WE WON!!!! THE RAVENS BEAT THE STEELERS IN PITTSBURGH!

The Ravens finally put one in the win column. As far as the game goes it was ugly, but I will take an ugly win over a pretty loss any day. It was your typical Ravens vs. Steelers game- hard hitting and a close final score. We lost a couple of players: Steve Smith was speared in the back (it should have been a penalty) and now has broken bones in his back and will be week to week for an undetermined amount of time. Campanaro is out for the season with a bulging disk. So we limp out of Pittsburgh with a win. Look on the bright side, we could be like the Steelers with no quarterback and no kicker. We still have a healthy Flacco and Tucker who was the special teams player of the week. Way to go,Tuck!

One win down twelve more to go, starting with this week at home against the Browns. Good news- left tackle Eugene Monroe should start this week for the first time since week one. But that’s all the good news. Gillmore and Canty are not practicing and will probably be out this week. We have a new guy which seems like a weekly event. We traded with the Rams for WR Chris Givens. So who will Joe throw to? I have no clue. What I do know is that the Browns have the worst run defense in the league so look for a lot of Justin Forsett this week. The Browns will start quarterback Josh McCown who has yet to win a game this season. Johnny Football has the Browns only win this year. So my hope is the Ravens defense crushes McCown and the Browns bring in Johnny so we can crush him too.

Joe and the offense will have a good day by running the ball and passing to the tight ends. Our defense will control the game stopping the run and harassing McCown all day. Look for the Browns to turn the ball over and our defense to score some points.

We only get three home games out of the first eight so enjoy the game and GET LOUD BALTIMORE!!!
WEEK FIVE RUNDOWN: Remember- this is what we want to happen to help the Ravens not necessarily what we think will happen. So don’t bet the farm on my picks.

Thursday night
8:25

Texans over Colts
This will be the battle of the backup QBs Andrew Luck will miss his second game and the Texans are switching quarterbacks so Ryan Mallett will start. Rooting for the Home team and against the Colts who have a better AFC record.

Editors note: Remember–we wanted the Texans to win but, Friday morning quarterback, we know that the Colts won. Good job, Texans, you were in it until the end.
Sunday
1:00

RAVENS over Browns
Our Ravens are battered and bruised but that won’t stop them from beating the Browns at M&T this week. The young tight ends Maxx Williams and Nick Boyle will have a big day blocking for Joe and the running game while catching a couple of first down passes.
I can’t wait to see what Harbaugh has planned for the wide receivers, maybe something, maybe not. We will all find out together on Sunday. GO RAVENS!!!!

Bears over Chiefs
NFC vs AFC The Bears helped us last week by beating the Raiders and hoping they can do the same by beating the Chiefs.

Seahawks over Bengals
The Seahawks go to Cincy on a short week after winning on Monday night under a cloud of controversy. The Bengals are undefeated so the Seahawks need to bring their “A” game and a couple of the blind Refs from the Monday night to win this one.

Redskins over Falcons
Redskins won last week and averted a Government shutdown. The country thanks you. The Skins will need the Army this week in Atlanta to beat the undefeated Falcons. Matt Ryan is really making Joe look bad so we need the Redskins to win.

Buccaneers over Jaguars
Both NFC teams who are not very good, rooting for the home team. Maybe Jameis Winston can earn his #1 draft pick status.

Eagles over Saints
The Eagles / Chip Kelly experiment is about to go up in smoke if they can’t win at home this week. The Eagles are literally the worst overall team in the NFL. There will be no love for Chip Kelly in the City of Brotherly Love if they lose on Sunday in Philly.

Packers over Rams
The Packers may not put up big numbers and pretty stats but what they do is win. The Rams don’t have a chance against the undefeated Packers in Green Bay.

Titans over Bills
Rex Ryan and the Bills committed 17 penalties last week at home in a loss against the Giants. Rex is hoping to get the blind referee crew from last Monday night. Rooting for the Titans at home.
4:05

Lions over Cardinals
The Lions were on the wrong end of that bad call on Monday night and the worst thing is they didn’t even know it until someone told them. The obscure batting the ball rule a rule no one even knew about until an old retired referee brought it up after the game. It won’t be easy for the Lions to win but perhaps karma will even out with a few calls going the their way this week. Rooting for Haloti Ngata and the home team Lions to get their first win.

4:25

Cowboys over Patriots
NFC vs AFC, We thought the Ravens were banged up but  the Cowboys are ten time worse.They have no quarterback, no running backs, no wide receivers, and no secondary. The worst part of this is Tom Brady and the Patriots bring their #1 ranked passing game to Dallas this week. I heard one line this week that their curtain defensive unit was as porous as the Texan border. Well, if the shoe fits…. In Dallas they came up with a new wrist band that says “BACKUP STRONG” in support of the Cowboys since they only have backups playing. Go Cowboys, beat the Patriots!!!

Raiders over Broncos
How can the Broncos team be undefeated when they have one of the worst offenses in the league? It’s easy- they have the best defense in the league. We should know how far a team can go with a mediocre offense and a great defense. That being said we still want the Raiders to win at home.

Sunday Night
8:30

49ers over Giants
We would usually root for the home team Giants but the 49ers are about implode and need a pick me up win on the road. Things are looking bad for Kaepernick, Torrey Smith and Anquon Boldin. They have the worst passing offense in the NFL. Good luck, Guys!

Monday Night
8:30
Chargers over Steelers
I don’t need to say any more but, we want to kick the Steelers while they are down and without Roethlisberger. Go Chargers! Please beat the Steelers.

The Ravens need some good karma to chase the injury bug away. I think our defense is getting better but what kind of an offense will we have? Can we stretch the field with the new WR Chris Givens? Will Eugene Monroe protect Joe’s blind side? Tune in Sunday and we will find out together. GET LOUD BALTIMORE!!!

And that’s just the view from 151.

GO RAVENS!!!!

Justin Tucker after the game winning field goal in OT! Don’t look so surprised, Tucker. Joe, Harbs and the rest of the team/fans knew you could do it! That kick tied a record for longest FG in Heinz Field Stadium and won JTuck the Special Teams Player of the Week award from the NFL.

PHOTO CREDITS: Baltimore Ravens.com

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