Second Half Game Thread: Cincinnati Bengals (3-1) 3 at Baltimore Ravens 7 (3-1)
by jsl413 on Oct 11, 2009 2:29 PM EDT
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PrintSo far, the Bengals have essentially moved the ball at will. Carson is 9/16 for 174, and Cedric has 15 carries for 58 yards and a 4 yard per carry average. They've already rushed for more yards against Baltimore's D than they have given up per game all year.
Mistakes and turnovers are what have kept Baltimore in the game. The Ravens have moved the ball well only once on offense, and have a defensive touchdown. Chad Johnson lost a fumble deep in Ravens' territory after a big catch, and Carson threw a bad pick into the teeth of an overload blitz that Ed Reed read the whole way.
That said, we've dominated most phases of this game. We're -1 in the turnover column thanks to a bad call that said Mark Clayton did not fumble, when the ball clearly looked to be shuffling before the receiver's knee was down. Let's hope we get the turnovers in check in the second half and finish some drives. We've already showed that we belong in Baltimore, and we're leading time of possession 18:23 to 11:27, outgained the Ravens 230 to 113 in the first half, and have kept the Baltimor running game in check.
Should be a great second half.
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It's important to get a stop right out of the gate
If possible a 3-and-out
Agreed
I’m surprised in hw well we are doing on D. Especially against their running game.
by pedro_oliveira on Oct 11, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
We've really bottled them up.
They’re just not finishing drives, and the Chad fumble hurts badly.
I’ve lost track of how many points were left on the field. 3 on the BSL snap, 3-7 on the Chad Fumble, -7 on the bad interception. But we’re still in it.
This is a winnable game
D is playing good for us
we need one more turnover to even things out
and no more drops. besides the bad int Palmer is playing well-stepping up in the pocket when he feels pressure
ouch on the field position
not like it changes our game plan. if we need more than 8 yards, run. less pass.
I'm back
I had to meet with a potential landlord for an apartment showing
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions
Another delay of game?
Carson…come the fuck on
Bob Bratkowski is our offensive coordinator.
The run was working in the first half. But not 3 times in a row.
We should show more balls on Offense
We are moving the ball at will, why go run run shovel pass?
i was ok with it
inside your own 10 yd line in a low scoring game.
the Ravens havent scored an offensive TD today.
"I have found me a home"
can we please pick it up and make better decisions on offense
we know they’re going to disguise coverage, so stop getting false starts and delay of games. thats just unacceptable
Good job Quan
gives us some room to work
in Bratkowski's defense
this is probably what he was looking for: don’t turn it over in deep, and try something less conservative with less bad field position after their punt.
nice effort by benson
bad call by brat. ravens were all over that. only got any positive yards b/c benson wouldnt go down
Maaaan
about time we get something from the refs
Helll yeahhhh!
Benson with some effort, BREAKS THE RAVENS 100-YARD RUNNER STREAK ON THAT TD RUN BABY!
100 yard rusher
WHO WIOULD HAVE THOUGHT?!
CUT THIS F-ER NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
CUT HIM
CUT HIM CUT HIM
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
I’m sick of these mother fucking snaps from this motherfucking brad!!!
Does this mean we go for it on 4th
every time we get into FG range?
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions
you seriously have to be kidding
is st louis the worst snapper in bengals history? i can’t recall anyone else having a season like this, ever. and i started going to games in the mid 70s.
I mean, he's done.
He was on thin ice, and that is the end of it. He’s in the lake and he’s freezing on his couch watching football for the rest of the season.
majority of coaches in the nfl would have lost it on st louis on national tv already
buddy ryan would have already punched out st louis.
i hope woody hayes comes back from the dead
and strangles him.
Or can we get Tom Cable to throw him through a window
thanks
(a) to simonjv for the feed – good picture quality too
(b) to Ravens #90 for the retry
© to Brad St. L. for your years of service
Is it too much to ask for good ST play??
