won't be easy.
Wow. This was the one we were all waiting for. What a fun time; the offensive exploded, and the defense was excellent as usual! Most complete game by far this year for the Ravens!
I expect yet another ugly game, which is the norm for this year in particular. As for who wins - anyone's game. Definitely a lot on the line here though; a win or a loss will be huge either way.
I hope we get Jimmy Smith back. A couple people mentioned it, but I definitely feel like this Ravens team absolutely can win or lose any given game. Let's hope January Joe comes early and we get some TDs in this one. Pretty big game - all of them are now.
The Cowboys loss didn't get me down too bad. I think we rebound and win this one; most confident I've been for any game so far this year.
2011 was really good. Lots of highlights, despite the rough ending. I personally had a lot of fun in 2014 too - blowing out the Panthers, Flacco's incredible first half in the Buccaneers game, the Saints game (just a very fun, offensive-oriented game, plus Forsett's breakout!), sneaking into the playoffs with the win against Cleveland, finally beating Pittsburgh in the playoffs, and nearly advancing to the AFC Championship! And it was our first year with Smith Sr. on the team!
Super tough game. I'd love to be optimistic, but the Cowboys have been so good this year.
First half was super ugly. I was definitely worried we wouldn't be able to pull it off. Then the second half was really something special to watch; haven't seen the Ravens play that well in a while, against bad team or not (they usually only slip by bad teams). Let's hope we can ride the momentum and find a way to win the North.
We SHOULD win, but it could easily be a trap game. I actually am a little nervous.
It was an ugly win again, but I'll take it. Always happy to see the Ravens beat the Steelers; let's hope we can build from this and get better.
Let's hope the bye week will work wonders for this team. Ending up with a win or a loss Sunday will be a big deal either way for our season.
Sure hope we can snap the losing streak. Ravens-Steelers games are classics 9 out of 10 times. Despite the disappointment lately, I'm always excited for these games.
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Joe's definitely been disappointing too often this year, but I'm definitely in favor of keeping him - and John Harbaugh - for at least one more year, regardless of how this season ends.