The Ravens fought hard today before falling on O.T. today when Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 35-yard field with 1:56 left in the period.  Joe Flacco had a solid game number wise as he completed 27 of 35 passes for 285 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs but he couldn’t make the big play with the game on the line.  Ray Rice carried the ball 28 times for 88 yards (3.1 ypc) and he also caught 8 passes for 38 yards (4.8 avg).  Derrick Mason (8 rec, 100 yards), Anquan Boldin (4 rec, 63 yards, TD) and Todd Heap (3 rec, 49 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Ravens today.  The Ravens finished up with 99 yards rushing on 34 carries (2.9 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 35 passes for 278 yards.

Safety Dawan Landry (12 tackles, 1 QB hit), LB Ray Lewis (9 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and DT Haloti Ngata (7 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks and 3 QB hits) all had good games for the Ravens today.  The Patriots finished up with 127 yards rushing on 26 carries (4.9 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 44 passes for 267 yards.  The Ravens are now 4-2 on the year.

This was the Ravens playing the way they scripted before this year started.  Joe Flacco managed the game by completing 14 of 25 passes for 196 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 5 times for 20 yards (4.0 ypc) with a TD run.  Ray Rice was finally healthy and unleashed today as he carried the ball 27 times for 133 yards (4.9 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Rice also caught 4 passes for 26 yards (6.5 avg) in this game.  Willis McGahee pitched in with 10 carries for 67 yards (6.7 ypc) with 1 TD run in this game.  Rookie TE Ed Dickson (1 rec, 58 yards) and WR Derrick Mason (3 rec, 47 yards) led the way through the air for the Ravens in this game.  The Ravens finished up with 233 yards rushing on 47 carries (5.0 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 25 passes for 182 yards as they possessed the ball for 36:17.

LB Ray Lewis (6 tackles), CB Fabian Washington (5 tackles, 4 passes defensed) and DT Haloti Ngata (3 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss) led the way for the Ravens’ D today.  The Broncos finished up with 39 yards rushing on 13 carries (3.0 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 38 passes for 307 yards.  The Ravens are now 4-1 on the year.

Joe Flacco tossed a 18-yard TD pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 32 seconds left in the game to make the defense stand up and give the Ravens a huge win in Pittsburgh.  Flacco completed 24 of 37 passes for 256 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT against the Steelers yesterday.  Willis McGahee led the way for the Ravens on the ground yesterday with 14 carries for 39 yards (2.8 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 2 yards.  Ray Rice only carried the ball 8 times for 20 yards (2.5 ypc) and he caught 1 pass for 9 yards as he came into this game banged up.  Anquan Boldin (7 rec, 68 yards), Derrick Mason (6 rec, 80 yards) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (3 rec, 49 yards, TD) led the way for the Ravens’ passing game yesterday.  The Ravens finished up with 70 yards rushing on 27 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 37 passes for 250 yards.

DT Haloti Ngata led the way for the Ravens in this game with 11 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 2 QB hits.  LB Ray Lewis (9 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 INT) and safety Dawan Landry (8 tackles) also had big games for the Ravens’ D in this game.  The Steelers finished up with 84 yards rushing on 27 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 21 passes for 126 yards.  The Ravens are now 3-1 on the season.

The Ravens must have been caught looking ahead to next week’s game against the Steelers because the Browns were actually leading this game 17-14 with 14:54 left before the offense & defense woke up.  Joe Flacco played by far his best game of the year yesterday as he completed 22 of 31 passes for 262 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Ray Rice pitched in with 80 yards rushing on 15 carries (5.3 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 16 yards (4.0 avg).  Anquan Boldin was a one man wrecking crew in the passing game for the Ravens as he finished up with 8 grabs for 142 yards (17.8 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  The Ravens finished up with 109 yards rushing on 27 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 32 passes for 256 yards.

Safety Dawan Landry (9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 QB hit) and OLB Terrell Suggs (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit) led the way for the D yesterday.  The Browns rushed for 173 yards on 29 carries (6.0 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 24 passes for 131 yards.  The Ravens are now 2-1 on the year.

The offense cost the Ravens this game as the Bengals didn’t score any TDs in this game.  Joe Flacco was awful in this game as he completed 17 of 39 passes for 154 yards with 1 TD pass and 4 INTs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 9 yards (3.0 ypc) in this game.  Ray Rice did his part for the Ravens as he rushed for 87 yards on 16 carries (5.4 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 30 yards (7.5 avg) in this game.  WR Anquan Boldin (5 rec, 35 yards), TE Todd Heap (4 rec, 35 yards) and WR Derrick Mason (1 rec, 31 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Ravens.  The Ravens finished up with 109 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 39 passes for 150 yards.

The defense was solid as usual for the Ravens in this game.  Ray Lewis led the way for the D with 10 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 2 QB hits.  DT/DE Haloti Ngata (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and CB Chris Carr (7 tackles, 2 passes defensed) also pitched in for the D yesterday.  The Bengals finished up with 94 yards rushing on 31 carries (3.0 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 35 passes for 139 yards.  The Ravens are now 1-1 on the year.

