5 Most Disappointing Losses

[Jamal]

Now that we've had the time to let the most recent loss sink in, I wanted to see which 5 losses you would classify as most disappointing. Here are mine. (I became a real Raven fan in 2005, so anything before that, I don't have)

[b]5. vs. Bengals - 2009 Regular Season(2nd meeting):[/b]
This game hurt because it cost us the division. This was the year the Steelers were suffering from a SB hangover. We started off 3-0 and looked to have the best offense in franchise history. But after the 3-0 start our offense sputtered, and never quite recovered. Flacco's injury was a big reason why. This loss meant we had to go the wild-card route again, and knowing the Steelers didn't make the playoffs hurts even more. We weren't able to cash in on a golden opportunity because that wont happen very often.

[b]4. vs. Steelers 2010 - Divisional Playoffs:[/b]
Some might actually have this game at #1, but I have it at 4 since I predicted a Steeler victory beforehand. I knew we couldn't beat them after that Sunday Night loss. I wouldn't even have this game in my top 5, but those pesky Ravens, even had me fooled when they dominated the 1st half, and had a commanding 21-7 lead. In a Steeler/Raven game, thats more like a 31-7 lead. Plus Troy was missing tackles all over the place. Surely those 2 reasons meant we win the game. I actually thought we would win. Silly me. This game makes me wonder, if we could ever beat the Steelers with Ben or win a big game with Cam Cameron.

[b]3. vs. Dolphins - 2007 Regular Season:[/b]
The Dolphins were having a terrible season to say the least. They hadn't won a game, and with the season almost coming to an end, some thought they could have gone winless. We weren't having a good season by any means, but losing to this team was extremely frustrating for me. Obviously I never left, but it was a truly embarrassing time to be a Raven fan.

[b]2. vs. Steelers 2010 - Regular Season SNF:[/b]
Yes, I think this was a bigger loss than the playoff game we went on to lose. The Steelers were wounded, we had the longest drive they had given up all season to start off the game when we scored a TD, we were sporting the black and purple, and the entire country was watching. If we couldn't beat them this time, I knew we couldn't beat them in the playoffs at there place when they would actually be healthy. It looked like we had the game in hand, but one play changed our entire season, and might just have cost us a SB.
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Ouch....

[b]1. vs. Colts - 2006 divisional playoffs:[/b]
This was the easiest selection for me. The defense that year didn't have a weakness. It was unbelievable. The secondary, LBing core, and d-line, were all spectacular. But this time, we actually had a QB who we could believe in. If anyone had doubts, surely they would have changed there minds with all those comebacks McNair had lead. If we could win a SB with Dilfer, we sure as heck could win one with the late great McNair right? This year had a different feel. I could feel it throughout the whole state of Maryland. When the Colts ended up as our opponents, the feeling only got bigger. The Colts were supposed to have a paper soft defense, Manning was in a slump, and our defense was ready to dominate. All our offense needed to do was score 14-20 points against the historically bad run d. But we all remember what happen. McNair wasn't the same QB we saw in the regular season, and was never the same. It was also the last year we had a truly suffocating defense that intimidated other teams. It didn't help that the loss came against the hated Colts either.

[berad]

[b]1. Ravens vs. Colts - 2006 Divisional Playoffs[/b]

Same reasons you cited. That one hurt a lot.

[b]2. Ravens vs. Patriots - 2007 Regular Season[/b]

We had them. We had the undefeated Patriots dead in the water. But a bunch of crap: false start penalties, TO called by Rex Ryan, multiple 4th-down conversions, kept us from winning the game. Highlight by Bart Scott throwing a flag into the stands, that was how all of us felt.

[b]3. Ravens @ Steelers - 2010 Divisional Playoffs[/b]

Being up by that huge margin and letting it slip through our hands was terrible. A total team failure: offense, defense, and special teams. Try to pinpoint it on one guy, but you can't, team letdown.

