Strugling Eagles looking for answers.

Week 10 v Eagles

1st Q
Lewis 36yd INT return TD of a Pryor pass.  7-0 Ravens
Boldin 1yd TD pass from Gradkowski    14-0 Ravens
Rice 4yd TD run   21-0 Ravens
Boldin 28yd TD pass from Gradkowski  28-0 Ravens

2nd Q
Jackson 93yd TD pass from Pryor  28-7 Ravens
Jackson 31yd TD pass from Pryor 28-14 Ravens

3rd Q
No scoring

4th Q
Boldin 8yd TD pass from Gradkowski  35-14 Ravens
McGahee 4yd TD pass from Gradkowski  42-14 Ravens

Gradkowski  17 of 33  192yds  4TD's 0INT's
Rice 9 rushes 27yds 1TD 0 Fum's
Dickson 5 rec 56yds 0TD's
Defense 7 sacks  6 INT's 1TD

Eagles
Pryor 18 of 38 315yds 2TD's 6INT's
McCoy  8 rushes 18yds 0TD's 0 Fum's
Jackson 5 rec 193yds 2TD's
Allen FS  10 tackles

Total Offense

Ravens  200yds

Eagles   275yds

Total Rush

Ravens   66yds

Eagles    12yd

Total Pass

Ravens   134yds

Eagles    263yds

Injury Repory

Ray Rice Dislocated kneecap out 3 weeks

Week 11 Raiders 2-7 @ Ravens

Battle of two 6-1 teams

Week9 @ Patriots


1st Q
Rackers 48yd FG    3-0 Ravens
Gibson 2yd run    7-3 Patriots

2nd Q
Gostkowski  22yd FG  10-3 Patriots
Gostkowski  44yd FG  13-3 Patriots
Rackers 17yd FG   13-6 Patriots
Rackers 43yd FG 13-9  Patriots

3rd Q
Colbert 75yd INT return TD of a Gradskowski pass  20-9 Patriots
Kennedy 9yd TD pass from Gradskowski   20-16 Patriots
Gostkowski 28yd FG   23-16 Patriots

4th Q
Gostkowski 38yd FG  26-16 Patriots
Kennedy 3yd TD pass from Gradskowski    26-23 Patriots
Clayton  9yd TD pass from Gradskowski   30-26  Ravens

Gradskowski 41 of 59 438yds 3TD's 4INT's
Rice 5 rushes 4yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Clayton 14 rec 150yds 1TD
Rice 8 rec 86yds  0TD's
R.Thomas DT 5 tackles 3 for loss 1 sack

Patriots
Brady 17 of 34 185yds  0TD's 0INT's
Bush 10 rushes 21yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Welker 9 rec 82yds 0TD's
Pat's D' 1 sack, 4 INT's 1TD.
 

Total offense

Ravens  435yds

Pats      191yds

Total Rush

Ravens   4yds

Pats       27yds

Total Pass

Ravens    431yds

Pats        164yds

AFCN Standings

Ravens  7-1

Steelers  4-4

Bengals 3-5

Browns   3-6

Season stats
Passing
Flacco 1666yds 14TD's 6INT's
Gradkowski  895yds  7TD's 6INT's

Rushing
McGahee 171yds  2TD's
Rice 161yds 1TD
Norwood 148yds 1TD

Receiving
Boldin 76 for 941yds 9TD's
Heap 43 for 627yds  4TD's
Clayton  28 for 344yds 3TD's

Defense
Tackles for loss DE Spears 7
Sacks Williams CB  4
INT's Foxworth & Webb 3

Injury Report

T.Heap torn shoulder labrum out 3 weeks

Week 10 v Eagles 4-4

Gradkowski steps in at QB for injured Flacco

Week 8 @ Giants

1st Q
Montgomery 8yd TD pass from Manning  7-0 Giants
Boldin 62yd TD pass from Gradowski   7-7

2nd Q
Kindle tackles Jacobs for safety    9-7 Ravens
Heap 11yd TD pass from Gradowski  16-7 Ravens

3rd Q
Rackers 36yd FG   19-7 Ravens

4th Q
Rackers 31yd FG  22-7 Ravens
Suggs 54yd INT return TD of a Manning pass   29-7 Ravens
Jacobs 2yd TD run. 2pt conv good.    29-15 Ravens
Rackers 31yd FG            32-15 Ravens

Gradowski  24 of 41 339yds 2TD's 2INT's
Rice 16 rushes 45yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Heap 11 rec 176yds 1TD
Reed 6 tackles 2 for loss

Giants
Manning  8 of 18 185yds 1TD 2INT's
Jacobs  19 rushes 64yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Montgomery 4 rec 144yds 1TD
C.Sintim OLB 7 tackles

Total Offense

Ravens  386yds

Giants   258yds

Total Rush

Ravens   47yds

Giants    73yds

Total Pass

Ravens   339yds

Giants    185yds

AFCN Standings

Ravens 6-1

Steelers 4-3

Browns  3-5

Bengals  2-5

Week  9 @ Patriots 6-1

Steelers look to take AFCN lead with a win

Week 7 @ Steelers

1st Q
Ward 42yd TD pass from Rothlisberger   7-0 Steelers
Clayton 11yd TD pass from Flacco   7-7

2nd Q
Boldin 2yd TD pass from Gradkowski   14-7 Ravens
Wallace 63yd TD pass from Rothlisberger   14-14

3rd Q
Webb 38yd INT return TD of a Rothlisberger pass  21-14 Ravens
Heap 13yd TD pass from Gradkowski  28-14 Ravens

4th Q
Rothlisberger 4yd TD run   28-21 Ravens
Rackers 25yd FG   31-21 Ravens

Flacco 11 of 12 127yds 1TD 0INT's
Gradkowski    11 of 17 118yds  2TD's 0INT's
Rice 18 rushes 57yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Boldin 9 rec 91yds 1TD
Webb 1 tackle 2INT's 1TD

Steelers
Rothlisberger 19 of 24  281yds  2TD's  2INT's
Mendenhall   13 rushes 42yds
Ward 7 rec 119yds 1TD
Clark FS 6 tackles

Total Offense

Ravens 303yds

Steelers 332yds

Total Rush

Ravens 58yds

Steelers  58yds

Total Pass

Ravens 245yds

Steelers  274yds

Injury Report

Flacco Dislocated Elbow out 3 weeks

OLB A.Barnes cut QB R.Fitzpatrick signed

Week 8 @ New York Giants [2-4]

Colts no1 Offense comes to town

Week 6 v Colts

1st Q
Wayne 42yd TD pass from Manning   7-0 Colts
Powers 82yd INT return TD of a Flacco pass   14-0 Colts

2nd Q
Vinatieri 21yd FG    17-0 Colts
Boldin  24yd TD pass from Flacco   17-7 Colts
Collie 9yd TD pass from Manning   24-7 Colts
McCorkle  45yd INT return of a Flacco pass   31-7  Colts

3rd Q
Rice 1yd TD run.   31-14 Colts
Brown 11yd TD run   38-14  Colts

4th Q
Clayton 11yd TD pass from Flacco   38-21  Colts
Collie  11yd TD pass from Manning  45-21  Colts
Kennedy RK WR  13yd TD pass from Flacco   45-28 Colts

Flacco 32 of 51 381yds  3TD's  4INT's
Rice 3 rushes 11yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Boldin 10 rec 107yds 1TD
Ray Lewis 5 tackles 1 for loss 1 sack

Colts
Manning 21 of 27 309yds 3TD's 0INT's
Addai 12 rushes 27yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Wayne  7 rec 127yds 1TD
J.Powers CB 3 tackles 1 for loss 2INT's 1TD

Total Offense

Ravens  376yds

Colts  346yds

Total Rush

Ravens  5yds

Colts  40yds

Total Pass

Ravens  371yds

Colts 306yds

AFCN Standings

Ravens 4-1

Steelers 3-2

Browns  2-4

Bengals 1-4

Week 7 Ravens @ Steleers.

Unbeaten Steelers come to Baltimore

Week 4 v Steelers


1st Q
Rackers 31yd FG    3-0 Ravens

2nd Q
Boldin 9yd TD pass from Flacco    10-0 Ravens
Buehler  52yd FG       10-3   Ravens
 
3rd Q
Boldin  22yd TD pass from Flacco   17-3 Ravens
Boldin 5yd TD pass from Flacco  24-3 Ravens

4th Q
Flacco 1yd TD run   31-3  Ravens
Boldin 8yd TD pass from Flacco  38-3 Ravens
E.Sanders  WR  30yd TD pass from Roethlisberger  38-10 Ravens

Flacco  32 of 42  374yds  4TD's 1INT
Norwood  8 rush 14yds 0 TD's 0Fum's
Boldin  22 rec 260yds  4TD's [NFL Record for most receptions in a game].
Defense  1 sack,3 INT's

Steelers
Roethlisberger  19 of 33 168yds  1TD 3INT's
Mendenhall  6 rush  18yds  0TD's  0Fum's
Mendenhall  6 rec 32yds  0TD'S
McFadden CB 7 tackles  1 for loss

Total Offense

Ravens  394yds

Steelers  211yds

Total Rush

Ravens  20yds

Steelers  41yds

Total Pass

Ravens  374yds

Steelers  170yds

AFCN Standings

Ravens    4-0

Steelers   2-2

Browns   2-3

Bengals  1-3

Can the Ravens keep their winning streak alive?

