Post-Game Discussion: Baltimore Ravens (4-4) 7 - Cincinnati Bengals (6-2) 17
by jsl413 on Nov 8, 2009 4:21 PM EST
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PrintHearts started racing in the fourth quarter as the Bengals offense flatlined after opening a 17-0 lead early on. The Ravens were threatening for the entire quarter, Ray Rice breakin tackles as Ray Rice does. But, the defense stepped up with a huge sack before the two minute warning, forcing the Ravens to use their second time out with 2:18 on the clock and a big, long third down facing them. Sacks are huge in 2 minute drills. It was 4-down territory, though, and on 3rd and 19 Flacco was sacked by Geathers. Game over? 4th and 29, Flacco drops back as idiot Fouts mentions Brandon Stokely, Flacco sacked. Fanene takes his helmet off like an idiot and is flagged, but whatever, the game's gotta be over - or is it? It is.
The Bengals got off to a quick start, and that saved the day. Reminiscent of Northwestern's victory over Iowa yesterday, the Bengals kept the Ravens off the board, and the defense saved the day in this one. 4 sacks, including two big sacks in the 4th quarter, and 8 total QB hits from the D-Line sans Antwan Odom. In comparison, the Ravens sacked Palmer once and hit him 5 more times. The Bengals had 4 tackles for a loss, 2 picks, and 10 passes defensed. You know what that means? The defense played really well, it wasn't just Flacco missing targets.
The Bengals out-gained the Ravens 369-215 (of course, Ray Rice had to tack on a 35-yard catch at the end of the game to hurt our pass defense ranking). Coles finished the game as the Bengals top receiver, catching 6 passes for 72 yards, and Ochocinco caught 5 for 66. Cedric Benson had 34 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown, not a great average, but he sure did get stuffed a lot late. Carson finished with a 91.0 passer rating, better than Flacco's 48.3, on 20/33 passing for 224 yards and a touchdown.
My favorite stat, as you guys may have figured out by now, is time of possession. Well, the Bengals possessed the ball for 40:00 in this one, and the defense just got off the field consistently on third downs. The Ravens converted only 1 of 10 third downs, and were 0 for 1 on 4th. The Bengals were 8 for 18 on third down.
Penalties really hurt Baltimore early, and the Bengals defense held on. It's a big Bengals win, and 4-0 in the division could go a long way. Hopefully Keith Rivers can get healthy for next week's big contest against the Steelers.
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Good game guys
Everything has been settled. The Bengals are a better football team right now than the Ravens. Dominating first half just erased our game plan for the rest of the game. Even though you only beat us by 10, we were never in that game.
I do feel that OchoCinco should start worrying about holding onto the ball more rather than worrying about sending packages and end zone dances. He had the ball stripped from him twice today and once in the last meeting. Steelers could do it even more.
Well, give it to Pitt next week. I thought coming into this season that you guys were not a team to sleep on and I have always respected Marvin Lewis. Rather see you guys win the division than the Steelers. Good game
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Just keep anyone with Whodey in there username away from us. I have yet to meet a civil Bengals fan who had whodey some where in their name.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Good stuff
I’m in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
I’ll hit them with the “sans” victoire pour les Ravens tomorrow.
As we say in these parts, GO BENGALS!
Spoke about my ribs so much during the game, thought I'd show you the creation.
Blogger at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.
I'm definitely on my way now.
;)
Speaking of which, I’ll be in Lexington over Christmas. We should all meet up for the Chiefs game on the December 27th. I’d like nothing more than to watch the WHO DEYS beat the ish out of KC the weekend of Xmas.
Very simple
You outplayed us on both sides of the ball and are just a better team than we are. That should just about knock us out of the AFC North race. Good win for you, and a real bad loss for us.
aka 'Rexx'
Question for you.
Is this an indication ofthe Bengals progress or the Ravens slipping? For the record, I don’t think the Ravens have lost a step at all.
I think that's cause we were getting after him a bunch.
"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."
The Bengals secondary played great. So did the front 7.
Pressure, hits, sacks, coverage. Makes a QB look pretty bad.
Yes they did
Should have played them in Fantasy. Stupid!
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Definitely have lost a step
Our secondary has been terrible today. The Offense has taken a biggggg step forward this season, but the defense has taken an even farther step back. And defense has been the heart of this team for 15 years.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Good defense makes offense looked bad
Bengals defense looked good and that is why Flacco looked flaky ’cause he was rushed and there was no one open to throw to. Bengals offensive line worked well to protect Palmer as well as opened just enough holes for Benson to romp through.
quality guy Bruce
thanks for being a good sports Bruce thanks for the props I hope everyone can learn from us
And out of Seattle we hear...
(SI.com) Houshmandzadeh sought comfort this week in those who know him best. He talked for an hour on Tuesday with Carson Palmer. Houshmandzadeh said his old Bengals quarterback never had a problem with his antics because Palmer “knew me, knew I was a team guy.”
enjoy another losing season TJ
Winning seasons with TJ – 1
percentage of winning season sans TJ – 100
"I have found me a home"
Negatives
Ravens defense adjusted well at the half. Our offense didn’t. Injuries. Ocho’s ball control. All in asll, a win is a win and this one will feel good for a while.
