Week 16 - Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

[OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL]

Blow this sorry team up, gotta be some better coaches out there who know how to win

[OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL]

Time to upgrade all over

[rossihunter2]

we won the turnover battle, had a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter and added another 7 to take the lead and we couldnt stop them once

objectively this game was unbelievable - was the best game of the year to watch by two very even teams playing each other for a division title - but somehow we could end up with this season not even having a winning record which feels weird

what hurts the most is that the path to the afc title game was wide open if we win here - we would have had to beat a tannehill-less dolphins who we already spanked, a carr-less raiders who we nearly beat earlier in the season with carr and without any offense at all and that takes us to foxborough - and now its gonna be pittsburgh who gets to that game and its going to be intolerable watching playoff games hoping that matt moore or matt mcgloin end up playing multiple playoff games

i hate this situation - im essentially gonna have to root for the cowboys to win the superbowl - and it feels weird and it makes me feel dirty

[darklight1216]

2 minutes ago, OldToby said:

Flacco and Harbs garbage? The defense Just had to make a stop, dean pees called zone plays, and it lost the game for us

The defense threw up all over themselves three weeks in a row. Against Pitt they didn't even resist (I can't think of an incomplete pass or tackle for loss on that last drive). They let the lowly Eagles march all the way down the field, and they got embarrassed by the Pats when the game was still within reach.

[Virginia 55]

2 minutes ago, ravensdfan said:

The offense did their job and scored with those picks. The D went into the 4th with a 2 score lead which they squandered. The offense then gave them the lead yet again. And they couldn't even hold them to a FG. This is squarely on the defense.

Bro, then you dont know football at all.  One team played to win the game.  Our offense played not to lose the game as they do every week because we have a weak QB. 

[robbie29]

This loss is on everyone but Tucker. He must be sick that he has to play in Baltimore for another 3 years. Without Ray Lewis the Ravens are nothing. 

[cnyravens]

1 minute ago, OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL said:

Blow this sorry team up, gotta be some better coaches out there who know how to win

No heart!

[Zeus]

Nothing has improved at all. STEVE needs to fire people

[Zeus]

How have we improved? We lost to the jets

[rossihunter2]

its hard to say the d bottled it when they got two picks deep in steelers territory to give us the lead in the first place - but they somehow did anyway

[Zeus]

BP is a total bust can't catch a ball can't get open

[mc_red23]

1 minute ago, Zeus said:

Nothing has improved at all. STEVE needs to fire people

He'll keep his buddies in control don't you worry. 

[Rebel Raven]

No pass rush nearly the entire game. Hopefully we invest decently into it. Definetly let Bwill walk as we already have his replacement on the team. Invest heavily on the oline and pass rush

[Zeus]

2 minutes ago, Virginia 55 said:

Bro, then you dont know football at all.  One team played to win the game.  Our offense played not to lose the game as they do every week because we have a weak QB. 

This loss is on the D not flacco. 

[darklight1216]

2 minutes ago, rossihunter2 said:

we won the turnover battle, had a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter and added another 7 to take the lead and we couldnt stop them once

objectively this game was unbelievable - was the best game of the year to watch by two very even teams playing each other for a division title - but somehow we could end up with this season not even having a winning record which feels weird

what hurts the most is that the path to the afc title game was wide open if we win here - we would have had to beat a tannehill-less dolphins who we already spanked, a carr-less raiders who we nearly beat earlier in the season with carr and without any offense at all and that takes us to foxborough - and now its gonna be pittsburgh who gets to that game and its going to be intolerable watching playoff games hoping that matt moore or matt mcgloin end up playing multiple playoff games

i hate this situation - im essentially gonna have to root for the cowboys to win the superbowl - and it feels weird and it makes me feel dirty

I always end up rooting for the NFC... of course that could be because it's always Pitt or NE in the big game.

But Tim Tebow beat Pittsburgh in the playoffs, maybe one of these backups can too.

