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[Underdogsontop!]

Lets really cap off this weekend and see the Steelers get blown out by the Texans tonight!

Yes that would be good! Funny though, Texans are underdogs against steelers jus because steelers are at home.....lol

[AsianRice]

Looking at all the superstars the spreadsheets, Dean Pees is licking his chopsticks right now, thinking about Dalton's buffet even though he is a vegetarian for QB hunt.....

[jdynamite]

Will AJ Green be back? Because him missing the last few games played a major role in that offense. And their defense just hasn't looked the same this year.

I just want to see the same consistency running the football, get multiple pass catchers involved for Flacco. Hopefully either Monroe or Osemele can return and help strengthen the Oline.

[757RavensFan]

Will AJ Green be back? Because him missing the last few games played a major role in that offense. And their defense just hasn't looked the same this year.

I just want to see the same consistency running the football, get multiple pass catchers involved for Flacco. Hopefully either Monroe or Osemele can return and help strengthen the Oline.

 

Even if he is, unless his toe is 100% he won't be as effective. 

[DomMcRaven]

Even if he is, unless his toe is 100% he won't be as effective. 

And to add that Jimmy Smith will (and should) be covering him at least the majority of the game. 

[allblackraven]

Bengals OL isn't a joke but I think our defensive front can definitely handle them. Not expecting sack numbers similar to last two weeks and there will be more focus on stopping their run. If we do that, we should win.

 

We evidently got better since the opening game and they seem to be struggling after the bye. From liability at the beginning of the season, our secondary got shaped into one of our strengths, so regardless of weather Green plays or not, I'm confident we can cover their pass.

 

At this stage Bengals LB corps are pretty banged up - that might be our best chance of winning this game running the ball and using lot of two TE sets.

[jdynamite]

Even if he is, unless his toe is 100% he won't be as effective.

If you look at his last few games versus us he's basically been held in check majority of the games then we give up a big plays to him that kill us. Last 3 games he's had 50+ yd catches on us.

[GrimCoconut]

Oh yeah, and Bodine has  looked horrible as a center for the Bengals. They need to fix him and help protect him and mask his weakness because he's just not very good yet. Williams and Ngata should both be licking their chops. McPhee should as well, since he plays inside as well at times. 

[RavensPunkXVX]

I hope we can blow up those passes out in the flats like Indy did. Bernard got blown up a few times.

[Cville-Raven]

I hope we can blow up those passes out in the flats like Indy did. Bernard got blown up a few times.

Yup, wouldn't mind seeing Mosely or Will Hill come up and de-cleat him. 

[ravens533]

Came across this sports article that has some things to say about both the Ravens and the Bengals. For a refreshing change someone has something positive to say about us.

 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/10-takeaways-from-nfl-week-7/ar-BBa8hhe?ocid=BDT3DHP

[Static]

Any Confidence Dalton has is shattered Expect classic Lolton. All we gotta do is hit em a few times and he'll play scared.

[ellicottraven]

The Colts have softened the Bengals for us - at least that is what we hope. However, Green is going to be back, they're at home with their backs to the wall and pride on the line. What can be better for their morale than beating the Baltimore Ravens twice in the same year? So, we need to understand that, play a full 60 mins of outstanding football in all 3 phases and leave no doubt as to who the best team in the AFC North is! 

 

And repeat the same thing the following week at the Steelers!

[ellicottraven]

Who else is up for a thorough Steelers beatdown by the Texans??

[52520Andrew]

All I know is that it will be a tough one this week as they will be motivated. Hopefully we are motivated just a bit more after the home loss they gave us and we can return the favor.

[Petteri Moilanen]

The game against the Bengals is going to be a tough one in Cincinnati. It seems that the Steelers might win against the Texans right now. They can be a dangerous team even they have had a hard time this season. San Diego is going to be a hard one too but there's plenty of time before that game to go full speed, and gladly it's a home game for the Ravens.

So things are looking pretty good if the Ravens go home from Cincinnati with a win in their pocket. The Ravens are getting better and better one game at a time so I think they can and hopefully will win all those games. Of course it's an error to underestimate any team, but those three games are the toughest ones in my opinion. This season is going forward a lot better than the last one and I think this season will build a good foundation for the next one. Go Ravens!

P.s. Sorry about my English, it's a bit rusty.

[beasy2487]

Win or lose - it is how we play this game that will determine if we are still that pitiful road team we've been in the past.

 

Have to show up fast & aggressive. None of that pamby butt stuff we did weeek 1 against this team.

 

That's the formation where the 5-tech lines up over the nose...or?

[bmore187]

As long as the Ravens keep AJ Green from making that one big play in crunch time we should win.  Pound the rock early and often with Forsett and F-50 then use PA.

[FlackAttack]

the steelers will put up more of a problem for us than the Bengals. Just u wait and see

[jimmypowder]

I watch the Bengals play off and on all season and they really stink at times.

