Who wrote this script?
Joe Flacco just ran for a 38-yard touchdown on a bootleg to put the Ravens up by two touchdowns with the third quarter about to expire.
No matter what happens the rest of the way, Flacco's NFL regular season debut is already a huge success. The Ravens would have been happy for him just to keep his hands wrapped around the ball and let the defense do most of the work.
Flacco stat update: Young Joe is 13 for 26 for 108 yards. With a little luck, he would be 16 of 26 for maybe 150 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Ray Rice also is having a pretty good all-around day, with 58 yards rushing and three receptions for 19 yards.
Quirky stat: The run by Flacco was the longest of his post-high school career. His longest run at the University of Delaware was 25 yards against James Madison last year, and it was not for a touchdown.
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Comments
What is the longest run for a TD by a Ravens' QB ?
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Pete's reply: You just saw it.
Posted by: dave | September 7, 2008 3:54 PM
Well he seems to throw with good accuracy. Can he pitch?
Ravens have more wins in September this year then the O's. They only allowed the other team to score 3. Also better then the O's. I also think the Ravens have almost as many wins on Sunday as the O's.
Yeah I think Baltimore will be moving on from the O's now. 6 months after everyone else did.
Posted by: Shawn | September 7, 2008 4:18 PM
38 (yds) huh, is that more than the # of walks the O's gave up today ?
Posted by: dave | September 7, 2008 4:19 PM
Hallelujah! Finally a real football game with a real football game look. No more Billick Rage scrums followed by an occassional long pass, long run, or interception return followed by a 47 yard field goal.
Joe has made a believer out of me, and if you check the blog archive, I was definitely not convinced. Now I'm close. I realize this was Cincy and not Dallas, but Joe has come light years in the past 3 weeks.
If he keeps this up, we'll have to raise his uniform number about 14 numbers higher, if you catch my drift. You know, unknown kid from working-class roots, rejected by Pittsburgh (Univ., in this case, not the Steelers). Attends smaller college program to assure playing time. In other words, Charm City hasn't had a real QB to cheer about (except Bert Jones) since You-Know-U. Hmm.
Posted by: logiopsychoambrosiapath | September 7, 2008 5:08 PM