Week 3 v Browns

1st Q
No scoring.

2nd Q
A.Boldin 16yd TD pass from J.Flacco.  7-0 Ravens
Ray Lewis 13yd INT of C.McCoy pass for TD  14-0 Ravens

3rd Q
J.Norwood  10yd TD run .  21-0 Ravens

4th Q
Rackers 25yd FG     24-0 Ravens
Rackers 35yd FG    27-0

Flacco 18 of 24 269yds  1TD 0INT's
McGahee  9 rush 29yds 0TD's 0Fum's
Norwood  8 rush 66yds 1TD 0Fum's
Boldin 8 rec 123yds 1TD
Ray Lewis 4 tackles 1 for loss,1 sack, 1 INT for TD

Browns
C.McMoy  7  of 20 49yds  0TD's 1INT
J.Harrison  14 rush 44yds 0TD's 0Fum's
M.Massaquoi   3 rec 26yds  0TD's
R.Burton rookie CB 5 tackles

Total Offense

Ravens  390yds

Browns  113yds

Total  Rush 

Ravens   121yds

Browns 66yds

Total Pass

Ravens 269yds

Browns 47yds

Ravens face 1-0 Redskins without Rice

Week 2 @ Redskins

1st Q
S.Moss 73yd TD pass from McNabb  7-0 Redskins
C.Portis 1yd TD run    14-0 Redskins
J.Flacco 3yd TD run  14-7 Redskins

2nd Q
Rackers 20yd FG  14-10 Redskins
Coker 52yd FG  17-10 Redskins
T.Heap 30yd TD pass from Flacco 17-17
Coker 28yd FG   20-17 Redskins

3rd Q
P.Garcon 17yd TD pass from Flacco  24-20 Ravens
Coker 37yd FG  24-23 Ravens

4th Q
Rackers 37yd Fg 27-23 Ravens
McGahee 25yd TD run  34-23  Ravens
McGahee 8yd TD run 41-23 Ravens
B.Orakpo McGahee fumble return 78yds TD  41-30 Ravens
Rackers 32yd FG  44-30 Ravens

Flacco 22 of 34 264yds  2TD's 0INT's
McGahee 11 rush 96yds 2TD's 1 Fum
J.Norwood 8 rush 54yds 0TD's 1 Fum
A.Boldin 6 rec 54yds 0TD's
J.Norwood  6 rec 82yds  0TD's
Defense 4 sacks 1INT

Redskins
McNabb  17 of 28  245yds  1TD 1INT
Portis 10 rush 53yds 1TD 0 Fum
Portis 5 rec 20yds 0TD's
C.Butler WR  4 rec 62yds 0TD's
Defense 1 sack 2 fumble recovers 1TD

Total offense

Ravens 424yds

Redskins 281yds

Total Rush

Ravens 160yds

Redskins 53yds

Total Pass

Ravens 264yds

Redskins 228yds

Time of  Possession

Ravens 17.37

Redskins  10.23

Injury Report
DE H.Ngata out for season Torn Tricep.

Superbowl Champs look to start season strong

Week 1 @ Broncos

1st Q
Rackers 43yd FG. 3-0 Ravens

2nd Q
Boldin 2yd TD catch    10-0 Ravens
Landry 74yd INT return TD   17-0 Ravens

3rd Q
Heap 13yd TD catch    24-0 Ravens

4th Q
Rackers 25yd FG      27-0 Ravens
Garcon 13yd TD catch     34-0 Ravens

Flacco 21 of 28 251yds 3TD's 1INT
Rice 11 rushes for 44yds 0TD's
Boldin 10 rec 127 yds 1TD
Williams [CB] 3 tackles 2 for loss 2 sacks

Denver
Orton 10 of 18 115yds 0TD's 3INT's
Moreno 13 rushes for 29yds  0TD's 2 fum's
Decker  4  rec 70yds 0TD's
Williams [MLB] 11 tackles 1 for loss

Total offense

Ravens 362yds

Broncos 136yds

Time of possession

Ravens  19.38

Broncos  8.22

Injury report

Ray Rice out 3 weeks dislocated elbow

Season 3

Injury Report

T Suggs OLB out 7 weeks of the regular season broken hand.

J.Miller PR/KR   out 6 weeks of the regular season herniated disk.

K.Simmons  RG  out 1 week of the regular season Ab tear.

Ravens Season 3 roster and Overall player rating
QB-Flacco 96.Gradkowski 63
HB-Rice 92. McGahee 81. Norwood 75.
FB-McClain 91. O.Neal 78.
WR-Boldin 91. Garcon 83 . Clayton 79. Kennedy  [RK] 72
TE- Heap 83 . Dickson 79. Pitta 72.
OT - Oher 96. Barron 80. Jansen 72. Backus 71.
OG - Perkins 77. Simmons 74. Koher 70.
OC - Rabach 73. Wallace 70.

DE - Ngata 95. Redding 75. Spears 72. Brayton 71.
DT - Thomas 85. Cody 81. Rebmann [RK] 78. Watson 69
OLB- Suggs 86. Kindle 86. Johnson 79. Kruger 72. Barnes 69
MLB- Lewis 94. Ellerbe 80. Ayayi [RK} 79
CB - Webb 86 .Foxworth 84. . Ryland [RK] 82. Williams 79. Washington 77.
FS - Reed 95. Hamlin 70.
SS - Landry 83. Cooper [RK] 64
K - Rackers 77.
P - Koch 84

Superbowl Sunday

Ravens vs Cowboys
Dallas opened the Superbowl with a 3 and out.Raven J.Miller
recovered his own fumble on the punt return at the Raven 29.
Baltimore had a big pass of 31yds from Flacco to Bodin and
a Rice 27yd run.However the drive came up short when Flacco
found M.Clayton for 8 yards on 3rd & 12.And N.Rackers
kicked a 24yd FG.  3-0 Ravens
Dallas converted on 3rd & 5 at their 39 with a Barber 11yd screen
 pass.Dallas  had to  punt to the Baltimore 14.
Raven RB Ray Rice broke off runs of 17,5, and 17yds on their following
drive which fizzled out,but Koch punted down to the Dallas 10.
Dallas could not move and went 3 and out.J.Miller returned the
punt 40yds to the Dallas 23.
Flacco decided to scramble for 11yds on 2nd & 9 at the Dallas 14.

Ray Rice capped off the drive to start the 2nd quarter with a 14yd
counter play breaking tackles to reach the endzone.
Rice had already rushed 8 times for 79yds and 1TD.  10-0 Ravens

Rice fights his way into the endzone

The Cowboys put together an impressive 12 play 59yd drive which took
3.02 off the clock and ended with a 29yd FG.  10-3  Ravens
Baltimore was stuck at their own 12 with a 3rd and 16.When Flacco spotted
receiver M.Clayton running a deep post. The ball was tipped by a Cowboy DB
right into the waiting arms of Clayton for 43yds.
On 1st & 10 at the Dallas 35.Ray Rice broke off an amazing 35yd  TD run. 17-3 Ravens
Romo led a hurry up offense which resulted in a 42yd FG for Dallas
to close out the half. 17-6 Ravens

Baltimore did not start the 3rd quarter the way they wanted with a 3 and out.
F.Jones returned the punt 18yds to the Dallas 45.On 2nd & 9 Romo found M.Austin
for 24yds to the Baltimore 30.Again the drive ended with a FG,this time from 31yds.
17-9 Ravens

Koch pinned Dallas again with a punt to the Cowboy 16 to start the 4th
as the Ravens could not move the ball. Romo faced heavy pressure on
3rd & 9 at the Dallas 43 and Raven CB L.Webb brought down the Dallas
QB for a 9 yard loss.
Baltimore ended up with good field position.And on 4th & 3 at the Dallas 33,Flacco
found Raven TE T.Heap for 5yds with 2.39 left.With a 2nd & 13 at the Dallas 31
Flacco scrambled left and found Heap on a post pattern for a 31yd TD.
Ravens 24-9 Ravens
Dallas fans realised it was all over and it certainly was on 4th & 3 at the Raven 42.
P.Crayton could not convert with a 2yard reception.
Three Flacco kneel downs would lead to wild celebrations by Raven coaches,
players and fans alike.

Harbaugh & Flacco celebrate with the Superbowl trophy.