Come the fuck on
shayne graham doing more physically
than he has the rest of his career put together. hit on the first XP try, making the tackle on the kickoff return
Ocho almost up to 100 yards receiving, Cedric has 21 touches.
Our record when a RB has this many touches under Marvin is pretty excellent. Things bode well.
not to mention
marvin has a winning record vs the ravens.
as does palmer.
and thats even counting the losses last yr
We're just outplaying them.
Dominant through 3. Look at the yards and Time of Possession stat ^ up there
Great way to end the 3rd Q.
We have to start the 4th strong and get a stop…hopefully a 3-and-out
by pedro_oliveira on Oct 11, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Packer Fan here...
.. a few weeks ago I was dismissive of Cedric Benson even after the Bengals beat Green Bay. I’m not watching you guys against the Ravens today, but I’m forced to admit that if he’s over 100yds against them (first runner to to do in like 3 years), that I probably didn’t give him enough credit.
Mmmm…. crow….
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 11, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions
from john thorton's twitter
on brad st louis:
Had Darrin Simmons on my show this week, he said they were giving Brad another shot this week. I think that was it
good guy, had a good run, but this can’t go on. I can almost guarantee that Troy or Katie Blackburn are on the phone wit next snapper
Say good bye to Brad people. So sad
agreed
he’s been here so long, we’ve took him being rock solid for granted. he’s so bad this year, we can’t keep him. wish we’d got rid of him 2 weeks back.
think its interesting what thorton said. going to be disappointed if the bengals dont make a move at long snapper this week.
Cosby muffs it, but covers it up.
Shanked punt for 25 yards. Decent field position. Keep the running game going, no more stupid turnovers.
Agreed, but we shouldn't get away from the passing either
we are moving the ball effectively, and we could use some more points
by pedro_oliveira on Oct 11, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Run, playaction, just keep it managable and milk clock.
Keep with the game plan that’s worked all game. We’re about to win the time of possession battle and it’s still early in the 4th Q. We’re almost to 30.
bad weather/mental error
it happens sometimes. but when it happens every time, the career is over. like a reliever in baseball that loses his courage to throw a strike. st louis is now done. he’s st loser and has no confidence in his abilities.
I was about to say which one
but you already clarified it
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
In years past that mickoff muff woulda been a fumble
Maybe all the blind chance stuff is evening out
Errr, Kickoff
not mickoff.
And YES, I know it was a punt
Running play bottled up.
A play action pass would have been good… Really need to keep the drive alive.
Bad play there
it was time to throw the ball….5 straight runs = sucks
we passed on the wrong down
That was horrible…
Alright, well, I guess we aren't going to give the D any breathing room.
Play to win Brat, not to not lose.
We've won time-of-possession.
30:52 already. Just need to play smart, and keep it up.
This has been a pretty solid game for us. But we’ve never played the 2nd and 3rd well and had a good 4th. So let’s see if we keep it together. D should be fresh
Someone stayed at home and I dunno why.
Had a shot at Flacco. I guess it was a well-defended screen. But man, that takes discipline.
Give 'em a chance.
Can’t expect to keep a team quiet the whole game, but it’s been good so far. Gotta get it together.
Bungles will always be Bungles
and that’s why
We had 4 guys near him
nobody tackled him
I'm sorry if you're happy about this
I’m definately not… It’s unfortunate but stuff like this always happens to the Bengals
by pedro_oliveira on Oct 11, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Wish it was on here
But they’re showing CLE@BUF, which is lower scoring than BOS@LAA in the ALDS
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
here we go
7 minutes, palmers time to shine. would really like those 3 points bsl tossed away
We need our o to step up
remember the days when we could easily score 21
Problem is
once again we dominate the opposition but don’t put them away, only to see it fall apart at the end. I’m not sure we’ll be able to comeback against a great team.
by pedro_oliveira on Oct 11, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
We haven't dominated anyone this year.
This game is a little different. The Ravens clearly aren’t great.
That TD run really hurts.
