Baltimore Ravens Football
Assessing the Patriots’ Passing Attack
Though the Pats are relying more on the running game than in recent seasons, their offense inevitably flows through Tom Brady and the passing game. Brady's been successful in a multitude of offensive systems during his career, and this year is no different.Meanwhile,...
Kicking open the record books
In a week where Jammal Charles accomplished the rare feat of scoring five touchdowns, it’s Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker who left week 15 as the most popular name in the game. The second year Longhorn nailed six field goals, a 61-yard game winning field goal, his...
The Battle of Jimmy Smith vs. Calvin Johnson
Leading up to Monday Night's game, many wondered how the Ravens defense would approach the Lions elite wide receiver Calvin Johnson. Would Dean Pees align his cornerbacks on the sides they are accustomed to or would Jimmy Smith mirror Johnson all over the field? The...
It’s wide open in the AFC, Week 16
Earlier in the year, with six games remaining, I mentioned that the Ravens needed to split their remaining season up into two, three game sets. 3-0 in the first set and 2-1 in the second set should be good enough to make the playoffs. Well part one, mission...
Ravens win on Tucker’s 61 yarder; What did we see?
The Baltimore Ravens won their 4th consecutive game, beating Detroit 18-16, to improve to 8-6 on the year. What did we see? (Discuss this on the BSL Board here.) 1) The Ravens were left for dead by many a Month ago. Now the Ravens are 2 wins away from a Division...
Monday Night Match-Up: Baltimore @ Detroit
The Ravens (7-6) appear to be peaking at the right time as they have won four of their last five heading into Monday night's game against the Lions (7-6). Detroit has struggled as of late mostly due to turnovers and much like Baltimore are in the mix and need this...
Defensive focus should be between the numbers
“We’re going to have to be physical, make him uncomfortable.” This quote from Matt Elam came when asked how to stop Calvin Johnson. He also said Johnson's an older guy, and older guys don’t like to get too physical. A statement that was later shortened to “Elam calls...
Reviewing Flacco’s Performance in the Blizzard Bowl
Joe had a mixed day against the Vikings, throwing three costly interceptions but also finding the end zone three times, including a beautiful touchdown pass to Marlon Brown to secure a rather unlikely victory. I went to the tape to see what was working for the Ravens...