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| Justin Tucker after hitting a massive 61 yarder for the Ravens to edge the Lions. |
Somehow,
someway, the Ravens just find a way to win. Even in the most improbable of
circumstances they find a way to survive. Tonight the defense and Justin Tucker
shined, assisted with some timely throws from Joe Flacco and big catches by
Jacoby Jones.
After the Lions first drive Ravens fans
thought they were in for a long night. The Ravens followed up that scoring
drive with a three and out of their own but then the defense took over. The
Ravens Defense limited one of the NFL's most explosive offences to one
touchdown for the first half. Even though the Ravens were able to limit
the Lions scoring chances Detroit's 3rd ranked red-zone defense held stout. The
Ravens offence could only muster nine points behind the prowess of Justin
Tucker's leg.
In the second half the Ravens defense kept
Matthew Stafford on edge starting with an interception in the third quarter by
defensive end, DeAngelo Tyson. The Ravens offense still couldn't get it going
in the third quarter putting up one more field goal. They ended the
third quarter leading 12-10. Keeping with recent trends we were all in for
a wild finish to the game. The Ravens added another field goal with 8:06 left
in the 4th then put the game into their defense's hands. The defense allowed
Stafford to orchestrate a touchdown drive capped off by a 14-yard strike to
tight end Joseph Fauria. The lions would then fail to score on the ensuing two-point
conversion.
Joe Flacco and the ravens then got the
ball with 2:33 left and Joe did what Joe did best. He marched the ravens down
the field with two huge catches by Jacoby Jones. But then it was time for
Justin Tucker to work his magic. Tucker nailed a 61 yarder with 46 seconds left
to put the Ravens up two. They then had to kick it back to the Lions and give
Matthew Stafford one more shot which he squandered by throwing an interception
to rookie safety Matt Elam to seal the ravens 18-16 win.
Up next for the Ravens are the New England
Patriots at home on Sunday. The Ravens now control their own destiny and can
end the season with an AFC North division title. This is a team getting by on
hope and grit and even thought their sometimes sloppy they are winning. Since
the bye the Ravens have went 5-2 to put themselves back into the playoff
picture. This is a team nobody wants to face right now.
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Thanks for the info Dan. This was basically me ranting for an hour to see what came up. Also what would your blogsite reccomendation be because i wanted to test a few before establishing it.
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