That was just terrible tackling, good running, whatever. Offense needs to respond – that’s only 7 points the defense has given up.
i'm happy its a 4 point game
i’d be shitting myself if it were a 3 point game. keeps us focusing on putting it in the endzone and only lets st loser on the field when him touching the ball cant cost us the game.
it would be nice to have that field goal from the 1st
this should be a 1 point game
Aight positive boys
that was great by the bungles and MVPalmer, right?
Why is Chase Coffman
not active?
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
coats has 0 receiving tds for his career
no reason to think he was about to break that drought today
going to be a bad tasting game if we lose
much less lose by 4.
or lose such a low scoring game after spotting the ratbirds 10 points.
washington
lol. he’s been trying to have 15 minutes of fame since he was a rookie on the bengals. guess thats it for him, today.
Wow. That's lucky.
Big incomplete – clock stops. 3 extra seconds really ran off the clock there after the ball hit the ground.
thank god Flacco missed it
he was wide open
clayton is too old to catch that
but he beat hall. think about that. mid 30s wr just smoked hall in a foot race
Sweating Bullets by Megadeth
Should be the new Bengals theme song
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions
Nice
Illegal contact on BAL
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions
How does DA only have two completions, and BUF has had shitty field position all day
Yet, they’re deadlocked at 3?
I’m listening to the Bengals game, but damn CBS in Findlay naturally puts on the CLE@BUF abortion
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions
When Did CP9
turn into a scrambling QB?
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions
Caldwell
all he does is put us in a position to win games.
WHO DEY!!!!!!!!
I Wanna hear what Pedro’ has to say negative now
Holy shit
I think i had a heart attack
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
Michael Johnson bats it down
He is a beast
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Oct 11, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
YES!!!!! FIRST IN AFC NORTH!!!!
Game ball for Zimmer!!!!
The Defense won this game
God bless Mike Zimmer and his family.
by California Bengal Fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't wait to see what Peter King says.
Last week, he said he wasn’t buying what the Bengals were selling. What say you know, big man?
The entire media, man.
Everyone was calling for the Baltimore blow out. 2 road wins in the AFCN baby, we’re for real.
I'm so excited, I can't spell "NOW"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO DEY ON A BALTIMORE BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY GOD
I love and hate this team at the same time
doesn't matter if we can't kick points
doesn’t matter if the TE can’t catch
doesn’t matter if we can’t tackle—we just win
Congratulations
from a Ravens fan. One team showed up, the other didn’t. Mike Z not only coach under the worst situation imaginable, he excelled. Lots of respect to him. Once again though, the Ravens get bullshit penalties and lose all semblance of control. The better team today won.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
I love the scenes where everyone went over to Zimmer! Shows the spirit of this team and how it’s (finally) a family.
Division leaders baby!!!!!!
And well, man this is what it’s like to have a D that can play? Man that feels good!!!
by Sheffieldbengal on Oct 11, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, and btw...just now joining youze guys post-game...
Hope everybody took his heart medication before the 2-minute warning!
Man, I JUST got home from a 4-hour road trip, and I think Josh said go for it.
So do your thing, brother.
top trendy topic on twitter
bengals!!!
CB85
by TennBengalfan on Oct 11, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
It should be
This is the biggest story of the day in the NFL.
Not just biased.
But c’mon … the last second wins in the last 3 weeks?
I see the Bengals getting a LOT of national love this week.
(Not sure if I like that though….)
by California Bengal Fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
from John Thorton's twitter
“What media says dont really matter. Ravens didnt blow this game. They were outplayed for most of day.”
Bengals
Currently on the front page on ESPN, CNNSI, Sportsline and Fox Sports
I guess this means the Texans game will sellout?
3 home games in a row - Would be really really really sweet to win them all….
by California Bengal Fan on Oct 11, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions
I'm kinda hoping for a shoot out...
I know, I know, our D has been playing great and it would be nice to shut them down, but a high-scoring game — one we win — would be fun.
WHO DEY!!!!!!!!!!
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