[News] Game Recap: Bills 23, Ravens 20

[gabrielgrissom]

Yall know what I say. Since yanda so great and experienced put him in at center and put gradkowski at rg. gradkowski last week pancaked jj watt so why not make the switch

[Ravenskid52752]

It just funny to me that when we play a team that Defense sucks and is not that good we suck our ownselfs. lie Buffalo was 30 in run D oh so just today they know how to defend the run and they had no secondary but our WR can't get off Press coverage. Oline is terrible point blink from LT to RT awful! Joe Flacco its ok because you don't do repeat performances like you did today but not all 5 INT's was his fault alleast 3 not his fault. D was ok but we have to be better on Both sides of the football of somebody is getting fired! But this game should one this for next offseason Heavy and i mean ozzie if you you pick one person on D in the first 4 round i'm going to be pissed this 2014 Draft needs to be dedicated towards the offense PLEAESE it needs help bad and Josh bynes is awful get him off the field mu god can't wait for Art brown to get health jesus christ man!

[Ravensfolyfe]

It's time to bench Dickson bum tail(WANT TO CURSE) and bring in those rookies we drafted.Do something different because this formula is gonna blow up in our faces

[TrooRavenFan]

Straight to the point:<br /><br />Flacco.....you are the 3rd highest paid player in the NFL and you are sure not living up to it. Granted, we are the champs but today's loss/performance were BY FAR at the hands of you my friend. I can not recall the last time a coach let a player throw 5 INT's and still remain in the game. And the genius play calling to abandon the run completely under the second half was just INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[baltimoreravensfan4life]

I can't believe the people who are blaming Joe Flacco. Are you serious? I don't care if Flacco has Aaron Rodgers receivers because the offensive line right now is extremely weak. I don't know how many times I saw the Bills take shots on Flacco. He was throwing off his back foot more than he was able to plant his feet to throw. That offensive line is garbage, and it showed. I cannot even count how many times CBS played replay after replay of Joe Flacco getting put on his back. I agree with giving up on the run game. Why keep wasting plays with runs that go no where? 

If you want the real reason the Ravens aren't doing anything, look at that offensive line. The Ravens were playing a team that was allowing like 5.0 yards per rush and 155 yards per game and they still couldn't get it done? The Bills were missing their top four defensive backs and Flacco still had no time to find an open receiver? I think we have all underestimated the loss of Birk, but the center is certainly one of the most important positions on the team. Look at how the Steelers are doing without Pouncey and how we're doing without Birk. A good center goes a long way in pulling the offensive line together. I used to be all for getting a new receiver or tight end, but now I'm thinking it won't matter unless the Ravens find a new center. Gino Gradkowski is just garbage. Maybe the Ravens should have hit up that Browns garage sale for Alex Mack while it was still open.

I will say this, and this may not be popular to say, but look at the New England Patriots. Look at the amount of time that Brady has always had. He's consistently had extremely good offensive lines. Even if it meant giving on improving the defense here and there, the Patriots knew that if they had a good offensive line, Tom Brady would be able to deliver. If you watch Tom Brady when pressure is actually getting through, he's abysmal. The reason he's so good against the blitz is partially in his ability to read it, but also due large in part to the fact that the offensive line is one of the best in the NFL. Give Joe Flacco the proper protection and he will deliver, but it's hard to deliver when you're on you're back in under two seconds.

[bluehen]

First the good news we are still in first place, thanks to the Browns. We need o use receivers who can catch, fight for the ball and get separation. The offensive line is not protecting Joe or opening holes for the backs, something has to change!

[Stephenjr]

I can't see Ozzie and Bischotti allowing this to continue! We need to go back to the Stretch Zone running Scheme,fire Castillo, and bring Furst up from Practice squad! Why is Jah Ried inactive every week, why do we claim a safety that is injured, why does this offense look disgusting? Bad coaching and Karma!!

[The Mom Gene]

And all the Flacco haters out there now... SMH. When we are getting stuffed for no gain every down, we cannot keep losing downs to the run... You gotta go downfield with the pass.

[OrganisedChaos2]

No wonder Joe threw so many pics when the Bills D knew we weren't gonna run it. This was pretty bad though, we can take solace in the fact we beat the Browns who are now tied for 1st with us?? And that we beat the Texans who are a playoff team, we can easily win 7/8 home games I think this year and we should be getting at least 3 or 4/8 away games which will be enough for the playoffs. Fixing the run game is priority no. 1 this week, we're meant to have a top 3 RB tandem and it's getting us nowhere.

[ravensnation2]

did this dude just said fire dean pees? are you stupid, the only reason it was so close was because of the defense, wth is wrong with you, did you even see the game?

[ravensfan2001]

So we are in first place just as easily could be in last though the two games we won were just as bad as the other two so nothing really to cheer about

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

The Ravens looked flat and unprepared coming into this game. Dropped balls penalties and just a lack of urgency. The only positive I can see is that the Steelers and Bengals lost as well. It honestly looked like the players thought it was going to be a give me game. The Defense played good by not allowing a TD the first couple of times the Bills got into the red-zone but the offense could not get the job done. The Defense gave the offense the ball in the Bills red-zone and it was just horrible play by the team and at the end it was just a little too late to try to mount a come back.

[AllRaven12]

this game said nothing to me except run the ball more

[baltimore1975]

poor QB. when everything else goes wrong, it's always the QB's fault. joe got sacked sooo many times. who was supposed to be keeping him safe? O-line ought to do a better job of keeping him safe, too. and when his throws do not connect, those sorry-interception statistics always rest with the QB. everything turns out to be joe's fault. and people are still blaming his $120M contract for losing boldin. my goodness. let's blame everything on joe! might as well blame the party bus incident on him too, right? smh. poor joe! anyway, it's supposed to be a team sport so let's not blame everything on joe. looking forward to the next game. let's go, ravens!

