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When the going gets tough, the Ravens get going. It's business end of the season and once again the Ravens are making their move.
This game is massive for both teams. With both Chicago and Green Bay recording road wins, Detroit know they can't afford any more fcuk ups. Likewise for the Ravens with Miami winning to move into the last wildcard place. But the Ravens got a boost with Cincinnati losing in Pittsburgh. The Ravens know if they win out they win the division. But with the Lions tonight, Patriots next week and the Bengals to finish with, that is going to be an almighty task.
There is no doubt Detroit have enormous scoring potential and I'm a huge fan of their offense. I like Stafford a lot. Megatron is a legend. Reggie Bush is explosive. Pettigrew and Burleston are also excellent. They can score in so many ways. But they are a turnover machine. 10 recently. And a defense like the Ravens will pounce on any mistakes from the Lions.
There aren't many more healthier teams in week 15 than the Ravens. Injury hit for most of the season they are getting better all the time as players return. It's absolutely massive that Dennis Pitta is back for the Ravens offense. He gives them so much and is a huge threat in the red zone.
The Lions secondary is awful. And the Ravens are very good going deep. Not many QBs can throw a better deep ball than Flacco. If the Ravens can run the ball - they showed last week against the Vikings that their running game is coming to life - then that will keep the excellent front four of the Lions honest and allow Flacco to target his men deep.
I can see this being a bit of a shoot out. Although the Ravens are 1-5 on the road, apart from the blowout on opening day in Denver, they have lost very narrowly on all occasions. Plus they did win in Denver and New England in the play offs last season. Also they are gutsy, tough and brave. They just wouldn't let the Vikings beat them last week and kept fighting back before eventually grabbing a dramatic victory. Can the Lions out-guts the Ravens? No chance. There only chance is to blow the Ravens away and I just can't see that happening.
BIG BET ON THE BALTIMORE RAVENS +6.5 at 4-5
This game is massive for both teams. With both Chicago and Green Bay recording road wins, Detroit know they can't afford any more fcuk ups. Likewise for the Ravens with Miami winning to move into the last wildcard place. But the Ravens got a boost with Cincinnati losing in Pittsburgh. The Ravens know if they win out they win the division. But with the Lions tonight, Patriots next week and the Bengals to finish with, that is going to be an almighty task.
There is no doubt Detroit have enormous scoring potential and I'm a huge fan of their offense. I like Stafford a lot. Megatron is a legend. Reggie Bush is explosive. Pettigrew and Burleston are also excellent. They can score in so many ways. But they are a turnover machine. 10 recently. And a defense like the Ravens will pounce on any mistakes from the Lions.
There aren't many more healthier teams in week 15 than the Ravens. Injury hit for most of the season they are getting better all the time as players return. It's absolutely massive that Dennis Pitta is back for the Ravens offense. He gives them so much and is a huge threat in the red zone.
The Lions secondary is awful. And the Ravens are very good going deep. Not many QBs can throw a better deep ball than Flacco. If the Ravens can run the ball - they showed last week against the Vikings that their running game is coming to life - then that will keep the excellent front four of the Lions honest and allow Flacco to target his men deep.
I can see this being a bit of a shoot out. Although the Ravens are 1-5 on the road, apart from the blowout on opening day in Denver, they have lost very narrowly on all occasions. Plus they did win in Denver and New England in the play offs last season. Also they are gutsy, tough and brave. They just wouldn't let the Vikings beat them last week and kept fighting back before eventually grabbing a dramatic victory. Can the Lions out-guts the Ravens? No chance. There only chance is to blow the Ravens away and I just can't see that happening.
BIG BET ON THE BALTIMORE RAVENS +6.5 at 4-5
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competitive I would think in the end......... but who knows
to me.. a relative novice.. this seems like Detroit dominating.. and it's only a matter of time until it's 14-0
,,,,, but 14-0, isn't domination.....an early lead, thats all
I wanna see Balti hit the front and force the Lions to chase the game - that is when mistakes will happen
Satisfactory 1st half. Detroit making plenty of mistakes already, penalties and dropped passes all over the place.
Lions shocking with their mistakes and penalties. I hope they keep playing that way.
There we go, Lions have gone downhill since opening drive. 1st turnover. Balti defense has come up big tonight.
Goddamnit, that little deflection cost Balti a TD. 4 FG's not good enough.
Ravens got start converting these chances - Lions got a big play in them u feel
it feels like Lions are gonna steal this match somehow
Lions will get this. Balti offense after looking ok for a couple of drives has nothing now. They need to get back in the 2 minute offense and take some shots downfield. Where is Torry Smith?
......I think the opposite, Ravens turnover more likely.........enjoyable match
Jesus Christ now ****g finish this Baltimore ffs!
they got the FG but don,t call wr screens that can take you out of FG range, you may as well plough into the line, what's up with Leach lead blocking for Rice? he was a hammer @ FB for them...
Ravens should be out of sight by now - Muggy Stafford gonna hit one big play and steal this ffs 
...but that Ravens FG could be very big play......even if Lions take lead, another FG will do it for Ravens and if near the end they will be using 4 downs.
taking the lead with a td. ravens have mr tucker sure he can make the field goal
Yeah pretty big bet for me. I didn't want another Dallas debacle. Balti shoulda killed this a long time ago.