[b]4. Ravens @ Dolphins - 2007 Regular Season[/b]

Good choice on this one. Terrible end to a terrible season. At least the Lions went 0-16 the next season, as we were 11-5, and took the spotlight off of our shame of denying the league a winless team.

[b]5. Ravens @ Falcons - 2010 Regular Season[/b]

I could put a lot here but settled on this one. A strong show of resilience and mental toughness by our team. A comeback drive by Joe Flacco. Just to have it taken away by an obvious Roddy White push down. Pisses me off because people will assume Ryan is a better QB than Flacco even though Joe had a better game - yeah, I said it. Doesn't matter though, pretty boy Ryan and the soft Falcons folded in the playoffs, as they always have.

[Ravensfan831]

That AFC Championship Game we lost to the Steelers when Willis got absolutely annihlated by Ryan Clark is worth mentioning too.

[ed.s52]

[quote name='berad' timestamp='1299437761' post='649720']
[b]1. Ravens vs. Colts - 2006 Divisional Playoffs[/b]

Same reasons you cited. That one hurt a lot.

[b]2. Ravens vs. Patriots - 2007 Regular Season

We had them. We had the undefeated Patriots dead in the water. But a bunch of crap: false start penalties, TO called by Rex Ryan, multiple 4th-down conversions, kept us from winning the game. Highlight by Bart Scott throwing a flag into the stands, that was how all of us felt.

3. Ravens @ Steelers - 2010 Divisional Playoffs[/b]

Being up by that huge margin and letting it slip through our hands was terrible. A total team failure: offense, defense, and special teams. Try to pinpoint it on one guy, but you can't, team letdown.

[b]4. Ravens @ Dolphins - 2007 Regular Season[/b]

Good choice on this one. Terrible end to a terrible season. At least the Lions went 0-16 the next season, as we were 11-5, and took the spotlight off of our shame of denying the league a winless team.

[b]5. Ravens @ Falcons - 2010 Regular Season[/b]

I could put a lot here but settled on this one. A strong show of resilience and mental toughness by our team. A comeback drive by Joe Flacco. Just to have it taken away by an obvious Roddy White push down. Pisses me off because people will assume Ryan is a better QB than Flacco even though Joe had a better game - yeah, I said it. Doesn't matter though, pretty boy Ryan and the soft Falcons folded in the playoffs, as they always have.
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I still think we won that game. It was a L in the record books but if you watched the calls, especially the last TD where I think Benjamin Watson kept bobling it while he was out of bounds, and then they put it to replay and it wasn't reversed, the refs handed it to them.

Absolutely awful.

[berad]

[quote name='ed.s52' timestamp='1299438307' post='649725']
I still think we won that game. It was a L in the record books but if you watched the calls, especially the last TD where I think Benjamin Watson kept bobling it while he was out of bounds, and then they put it to replay and it wasn't reversed, the refs handed it to them.

Absolutely awful.
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Wasn't Watson, it was Gaffney I think, but yeah...

Also, something similar, the second 2008 loss to the Steelers, at home. Where they ruled that Santonio Holmes was short of the touchdown but then reviewed it and gave him the score although there was NOTHING definitive about the replay. [b]NOTHING[/b]. That sucked...

Also, even though it didn't matter, the 2007 loss to the Browns, at home. Where the FG at the end of the game was ruled no good but they replayed it [i](which was illegal, at the time)[/i] and over-turned the call. Again, didn't matter because it was in a crappy season but just another terrible game.

[Jamal]

[quote name='Ravensfan831' timestamp='1299438033' post='649723']
That AFC Championship Game we lost to the Steelers when Willis got absolutely annihlated by Ryan Clark is worth mentioning too.
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It didn't really hurt me that much. Sure it always sucks to fall one game short and lose to the Steelers, but they were the better team. Defensively, and offensively.