Well um what is wrong with him getting the blame? He got most of the credit for the super bowl run eventhough Boldin and Jones made the memorable big plays. You dont earn 120M and throw 5 picks and dont get hammered by fans and media. Sorry Mrs. Flacco if your feelings are hurt.

[M@rtinez]

Thank You baltimoreravensfan4life.. Youre 1000% Correct.

[Ravens205227]

We had a decent run game every year until now. Only thing different is Gradkowski for Birk and CASTILLO AS RUN COORDINATOR. I dont think his scheme works for our players. Also... love to see FURSTENBURG get a shot and tired of watching DICKSON...

[steelraven]

I can't believe the people who are blaming Joe Flacco. Are you serious? I don't care if Flacco has Aaron Rodgers receivers because the offensive line right now is extremely weak. I don't know how many times I saw the Bills take shots on Flacco. He was throwing off his back foot more than he was able to plant his feet to throw. That offensive line is garbage, and it showed. I cannot even count how many times CBS played replay after replay of Joe Flacco getting put on his back. I agree with giving up on the run game. Why keep wasting plays with runs that go no where?
If you want the real reason the Ravens aren't doing anything, look at that offensive line. The Ravens were playing a team that was allowing like 5.0 yards per rush and 155 yards per game and they still couldn't get it done? The Bills were missing their top four defensive backs and Flacco still had no time to find an open receiver? I think we have all underestimated the loss of Birk, but the center is certainly one of the most important positions on the team. Look at how the Steelers are doing without Pouncey and how we're doing without Birk. A good center goes a long way in pulling the offensive line together. I used to be all for getting a new receiver or tight end, but now I'm thinking it won't matter unless the Ravens find a new center. Gino Gradkowski is just garbage. Maybe the Ravens should have hit up that Browns garage sale for Alex Mack while it was still open.

Man have you seen Aaron Rodgers play? Out of all the QB's he the most sack, he just doesn't make bonehead decisions like Flacco.

[MsRavens2U]

I've seen zombies from The Walking Dead with more pep than our offense today. The Bills had a game plan which resembled what we used to do... Run the ball! And you cannot tell me Dickson is a better option than Juice and Furst. To heck with because he is a vet. They can't do any worse than Dickson's putrid play.

[Smothy]

This is the essence of complacency. Taking solace in someone else's demise instead creating your own success. We shouldn't care about the Steelers.

Yeesh, I was just trying to inject some humor into the frustration. I've already said my piece about the myriad problems the Ravens need to fix, you can look at it a few pages back.

[Stephenjr]

We need to trade for Gordon,or Britt! We had Torrey and Deonte on the outside,and Marlon in the slot,when we scored a TD,why they didn't continue with that design,has me scratching my head.Doss is a good PR,BUT NOT A WR!! Clark sucks,and Dickson finally makes a nice catch, and we don't throw to him again!!

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

Flacco just had a bad game. He will bounce back and improve but he needs players to hold onto the ball when it hits them in the hands and not tip the ball in the air to defenders and a running game to help him out.

[ravenwildman]

everybody breathe.....the Ravens do this every year....they will bounce back....just watch!
GO RAVENS!

[Mystigo_Dragon]

We started to connect at the end of the second quarter and opted to let the clock run out I honestly dont understand that mentality.

 

 

I definitely didn't understand the thought process behind sitting a deficit either,... thought one sits on a lead?

 

3 TOs and 43 seconds at your 38 yard line? Where's the aggressiveness? I know a Harbaugh who would have stepped on the gas pedal!

 

So we run down the clock to 3 secs and throw a Half-Hail Mary! If it wasn't so pathetic it would be hilarious!

[Ravensfolyfe]

The center has to make the calls up front and make sure that the o-line pick up there blocks and know the plays.Didn't see great communication with the o-line or Flacco audible out of plays that the Bills picked up on.We looked pathetic out there and unless they fix these problem's they will haunt us all season and Flaccco and the offense will continue to struggle.

[baltimore1975]

So we are in first place just as easily could be in last though the two games we won were just as bad as the other two so nothing really to cheer about

In the NFL a win is a win and a lost is a lost. You dont get style points for wins. This is not the NCAA.

[steelraven]

Who was the last QB to throw 5 ints in a game Mark Sanchez?

[ellicottraven]

Well, I am really stunned by this game. I cannot believe we lost by 3 points after throwing 5 INTs and allowed 200 yards rushing. We are just terrible on offense this year. The defense is very inconsistent as well. However, the thing that needs to be corrected I think is our O line. They've been atrocious lately.

I thought Juan Castillo was brought into make an already good running team better. It seems to me like he has somehow miraculously made us regress! Cut your losses before it is too late Harbs. Rectify the run game and O-line even if it means letting a dear friend go.

[TheRavengers]

Some have said that it says something about the Bills when they only win by 3 points despite forcing 5 turnovers. It doesn't cancel out the loss but still...

[OrganisedChaos2]

The Bills picked off Brady 4 times either last year or the year before, sometimes Elite QBs just have a bad game, and I think Dennis Pitta with a broken hip would be playing better than Dickson right now, Dickson dropped another ball leading to a pick, he has to be playing like one of the worst TEs in the league so we should at least give Furstenburg the reps or Bajema.

[twentyER]

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