Secondary
I think the credit goes to the secondary this game. The offense sort of stayed in the locker room at half time. The D really shut down the pass, and until the last quarter, the run also. Great game. Next week , and then a breather, hopefully. Who Dey
When are we going to see the media start slobbering over our secondary?
I see a post coming this week from me.
Wonder if Ocho
is going to get fined now for trying a dollar ‘bribe’ on the OB review.
I'm worried about losing Henry
He and Chad attract a lot of coverage, not having him will make us easier to defend.
Think Coles here!
He stepped up
Great effort by Brian Leonard again – wonderful pick up in the off-season
Orien Harris for Brian Leonard
Best trade we ever made. Not only did we get Leonard, but we got Harris back.
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Nov 8, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
I think
That Simpson got stuck behind 4 good recievers. He may be a bit injury prone, but I think he will do OK as the #4 reciever for the rest of the season.
Yeah I agree,
did you see that TD catch that he made in the preseason? The kids got some hands!!! The TD was called back for Oline holding.
Losing Henry is a loss for sure, but I think we have enough talent to take up the slack, the ball got spread around pretty good.
As long as we don't make another throw to Coats, I'll be happy.
by scottricketts on Nov 8, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
Word
Could throw the “According to Lapham” good catching TE Foschi in that mix as well
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Nov 8, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
Henry's game quota
Why is Chris Henry getting only one catch per game? Is that all he is required to do each game?
more than he'll get the rest of the season.
But I think Slim is more of a decoy. Teams know we’re good at the deep ball, so they tend to guard that more, leaving the short to mid-length open (which Carson has really done well with this year. Slim is a deep threat, and at best the 4th WR on this team.
"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."
Don't know if this ever got truly answered
But the last back to record 2 straight 100+ rushing games against the Ravens was Ricky Williams in 02-03.
Thanks Joe Reedy for that tweet.
"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."
Crap.
if I have to look like an idiot, I wish it was against someone who wasn’t an idiot.
"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."
No you were right it was Williams, Bettis did not rush for back to back 100 since he did
Bettis ran for 100 four straight times against Baltimore in ‘97 and ’98, but didn’t do it back to back again the rest of his career. Look it up on pro football reference. Corey Dillon also did it between ’01 and ’02
Joseph/Geathers will be fine.
Henry out for the season, but we’ve got some depth at WR.
Rivers/Mathis? – i don’t know.
"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."
yes it will
but I was impressed with how B. Johnson stepped up
I wish Coats would get hurt
So we could see some Coffman!!!!!!
Kidding, sort of. Coats is a decent blocker, but by no means should he ever be thrown to.
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Nov 8, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Start with Marvin!
Blogger at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.
by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 8, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Graham as well, maybe Henry
Outside of that, everyone’s in
Have to say, Cook has been excellent, real plus
And Roland, Mathis as well
That's not that many guys.
Mathis, Roland, Cook won’t command THAT much money. Until they go to a pro bowl, gotta extend them before then.
Graham is replaceable but if he’ll settle for a reasonable contract bring him back.
Henry I would love to see back. J Jo, Hall, both need to be locked up. For 4-5 years.
I think Mike Brown will hold off
Depending on what happens with the potential lockout, players like Henry and Cook are only restricted free agents next year. And they’ll wait at least two years before extending Caldwell. He’s only in his second year
did TJ cut his hair?
where’s the ponytail…it was the source of all his power.
Coles coming on
Starting to look like he’s comfortable with Palmer. He has been a very underrated part of the running game all season, with his downfield blocking really opening up a lot of those longer runs by Benson. But it’s really nice to see him showing up in the passing game especially with the yards after the catch, which as we’ve seen, is NOT where Chad excels
Built in those short dump-offs
Coles has quick feet – he’s building that rapport with Palmer, no question
Hope the Bengals have enough tools
Jeremi dropped a TD today
Coats we know has suffered
With Henry likely out, do u turn to Scott first (presuming he was stood down today)?
Simpson may never happen; Coffman is for 2010.
I really think we hold a roster spot for Slim if he can come back before the playoffs
He just creates too many problems for opposing defenses that can’t be replaced..
I doubt he makes it back it looked like a compound fracture, a little bone poking through
Even if he can they probably won’t save the spot.
I didn't see bone.
Or an open fracture. If it’s simple, they’ll put a plate in, which should make it only 4-6 weeks. And him being inactive for that amount of time is no different than having Simpson inactive for the same amount to open the season..
Baltimore adjustments?
…or Bengals playing conservative?
Thought Bob B called a great first half. Issue was not to turnover the ball in the second, and unfortunately, it happened. Can’t really criticise him after his RB put up back-to-back 100 yard games v Baltimore.
Have to say, they didn’t play like a team with the season on the line.
Hope they still up their game to take one victory off their two games v Pittsburgh
This game makes next week not a be-all end-all, but winning would obviously be best.
If we can beat Pittsburgh before the clown brigade of Oakland, Cleveland, and KC, we’ll be in good shape.
Rivers injury update:
Rivers with calf injury leaves on crutches for mri says he s not done 4 season and could be back next week
via CinBengals twitter
34 attempts for Benson
After the stealer game we need to see more of Scott so Benson keeps fresh.
Not only the touches
34 touches and no fumbles. That’s execution.
As long as the Bengals keep going 3-1 every 4 games
It doesn’t matter if we lose to the Steelers and the Vikings. Tough for the Steelers to keep up with 12-4.
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