[berad]

[quote name='Jamal' timestamp='1299439629' post='649732']
It didn't really hurt me that much. Sure it always sucks to fall one game short and lose to the Steelers, but they were the better team. Defensively, and offensively.
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Same. I was glad, overall, with how well that season went. 11-5 and the playoffs with a rookie QB, rookie HC, new OC, everything. Building blocks for the future.

[RavensAllTheWay]

1. 2010 div. loss to Steelers

As I said before, this will remain #1 forever imo. Nothing will ever top the 3 turnovers in the second half, the 21-7 lead we blew and the complete and utter lack of execution, particularly with the drops. But the play of the game was Antonio Brown for 58 yards on third and 19. Not to mention it was Pittsburgh.

2. 06 div. loss to Colts

This was really a pathetic game. Defense did well, but even with two interceptions of Manning, we only got 6 lousy point. The home atmosphere was brutal towards the Colts and we were fresh off a franchise-best 13-3 mark, but two interceptions by McNair plus a fumble at the end was too much to overcome.

3. 08 AFC title game

This was our third loss to the Steelers that year. It's clear looking at it in hindsight that this was never our game to win and that the Steelers were clearly the better team, but even still...3 losses to them in one season, and we watched them win the SB. Clarks hit on McGahee was brutal, and it was kind of symbolic of how the game went.

4. 10 SNF loss to Steelers

This was in Baltimore, we led almost the entire game and we fell apart right before the end. There were SO MANY missed opportunities in this one. Dickson drop on third down after Heap went out on the first play, the false start on the fake punt which by the looks of it we would've converted. Flacco overthrowing a wide open Dennis Pitta in the 2nd quarter, which would've taken it to inside the Steelers 30 and a 1st down. Oher's missed assignment on the Troy play. Not being able to tackle Redman on third and goal. It's kind of like all we needed was for one of these plays to have gone the other way...just one...and the game would've been different. But no, of course not.

5. 07 MNF loss to Pats

Forget about losing to the Dolphins two weeks later. The ending to this one was simply disgraceful. It was hand delievered to the Patriots, no questions asked. Also, it was pretty symbolic of our 07 season.

[ravensdfan]

1. 2006 Div. loss to the Colts: While I was never as big on McNair as everyone else seemed to be during the season, I didn't see his complete meltdown in a playoff game coming. Add to that it was the hated Colts, we shut down Manning and lost a defensive battle. This one still remains #1 IMO.

2. 2010 2nd reg season game vs Pitt: Say what you want, after sitting on a 4 pt lead for most of the 2nd half I still think it was a stupid play call for that situation. If it had happened earlier in the half, not so much, but not with 3 mins left and the lead. Yes, Oher missed his protection but it isn't like our O line had been performing stellar during the season. Bad play call, bad execution.

3. 2010 Div loss to Pitt: This comes in at #3 because in all reality it was a game that I felt could easily go either way. It was the 21-7 half-time lead that made this one sting. A complete melt down all across the board in the 2nd half.

[JO_75]

5. Ravens vs Steelers- AFC Championship Game 2008

So Close with a rookie QB and rookie Head Coach to go to the Super Bowl. When we beat the Titans I couldn't believe we were heading to the AFC Title Game in Joe's rookie year. This loss hurt but not as much as the next 4.

4. Ravens vs Colts- Regular Season 2009(I think)

This game should have been ours. Like the next game, this was a FG game and just 1 TD could have won us the game. We just needed 1 FG and just 10-20 yards but Reed had to try to lateral it away.

3. Ravens vs Colts- Divisional Round 2006

This hurts more just because it was a playoff game. In 2006 it seemed it was our year, McNair was on fire, defense was great but we layed an egg at Home against the Colts. Again we just needed a FG to win the game but just couldn't get it.

2. Ravens vs Dolphins- Regular Season 2007

We all know this story, and all I have to say is we let them have their only win.

