October 19, 2017

 

December 8, 2013  Ravens 29, Vikings 26   Five touchdowns in the final 2:09 mins of the game.  The only snow game I have ever been to, it was great!

 

I still can’t believe we lost to the lowly  Bears at home.  You know, it’s just not your day when two Joe Flacco passes bounce off our receivers and into the waiting hands of a Bear defender.  Can we just catch the ball please?!

So last Sunday I am traveling home from Dallas (after a great wedding) get to the airport 5 hours before my flight just to watch the game without interruption on a lousy airport bar TV sitting next to Chicago fans who are giving me grief the whole game.  Only to have the game go into overtime to extend the torture from the Bear fans.  But the bright spot of the day was the Bear fans had leave to catch their flight before the game ended so I averted the humiliation of the Ravens losing to the Bears.   The Bears…we lost to the Bears,  NOOOOOO!

We move on from the unthinkable to the optimism of a new week.  Our Ravens go to Minneapolis to play the Vikings.  The mantra from the coaches this week has been that we are just one offensive play away and that the defense only gave up one big play.  This may be true if that one offensive play meant our receivers would catch the ball and the defense didn’t give up the big play which allowed the other team to run for 50 yards during overtime, setting them up for the game winning field goal.   Brandon Williams has fully practiced this week and should play against the Vikings.  Brandon playing will help our suffering run defense tremendously.  I wish I could say the same about  the offense, but we are still missing key players on the line and in the receiving corps.  So let’s just hope when Joe’s passes bounce off our receivers it goes to another Raven or even to the ground, not the other teams hands.

GO RAVENS!!!

Thursday
8:25pm

Raiders over Chefs
WOW, two good Thursday night games in a row!  The Raiders beat the undefeated Chefs 31-30 and of course I fell asleep on it missing Marshawn Lynch getting thrown out of the game and the thrilling finish.

Sunday
1:00pm

Ravens over Vikings
One play away, we are only one play away, keep telling yourself that and maybe the Ravens will hear us.  We will need the ball to bounce in our hands this week to beat the not-so-bad Vikings. ( it pains me to say that about the Vikings)  The Ravens offensive line is a patchwork of guys who really need to step up against yet again another blitz happy Viking defense.  The Vikings will play backup QB Case Keenum, usually that’s a good thing but this season we have lost two games against a rookie and backup quarterbacks.  If we can stop the run and with Brandon Williams back we should be able to, this will allow Suggs and company to get after and harass Keenum.  Manage the game on offense, control the game on defense, and win the game on special teams!

GO RAVENS!

Browns over Titans
The Browns have not won a game this season and we don’t want them to have another high draft pick.  Even though they don’t know what to do with the high picks, a blind squirrel finds a nut every once and a while.

Buccaneers over Bills
The Bills are 3-2 so we root against the Bills.

Jets vs Dolphins–You pick’em
Two terrible teams with three wins the same as the Ravens. How can that be?  Record this one to scout the Dolphins who we play this Thursday in Baltimore.

Panthers over Bears
I just want the Bears to lose after what they did to us last week.

Packers over Saints
Both NFC teams, Packers lost Aaron Rodgers for the remainder of the season with a broken collar bone.  Does anybody even know who the backup QB for the Packers is?

Colts over Jaguars
It’s all about the AFC standings

Cardinals at Rams (London) you pick’em
Both NFC teams, London may actually get a good game to watch.

Sunday
4:05pm

Cowboys over 49ers
Rooting against the 49ers who are 0-6.  Can you say San Francisco is on the clock?

Sunday
4:25pm

Bengals over Steelers
Those damn Steelers!

Chargers over Broncos
Chargers only have 2 wins.

Seahawks over Giants
The Giants are 1-5 and lost their best two receivers for the season.  Looks like the second pick in the draft.

Sunday
8:30pm

Falcons over Patriots
NFC over AFC, Rooting against the Patriots just because we like to.

Monday
8:30pm

Redskins over Eagles
Stay awake for this one it could be good.

BYES: Lions Texans

Enjoy the games with someone lucky because we are going to need luck this week.

And that’s just the view from 151

GO RAVENS!!!