We gave the Browns a win last Sunday.  Our offense payed like they didn’t want to win this game.  Joe threw an interception on the Browns two yard line taking points off the board, we fumbled the ball on our own thirty five yard line giving the Brown great field position allowing them to kick a field goal.  Two turn overs with possibly a ten point swing keeping the Browns in the game.  But  on the other hand our defense held the Browns offense who had scored forty two points week four to nine points in regulation last week.  We had this game won!  But we made too many mistakes.  The worst part of last week wasn’t that we lost the game but that we had another field goal attempt blocked,  the second blocked kick in five games.  Two blocked kicks shouldn’t happen in a season let alone five games.  Our tried and true special teams has not been very special.  Justin Tucker can’t do his job if the O-line can’t stop the defensive rush to block his kick.  Mr. automatic isn’t automatic any more and my nerves just can’t take it. I don’t need more stress in my life!  I want to be able to gloat not just commiserate with the Redskin fans at work.

All can be right in the world this week if the Ravens go to Tennessee and put an old fashioned whoop’n on the Titans.  I mean a skull dragging, mopping them up and down the field beat down.  I just need this-I can’t tell you why but I just need it.  Maybe we just need some confidence back and it’s right there in Nashville Tennessee.  QB Marcus Mariota and the Titans offense are not exactly lighting the league on fire, they only have two passing touchdowns with four interceptions.  The Titans have beaten the Jaguars and the Eagles then go and lose to the Bills last week, kind of a head scratcher.  They have the same 3-2 record as we do, only because of their defense who keep them in games.  Sound familiar?  Joe and the offense will need to bring their “A” game this week, because we will need it to beat the strong Titan defense.

Also, one more thing please, CATCH THE BALL!

Don’t forget we have a 4:25 kick off this week so plan accordingly.

GO RAVENS!!! 

We need some help this week, we were the only team in the AFC north to lose last week.

Thursday 8:00

Eagles over Giants (Update: Eagles 34-Giants 13) 
The Eagles need this win just to get to 3-3.  The Giants are just as bad as they were last year.

Sunday 1:00

Buccaneers over Falcons
The Falcons stink!  They couldn’t even beat the Steelers for us last week.

Redskins over Panthers
The Redskins lost big time to the Saints last week.  I think it’s going to be a long season for Redskins fans.  But we still root for the Skins because there’s nothing worse than a unhappy Redskins fan on Monday morning.

Seahawks over Raiders
NFC over AFC,  John Gruden’s return as the head coach of the Raiders has not gone too well- they are only 1-4.

Colts over Jets
It’s all about how the outcome of the games can help the Ravens.  The Colts are 1-4, the Jets are 2-3 and they are both AFC teams.

Cardinals over Vikings
We just don’t like the Vikings.

This next game is going to make my head explode!

Steelers over Bengals
WHAT!  I can’t believe I am rooting for the Steelers but sad to say we are.  After the Ravens losing last week we are now two game back from the Bengals.  So we need to sell our souls to the devil and root for the Steelers.

Chargers over Browns
Was I dreaming, did we really lose to the Browns?

Bills over Texans
We hold the tie breaker over the Bills since we beat them week one.

Bears over Dolphins
NFC over AFC

4:05

Rams over Broncos
NFC over AFC

4:25

RAVENS over Titans
We NEED this win.  The last game in a three road game stretch, it would be fantastic if we won two of the three games.  Also our two loses are in our division and we could use a AFC win.  We can win in Nashville Sunday if we just play like we are capable of, with a dominating defense and an offense that can put points on the board as long as we don’t turn the ball over and we CATCH THE BALL!  Micheal Pierce and Tavon Young two big parts in our defensive run stopping ability have not practiced this week.  Let’s hope they play on Sunday to help stop the Titans very good run game.   Flacco and Crabtree have said all the right things this week to correct the mistakes they had last week.  Hopefully the corrections show up on the field this Sunday.  We should and can win this game, putting us back on track to the playoffs.

GO RAVENS!!!

Cowboys over Jaguars
The Cowboys at home need a win to get to 3-3.

8:00

Patriots over Chiefs
NOOOOO NOT AGAIN! The Chiefs are 5-0 so we need to root for Beelzebub in two games this week.

Monday 8:00

Packers over 49ers
The Packers are in second place in the NFC North they need a win to keep pace with the first place Bears.

BYE WEEK: Lion, Saints (Great, just what we need is the Saints coming to Baltimore next week with an extra week rest)

Enjoy the games, but don’t forget to raise a glass for the people in Florida hit hard by Hurricane Micheal, they have a lot of work a head of them.

And that’s just The View From 151

GO RAVENS!!!

PS: Speaking of the View—Last Sunday we watched the MD Fleet Week Air Show and the game from a rooftop in Canton. Pretty cool! Go Ravens!