The Ravens played outstanding defensed and they hogged the ball on offense which resulted in a hard fought win on Monday Night Football.  Joe Flacco didn’t have his best game as he completed 20 of 38 passes for 248 yards with 1 interception and a lost fumble.  Ray Rice rushed for 43 yards on 21 carries (2.0 ypc) in this game and he also caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg).  Willis McGahee seemed to be going backwards quite a bit in this game.  He carried the ball 6 times for -2 yards (-0.3 ypc) with a TD run.  He also caught 1 pass for -6 yards and he lost a fumble.  Anquan Boldin (7 rec, 110 yards) and Todd Heap (6 rec, 72 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Ravens in this game.  The Ravens finished up with 49 yards rushing on 35 carries (1.4 ypc) and they completed 20 of 38 passes for 233 yards as they held the ball for 38:32.

The Ravens D was awesome in this game and it was a true team effort as purple hats were flying to the ball all night long.  OLB Terrell Suggs (6 tackles, 1/2 a sack and 1 QB hit) and ILB Jameel McClain (6 tackles) led the way for the Ravens on D in this contest.  The Jets finished up with 116 yards rushing on 21 carries (5.5 ypc) and they also completed 10 of 21 passes for 60 yards.  This was a huge win for the Ravens!

The Ravens really looked flat at the start of this game as they were down 17-3 at the half and they never made it a game.  Joe Flacco continued to struggle yesterday completing 20 of 35 passes for 189 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 pick-offs.  Ray Rice was busy in this game carrying the ball 13 times for 67 yards (5.2 ypc) and he also caught 9 passes for 60 yards (6.7 avg).  It’s too bad the Ravens fell too far behind to keep running the ball because Rice was looking good.  Derrick Mason led the way in the passing game for the Ravens yesterday with 64 yards on 4 catches (16.0 avg).  The Ravens finished up with 270 total yards in this game on offense (87 rushing, 183 passing).

It’s too bad that the offense was awful because the defense didn’t play too bad.  Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe had a great game to lead the way for the Ravens in this game with 10 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  Ray Lewis was also busy as usual with 8 tackles and 1 pass defense.  Ed Reed pitched in with 2 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 INT (he returned in 38 yards before losing a fumble to Dallas Clark).  The Colts finished up with 275 total yards on offense (42 rushing, 233 passing) in this game.  This game hurts a little extra as Indianapolis is the city that stole the Colts from Baltimore.

The Ravens destroyed the Patriots yesterday with defense and a punishing running game on offense.  The Ravens jumped out to a 24-0 lead in the first quarter before choking out the Patriots the last three quarters.  Joe Flacco didn’t do much yesterday as he completed only 4 of 10 passes for 34 yards with 1 INT.  Ray Rice was on fire running the ball for the Ravens carrying the rock 22 times for 159 yards (7.2 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Willis McGahee pitched in with 62 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.1 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 1 pass for 13 yards.  Le’Ron McClain also got in on the action with 4 carries for 8 yards (2.0 ypc) with a TD run.  The Ravens finished up with 268 total yards on offense (234 rushing, 34 passing) as they possessed the ball for 32:21.

The defense was outstanding for the Ravens yesterday as Ray Lewis led the way for them with 13 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 2 QB hits.  CB Domonique Foxworth (10 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and safety Dawan Landry (10 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 INT (67-yard return)) really played well for the Ravens against the Patriots yesterday.  Ed Reed (INT), Chris Carr (INT) and OLB Terrell Suggs (fumble recovery) all made huge plays to help the Ravens dominate this game.  The Patriots finished up with only 196 total yards on offense (64 rushing, 132 passing) yesterday.  The Ravens will now play the Colts in Indianapolis this Saturday Night.

The Baltimore Ravens (9-7) were in a must-win situation on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders (5-11), and they pulled it out to inch their way into the AFC Wild Card spot.  It wasn’t exactly a pretty win, but the Ravens did what they needed to do to get themselves into the playoffs and that is all that matters.  Willis McGahee is the biggest reason why the Ravens got that Wild Card spot, as he put the Ravens on his back and ran them to victory.  McGahee finished with 167 yards and 3 touchdowns on only 16 carries.  Joe Flacco was not at his best, but he did not turn the ball over and finished with 102 yards on 11/19 passes.

The Ravens defense played very solid, giving up only one touchdown.  They also forced two turnovers, which proved to be the difference maker as the Ravens had zero turnovers.  They got a little bit of luck too, when Charlie Frye left with an injury and JaMarcus Russel was forced to take over.  Russel was the one who accounted for both turnovers, throwing 1 interception and losing a fumble.  Frye was pretty effective against the Ravens before leaving, going 18/25 for 180 yards and a touchdown.  None of that matters now though, because the Ravens got the win and are in the playoffs.

The Ravens should have won this game yesterday in Pittsburgh but the usually dependable Derrick Mason dropped a ball in the end zone that he probably would catch 99% of the time.  Joe Flacco was so-so as he completed 13 of 25 passes for 166 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT yesterday.  Ray Rice led the way on the ground for the Ravens yesterday with 141 yards rushing on 30 carries (4.7 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 14 yards.  Derrick Mason led the way in the passing game for the Ravens yesterday with 7 catches for 77 yards (11.0 avg).  TE Todd Heap had a solid game with 2 grabs for 37 yards (18.5 avg) and both catches went for TDs.  The Ravens finished up with 323 total yards on offense (175 rushing, 148 passing) in this game.

CB Chris Carr led a good effort by the Ravens’ D yesterday with 9 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1/2 a sack and 1 QB hit.  Ray Lewis (fumble recovery) and Domonique Foxworth (interception) also had big plays for the Ravens’ D yesterday.  The Ravens finished up with 286 total yards on offense (48 rushing, 238 passing) in this game.  The Ravens are now 8-7 on the season.