Week 2 - Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Baltimore Ravens (0-1) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
Thursday, September 11, 8:25 PM EST
M&T Bank Stadium - Baltimore, Maryland
 

TV: CBS/WJZ (Ch. 13) | NFL Network

Radio: 98 Rock | WBAL-1090 AM | Westwood One | Sirius: 93 (Bal.), 88 (WW1) | XM: 225 (Bal.), 88 (WW1)

Local Radio Crew: Gerry Sandusky (play-by-play), Stan White (analyst), Qadry Ismail (analyst)

National Radio Crew: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Boomer Esiason (analyst), Ross Tucker (sidelines)

Jersey Color: Purple 

Referee Crew: Ed Hochuli

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For fans going to the game, arrive early to see the Ft. McHenry Flag unveiled on the field and hear the United States Navy Sea Chanters Quartet perform the National Anthem. Don't forget to pick up your mini USA flag at the gate upon entry as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, here in Baltimore.

 

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[1/28/01]

Alright, Sr...time to redeem yourself!!

[The Mom Gene]

Alright, Sr...time to redeem yourself!!

 

I thought he did that in the second half.... Deep Pas,  the stiff arm....  and TD...

[1/28/01]

I thought he did that in the second half.... Deep Pas, the stiff arm.... and TD...

Okay, it was sort of a joke. But no, 5 drops is inexcusable. He'll get it worked out. Have a laugh. Its good for the soul.

[Rav'n Maniac]

In....Tough week! Need to close it out in better light.

[The Mom Gene]

Okay, it was sort of a joke. But no, 5 drops is inexcusable. He'll get it worked out. Have a laugh. Its good for the soul.

Yeah, I guess we're all a little on edge, huh?

[FerrariFan87]

Alright, Sr...time to redeem yourself!!

Good, we need your mojo back!

[Alaska Alaska!]

I have feeling that the Ravens will be playing blood-thirsty all game long! 

[codizzle]

Perfect pic.. It's happening

I'm gettin way too confident for this game..

Harbs is an excellent motivator and I feel he will rally the team and we'll be amped

Don't do score predictions but I think Pierce, pitta and McPhee have big games and we see webb back in action on a. Brown

[ravens rule]

If Webb plays I say we win if he doesn't start A.Brown in fantasy lol.

[Purple Nurple]

God I hope we come out angry and firing on all cylinders. We need a statement game here. Bad.

[ravens rule]

We need a centerfield FS badly.

[GrimCoconut]

I really am excited for this game. I thin we'll win it. I think our RB will have a chip on their shoulders, but I see the whole team playing with that chip. I think this game will be what we expected from the first. The porous run defense the Steelers demonstrated the other night doesn't bode well and our OL looked fantastic. I'm extremely excited to see Taliaferro in there because I think we can convert those short yards with him and this matchup is the perfect way to get Pierce some confidence.

[PolishRifle]

Okay, it was sort of a joke. But no, 5 drops is inexcusable. He'll get it worked out. Have a laugh. Its good for the soul.

 

Well, it's not like he was the only one. Man, what happened to Jacoby? He was never the most surehanded guy on our roster, but he did pretty well last season. Btw, can someone tell Torrey, that this is the last time he can leave an impression before the contract talks start? Dude was just out there on the field stumbling over his own feet.

[ravensdfan]

No better way to get our souls, minds and hearts back to football than a Steelers/Ravens game.

 

Let's catch those passes this week and bury them early. Time for us to rise up and show what we're made of.

[FoxRox75]

It's really a full-on emotional circumstance of a game. We're coming off a hard 23-16 loss at home to a division rival (the Bengals, who are most-picked to win the AFC North), we have cut Ray Rice after the video came out, are faced with some allegations of a scandal (that we've seen the video before), we're playing against our #1 rival who is a game/division win ahead of us, and it's the 13th anniversary of 9/11. There's certainly a lot surrounding this game, and it's not hard to imagine that off-the-field nerves could potentially hit our players. My hope is that we band together to get this crucial win, and for it to be one of the most emotional in our franchise's history (seeing as it is the first time since 2007 Ray Rice hasn't been on our roster). Go Ravens.

[Inqui]

It's been a terrible week to be a Ravens fan. A win would soothe things a lot, while a loss would possibly cap off the worst week in franchise history. Let's bring it home and begin the rebound.

