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January 4, 2009

Ravens: Halfway to heaven

Just as they did in the Cowboys game, the Ravens created their own adversity in the early minutes of today's playoff showdown with the Dolphins. Le'Ron McClain turned the ball over during a promising first drive and the Dolphins drove back to score the first points of the game on a 19-yard field goal.

But that drive was a harbinger of things to come. The Dolphins had a second-and-goal at the Ravens 1-yard line and failed to get in. The defense took over at that point and got a pair of interceptions, the second returned for a touchdown by Ed Reed, who was nice enough to hold onto the ball for the entire run.

Time for kickoff. See you after the game.

Posted by Peter Schmuck at 2:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Just football

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Go Dolphins! So we can get back the the O's and so much of this blog isn't wasted on the over hyped NFL.

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Pete's reply: There's no baseball today anyway...and you know as well as I do that Baltimore can use the self-esteem the Ravens are providing right now.

Posted by: Deadan78 | January 4, 2009 3:07 PM

I mean the ravens postseason run is no comparison to the exciting signings of izturis and hendrickson ;) If you hate the NFL so much why are you even looking at a ravens post.

Posted by: ilovereed | January 4, 2009 7:23 PM

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Peter Schmuck wants you to know that, contrary to popular belief, he is more than just a bon vivant, raconteur and collector of blousy flowered shirts. He is a semi-respected journalist who has covered virtually every sport -- except luge, of course – and tackled issues that transcend the mere games people play. If that isn’t enough to qualify him to provide witty, wide-ranging commentary on the sports world ... and the rest of the world, for that matter ... he is an avid reader of history, biography and the classics, as well as a charming blowhard who pops off on both sports and politics on WBAL Radio. That means you can expect a little of everything in The Schmuck Stops Here, but the major focus will be keeping you up to the minute on Baltimore’s major sports teams and themes, whether it’s throwing up the Orioles lineup the minute it’s announced or updating you on the latest sprained ankle in Owings Mills. Oh, and by the way, that’s Mr. Schmuck to you.

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