Ravens vs Lions

This week the Ravens are coming off a tough loss to the Greey Bay Packers. The team looked very unmotivated and the Ravens now stand at 6-6. The Ravens are one game out of the 6th and final wild card playoff spot, and they HAVE to win out to even have a chance at the playoffs.

I think the Ravens can make it if they manage to beat the Steelers in a few weeks. But the Ravens get the luxury of playing the Lions next followed by the Bears. Both games are at home and the final home games of the season.

This sunday the Lions come to town and I expect this game to be a blowout. Joe Flacco is coming off arguably the worst game of his career and I expect him to bounce back this week with close to 300 yards passing.

Ravens 31
Lions 17

Ravens vs Packers

The Ravens are coming off a huge win against the Steelers last week, which i am still pretty ecstatic about. The Ravens are now in the drivers seat of their future playoff hopes. Pretty much if the Ravens win out then they will make the playoffs.

This week the Ravens head up to Lambeau Field to play the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. The Ravens have won ever prime time game this year so i hope they continue the trend.

The Packers are now statistically the best defensive team in the NFL right now, but I dont think they've played a team with the physicality of the Ravens. THe Ravens have never won up in Lambeau, even though they've only played there twice.

Cold weather will be a factor, but the last time these two teams played, the Ravens killed the Packers 49-3 with 7 degree weather in baltimore. I was at that game and it was absolutely freezing. It was the most lopsided defeat in Packer history.

I think the Ravens have found some momentum on defense finally and the corners have been playing lights out. Except Foxworth.

This game will probably come down to the wire and i expect the Ravens to surprise some people and come out with a win.

Ravens 27
Packers 21

Ravens Vs. Steelers

The Ravens are coming off a gut wrenching loss to Indianapolis. This game was such a disappointment. The Ravens had every opportunity to win this game and couldn't. From the missed field goal, to Flacco's interception, to not being able to put the ball in the end zone on the 1 yard line, this game was practically handed to the Ravens, and they didn't take it.

If there was one game I wanted the Ravens to win this year, it was definitely that one against Indy. But now, with equally as much anticipation for this weeks game, I need the Ravens to put a beat down on our arch rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Steelers beat the Ravens 3 times last year, each time in very close and controversial fashion. This is a must win game for the Ravens. If we lose this week, our season is over. Pittsburgh is also in a desperation situation.

The Ravens sit at 5-5 and the Steelers are at 6-4. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger suffered a head injury last week and is questionable for this weeks game in Baltimore. If he's not able to play the Steelers will be forced to play their 3rd string QB Dennis Dixon. Their 2nd string QB Charlie Batch was injured last week as well.

This could very well work in the Ravens favor, but personally I'd rather have Roethlisberger play so we can say we beat them with their star QB.

Flacco has to improve from last years performance against Pittsburgh, where each game against them he progressively got worse. He has been very good this year, but hasn't faced a defense quite like the Steelers.

Well I've waited for this game for a long time, and so has my girlfriend who is a huge Steeler fan. This game should definitely be a nail biter, but I see the Ravens pulling this out at home in front of a national audience. Let's just hope the Ravens fans can keep the Steeler fans out of M&T Bank Stadium.

Ravens: 17
Steelers: 13

Ravens vs. Indy

After an interesting performance put out by the ravens last week against Cleveland, the ravens go from playing the worst team in football to the best team. The Indianapolis kolts come to town with a 9-0 record. The last time we played Indy they killed the Ravens 34-3.

Now I refuse to acknowledge the indianapolis team as the "colts" because the real Colts belonged to Baltimore. My dad grew up a diehard colts fan and facing Indy always gets my blood boiling. If there is one game I want the ravens to win this year it's this one.

Peyton manning has always had a field day against the ravens and this year looks to be the same. Our secondary is plain awful and he'll probably rack up a lot of yards. I really hope coach John harbaugh can give the team a talk about how important this game is to the fans. I want the ravens to have the same emotion as the fans.

My prediction To this game will be my most biased yet because I hate Indy. In the end, johnny unitas will always be considered the greatest qb of all time. Because of this the ravens win a close one.

Ravens: 19(unitas)
Indy: 18(manning)

Monday Night Football

Well the Ravens lost last week to Cincinnati and our chances at winning the division are getting slimmer each week. This seems to be the typical story with the Ravens: Never play to their potential. The Bengals flat out, out played the Ravens again, and now we have to get back on track against Cleveland this week.

This weeks game will be on Monday Night Football which for most teams is great, but the Ravens are 0-5 on their last 5 MNF's. The last time they won was in December of 2005 when they put a whooping on the Packers. I was at that game too. The Cleveland Browns are pretty much a franchise in disarray. They can't do anything right. In the Ravens last match up with the Browns, Brady Quinn threw for only 34 yards and an interception and was eventually benched. Then Derek Anderson came in and threw 3 interceptions. The Ravens won easily by the score of 34-3

I think the Ravens will come out strong early and this game will be over before half time. Ray Rice and Joe Flacco will each have big games. Hopefully we get to see some of our rookie CB Ladarius Webb take the field. He's a beast

Final score:
Ravens 27
Browns 3

Defense shines

So this past Sunday the ravens pulled out all the stops as both the defense and offense shined. The defense looked like the defense of old as they were blitzing and causing pressure. This was the most complete game by the team this year. They held the broncos to under 200 yards of total offense and kept star wide receiver Brandon Marshall subdued.

Joe Flacco and Ray Rice are becoming stars in this league. This offense is for real. The broncos were ranked number one in total defense up to this point and they got ran over by this ravens offense. I've been very impressed with the way flacco has been able stay calm under pressure. The broncos had a very strong pass rush and flacco avoided pressure with ease all day.

So this week we play the bengals again for a chance at redemption. The bengals beat us in Baltimore a few weeks ago. If the ravens can play like they did last Sunday I don't see any way the bengals can stop us. First place is on the line and I expect the ravens to step up to the challenge.

Ravens 27
Bengals 17

Week 8: Ravens vs. Broncos

Well its finally time for another game after the Ravens just finished their BYE week. This week the undefeated Denver Broncos come into town. The Ravens have their backs up against the wall and are losers of 3 straight games. Historically, the Ravens have always responded well under pressure and especially the week after a BYE. The Ravens are 7-2 in the last nine years after a BYE.

The Denver Broncos are definitely one of the biggest surprises this NFL season. After getting a new head coach and trading their franchise quarterback away, no one expected them to finish with more than 5 wins. They are now 6-0.

The Ravens this week have been focusing on improving their secondary, and rookie Ladarius Webb has been taking snaps with the first team this week. It'll be good to see some fresh players in our secondary because it is just plain awful this year.

I look to see the Ravens playing with a lot of fire and passion, as well as the fans rooting on their team hard. The last time the Broncos came into Baltimore and won was 1983 against the old Colts.

My prediction is Ravens 27 Broncos 17