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November 29, 2009

Nothing comes easy

The Ravens just made a big play on special teams to get into great field position, only to have Joe Flacco fumble the ball away at the Steelers' 46 yard line. Forget about how comfortable the Ravens looked during the first half. Things have gotten very scary here in the fourth quarter.

Don't want to be too fatalistic, but the Ravens playoff chances are hanging by a thread and Dennis Dixon is just close enough to the goal line to yank their chain if they don't tighten up right away.

It wasn't' supposed to be like this, but when has anything gone according to plan over the past couple of months for the Ravens. You're just going to have to sweat this out.

Instant update: What do you know. Dixon just scampered 24 yards for a touchdown to give the Steelers the lead with 6:24 left. We're talking about a disaster in the making here, but what else is new. I'm starting to think the fourth quarter should be renamed the Ravens' Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

Posted by Peter Schmuck at 10:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Just football

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Once again, penalties and failure to take care of the ball.

Posted by: FredW | November 29, 2009 11:31 PM

Are the Ravens secretly missing Jason Brown with Matt Birk?

I know the cap implications of Brown's deal with STL, and Birk was a former pro-bowler several times over. It seems, however, most of pressure on Flacco is coming through the guards and center even when it is an outside LB shooting through.

Posted by: waspman | November 30, 2009 12:23 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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