The Ravens lost to the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football, 27-24. The first points of the game were on a 21-yard field goal from Pats K Stephen Gostkowski. The Ravens then got the lead on a 4-yard touchdown pass from QB Kyle Boller to WR Derrick Mason. After a field goal from Ravens K Matt Stover, Pats FB Heath Evans ran for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the game up at halftime. The Ravens then got the lead back on a 17-yard run by from RB Willis McGahee. The Pats then tied it up at 17 on a 4-yard pass from QB Tom Brady to WR Randy Moss. The Ravens then got the lead back with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Boller to backup TE Daniel Wilcox to make the score 24-17. The Pats then made it a 4 point game on a 38-yard field goal. Then the game got interesting. On a fourth and one that would have ended the game, Tom Brady tried to run for a first down but was stopped. As the Ravens started to celebrate, they found out that Defensive Coordinator Rex Ryan had called a timeout just before the snap. This gave the Patriots another chance to get a first down and try to take the lead. The second time around, the Ravens were not able to stop them. The Patriots got a first down. Later on in the drive, there was another fourth down and a chance for the Ravens to finally end the game and give the Pats their first loss of the season. The pass was incomplete, but the referee called a holding penalty and the Pats got another first down. Ravens LB Bart Scott was so angry, he threw the flag into the stands. This resulted in a 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Then Tom Brady found WR Jabar Gaffney in the back of the endzone to give the Pats the lead, 27-24. Due to all the penalties, Pats K Stephen Gostkowski kicked the Ravens 35 yard line and the ball went out of the endzone. With just a few seconds left on the clock, Kyle Boller chucked up a Hail Mary pass toward the endzone, which was caught by WR Mark Clayton. Unfortunately, he was tacked at the 2 yard line to end the game.
Next Sunday night, the Ravens face the 10-2 Indianapolis Colts. In last year’s divisional playoffs, the Colts beat the Ravens 15-6 in
Suggestion: The Ravens need to play with the same intensity as they did last Monday night to have any chance at beating the Colts. If they have any emotional letdown, the Colts will take advantage.
Key Matchups for Colts vs. Ravens
Ravens LB Ray Lewis vs. Colts RB Joseph Addai Edge: Addai
Ravens S Ed Reed vs. Colts QB Peyton Manning Edge: Manning
Ravens CB Samari Rolle vs. Colts WR Reggie Wayne Edge:
Ravens QB Kyle Boller vs. Colts S Bob Sanders Edge: Sanders
Ravens LT Jonathan Ogden vs. Colts LE Robert Mathis Edge:
Ravens WR Derrick Mason vs. Colts CB Kelvin Hayden Edge: Mason
Injury Report
Ravens
Player- Injury- Status
DT Justin Bannan- Knee- OUT
CB Chris McAlister- Knee- QST
WR Demetrius Williams- Ankle- OUT
FB Justin Green- Thigh- PRB
TE Todd Heap- Thigh- QST
CB Samari Rolle- Shoulder- QST
S Gerome Sapp- Thigh- QST
RB Cory Ross- Head- PRB
LB Bart Scott- Hand- PRB
LB Gary Stills- Knee- PRB
TE Daniel Wilcox- Hip- PRB
FB La’Ron McClain- Illness- PRB
Colts
Player- Injury- Status
LB Gary Brackett- Hip- QST
DT Raheem Brock- Rib- OUT
T Ryan Diem- Knee- QST
T Charlie Johnson- TEAM DECISION
RB Kenton Keith- Illness- PRB
DE Robert Mathis- TEAM DECISION
WR Marvin Harrison- Knee- QST
DB Tim
DB Bob Sanders- TEAM DECISION
AFC North Standings
Team- W- L- GB
Steelers- 9- 3- 0.0
Browns- 7- 5- 2.0
Ravens- 4- 8- 5.0
Bengals- 4- 8- 5.0
AFC North Outlook: The Bengals and Ravens have both been eliminated from Division contention. The Browns play the 3-9 Jets in
That’s it for this week’s of my Ravens Report. See you next week, let’s go kick the Colts’ butts!
1 comment:
The late-fourth quarter play and behavior of the Ravens - players and coaching staff - has been much discussed and will continue to be looked at as indicative of much of what is wrong with this season's team UnkaStevein terms of play and discipline. BUT... bless their purple hearts they came to play! For the first time this season everyone brought his A-game to the field. Turns out we have a quarterback and we have an offensive line. And when the defense is on they are on. And then of course there's Mcgahee. Lord, there is Mcgahee. I would have loved it if we'd won, but finally and as importantly the game was fun to watch. Of my, yes it was fun to watch.
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