1. Ravens vs Patriots 2007 Regular Season MNF

To this day, I still think back to this game and wonder what if. More than any other loss this stings the worst because well for one I was at the game, and second we had the Patriots beat SEVERAL times but thanks to some fishy calls by the refs we got robbed of a win. Plus Billick wasted our timeouts and I just wonder what could have been if Billick had saved a TO and we would have been able to call TO after Clayton had the catch and send Stover out to send it to OT.

[RavensAllTheWay]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1299441005' post='649741']
5. Ravens vs Steelers- AFC Championship Game 2008

So Close with a rookie QB and rookie Head Coach to go to the Super Bowl. When we beat the Titans I couldn't believe we were heading to the AFC Title Game in Joe's rookie year. This loss hurt but not as much as the next 4.

4. Ravens vs Colts- Regular Season 2009(I think)

This game should have been ours. Like the next game, this was a FG game and just 1 TD could have won us the game. We just needed 1 FG and just 10-20 yards but Reed had to try to lateral it away.

3. Ravens vs Colts- Divisional Round 2006

This hurts more just because it was a playoff game. In 2006 it seemed it was our year, McNair was on fire, defense was great but we layed an egg at Home against the Colts. Again we just needed a FG to win the game but just couldn't get it.

2. Ravens vs Dolphins- Regular Season 2007

We all know this story, and all I have to say is we let them have their only win.

[b]1. Ravens vs Patriots 2007 Regular Season MNF[/b]

To this day, I still think back to this game and wonder what if. More than any other loss this stings the worst because well for one I was at the game, and second we had the Patriots beat SEVERAL times but thanks to some fishy calls by the refs we got robbed of a win. Plus Billick wasted our timeouts and I just wonder what could have been if Billick had saved a TO and we would have been able to call TO after Clayton had the catch and send Stover out to send it to OT.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that we completed a hail mary at like the 2 yard line.

[Greatness]

1) 06 Loss to the Colts
- By far the worse loss in the history of the Ravens. We had the second coming of the '00 defense as we were a turnover machine and had the moniker "If the Ravens score a TD, game is over." WHAT OTHER TEAM IN HISTORY COULD SAY THIS? (outside of '00 of course lol)

2) '10 Divisional Game against the Steelers
- You're up 21-7 with that team that should have gotten nothing less than a Superbowl. Again, we were robbed by insufficient coaching and won't hear anything else till I'm dead.

3) '10 Sunday Night Football loss to Steelers
- They literally had a practice squad offense out there and still won. Disgusting...

4) '08 AFC Championship Game loss to Steelers
- We ran the ball to the championship game and magically stop and ask Flacco to throw the ball to people who can't get open outside of Mason. What a gameplan.

5) '07 Loss to Patriots
- Man, so much wrong with what happened here.

[bmore187]

1. 09 loss at Minnesota ( Haschka miss Fg )
2. 07 loss vs Pats ( the refs )
3. 03 playoff loss to Titans
4. 07 loss vs Browns in OT ( after they orignally called FG by CLE no good )
5. 05 loss at Lions ( Suggs Malice n his heart )

[berad]

[quote name='bmore187' timestamp='1299466915' post='649849']
1. 09 loss at Minnesota ( Haschka miss Fg )
2. 07 loss vs Pats ( the refs )
3. 03 playoff loss to Titans
4. 07 loss vs Browns in OT ( after they orignally called FG by CLE no good )
5. 05 loss at Lions ( Suggs [b]Malice n his heart[/b] )
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That never gets old. What a joke of an official.

[RavensAllTheWay]

Actually the more I think about it, I realize that the 08 title game loss probably wouldn't have hurt quite as much without the Clark-McGahee hit because as I said, it was an exclamation point of their success against us.

[bmore187]

[quote name='berad' timestamp='1299467082' post='649850']
That never gets old. What a joke of an official.
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Man u aint neva lie

[Alexir]

We have lost to the steelers 6 of the last 8 games. Im sure you can count 5 of them...