J.Flacco 10 of 15 120yds 1TD 0INT's
R.Rice   20 rushes  193yds 2TD
T.Heap  4 rec 55yds 1TD

Dallas
T.Romo 16 of  30 190yds 0TD's  0INT's
M.Barber  5 rushes 17yds 0TD's
J.Witten  6 rec 78yds 0TD's

Ray Rice Superbowl MVP.

Baltimore Ravens Superbowl Champs

Ray Rice returns from injury for AFC Conference Game

AFC Championship  Patriots @ Ravens
The Patriots opening drive of the game hit a wall on
3rd & 11 at their 25.When Raven DE  Brayton sacked
Brady forcing a punt.Baltimore got good field position
at their 48. Fullback L.McClain left the game for good
with a broken collarbone.
Flacco threw late to Boldin on a square out and Patriot
CB McCourty jumped infront and raced 71yds for a
New England TD. 7-0 PAT's
With the help of Ray Rice the Ravens put together a
11 play 74yd drive ending with a 10yd TD pass to
A.Boldin. 7-7

Boldin uses his strength to get in for the TD

Baltimore managed to chalk up 92yds of offense to the Patriots -9
at the end of the first quarter.


Both teams failed to get anything going at the start of the 2nd quarter.
New Englands second 3 and out led to a Raven scoring drive covering
52yds in 8 plays,and ending with a 14yd M.Clayton TD catch with
3.45 left in the half. 14-7 Ravens

Clayton splits the defenders and runs in for a TD

Brady dinked and dunked his way downfield on a 14 play 60yd drive ending with a
42yd FG. 14-10 Ravens

Halftime stats
J.Flacco 9 of 15 101yds 2TD's 1INT
R.Rice   10 rushes 54yds 0TD's
M.Clayton  2 rec 35yds 1TD

Patriots
T.Brady  5 of 13  35yds  0TD's 0INT's
M.Bush 5 rushes 11yds
W.Welker  2 rec 17yds

Again both offenses would go three and out this time
in the 3rd quarter.But it was J.Millers great return
skills that would light up the scoreboard for the Ravens.
As he cut left,then right for a 67yd punt return for the TD.
21-10 Ravens
Brady opened up the offense on New Englands next drive
and found R.Moss for 40yds on 3rd & 3.Taking the ball
down to the Raven 2yd line.It took 3 plays for the Patriots
to get the TD finding Moss in the endzone form 5 yards out.
RB Bell ran the 2 point conversion in to close the gap 21-18 Ravens
Baltimore went 3 and out and punted to the Patriot 6.

Brady settling down led New England on an 11 play drive in the
4th quarter.And with 4.25 left in the game New England tied the
score with a 44yd FG  21-21

Raven QB J.Flacco knew the offense could not go 3 and out again.
And put together a 7 play 73yd drive.And on 3rd & Goal.
rolled out to the right,and ran in for the winning TD from
4 yards out. 28-21 Ravens

Flacco's TD run sends Ravens to the Superbowl

J.Flacco  14 of 25 166yds 2TD's 1INT
R.Rice 15 rushes 65yds 0TD's
A.Boldin  5 rec 64yds 1TD
Ed Reed  5 tackles

Patriots
T.Brady 18 of 32 189yds 1TD 0INT's
M.Bush 9 rushes 25yds 0TD's
W.Welker 9 rec 82yds 0TD's
V.Wilfolk  7 tackles 3 for loss 1 sack

NFC Championship

Saints 13 - 27 Cowboys  [T.Romo 26 of 37 295yds 2TD's 1INT for Cowboys]

SUPERBOWL Ravens v Cowboys

Playoffs.Snow. & Colts.It's Game Time.

Divison round-Colts @ Ravens
Manning would lead the Colts offense onto the snowy field.
The Raven defense was ready, forcing a 3 and out.
Baltimore would get good field position at their 47.
A 10 play,4 minute drive with a heavy diet of L.McClain running
the ball would end with a 3yd TD run by W.McGahee.  7-0 Ravens

Manning suddenly woke up in the 2nd quarter,
and led the Colts on an 11 play 74yd scoring drive.
Ending with a 6yd TD catch by WR A.Gonzalez..  7-7
Again McClain featured heavily with runs to the right on the Ravens
next drive,the 5 play 61yd drive was capped by TE T.Heap
for 29yds.  14-7 Ravens

Heap struggles into the endzone.

Halftime stats
Flacco 5 of 5 68yds 1TD 0INT's
L.McClain  10 rushes 48yds 0TD's
A.Boldin 2 rec 25yds 0TD's

Colts
P.Manning 13 of 17 134yds 1TD 0INT's
J.Addai  8 rushes 3yds 0TD's
R.Wayne  6 rec 73yds 0TD's

The smiles on the Raven fans faces soon disappeared with Flacco
being inrtercepted on the Ravens opening drive of the 3rd quarter.
Colt rookie free safety S.McCorkle jumped infront of TE T.Heap
and returned the ball 22yds to the Raven 41.
Raven DT  T.Cody sacked Manning for 6yds and forced the Colts
to punt.Baltimore stuttered on offense and went 3 and out giving
the Colts another shot at the Colt 40 yard line.
Raven CB L.Webb downed Collie for a 1yd reception on 3rd & 3
at the Raven 42 and forced another punt.But again the Raven
offense could not find any success and went 3 and out.

Manning under heavy pressure moved the Colts 70yds in 9 plays.
Finally finding TE D.Clark for a 24yd TD with 5.38 left in the game.
17-14 Colts
Panic started to set in amongst the Raven fans, and gasps were heard
as Flacco was sacked for 7 yards on 2nd & 9 at the Colt 34.
Raven kicker N.Rackers lined up to try his longest FG of the season
from 50yds to tie the game up.The ball bounced off the crossbar.And the Colts
remained in the lead.With 1.55 and no time outs.Flacco led the Ravens
down the field and allowed Rackers to tie the game up with an 18yd FG
with 5 seconds left. 17-17

Manning looking confident led the Colts offense out in OT.
1st & 10 at IND 24 1yd run by Addai.
2nd & 9 at IND 25. Manning drops back to pass,scans the
middle of the field, looks to his right,under pressure,throws...
Raven CB T.Williams breaks on the ball,leaps and catches
the ball.Time slows down for Raven fans as he races 27yds
into the endzone for the win.And M&T erupts with noise and celebration.
23-17  Ravens

T.Williams with the all important INT.

J.Flacco 17 of 26 212yds 1TD 1INT
L.McClain 15 rushes 71yds 0TD's
T.Heap 4 rec 71yds 1TD
T.Cody   4 tackles 2 for loss 1 sack

Colts
P.Manning 22 of 31 227yds 2TD's 1INT
J.Addai 16 rushes 17yds 0TD's
R.Wayne  9 rec 100yds 0TD's
M.Bullet  9 tackles

other results

Rams 6  -  17 Cowboys   [M.Barber 19 rushes 136yds 1TD for Cowboys]

Pats   39 -  29  Chargers  [T.Brady 20 of 31 373yds  3TD's 0INT's for Patriots]

Saints 24 -  20 Packers   [D.Brees 28 of 54 377yds 3TD's 1INT for Saints]

Conference matchups

Pats @ Ravens        Saints @ Cowboys

Ravens look for homefield advantage in playoffs

Week 17 @ Seahawks
Both offenses struggled in the 1st quarter and Matt Hasselback
threw wildly down the middle for Ray Lewis to take the
pick for six from 28yds out.  7-0 Ravens

N.Rackers opened the 2nd quarter with a 48yd FG. 10-0 Ravens
Raven RB/FB L.McClain got the start over W.McGahee and helped
the Ravens move the ball with 2 minutes left.Heap ended that drive
with a 3yd TD catch.  17-0 Ravens.
Hasselback found TE J.Carlson for 40yds on 3rd & 2 at the Seahawk 35.
Free agent pickup,Raven CB T.Williams returned another Hasselback pass
for a score this one from 76yds.  24-0 Ravens
On the Seahawks next drive Hasselback found WR G.Tate for 32yds.Which
set O.Mare up to successfully kick a 56yd FG.  24-3 Ravens

There would be no further scoring until the fourth,Hasselback throwing
his third INT TD,T.Suggs jumped infront of the pass and returned it
down the sideline for 70yds. 31-3 Ravens
Seattle would close the scoring with a 40yd FG 31-6 Ravens

J.Flacco 11 of 17 120yds  1TD 0INT
L.McClain 19 rushes 87yds 1 FUM 0TD's
Ravens D= 5 Sacks ,4 INT's 3 for TD's.