 

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

[robbie29]

So we will likely have to watch Brady and the Patriots in the Super Bowl again. Parity my butt. I'm done with the NFL. It's more like the WWE.

[Zeus]

Just now, mc_red23 said:

He'll keep his buddies in control don't you worry. 

I know it- Ozzie needs a wake up call

[Rav'n Maniac]

Well, we fought till the bitter end. Classic Ravens/Steelers battle. No need to hang our heads as we just left too much time on the clock at the very end.

[Zeus]

Suggs doom where were they the whole game?

[rossihunter2]

we only have 4 wins outside of the division - that is what killed us this year... dolphins, eagles, jags, bills - yes the dolphins are going to the playoffs but those are trash teams

we also will finish this season with at most 3 wins on the road which is unacceptable if you want to win - because the path to any superbowl always seems to go through foxborough - you need to be able to beat good teams on the road and we didnt - we lost to the giants, raiders, cowboys, patriots, steelers on the road - to be fair we have only lost against good teams on the road but to be the best you have to beat the best (at least some of the time)

[Ravengirl11]

No exscuses for the defense...they lost us this game and for that, I would love to see players and coaches let go from that team. That was such an unacceptable performance on so many levels. I'm disgusted.

[cnyravens]

Just now, Rav'n Maniac said:

Well, we fought till the bitter end. Classic Ravens/Steelers battle. No need to hang our heads as we just left too much time on the clock at the very end.

With all due respect they choked big time.

Read the comments tomorrow.

[darklight1216]

3 minutes ago, Zeus said:

How have we improved? We lost to the jets

I knew that was a game we all look back on and wonder about. You just can't drop games like that, not when you are also incapable of beating the good teams.

[rossihunter2]

1 minute ago, robbie29 said:

So we will likely have to watch Brady and the Patriots in the Super Bowl again. Parity my butt. I'm done with the NFL. It's more like the WWE.

if he walks off into the sunset like peyton did ill happily let him win this last one - i just want him gone and done (but he wont because he's a literal machine)

[hen826957]

6 minutes ago, robbie29 said:

This loss is on everyone but Tucker. He must be sick that he has to play in Baltimore for another 3 years. Without Ray Lewis the Ravens are nothing. 

Don't say that. 

[darklight1216]

1 minute ago, rossihunter2 said:

we only have 4 wins outside of the division - that is what killed us this year... dolphins, eagles, jags, bills - yes the dolphins are going to the playoffs but those are trash teams

we also will finish this season with at most 3 wins on the road which is unacceptable if you want to win - because the path to any superbowl always seems to go through foxborough - you need to be able to beat good teams on the road and we didnt - we lost to the giants, raiders, cowboys, patriots, steelers on the road - to be fair we have only lost against good teams on the road but to be the best you have to beat the best (at least some of the time)

The Jets are not a good team. And they still have to go into the Jungle, where they haven't won in about five years. That could easily be another road loss to a below average team.

[rossihunter2]

i feel a little empty tbh - i dunno how i even feel about next week now - we dont need that win - do we play the younger guys to see if they can play

like give camp, perriman, waller etc. more snaps - obviously steve as well because this is his last go round

on that subject as well this must feel horrible for steve to go out like this - to not make the playoffs because of a game like that must be excruciating

[darklight1216]

2 minutes ago, rossihunter2 said:

if he walks off into the sunset like peyton did ill happily let him win this last one - i just want him gone and done (but he wont because he's a literal machine)

Peyton was on his last leg, Brady is playing near the top of his game. He'll be back.

Kansas City, all our hopes are with you.

[rossihunter2]

Just now, darklight1216 said:

Peyton was on his last leg, Brady is playing near the top of his game. He'll be back.

Kansas City, all our hopes are with you.

KC vs pats will just be like last year KC vs pats... KC is better but so are the pats and the pats will be at home

[AsianRice]

So next week we play for draft pick...