I hated the loss to the Colts in 2006 though. That was our 2nd best team of all time and we choked.

[Ravens Lover]

5. Steelers 08 week 16: Just the innefectivness of the offence that day and the horrible Holmes Touchdown that still gives me cringes

4. Dolphins 07: The fact that we were their onlywin of that year coming in overtime

3. Steelers 08 AFC Championship: Looks like we are finally going to go back to the Super Bowl with a turn around for the ages with a rookie QB and Coach, but Troy ruined any hope of that with a last minute pick 6

2. Colts 06 Playoffs: The best record in franchise history and the best D in the league and you lose to a wild card team WOW

1. Steelers 11 Playoffs: top 5 D ahead by two TDs and you lose, I couldn't watch any football after that untill the Super Bowl

[Shawn`]

5. 2007 MNF Patriots: Where to begin? Coming into the game at 11-0, it was as if everyone knew the Patriots were going to run house and have a perfect season, setting up one of the best Superbowls in history, classic underdog story. 07 isn't a lucrative year for the Ravens, but to watch McGahee, Reed and Lewis crying pre game for the loss of Sean Taylor, to hear Lewis dedicate this game to Taylor, calling it 'our Superbowl' sent chills down my spine. The actual game itself could not have been more crazy; the 4th down time out, Bart Scott throwing the penalty flag, Kyle Bollers hail mary that was 2 yards short all made the most eventful game. It was certainly the only 07 game that had me jumping frantically and yelling at the TV. The impact of a Ravens win here would've meant a change in the perception of perfection in NFL.



4. 2002 Divisional Steelers: Elvis Grbac ruined a chance to repeat by throwing 3 interceptions, made us all wonder 'what if we still had Dilfer.'

3. 2010 SNF Steelers: The reason things went down like they did at Pittsburgh last season was because of this game. The play by Polamalu took away #2 seed, a playoff bye week and homefield advantage. If we had those against Pittsburgh in round 3 I really could not see them winning like they did, making this more painful than the actual game.

2. 2006 Divisional Colts: 06 was "the year" and then Peyton ruined it. For which I will never forgive.

1. 2008 AFCCG Steelers: This one was the worst because of what was at stake if we won. The first rookie QB and rookie head coach to make it to the Superbowl? So close.

This thread is so depressing

[edreedfromtheu]

Only one loss matters to me. The 2006 HOME playoff game against Indianapolis.

1. It was Indianapolis

2. It was the last home playoff game the Ravens have played.

3. The defense held Peyton Manning to 170 yards and 2 interceptions. They only scored 5 field goals... 2 of which were over 50 yards, and the others weren't exactly chip shots.(and one field goal was so close that it bounced off the crossbar to get through)

4. BRIAN BILLICK ONLY RAN JAMAL LEWIS 13 TIMES! He never wanted Jamal Lewis to shine, and routinely went away from him to "prove" the Ravens had a passing attack. It really reminds me of what the Ravens did this year!



As for those other losses... the Patriots loss was a big deal at that time. But it's a regular season game and no Patriots fans bring that game up when arguing. IF the Patriots had ended up winning the Super Bowl that year(and allegedly gone undefeated).... THEN it might have been a bigger deal.

The gift to the Steelers in these most recent playoffs? That's just how games go for the Ravens. We saw it ALL SEASON. This team doesn't have the OFFENSE to put teams away. Even if they don't score... they don't even have the ability to waste time! To move down the field and get a couple first downs! The Ravens weren't going to get any calls from the officials, especially playing in Pittsburgh. If the Ravens took care of business in the regular season, they might have had a bye week(which means more rest), as well as a home game!

I couldn't have asked for anything other than to avoid Indianapolis going into the playoffs. But I knew no lead was safe with this team. They blew 4th quarter leads all season. And even if they did win... I don't think they would have beaten the Jets.