Seahawks
M.Hasselback 21 of 38 287yds 0TD's 4INT's
G.Tate 6 rec 82yds

Raven season stats of note
J.Flacco  4441yds 41TD's 8INT's   No1 in NFL for yards,TD's
League MVP.Offensive player of the year.
R.Rice rush 1181yds 11TD's  av6.0
L.McClain rush 8TD's
A.Boldin 100 rec 1544yds 12TD's
No1 in NFL for yards.Tied 2nd for amount of catches and TD's.
T.Heap 73 rec 1064yds 10TD's
M.Clayton  60 rec 801yds 10TD's
R.Rice 53 rec 441yds  2TD's
P.Garcon 28 rec 535yds  7TD's

AFC Standings

Ravens 13-3

Chargers 11-5

Patriots 11-5

Colts  10- 6

Wildcard

Bengals 11-5

Bronco's 10-5-1

NFC Standings

Cowboys 14-2

Saints 12-2

Packers  11-5

Rams   10-6

Wildcard

Falcons 10-6

49ers  10-6

Wildcard weekend

Bronco's 14 - 33 Patriots [PATS RB M.Bell 210 yds 3TD's rushing].

49ers 10- 23 Packers  [Packers WR G.Jennings 8 rec 114yds 1TD]

Bengals  13 - 20 Colts [Colts D 6 sacks 2INT's]

Falcons  19 - 27 Rams [Rams RB S.Jackson 130yds 1TD rushing]

Division match ups

Colts @ Ravens   

Rams @ Cowboys

Pats @ Chargers

Packers @ Saints

Frank Gore looks to pound the rock

Week 16 v 49ers
Frank Gore looked to add to his 1300+ rushing yards on the season.
But found the Ravens d'line not in a helpful mood to his cause.
Chris Redman signed off free agency last week for the 49ers
managed to drive San Francisco down for a 1st quarter FG
of 37yds. 3-0 49ers.

San Francisco would add a 49yd FG to open the 2nd. 6-0 49ers
With 4.14 left in the 2nd the defense gave the ball back quickly
for Joe Flacco at his 47.Three plays later Flacco found M.Clayton
on a post pattern for a 48yd TD.  7-6 Ravens
San Frans next drive stalled at the Baltimore 15 and J.Nedney settled
for a 32yd FG.  9-7 49ers.
Ray Lewis intercepted Redman on the first play of the 49ers next drive and
returned the ball to the 49er 24.Flacco found Clayton again on the
first play after the turnover,for a 24yd TD. 14-9 Ravens
A 54yd pass from Redman to Crabtree allowed Nedney to kick his
fourth FG of the game. 14-12 Ravens.

San Francisco held Baltimore on the first drive of the second half,
but they lost 9 yards on two plays.Redman made another poor
throw for Raven CB F.Washington to return the INT for a 40yd TD.
21-12 Ravens
San Francisco would lose 6 yards on three plays.And gave Baltimore
good field position again,allowing N.Rackers to kick a 43yd FG.  24-12 Ravens
The 49er offense imploded  as Frank Gore fumbled and D.Landry
recovered at the 49er 33.N.Rackers missed a 47 yd FG attempt.

Nedney kicked another FG for the 49ers at the start of the 4th. 24-15 Ravens
A good 49er drive halted with a D.Landry INT at the Baltimore 45.
Two plays later Flacco found a wide open Boldin for a 54yd score. 31-15 Ravens
Flacco would close the scoring with a 29yd TD pass to P.Garcon with 1.45 left
in the game. 38-15 Ravens

J.Flacco 21 of 35  306yds  4TD's 0INT's
A.Boldin 10 rec 137yds 1TD
M.Clayton   6 rec 98yds 2TD's
Ravens D= 3 sacks, 3 Int's.

49ers
C.Redman 25 of 46  349yds  0TD's 3INT's
F.Gore 18 rushes 53yds 0TD's  rec 7 for 46yds
M.Crabtree 4 rec 118yds 0TD's

AFC Playoff race

Ravens 12-3

Chargers 11-4

Patriots 10-5

Bengals 10-5

Jets 9-5-1

Broncos 9-5-1

Colts  9-6

With Ray Rice out,Ravens look to Flaccos arm for offense

Week 15 @ Titans
Titans QB V.Young was sacked on 3rd & 8 on their own 37
on the Titans opening drive.Baltimore did not run once as
their drive managed to end in a Rackers 37yd FG.  3-0 Ravens

An 80 yard drive continued at the start of the second quarter
ending with a 7yd TD pass to Boldin. 10-0 Ravens
Titans RB C.Johnson broke off a 48yd run on the following drive
but were held by the Ravens defense to a 24yd FG.  10-3
With only 44 seconds left and starting on their own 25.
Baltimore still managed to chalk up another Rackers FG this
time from 39yds out. 13-3 Ravens

Baltimore had held the Titans passing game in check until
midway through the 3rd quarter.Poor coverage by L.Webb
saw N.Washington break away for a 69yd reception to the
Baltimore 11.Three plays later V.Young found B.Scaife for an 8yd TD.
13-10 Ravens

Raven QB Joe Flacco would break 4000 yard mark for the season.
And found Boldin for his second TD at the start of the 4th from 4 yards out.
20-10 Ravens The game ended with Rackers hitting his third and fourth FG
of the game from 18 and 30yds out. 26-10 Ravens

J.Flacco 29 of 36 301yds 2TD's 0INT's
W.McGahee 20 rushes 74yds 0TD's
A.Boldin  15 rec 169yds 2TD's

Titans
V.Young 8 of 17 104yds  1TD 1INT
C.Johnson 13 rushes 83yds 0TD's

Kick & Punt returner J.Miller out 1 week abdominal tear.
CB D.Foxworth and OLB T Suggs return from injury next week.

Bradford comes in slinging for the 8-4 Rams

Week 14 @ Rams
Baltimore got off to the worst possible start with a fumble by Miller on the
opening kickoff return.The Rams recovered at the Ravens 21.Baltimores
defense came out fired up forcing a 36yd FG which J.Brown missed.
S.Jackson broke off a 52yd run on the Rams next drive.Which led
to a Bradford to B.Foster 8yd TD catch. 7-0 Rams
Ray Rice would leave the game for the Ravens with an injured collarbone
in the 1st Quarter.

Raven QB J.Flacco opened the 2nd Quarter with a 3yd TD pass to TE
T.Heap. 7-7. S.Jackson would run 7 times for 60yds on the next Rams
drive,the final run being a 5yd TD for Jackson. 14-7 Rams.
Boldin broke one tackle to race for an 80yd TD down the left sideline.
14-14.  Baltimore closed the first half scoring with a Rackers 47yd FG.
17-14 Ravens.

St Loius drove 75yds for a second TD catch for WR B.Foster from 7yds out
on the opening drive of the 3rd Quarter.21-17 Rams.
Baltimore would hit back with their own 75yd scoring drive.As rookie RB
E.Hillis ran  into the endzone  from 1yd out.  24-21 Ravens.

The 4th Quarter saw W.McGahee break off a 35yd scamper to the Rams 4.
Rookie RB Hillis looking for his second career TD, fumbled at the Rams 1.
Steve Jackson was then dropped in the endzone for a safety.And Raven CB
L.Webb returned the free kick 78yds for a TD.The two point conversion
 was good.34-21 Ravens
Rackers added a 45yd FG with 1.57 to play.And Rams QB S.Bradford
missed a pass on 4th and 1 allowing Boldin to get his second TD of the
day from 16yds out. 44-21 Ravens

Flacco 21 of 29 354yds 3TD's 0INT's
A.Boldin 9 catches 207yds 2TD's

Rams
S.Bradford 20 of 34 293yds  2TD's 0INT's
S.Jackson 21 of 120yds 1TD
M.Gilyard 7 catches 103yds 0TD's

R.Rice broken collarbone out for 5 weeks

AFCN Standings

Ravens   10-3

Bengals    8-5

Steeelers  7-6

Browns    4-9

Ravens passing game in trouble with no Flacco?