[rmw10]

We play football tomorrow night?  Why isn't that the headline story in the NFL?

 

 

 

 

/sarcasm.

[RavensFootballFan]

I will be happy and glad once the game starts tomorrow night so I can finally just sit there and smile after a rough week of getting pounded by non Ravens fans. There is nothing that clears my mind better than watching a kickoff off to start a Ravens football game. 26 more hours. Are we there yet? 

[Moderator 3]

If you're watching on TV, keep your finger on the mute button. You're going to need it.

[ravensdfan]

If you're watching on TV, keep your finger on the mute button. You're going to need it.

 

That depends. If we come out kickin' some tail, they'll talk about how well we handled adversity this week and how Harbaugh did a great job with all the distractions, yada yada yada.

[Alaska Alaska!]

Who's idea was this to do such a thing?  *Facepalm*

 

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter  2m

Rihanna, one of the women at the center of domestic violence abuse, is singing the open for Thursday Night Football: http://nflcommunications.com/2014/09/02/cbs-nfl-network-run-this-town-for-thursday-night-football-open-with-music-featuring-rihanna-narration-by-don-cheadle/ …

[Inqui]

 

Who's idea was this to do such a thing?  *Facepalm*

 

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter  2m

Rihanna, one of the women at the center of domestic violence abuse, is singing the open for Thursday Night Football: http://nflcommunications.com/2014/09/02/cbs-nfl-network-run-this-town-for-thursday-night-football-open-with-music-featuring-rihanna-narration-by-don-cheadle/ …

 

Given how the situation was botched from day one, why stop now?

[cursona pirate]

I want a statement game but Im nervous as to how the steam will play. Flacco I don't think will be affected cause he is always cool.

[Purple Nurple]

Who's idea was this to do such a thing? *Facepalm*

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 2m

Rihanna, one of the women at the center of domestic violence abuse, is singing the open for Thursday Night Football: http://nflcommunications.com/2014/09/02/cbs-nfl-network-run-this-town-for-thursday-night-football-open-with-music-featuring-rihanna-narration-by-don-cheadle/ …

Good God it's becoming a perfect storm.

[ludy51]

Who's idea was this to do such a thing?  *Facepalm*

 

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter  2m

Rihanna, one of the women at the center of domestic violence abuse, is singing the open for Thursday Night Football: http://nflcommunications.com/2014/09/02/cbs-nfl-network-run-this-town-for-thursday-night-football-open-with-music-featuring-rihanna-narration-by-don-cheadle/ …

Hey, why let this situation slip past when we can make more money!

[Gordo52]

GAME DAY

Crap just saw Rihanna news. Like Nurp said, Perfect storm.

[The Mom Gene]

 

Who's idea was this to do such a thing?  *Facepalm*

 

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter  2m

Rihanna, one of the women at the center of domestic violence abuse, is singing the open for Thursday Night Football: http://nflcommunications.com/2014/09/02/cbs-nfl-network-run-this-town-for-thursday-night-football-open-with-music-featuring-rihanna-narration-by-don-cheadle/ …

 

Rihanna....  OMG.... When did this become part of this game night???  I so hope this was decided MONTHS ago....  And,  So, the entire first HOUR of this game is going to be nothing about football and all about this crap...  who knows it may even spread into the second half of the game as well.

[bioLarzen]

I thought he did that in the second half.... Deep Pas,  the stiff arm....  and TD...

 

That's not that evident. If the wasn't advertised as the guy who's gonna catch and catch and catch - if he didn't say "if you throw me a ball that's catchable, I'm gonna catch it", if he wasn't promised to be the guy who brings back consistence to out receiving corps - then surely. He was very good in the second half, and that TD catch - especially the YAC part - was truly insane. But nobody knows how the game would have gone if he caught those rather catchable key passes in the first half...

 

Also, he came to be a key guy. And one good half isn't exactly enough from key guys. Yep, I expect him to be a fearsome weapon for 4 quarters.

[bioLarzen]

Well, it's not like he was the only one. Man, what happened to Jacoby? He was never the most surehanded guy on our roster, but he did pretty well last season. Btw, can someone tell Torrey, that this is the last time he can leave an impression before the contract talks start? Dude was just out there on the field stumbling over his own feet.

 

Surely - but he was the man of whom we expected that kind of drop-fest the least.

 

That said, I'm still confident he'll be all right and the Ravens won't ever regret bringing him in.