If Balti land the points bet, that will cover what I gave away in the trade.
...I'm out too, about 0.8% of bank......it'll have to do.
Take it and run WF, discretion the better part of valour and all that.
....yep, oops, I forgot about 2point option as well
I was out of the match, equal green both. I could feel it in my gut
....still think Ravens win it.....but not confident enough to risk my tiny profit
Two minutes to go i've won money - no regrets whatever happens now. FG would be nice though.
I feel like I called the game right, but the Ravens could not finish it early enough for me.
.......similar, riding Ravens, for most (not all of the game)......couldn't get to 1.2/1.25 or so I wanted.
Gutsy Flacco - get 10 more yards - run clock down - bingo
TWO AWFUL PLAY CALLS back to back, you need 10 yards really.
WOOOOOOOHHHHHHOOOOO!!!!!!
Never looked like goin in to me!!!
Never looked like goin in to me!!!
Ravens so lucky Tucker is so good......they made a mess of that
I'm happy. Ravens are exactly this kind of team. Find a way to win.
Stafford will take over Romo's mantle when he retires.
...... teams certainly have an aura.......Ravens win when up against it, Lions just end up losing when it matters
...... teams certainly have an aura.......Ravens win when up against it, Lions just end up losing when it matters
Which was pretty much my take on the game. Shame they couldn't put them away a while ago.
Which was pretty much my take on the game. Shame they couldn't put them away a while ago.
Sounds like everyone was on Baltimore. Kudos to anyone who stayed the course.
we were all with clay this time. 
Clay gets some stick, but he was on the money tonight. Kudos.
This was a great game 
The field goal never looked like it was going to make it when it left his boot right up to dropping through them goalposts. Love it that Stafford and Megatron bottled it big time last week. Hope that the Lions and Packers lose at the weekend and my Bears seal the divisional championship on Sunday.
The field goal never looked like it was going to make it when it left his boot right up to dropping through them goalposts. Love it that Stafford and Megatron bottled it big time last week. Hope that the Lions and Packers lose at the weekend and my Bears seal the divisional championship on Sunday.
Yes, ravens backers were right but I wouldn`t like to pay their laundry bill.
Lions are a bunch of losers. Schwartz is a loser and Stafford is an even bigger loser. Thankfully I greened out when they took the lead. Would have been insane not to when Ravens, who know how to win, only needed a FG.
Can anybody explain what Stafford is all about with that stupid "sidewinder" that he continues to throw which costs them games with alarming regularity? What a mug.
Lions are a bunch of losers. Schwartz is a loser and Stafford is an even bigger loser. Thankfully I greened out when they took the lead. Would have been insane not to when Ravens, who know how to win, only needed a FG.
Can anybody explain what Stafford is all about with that stupid "sidewinder" that he continues to throw which costs them games with alarming regularity? What a mug.
The side-arm style does help him make throws others could not, but it does cost him too. IMO he's a Brett Favre clone but without the winning. I don't think he sees the whole field the way others do, he doesn't see defenders and he's always going to throw too many picks. Like Sam Bradford, this was his last chance saloon season with me. I am done with both now. I like to give talented young QB's a chance, they've had theirs. Someone like Geno Smith, who I don't buy at all and never have will never gain my support.
Bradford, Dalton, Stafford all firmly on Dirk's sh8t list. Wilson, Luck, Kapernick, RG3 I still have faith in.
Bradford, Dalton, Stafford all firmly on Dirk's sh8t list. Wilson, Luck, Kapernick, RG3 I still have faith in.
If the Ravens had a better Offensive Line they would take some stopping imho. Ray Lewis was raging on MNF last night when Steve Young and Tom Jackson reckoned this season's Ravens D is better than the Super Bowl winning one from last season. "You can't say that when I have got the ring" blah blah "Only say that when this bunch are wearing the ring".
I like their deep ball threat and I'm a huge Denis Pitta fan. Flacco is as gutsy and unflappable as they come. But it's just the O line. They are not protecting Flacco and they are not creating any lanes for the running game.
I like their deep ball threat and I'm a huge Denis Pitta fan. Flacco is as gutsy and unflappable as they come. But it's just the O line. They are not protecting Flacco and they are not creating any lanes for the running game.
Far too many WR screens, not enough Vontae Leach.
Gino Smith makes Mark Sanchez look like Joe Montana.
Ravens offensive line done well protecting him last night. Never thought I`d live to hear someone describing Flacco as unflappable. More like a rabbit in the headlights when the pocket collapses.
glad to see you still have faith in Wilson DD. I cant think why
Well although only an idiot wouldn't have faith in Wilson, I put him in there because he fits into the 4 QB's taken high last year, and If I didn't someone would have piped up 'What about Russell Wilson?'
I slammed Geno Smith early on in the season and said he was deficient in several areas and got told that I didn't know what I was talking about...
Mike Glennon has surprised me though I saw him college and thought he was too slow-footed.
I slammed Geno Smith early on in the season and said he was deficient in several areas and got told that I didn't know what I was talking about...
Mike Glennon has surprised me though I saw him college and thought he was too slow-footed.
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