Week 13 v Browns
With Flacco out for the week Dennis Dickson was thrown into the starting job.
And on his first pass threw an INT to S.Brown who was downed at the Raven 9.
But the Raven D came out strong holding the Browns to a 24yd FG 3-0 Browns.
On Dicksons third pass of the game.C.Francies intercepted Dickson again.
Cleveland took the ball at the Baltimore 35 and P.Dawson missed a 43yd FG.
Brad Gradkowski came in for the benched Dixon,the QB signed off free agency
last week connected with A.Boldin for 20yds with his first pass.The Ravens
went 82yds capping the drive with a 10yd TD pass to RB R.Rice.  7-3 Ravens

B.Gradkowski was sacked for 7yds on 4th & 3 at the Cleveland 34.The Browns
drive stalled at the Baltimore 16.And once again the Browns had to settle for a FG. 
7-6 RavensGradkowski found 4 different receivers on the next drive and N.Rackers
kicked a 40yd FG.10-6 Ravens

J.Harrison was the Cleveland workhorse in the 3rd quarter.And led the Browns downfield
for C,McCoy to find B.Watson for a 6yd TD.  13-10 Browns

The game would come to life in the 4th quarter.Gradkowski found T.Heap for a 5yd TD on
the first play of the quarter.  17-13 Ravens.Baltimore went 14 plays and 75yds on their next
drive with B.Gradkowski finding A.Boldin for a 13yd TD on 2nd & 13. 24-13 Ravens.
Cleveland closed the gap with 45 seconds left with a 20yd TD pass from McCoy to M.Floyd
and converted for 2 points 24-21 Ravens

D.Dixon 0 of 3 2INT's
B.Gradkowski  22 of 27 223yds 3TD 0INT's
R.Rice 22 rushes 121yds 0TD's

Browns
C.McCoy 14 of 21 176yds  2TD's 0INT's
J.Harrison 21 rushes 115yds 0TD's

Raven QB D.Dixon released.
T.Suggs Groin tear out 2 weeks

Leftwich leads Bengals to Baltimore

Week 12 v Bengals
With Bengal QB Carson Palmer out 2 weeks. The Ravens were looking
to increase their lead in the AFC North.Before the Ravens could celebrate
their win before it happened.Leftwich gunned a bomb to Ocho for 62yds.
Bengal RB C.Benson then stormed in for a 12yd TD run. 7-0 Bengals
A good looking Raven drive stalled on 3rd & 5 at the Baltimore 42.
And the Raven defense finally woke up midway through the 1st with
Raven CB L.Webb returning an INT 28yds for the score. 7-7
Cincinnati marched all the way down the field  and decided to kick the FG
on a 4th & 1 at the Baltimore 7. 10-7 Bengals

The Bengals defense had the Raven offense bottled up,Joe Flacco did not
see Bengal LB K.Rivers over the middle interecepting the pass giving Cincinnati good
field position at the Balktimore 37.Leftwich hit Ocho for 27yds down to the
Baltimore 1 foot line.And then hit FB N.Tahi for a 1yd TD pass.   17-7 Bengals.
Flacco was sacked twice on the next Raven drive.And 3 and out  on their
following possession.Lefwich found J.Gresham for 20yds on a 3rd & 18 which
led to another N.Tahi TD catch from 3yds out. 24-7 Bengals

There would be no scoring in the 3rd quarter.However the Ravens came close as
Raven RB Ray Rice fumbled at the Bengal goal line which led to a touchback.

The Bengals managed to increase their lead at the start of the 4th with a 28yd FG.
27-7 Bengals.Joe Flacco  found M.Clayton for a 44yd TD before the Raven QB
left the game with an injury.Final score 27-14 Bengals

J.Flacco  22 of 35 204yds  1TD 1INT
R.Rice  4 rushes 22yds 0TD's
A.Boldin  8 rec 79yds 0TD's
M.Clayton  2 rec 64yds 1TD

Bengals
B.Leftwich 17 of 22 314yds 2TD's 1INT
C.Benson 19 rushes 60yds 1TD
Ocho 6 rec 160yds 0TD's
N.Tahi 2 rec 3yds 2TD's

J.Flacco torn shoulder labrum out 1 week.

Dennis Dixon to start.

Ed Reed returns to secondary for first game of the season next week

Free Agent QB B.Gradskowski signed to 1 year contract

AFCN Standings
Ravens 8-3
Bengals 6-5
Steelers 6-5
Browns 4-7

High flying Jets land in Baltimore

Week 11 v Jets
A sack on the opening drive would force the Jets to punt.
Flacco immediately found M.Clayton in the slot for 40yds,
a sign that the Jets could be had in the secondary.Two
plays later Flacco found M.Clayton in the endzone from
15yds out. 7-0 Ravens

Raven kicker N.Rackers added a 31yd FG in the 2nd Quarter.10-0 Ravens
Raven rookie CB J.Ash with his first extended playing time got his first INT
at the Baltimore 31.Todd Heap caught an 11yd TD after the INT.17-0 Ravens
On the Jets next drive Sanchez found S.Holmes for 30yds and two plays later
J.Ash was beaten badly again by S.Holmes for a 38yd TD. 17-7 Ravens
Raven RB Ray Rice struggling to get going on the ground caught 4 passes
for 75yds on the next drive.As the Jets defense looked confused.
M.Clayton caught his 2nd TD of the day from 4yds out. 24-7 Ravens
Sanchez was sacked twice on the Jets next drive to end the 1st half.

Raven TE T.Heap would be the main target for the Ravens opening drive of the 2nd half,
catching 3 passes for 54yds.Resulting in a N.Rackers 31yd FG 27-7 Ravens
Sanchez was downed for a 5yd loss on 3rd & 3.And Baltimore had good field
position on their 40.Ray Rice later slipped into the endzone on a 5yd draw play. 34-7 Ravens
 
New Yorks pain would continue in the 4th.With a 20yd TD catch by A.Boldin,
with 5.06 left. 41-7 Ravens.An amazing catch and run by A.Boldin for 64yds,
saw the Raven WR shed numerous tackles as he finally was dropped at the Jets 1.
From there M.Clayton got his 3rd TD reception of the game. 48-7 Ravens
Sanchez got the Jets back on the scoreboard with a 9yd TD pass to J.Browne. 48-14 Ravens
Ray Rice would add more salt into the wound with a 6yd TD sweep to the left. 55-14 Ravens.

N.B. Jets CB D.Revis left the game in the 2nd Quarter with a leg injury and did not return.
Raven TE E.Dickson out for 6 weeks with torn hamstring.

Joe Flacco 38 of 49 538yds 5TD's 0INT's
Ray Rice 10 rushes 28yds 2TD's
T.Heap 11 rec 147yds 1TD
R.Rice 11 rec 120yds 0TD's
A.Boldin 7 rec 158yds 0TD's
M.Clayton 6 rec 80yds 3TD's

Ravens Defense recorded 5 sacks on Sachez

Palmer back off injury to start vs Ravens

Week 10 v Bengals
Bengal QB Carson Palmer did not get the start he was
looking for infront of his home crowd.As Ray Lewis
stepped infront of his pass and returned the INT 44yds
for a TD.7-0 Ravens.Baltimore came away empty
handed on their next drive as N.Rackers missed a 45yd FG.
Palmer worked the rust out finding a wide open C.Ochocinco
for a 57yd TD to tie the score up in the 1st Quarter  7-7.

Baltimore would open the 2nd Quarter with a N.Rackers 21yd FG. 10-7 Ravens.
But the Bengals would enter the half on top with a J.Reed 31 & 34yd FG.
13-10 Bengals

Baltimore received the halftime kick and Flacco looked strong finding
Heap all alone down the middle for 49yds on the drive.Two plays
later on 2nd & 10 Flacco hit P.Garcon on a square out for a 10yd TD.17-13 Ravens.
Thanks to a sack the Bengals were forced to punt from their own 21.
11 plays later Flacco found M.Clayton crossing in the endzone for a 13yd TD.
24-13 Ravens.

The 4th Quarter saw J.Reed miss a 49yd FG for the Bengals.And
Raven RB Ray Rice closed the game out for scoring with
4 straight carries covering 61yds.The final scoring play on
that drive was a  46yd TD off left tackle.Ravens 31-13

Joe Flacco 21 of 33  219yds 2TD's 1INT
Ray Rice 17 rushes 140yds 1TD
T.Heap 4 rec 89yds

Bengals
C.Palmer 16 of 27 234yds 1TD 2INT
C.Benson 17 rushes 83yds
J.Shipley 5 rec 92yds
C.Ocho'   4 rec 99yds 1TD

AFCN standings

Ravens 7-2

Bengals 4-5

Steelers 4-5

Browns 3-6

Steelers look to get back on track

Week 9 v Steelers
Raven QB J.Flacco would open the scoring in the 1st Q
with a 17yd TD pass to A.Boldin on an out pattern.7-0 Ravens.
The Steelers would reply with a grinding 11 play 82yd scoring
drive.B.Roethlisberger would find M.Wallace for a 9yd TD.7-7

A promising Baltimore drive would stall at the Pitt 29.But Raven
kicker N.Rackers would connect on a 46yd FG.10-7 Ravens.
Pittsburgh would take the lead on their next drive with a
B.Roethlisberger 7yd scramble up the middle.14-10 Steelers.
Again the Ravens drive would end with a Racker FG this time
from 47yds.Ending the first half scoring.14-13 Steelers.

Flacco started the 2nd half with an INT but the Ravens defense
held  Pittsburgh to try a 25yd FG attempt which Crosby missed.
Three drives later Flacco fumbled near the goal line and the Steelers
recovered for the score.21-13 Steelers.
Baltimore would quickly reply with a 99yd J.Miller kickoff return for a
TD.The 2 point conversion failed. 21-19 Steelers.
On the following drice Steeler kicker M.Crosby was successful on a
49yd FG in the pouring rain. 24-19 Steelers.

