Ravens shut down Bills in a vice in 19-7 win

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by Bird of a Feather on Sunday 31 December 2006 at 10:10 pm

The Ravens played decent on offense, but great on defense in this victory.  Steve McNair had a decent game as he completed 23 of 35 passes for 216 yards with an INT.  Jamal Lewis was busy with 20 carries for 69 yards (3.5 ypc).  Mike Anderson only carried the ball twice but he gained 32 yards.  FB Ovie Mughelli only carried the ball 2 times for 4 yards.  He also caught 5 passes for 49 yards.  Todd Heap (5 rec, 60 yards) and Derrick Mason (5 rec, 30 yards) led the way for the receiving corps of the Ravens.

The defense played great for the Ravens as the Bills carried the football 14 times for 39 yards (2.8 ypc).  The Bills completed 20 of 35 passes for 214 net yards passing.  Chris McAllister intercepted one of JP Losman’s passes and returned it 31 yards for a TD.

Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by Bird of a Feather on Friday 29 December 2006 at 2:02 am
The Buffalo Bills have been playing good football lately as they’ve won 4 of their last 6 games.  The Ravens have been dominant for awhile now as they’ve won 8 of their last 9 games.

This looks like a very tough matchup for the Bills.  The Bills will attempt to run the ball with Willis McGahee (967 yards rushing) and Anthony Thomas against a Ravens defense that is only allowing 78.3 yards rushing and 3.3 yards per carry this season.  The Bills like to throw the ball deep, but will likely have to shorten their pass routes due to the fact that they’ve allowed 44 sacks this season and the Ravens are blitzing demons on defense that already have 57 sacks.  Lee Evans (75 rec, 1,147 yards) vs. the Ravens corners will be fun to watch all game long.

The Ravens will likely keep the ball on the ground more than usual due to the poor Bills run defense that is allowing 142.9 yards rushing an 4.8 yards per carry so far this season.  Jamal Lewis (1,063 yards rushing) should have one of his best games of the season on Sunday.  The Ravens must keep Aaron Schobel (14 sacks) away from Steve McNair.  If McNair has time to throw (the Ravens have only allowed 17 sacks this season) he should have a good game.  He likes to spread the catches around to TE Todd Heap and WRs Mark Clayton and Derrick Mason.

This should be a low scoring game that is won by the Ravens.  JP Losman will make a couple of big errors under duress from the Ravens pass rush and it will cost the Bills any chance of an upset.

 

Kick returner BJ Sams faces long recovery time after surgery

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, Injury Reports by Bird of a Feather on Friday 29 December 2006 at 12:50 am

The Ravens have really missed BJ Sams on special teams.  He recently had surgery to help correct his broken leg and is expected to miss 4-5 months to recover.  He returned 29 punts this season for 307 yards (10.6 avg).  He also returned 30 kick-offs for 772 yards (25.7 avg).  The Ravens miss the good field position that Sams provided for the offense.

Ravens playoff scenarios

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by Bird of a Feather on Thursday 28 December 2006 at 6:40 pm

The Ravens have clinched the AFC North title.  They can clinch home field advantage with:  a win and a San Diego loss.  They can clinch a first round bye with 1) a win or a tie  2) Indianapolis loss or tie.

If the Ravens win Sunday against Buffalo it could very well signal a nice run to the Super Bowl in Miami.

The Ravens mangle the Steelers 31-7 in Pittsburgh!

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page by Bird of a Feather on Monday 25 December 2006 at 1:34 am

The Baltimore Ravens thrashed the Steelers for the second time this season with yesterday’s game taking place in Pittsburgh.  This game eliminated the defending Champs from the playoffs.  This was never a close game.  Steve McNair looked great as he connected on 21 of 31 passes for 256 yards with 3 TDs and 2 INTs.  Jamal Lewis had a decent game running the ball as he carried it 24 times for 77 yards (3.2 ypc) and a TD.  FB Ovie Mughelli even got to carry the ball 4 times for 21 yards (5.3 ypc).  Mark Clayton led the Ravens receivers with 7 receptions for 108 yards and a TD.  Todd Heap had a solid game with 4 catches for 50 yards.  Demetrius Williams and Daniel Wilcox each caught TD passes from Steve McNair.

The Ravens beat up on Ben Roethlisberger again as they sacked him 5 times.  The Ravens stuffed the Steelers running game, holding them to 63 yards rushing on 18 carries (3.5 ypc).  The Steelers also only completed 19 of 42 passes for 188 net yards passing, and the Ravens picked-off 2 passes.

The Ravens absolutely dominated the Steelers this year as they swept them and outscored them 58-7 this season.  The Ravens improved to 12-3 on the season with this win.

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