Nothing compares to that home playoff loss to Indy in 2006 season. Especially since I see the SAME PROBLEMS on the team 5 years later.

[edreedfromtheu]

[quote name='RavensAllTheWay' timestamp='1299441227' post='649744']
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that we completed a hail mary at like the 2 yard line.
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That's because the Ravens had NO business throwing the ball at all in that game. Billick and Boller is what lost that game. The Ravens were driving, in field goal range, and Billick decides to let Boller throw. Boller decides to throw into double coverage, where there isn't even a Raven player in sight. It gets picked, and yes... there is a clear block in the back on the return that isn't called.... and the Patriots end up with a higher score at the end.

The Patriots could not stop the run, and the Ravens went away from the run. It's what they've done ever since their Super Bowl win, and what they are still doing up through this past season. This team still has great running backs, still has a lackluster QB, but they insist on trying to prove they are a passing team, at the expense of the running game.

[baltravens]

[quote name='Jamal' timestamp='1299436349' post='649712']
Now that we've had the time to let the most recent loss sink in, I wanted to see which 5 losses you would classify as most disappointing. Here are mine. (I became a real Raven fan in 2005, so anything before that, I don't have)

[b]5. vs. Bengals - 2009 Regular Season(2nd meeting):[/b]
This game hurt because it cost us the division. This was the year the Steelers were suffering from a SB hangover. We started off 3-0 and looked to have the best offense in franchise history. But after the 3-0 start our offense sputtered, and never quite recovered. Flacco's injury was a big reason why. This loss meant we had to go the wild-card route again, and knowing the Steelers didn't make the playoffs hurts even more. We weren't able to cash in on a golden opportunity because that wont happen very often.

[b]4. vs. Steelers 2010 - Divisional Playoffs:[/b]
Some might actually have this game at #1, but I have it at 4 since I predicted a Steeler victory beforehand. I knew we couldn't beat them after that Sunday Night loss. I wouldn't even have this game in my top 5, but those pesky Ravens, even had me fooled when they dominated the 1st half, and had a commanding 21-7 lead. In a Steeler/Raven game, thats more like a 31-7 lead. Plus Troy was missing tackles all over the place. Surely those 2 reasons meant we win the game. I actually thought we would win. Silly me. This game makes me wonder, if we could ever beat the Steelers with Ben or win a big game with Cam Cameron.

[b]3. vs. Dolphins - 2007 Regular Season:[/b]
The Dolphins were having a terrible season to say the least. They hadn't won a game, and with the season almost coming to an end, some thought they could have gone winless. We weren't having a good season by any means, but losing to this team was extremely frustrating for me. Obviously I never left, but it was a truly embarrassing time to be a Raven fan.

[b]2. vs. Steelers 2010 - Regular Season SNF:[/b]
Yes, I think this was a bigger loss than the playoff game we went on to lose. The Steelers were wounded, we had the longest drive they had given up all season to start off the game when we scored a TD, we were sporting the black and purple, and the entire country was watching. If we couldn't beat them this time, I knew we couldn't beat them in the playoffs at there place when they would actually be healthy. It looked like we had the game in hand, but one play changed our entire season, and might just have cost us a SB.
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Ouch....

[b]1. vs. Colts - 2006 divisional playoffs:[/b]
This was the easiest selection for me. The defense that year didn't have a weakness. It was unbelievable. The secondary, LBing core, and d-line, were all spectacular. But this time, we actually had a QB who we could believe in. If anyone had doubts, surely they would have changed there minds with all those comebacks McNair had lead. If we could win a SB with Dilfer, we sure as heck could win one with the late great McNair right? This year had a different feel. I could feel it throughout the whole state of Maryland. When the Colts ended up as our opponents, the feeling only got bigger. The Colts were supposed to have a paper soft defense, Manning was in a slump, and our defense was ready to dominate. All our offense needed to do was score 14-20 points against the historically bad run d. But we all remember what happen. McNair wasn't the same QB we saw in the regular season, and was never the same. It was also the last year we had a truly suffocating defense that intimidated other teams. It didn't help that the loss came against the hated Colts either.
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I AGREE! 2006 losing to the Colts at home and #2 losing to the Squeelers when Palamalou stripped Flacco. BOTH SO SEVERELY DISAPPOINTING.