At the start of the 4th.Joe Flacco managed to convert a 4th & 11 at
the Steeler 35,a crossing pattern to M.Clayton.But again Flacco was
sacked and fumbled for the Steelers to recover.
Baltimore came unstuck again on their next drive as T.Polamalu jumped
infront of T.Heap for the INT.The turnover led to a M.Crosby 30yd FG
and the final score of  27-19.Steelers

Raven RB Ray Rice had his worst game of the season, 11 carries for 10yds.

Injury news-Starting CB D.Foxworth out 6 weeks torn quadricep.
Free Agent OVR 77 CB Tramon Williams signed.

0-5 Cardinals need a win bad

Week 7 v Cardinals
After the shocking loss to the Texans,the Ravens would get to face the 0-5
Cardinals on Monday Night Football.

Ravens QB J.Flacco would go 3 of 3 on the opening drive,finding RB
L.McClain for a 19yd TD flare pass.7-0 Ravens.On the following
drive the Cardinals would go on a  9  play drive ending with a B.Wells
1 yd TD run.7-7.Raven QB J.Flacco would fumble the ball on a scramble
at the Cardinal 41 .Two plays later M.Leinart would find A.Roberts on the
right sideline for a 59yd TD. 14-7 Cardinals.

The 2nd Q would start very similar to the first but this time with a 21yd TD
pass from Flacco to McClain.14-14.Arizona would take the lead on the
following drive with a 37yd FG. Joe Flacco switched to the hurry up
offense with 2.46 left in the half.And  led the Ravens on a 10
play scoring drive a 23yd TD pass to TE T.Heap on a 3rd and 15.
21-17 Ravens.Arizona  went a quick 3 and out.Allowing Baltimore
to cover 54yds in 22 seconds and a 20yd TD pass to T.Heap.28-17 Ravens.

Heap concentrates between 3 defenders for the TD catch

The Raven scoring explosion continued on the opening drive of  the
the 3rd Q with an L.Webb 43yd INT return for a TD. 35-17 Ravens.
Raven WR P.Garcon  added to the Cardinal embarrassment breaking
two tackles for a 60yd TD catch.42-17 Ravens.Cardinals RB B.Wells
found the endzone  breaking a large number of tackles for a 26yd TD
run.42-24 Ravens.Raven WR P.Garcon  caught his 2nd big play of the game
an 80yd TD strike.49-24 Ravens.The Raven defense seemed to take the next
play off as Steve Breston caught a screen and raced 80yds for a score.
49-31 Ravens.

The start of the 4th Q  saw Raven QB J.Flacco throw an NFL record equalling
7th TD in the game, finding Heap from 8yds out for his 3rd TD catch.56-31 Ravens.
A.Roberts caught his second TD of the game from 34yds [56-38 Ravens]
and the Cardinals would recover an onside kick.
Raven CB D.Foxworth would stop the offensive
madness with a INT of Leinart returning the ball to the Baltimore 36.
The big plays would continue with P.Kruger interecpting Leinart on their next drive
and returning the ball to the Cardinal 17.Only for Flacco to fumble 2 plays later.
Leinart would not make any mistakes this time  finding J.Bonner for a 79yd TD pass.
56-45 Ravens.Arizona would make the game interesting
with a 6yd TD pass to S.Breston on 4th & 2,and converted for 2 points to make
the final whacky score of 56-53 Ravens.

J.Flacco 19 of 29 for 438yds 7TD's 0INT
M.Leinart 28 of 53 572yds 5TD's 3INT's Cardinals
R.Rice 17 rushes 114yds 0TD's
T.Heap 6 catches 113yds 3TD's
P.Garcon 2 catches 140yds 2TD's
L.McClain 4 catches 69yds 2TD's
S.Breston 8 catches 226yds 2TD's Cardinals

Tough 4-1 Texan test

Week 6 @ Texans
The Ravens got off to a great start on the Texans opening drive of the game
with a T.Suggs INT on the Texan 19.Raven RB L.McClain dived in for a
2yd score. 7-0 Ravens.

The Texans hit back big on a dazzling 77yd TD sprint by S.Slaton. 7-7

A nine play Raven drive would result in a wide open Ray Rice on
the right sideline who then ran in untouched for an 8yd TD. 14-7 Ravens.

The 2nd Q would be all Texans as they chalked up 21 unanswered
points in the Quarter.28-14 Texans.

Baltimore managed to claw back into the game with a 1yd TD run by L.McClain
with 1.04 left in the 3rd.And then tied the game up in the 4th with another McClain
dive into the endzone with 2.19 left in the game.28-28

The Ravens managed to hold the Texans to a punt and the game would be decided
in overtime.

The Texans won the toss and elected to receive and managed a 6 play drive
resulting in a 22yd FG for the 31-28 Houston win.

Raven QB J.Flacco completed 26 of 38 passes for 345yds 1TD 3 INT's
Raven RB R.Rice rushed 13 times for 59yds.
Raven RB L.McClain rushed for 3TD's.
Raven WR A.Boldin caught 8 passes for 121yds.

AFCN Standings

Ravens 5-1

Bengals 3-3

Steelers  2-4

Browns  2-4

Slow start in Cleveland

Week 5 @ Browns
Colt McCoy got the start for Cleveland and was sacked on the first drive.
Giving the Ravens good field position on their 46.A four minute drive
gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead with a L.McClain 3yd rush off tackle.

The best field position for Cleveland came on a fumble by Flacco at
the Ravens 41.But on 3 plays the Browns lost 8yds and were forced
to punt.

Baltimore elected to go for a 4th & 5 at the Browns 34 and came up
with a pass to Heap for no gain.This gave the Browns some renewed
confidence as they drove down field for a 10yd TD pass from McCoy
to B.Watson.Making the halftime score 7-7.

The 3rd Q did not start well for the Ravens with Ray Rice fumbling at
the Raven 41.Again the Browns could not capitalise on the turnover.
Allowing Baltimore to then go on a long drive capped by a 8yd TD run
by Ray Rice.14-7 Ravens.

Another Cleveland  3 and out.Gave Baltimore a chance in the 3rd
with a quick strike 48yd TD pass to A.Boldin.

Another sack of McCoy in the 4th ended another Browns drive.And
another long Ravens drive led to L.McClains 2nd rushing TD this one from
5yds out.Making the final score Ravens 28-7 Browns.

Raven RB Ray Rice rushed 25 for 118yds 1TD
Raven QB J.Flacco completed 17 for 23 for 202yds 1TD 0Int
Raven WR A.Boldin caught 6 for 95yds 1TD

Season stats so far after 5 games
Flacco has thrown for 1374yds 14TD's  1Int
Ray Rice has rushed for 682yds 8TD's.
A.Boldin 412yds receiving 4TD's

Offensive shootout in Kansas

Week 4 @ Kansas City

With heavy rain all game Baltimore opened up a commanding 21-3 1st Q lead.
Chief QB M.Cassell would bring his team back with 2 TD passes in the 2nd Q.
A wild and wacky 3rd Q would see both teams score a combined 35 points.
With 4 of the scoring plays going over 60 yards.
The scoring bonanza would fizzle out in the 4th with a Raven 42yd FG by N.Rackers
to give Baltimore the win 52-31.

Ravens QB J.Flacco 15 of 18 285yds 2TD 1Int [1st Int of the season].
Ravens RB R.Rice 13 rushes for 186yds 3TD's. [Out entire 4th Q with wrist injury].
Ravens WR P Garcon 4 rec 145yds 2TD's.

AFCN
Ravens 4-0
Bengals 2-2
Browns 2-2
Steelers 2-2

Colts come to end Ravens winning streak?

Week 3 vs Colts
The high powered Raven offense crashed and burned in the 1st Q.
Chalking up a disappointing -5 yds and a safety.Mistakes did
not help the Ravens cause when a Ray Rice 96yd TD run was
called back by a clipping call in the 1st Q.But all would
change in the 2nd and 3rd Q when Raven QB Joe Flacco
would hit a hot streak.And the Ravens O' clocked up 270yds.

The Colts held a fragile 9-6 lead at the end of the half.And did
not know what hit them from then on.As Baltimores offense
scored 3 straight TD's and 35 total 2nd half points to win
41-16.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco 23 of 27 263yds 3TD's 0Int
Ray Rice did not break the 100yds rushing barrier
for the first time this season only gaining 70yds.

Raven WR Mark Clayton caught 7 for 74yds.
Raven TE  T.Heap caught TD passes.
Raven FB L.McClain dived in for two short yardage TD's.

Play of the game. Flacco to Boldin 75yds on 3rd & 18 at the Balt 12.

Flacco lights up the NFL.

Week 2 vs Jaguars
A tight 14-7 lead by the Ravens suddenly turned into
a blowout with 28 unanswered Raven points.
As Baltimore would win their 2nd game 42-10.


Ravens QB Joe Flacco was in amazing form completing 24 of 34 for 388yds and 5TD's.
Ravens RB Ray Rice left the field with a minor injury but still totalled 104yds  and 1TD.
Ravens WR A.Bolden had his best game as a Raven with 8 rec 129yds and 3TD's.
Ravens TE T.Heap caught 4 passes for 161yds and 1TD.