But when they play us ,they play it like its the Super Bowl .

Must be Marvin Lewis's pride pushing though,

[Bryden88]

I think in the end, we beat the Bengals, the Steelers may just stack another win, and really, the division will come down to the two teams that it usually ends up being between. I think we'll still take it mind you.

 

This is going to be a low scoring affair. Our defense holds them to a minimal score, our offense has balance...

 

I'm gonna say 24-17. 3 TDs and a long field goal vs. 2 TDs and a short field goal via red zone D

[Drew P]

the steelers will put up more of a problem for us than the Bengals. Just u wait and see

 

The bungles have a solid O line and its the reason why the Ravens are having issues with them lately...the squeelers on the other hand dont have anything worth mentioning other than Brown and Bell....they are dysfunctional on offense and outside of their linebackers the D is a joke

[757RavensFan]

I know this is about the Bengals, but while watching the Steelers game last night, they took advantage

of the lack of speed by Houston's linebackers w/ a lot of underneath, crossing pass plays.  Mosely and

D. Smith need to be ready for those.

[rmcjacket23]

I know this is about the Bengals, but while watching the Steelers game last night, they took advantage

of the lack of speed by Houston's linebackers w/ a lot of underneath, crossing pass plays.  Mosely and

D. Smith need to be ready for those.

There was nothing about the Steelers game last night that made me fear them at all. The game in two weeks will likely be closer than the one in week 2 because its a road game, but there is very little that frightens me about Pittsburgh as a football team. If our defense keeps to our assignments and tackles (the main fault from the first meeting), there's no reason we shouldn't handle them.

 

Houston played about 3 minutes of horrible football last night, and it cost them the game. Steelers averaged 3.0 yards per carry and their defense gave up 400 yards to a one-dimensional offense with a bad QB. All Houston had to do was not turn the football over, and they win by 10+ points easily.

[omar586]

all division games are always tough no matter how bad teams struggle.

[Runnin Raven]

There was nothing about the Steelers game last night that made me fear them at all.

 

I completely agree.  They are going to get destroyed by Andrew Luck & Co, and then I honestly feel we do the same thing.  Two weeks can be a long time in this league, but I was not impressed by the Steelers - not at all.  That is not a good defense.

[HomeoftheBRAVENS]

If we win these next two games we'll win the division.A win over the bengals would put them at 3-3-1 and would give us atleast a 2 game advantage over them(I don't know the exact percentage because ties confuse me).At the end of the season they have to play the broncos,steelers twice and at the browns in a four game stretch.I don't see them sweeping the steelers,the browns(they'll probably win the first game against the browns so that second game will be for the sweep) and pulling off a miracle vs the broncos in a four game stretch.They'll lose atleast 2 of those games which means after a loss to us the best record they could possibly finish with is 10-5-1.The steelers will lose to the colts next week and then in their final 4 games they have the bengals twice,the chiefs at home and a game @ the falcons where Atlanta's offense is potent and shouldn't have a problem against the steelers defense.Losses in the next two weeks would put them at 4-5 and I don't know where the next losses will come from,but I don't see them finishing better than 9-7 after a 4-5 start.If we make it to 7-2 in the next two weeks,I'd have a hard time believing we'd finish worse than 11-5.In our final 6 games we play the titans at home,the saints on the road after a bye,the dolphins on the road,the jags at home,the texans on the road,the chargers at home and the browns at home.We'll squeeze out atleast 4 wins in that stretch.That means these next two games are the most important two games we have left.We're superior to both of these teams right now.We must win.We will win.GO RAVENS!!!

[AsianRice]

It's just never easy to play divisional foes, especially the Bengals and Steelers.....yeah no brownies in the conversation..lol

 

It's going to be our toughest task to win back to back against these teams.

 

I hope our defense and offense continue playing aggressive and consistent; no turnovers and better execution.

 

I think we will beat the Bengals but it's going to be a dogfight till the end.....

[QB17RWOOD]

we are a completely different team then week 1.  Ravens D ranked #1 in the NFL so far in points allowed per game at 14.9. Stingiest D in the NFL.   Heard we might be getting Monroe back too which would be big.  Flacco got his INTs out of his system and gotta keep running that rock.  establishing the run game each week has been big and opened up big plays for us.  Excited about this team.  We are on the verge of being scary good. This week is a big test that I am positive we will come out on top and start rattling cages in the AFC. Start turning heads and getting the respect we deserve.  lets go RAVENS!! 

[hn68wb4]

this week they won't be able to take advantage of Wagner at the end of the game (figuratively speaking, it won't be close enough at the end for anything they do to matter). He's playing fantastic and no longer has those first year starter jitters. If we play like we did in the second half (even better since we are playing better in the red zone) then this should be a W. D is at full strength, offense is clicking, I won't say its an easy win but i think we've got this.