This was another ugly loss and yet it seemed even more disheartening to Ravens fans, because they realized the great Peyton Manning and the Colts had had an off-day and the Ravens had failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity.

And the depressing fact that their team could not punch the ball in for a touchdown in the fourth quarter with three tries from the Indy 1-yard line was still making the radio talk-show phone lines burn up hours later.

Good-bye playoff hopes, was the general fan sentiment.

Another good team, the 6-4 Pittsburgh Steelers, comes to Baltimore next Sunday. Ravens fans will be back at M&T Bank Stadium. And they'll be loud -- at the beginning of the game, at least.

But will they still be roaring at the end?

They sure weren't yesterday.

And no one could blame them.