Play of the game,was a 71yd TD pass from Flacco to Heap.
Flacco was voted offensive player of the week.


The injury crisis worsened as 2nd round draft pick,DT  R.Thomas  has gone out for the season.
Center D.Hale is out for 6 weeks.LOLB S.Kindle is out 7 weeks.

Season Opener

Week 1 @ Steelers
The Ravens opened the new NFL season with a crushing victory
over divisional rival Pittsburgh 48-10.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco threw for 236yds 3TD's 0 INT's.
Raven RB Ray Rice rushed for 204yds and 3 TD's.
Mark Clayton led the team with 6 catches for 65yds 2TD's.

Raven Free Agent DE T.Brayton was defensive player of the week
with 5 tackles,2 sacks,2 forced fumbles.
Ray Rice was voted offensive player of the week.

All was not good news as Raven safety Ed Reed injured his hip and is out for 11 weeks.

One step from Superbowl

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Ravens @ Colts

The Colts won the coin
toss and elected to receive.
And almost cost them early,
as Manning recovered his
own fumble inside the Colts
20.The Ravens defense
set the stage, forcing the
Colts to punt and ending
up with good field position
at the Colts 47.

The run heavy drive was
capped by free agent
signing fullback O.O'Neal
from 1yd out.

The Colts struck back later
in the 1st Q with a  72yd
catch and run by Colts WR
P.Garcon who went all the
way down the left sideline
with outstanding downfield
blocking.Making the score
7-7.

Ray Rice breaks free on an 80yd TD scamper.

Not to be out done Ravens
RB Ray Rice,followed FB
L.McClains block out into
the open that would spring
him for an 80yd TD run.
Colts safety
Bob Sanders failed
with an arm tackle
at the Colts 30 yard
line.Ravens 14-7.

Another run heavy drive
would lead to a Ravens
27yd FG, wrapping up
the scoring in the first
half with a Ravens
17-7 lead.

Baltimore QB Joe Flacco
was not on form going
3 of 11 passing in the first
half,the bad QB play
would continue with Flacco
throwing an INT to Colts
A.Bethea.,who returned
the ball to the Raven 38.

Baltimores defense held
tough against Addai's
running and forced the
Colts offense to settle
for a 24yd FG.Making
the 3rd Q score 17-10
Ravens.

Colts RB J.Addai broke
free on on a 15yd pass
from Manning for a score,
at the start of the 4th Q.
To tie the score up
17-17.

Ravens QB J.Flacco
continued to struggle
and the Ravens offense
soon had to punt.

Baltimores defense held
but the Colts still managed
to squeak in a 49yd FG.
Taking the lead 20-17
with 3.47 left in the game.

Joe Flacco suddenly woke
up and looked more comfortable
in the hurry up offense.
Giving the Ravens hope again
as the drive ended with a 24yd FG.
And bringing the teams level 20-20
with 1.30 to go in the game.

Time would stand still
for an eternity as Raven safety
D.Landry would see Colts WR
P.Garcon get behind him into
the endzone and catch a Manning
strike for 50 yds and a game
dagger plunging TD.
Giving the Colts the lead 27-20
with 52 seconds left.

Ravens QB Flacco again looked
comfortable in the hurry up.
And drove the Ravens down
to the Colts 20.But with 2
seconds left Flacco was
forced to fire a wild incomplete
pass or be sacked to end the
game for a bitter Ravens loss
27-20.

The hammer blow,Garcons 50yd game winning TD.

Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 158yds 1TD and added 87yds receiving.
Colts WR P.Garcon had 6 receptions for 215yds 2TD's
Colts RB J.Addai rushed for 99yds

SUPERBOWL

Colts 19-31 Saints

Free Agency 
Players of note picked up
Colts WR P.Garcon
Panthers LE T.Brayton
Pittsburgh QB Dennis Dixon
Cowboys LT Alex Barron

Players of note lost
LT     J.Gaither
DT    K.Gregg
OG   M.Yanda
QB   T.Smith

Retired
CB     S.Springs
WR.   D.Mason
WR    T.Owens

Draft picks of note overall rating
OVR 75 CB 1st Rnd
OVR 84 DT  2nd Rnd

An NFL playoff classic

Ravens @ Pats div playoff game
New England looked unstoppable
on their opening drive.Taking the
lead with a 31yd screen pass from
Pats QB Tom Brady to RB
L.Maroney.

Boldin breaks tackles

The alarms bells could have started
ringing early on the Ravens sidelines.
But big free agent signing WR
Boldin broke 2 tackles on a slant
to break free for a 48yd TD to
tie the score 7-7.

The Patriots struck back with a
2yd dive by RB S.Morris.

Ray Lewis stops New Englands drive with an INT.

With the PAT's up 7 and driving
again in the 2nd Q. Future Hall
of Famer Ray Lewis stepped
infront of a Brady pass and
returned the ball
7yds to the Patriots 28.

The Ravens soon tied it up
14-14 with a 20yd TD pass
from Joe Flacco to FB L.McClain.

Baltimore looked to be driving
when Joe Flacco found Pat's
LB J.Mayo on the sideline.

Who returned the interception
48yds and a 21-14 Patriots lead.

Baltimore managed a quick 2
minute drive ending with a FG
closing the 24-17 Pat's
halftime lead.

K.Faulk gives up another costly turnover.

The 3rd Q
opened with
a big hit from
Raven safety
D.Landry causing
a fumble,and
Raven LB
T.Gooden
recovered the
ball at the
Pat's 26.
The Ravens
could only
manage a
42yd FG,closing
the score to
24-20.

Raven DE D.McClover seeing
limited playing time managed
to jump infront of a Brady
pass and sprint his way
back for a 45yd
score.And giving the Ravens
a 27-24 lead with 9 seconds
left in the 3rd Q .

The Patriots horrible play
continued with a missed 53yd
FG.

But it was Ray Rices fumble
that gave New England life
at the Pat's 47. Patriot WR
T.Holt gave New England
a 31-27 lead with 2.02 left
in the game.

Boldin would come up big
again with a 71yd pass
reception from Joe Flacco
to the Pat's 4.

With 1.27 left L.McClain dived
into the endzone from a yard out
giving the Ravens a 34-31 lead.

Tom Brady showed amazing
calmness moving New England
down the field for them to
kick a 32yd FG and send
the game to OT
with the score 34-34.

The Raven defense stepped up
yet again on the Patriots
opening OT drive with
Ngata stripping
the ball for Raven safety Ed
Reed to recover at the Pat's 38.

L.McClain would barge his way
in from 8yds out. To give the
Ravens an incredible 40-34
OT win.

Playoff results
Colts 25  v 13  Jets
Saints 41 v 17 Giants
Cards 27 v 10 Redskins

AFC Champ

Ravens @ Colts

NFC Champ

Cards @  Saints

AFC Wildcard

Foxworth makes the games first big play.

Ravens @ Steelers
Heinz field Pittsburgh snow
and high winds would bring
any QB to their knees.
But it was Steeler QB
B.Roethlisberger who made
the first mistake of the game
throwing an Int to Raven CB
D.Foxworth who returned the
ball to the Pitt 45.

The Ravens moved into
scoring position when
Raven QB Joe Flacco
would face the same fate,
throwing a pick in the Steeler endzone.

It wasn't until the 2nd Q that the Ravens
manged to put points on the scoreboard
a 15yd TD catch by Raven TE Todd Heap.

Pittsburgh had trouble moving out of
their own half and when they did
Raven LB T.Suggs was there waiting

TO wide open for Flacco's 2nd TD throw

for them,intercepting  Steeler
QB B.Roethlisberger at the Ravens 44.

Flacco brought the
Ravens back down
the field finding a
wide open T.Owens
for a 16yd TD
and a 14-0
1st half lead.

The Ravens had successfully
coverted two 4th downs in
the first half.But no call was
bigger than the 4th & 1
which lead to Raven
WR TO's 2nd TD
catch of the game this time
from 15yds out.Bringing the
score to 21-3 in the 3rd Q.

The Ravens would not stop there,with
Ray Rice brushing off Steeler defenders
taking Flacco's pass in for a 11yd score.

J.Miller gives the Steeler faithful a  leaving present.

And while the Steeler faithful
were heading to the exits,
unused free agent CB
standing in for an
injured L.Webb
caught hold of
Roethlisbergers bomb
and weaved his way
back past 11 Steeler
players for a 83 yd
Int return TD.

Raven QB Joe Flacco
threw 4 TD's as
the Ravens embarrass
the Steelers 35-10.

Raven RB Ray Rice had
yet another all round
performance with
75yds rushing
and 66yds 1TD receiving.