[berad]

[quote name='edreedfromtheu' timestamp='1300126215' post='653803']
That's because the Ravens had NO business throwing the ball at all in that game. Billick and Boller is what lost that game. The Ravens were driving, in field goal range, and Billick decides to let Boller throw. Boller decides to throw into double coverage, where there isn't even a Raven player in sight. It gets picked, and yes... there is a clear block in the back on the return that isn't called.... and the Patriots end up with a higher score at the end.

[b]The Patriots could not stop the run, and the Ravens went away from the run.[/b] It's what they've done ever since their Super Bowl win, and what they are still doing up through this past season. This team still has great running backs, still has a lackluster QB, but they insist on trying to prove they are a passing team, at the expense of the running game.
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Wait does that include 36 runs? For comparison, Boller only threw it 23 times.

And the Boller interception you're talking about - it was 3rd and 14. Throwing was the only option if you wanted to pick up the first down. Boller's fault for making a terrible decision and a bad throw but it was the right call.

And you DO realize we ran passed more times during the 2000 season than this past one?

[RavensAllTheWay]

Jamal, I get what you're saying about how the home loss to Pit this year may have cost us a ring. I've thought about it that way too. However, I think it only cost us a spot in the SB.

I don't think we would've beaten GB. Of course we'll never know, but I can only imagine what it feels like to lose in the SB. And to be honest, I'd like to think we avoided that feeling. Believe me, I ranked those two Steelers games right there at 1 and 4 for a reason. But unless your the Colts, Patriots or Steelers, once you get to the SB, you won't be back for a while unless you're a dynasty.

[RavensAllTheWay]

[quote name='edreedfromtheu' timestamp='1300126215' post='653803']
That's because the Ravens had NO business throwing the ball at all in that game. Billick and Boller is what lost that game. The Ravens were driving, in field goal range, and Billick decides to let Boller throw. Boller decides to throw into double coverage, where there isn't even a Raven player in sight. It gets picked, and yes... there is a clear block in the back on the return that isn't called.... and the Patriots end up with a higher score at the end.

The Patriots could not stop the run, and the Ravens went away from the run. It's what they've done ever since their Super Bowl win, and what they are still doing up through this past season. This team still has great running backs, still has a lackluster QB, but they insist on trying to prove they are a passing team, at the expense of the running game.
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OK so we had no business throwing the ball on the last play of the game, trailing and in our own territory.

[Militant X 1]

How many of these threads are gonna keep popping up? They stir up old wounds......let it go! Sheesh!,,,,,,

[berad]

[quote name='PITCH52BLACK' timestamp='1300328981' post='655204']
How many of these threads are gonna keep popping up? They stir up old wounds......let it go! Sheesh!,,,,,,
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Someone should counter with a "5 Best Wins" Topic

[Militant X 1]

[quote name='berad' timestamp='1300329094' post='655206']
Someone should counter with a "5 Best Wins" Topic
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I agree! Seems like all people keep bringing up are the horrible losses. That keeps us depressed in here!

P52B

[RavensAllTheWay]

[quote name='PITCH52BLACK' timestamp='1300328981' post='655204']
How many of these threads are gonna keep popping up? They stir up old wounds......let it go! Sheesh!,,,,,,
[/quote]
To be fair, when was the last time someone made a thread like this?

[3-4ravdef509]

Not that it merits top 5, but in my top 10 I would put 2009 loss @ Minnesota. Houshka costing us one of the greatest comeback efforts in Ravens history. That loss was part of a 3 game losing streak that started after a 3-0 start. Makes me appreciate Cundiff all the more.