Flacco went 22 of 34 216yds 4TD's 1Int

WILDCARD RESULTS

Giants 16- 6 Packers
Jets 36 - 17 Broncos
Cards 33 - 13 Seahawks

Ravens Div playoff game

@ Patriots 14-2 

The final game of the regular season

Week 17 v Bengals

Todd Heaps 29yd TD catch

The Ravens jumped to an early
10-0 lead.Thanks to a Ray Rice
51yd scamper on the Ravens
second drive which led to a
Todd Heap 29yd TD catch.

As if this was not enough
the Raven TE rumbled
down the right sideline
for a 2nd TD covering

Todd Heaps 2nd TD of the game for 38yds.

38yds.

The Bengals woke up with
a poor read by Raven QB
Joe Flacco as LB K.Rivers
returned an INT 58yds for
a TD.

The following Raven drive
saw Willis McGahee break
to the outside on a 35yd
TD run.

The Bengals offense were held
to a total of 47yds for the half.

The last Raven score came on
D.Foxworth 43 Int return for
a TD. Giving the Ravens a
45-23 win over the Bengals.

Rice piled up 145yds rushing.
TE Heap 129yds receiving.
Kelly Greg had 3 sacks.
And the Ravens D chalked
up a combined 8 sacks on Palmer.

The Ravens had more to celebrate
when they found out they had
reached the playoffs and have to face
Pittsburgh for their wildcard game.

Season performers

Raven QB Joe Flacco 3797yds 24 TD's 24 INT's
Raven RB Ray Rice 1413yds rushing 6 TD's
                            + 759yds receiving 4TD's
Raven TE Todd Heap 1104 yds receiving 5 TD's
Raven WR T.Owens     886yds receiving 7 TD's
Raven DT K.Gregg 8 sacks.
Raven CB's Foxworth & Washington tied with 4 INT's.

AFC wildcard race heats up.

Week 15 v Saints
The snow had returned to M&T and was the only
hope of shutting down the deadly passing attack
of Drew Brees and the Saints.

L.Webb was having some success returning punts
after WR D.Stallworth was placed on IR. So the
tone was set when Webb caught the Saints
punt and zig zagged his way back for a 65yd TD.

The good fortune continued when Raven LB Gooden
forced a fumble on the Saints kick return,Safety Nakamura
recovered and moved the ball down to the Saints 5yd line.
Which led to a 3yd TD dive by backup FB O.O'Neal.

The Ravens looked to add to their commanding lead but
Raven RB Ray Rice fumbled his pass reception at the Saints
5yd line. Saint C.Vaughn recovered and raced 95yds back for
a TD.

Derek Mason secures a Raven victory.

To stop any thought of a comeback
Raven  WR D.Mason
broke free down the middle
for a 20yd TD catch to put the
game away 33-24 in the 4th.

Raven RB Ray Rice had an
outstanding day with 127yds
rushing,and 103yds receiving.


Week 16 @ Browns
The second play of the game saw
Raven WR A.Boldin beat inside coverage
and raced down the sideline for a
78yd TD.

T.Pryce shows agility intercepting and scoring a TD

Once again in the snow
the Ravens played tough.
Seeing Ngata bringing
down Brown QB Jake
Delhomme who wildly
threw the ball straight into
the arms of Raven DE T.Pryce
who took the gift 13yds for a TD.

Just to add insult to injury
Raven QB J.Flacco found WR
T.Owens on a deep post.The
Raven receiver outraced two
defenders to the endzone for
a 57yd score.

Raven RB Ray Rice closed out
the scoring with a 44yd TD run.
To give the Ravens a 38-14 victory.

AFC wildcard race

Ravens 10-5 last game v Bengals 6-9
Broncos 10-5 last game v Chargers 9-6
Jets       10-5  last game v Bills 5-10

Race for AFCN division

Week 12 v Buccs
A defensive struggle was topped by
great blitzing pressure on Buccs QB
J.Freeman causing a poor throw to
be Intercepted by Raven safety Ed Reed
and returned 50yds for the winning score.
As the Ravens won 17-10 and move to
7-4 in the AFCN division.

WR D.Stallworth was placed on IR after
getting injured on a kick return.

TE Dickson got the only Raven TD

Week 13 v Steelers
On a snowy field at M&T the Ravens
had their best chance to tie up the
division lead with Pittsburgh.
Raven QB Flacco did not feel
comfortable with the weather conditions
throwing 3 picks,one returned by Steeler
CB I.Taylor for a 34yd TD.

H.Ward 8 rec 97yds 2TD's was the Steelers
star as Pittsburgh  won 24-7 and held on to
the AFC North lead.

Week 14 @ Texans
Once again the Ravens turned in an impressive
performance after a poor outing the week before.

As Joe Flacco broke 3000yds passing for the season.
And Ray Rice broke 1000yds rushing for the season.

Raven QB Flacco threw for 3 TD's one to Ray Rice
for 71yds as the Ravens beat the Texans 34-17.

AFCN Division Standings
Steelers  9-4
Ravens   8-5
Bengals  5-8
Browns   4-9

Top Raven Season stats
Raven QB Joe Flacco  3103yds passing 18 TD's 20 Int's
Raven RB Ray Rice     1018yds rushing 5 TD's.
            +                      57 rec 554yds 4 TD's.
Raven TE Todd Heap  71 rec 920yds 3 TD's.
Raven WR Terrell Owens 48 rec 794yds 6 TD's.

Ravens start to turn season around.

Week 10 @ Falcons

Ray Rice gets the win in Atlanta.

Raven CB F.Washington got the Ravens off to a
good start with a 77yd Int return TD.But with
the Ravens down 27-20 to the Falcons late in the
4th Q a deep desperation pass to Boldin resulted
in a PI call at the Falcon 8 with no time left on  the clock.

Raven QB Flacco stayed calm in the pocket and
tied the score up 27-27 with an 8yd TD
pass to WR T.Owens to force overtime.

The Ravens won the coin toss in OT and marched
downfield capping their drive with a 50yd TD run by R.Rice.

Raven RB R.Rice ended the day with 189yds rushing and 66yds receiving.
As the Ravens won in OT 33-27.

Week 11 @ Panthers
The Ravens turned the game around in the 4th Q
with a great punt by Koch
to the Panther 2yd line,which led to a safety of QB
M.Moore in the Carolina endzone.

Baltimore took full advantage of getting the ball back after the kick
with a 10yd TD pass from Flacco to T.Owens,who
also converted  with a one handed catch for 2 points.
The Ravens got their 4th straight win,with the score 17-14.

Raven TE T.Heap 4 rec 136yds 1TD for 77yds.
Raven MLB Ray Lewis out with ankle injury for 2 weeks.
Raven OLB P.Kruger was placed on IR.

Setup

[All Pro] 7 minute quarters normal clock.

Boldin finger tip catch

Free Agents

Signed WR Terrell Owens.
CB Shawn Springs

Week 1 @ Jets

Ravens go up 17-0 only to
lose  35-24  giving up
21 points in the 4th Q.

Raven QB Flacco threw for 488yds 2TD's 3 Ints.
Jets QB Sanchez threw for 426yds 3TD's 1 Int .

Week 2 @ Bengals
Ravens took a 14-3 lead  but ended up losing
again 27-24,on a Bengal 33yd FG with 15 seconds left in the game.

Raven QB Flacco threw for 321yds 3 TD's.
Bengal QB Palmer threw for 311yds 2 TD's.

Bengal RB C.Benson had the biggest play of the game an 80yd TD run.

Week 3 v Browns
Ravens took a 10-0 lead but again went on to lose as the Browns scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth Q to win 13-10.Dropping the Ravens to 0-3.

Week 4 @ Steelers
Ravens raced out to a 21-10 1st half lead and got their first  win of the season 21-17.

Big plays of the game.
Raven QB Flacco pass to RB Rice for a 78yd TD.
Raven CB L.Webb 77yd Int return TD.
Pitt WR H.Ward 86yd TD catch.

Week 5 v Broncos
Raven CB L.Webb got his 2nd Int return TD of the season this one for 49yds to give the Ravens their 2nd straight win of the season 28-21.

Best player.Raven TE T.Heap 10 rec 160yds.

Week 6 @ Patriots
The Ravens winning streak came crashing back to earth as three Raven QB's
threw a total of 7 Int's.As the Patriots went on to win 37-10.

Best Player.Patriot WR W.Welker 9 rec 160yds 1TD

Week 7 v Bills
The Ravens unleashed their frustrations out on the Bills with a 31-7 victory.

Raven RB R.Rice had his best game of the season with 124yds 1TD rushing,
and 55yds 1TD receiving.

Week 9 v Dolphins

Ravens experience their best defensive game of the season beating Miami 24-3.

Raven RB R.Rice continued his strong form with 23 rush's for 143yds 2TD's.
While Raven WR T.Owens had 3 rec 102yds.

AFCN Standings
Steeelers 5-3
Ravens   4-4
Browns  3-5
Bengals  3-5