1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan mink 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing. Following the Ravens thirty to sixteen 3 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: win over the Chicago Bears, snapping the Ravens four game 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: skid and snapping the Bears four game winning streak with 5 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley at the helm, this was a win that 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: the Ravens badly needed as just as much mentally as 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: almost as if in the standings. Really they had to 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: get this win coming out of their by and they 9 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: got the job done with snoop. 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, whether you call it a must win game, it 11 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: can't lose game, gotta have it game, whatever framework you 12 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 2: put around it, this was one that the Ravens desperately 13 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: needed coming off of the by sitting in a spot 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: in a deep hole based on how the start of 15 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 2: the season had gone. And I think that you hit 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: it right when you say that from it was important 17 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: obviously from a standings standpoint, I mean, I think that's 18 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: pretty self explanatory, but also from a mental standpoint, this 19 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: is a team that everyone expected to be one of 20 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: the best in the league this year and the start 21 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: of the season hadn't gone that way. And you were 22 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: looking for something to go right. It just felt like, Okay, 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: how do we get to this spot? And so you're 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: looking for something to go right, and you're coming off 25 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 2: the bye week. You get a lot of guys healthy. 26 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: Not the most important one in the quarterback, Lamar Jackson, 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 2: but you get a lot of players healthy. And I 28 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: think that there was you and I both said coming 29 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 2: into this game when we talked over the course of 30 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: the week, they just felt to be like this optimism 31 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: and confidence when the players coming off the bye week, 32 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: getting the team overall healthier. And I think that we 33 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:37,919 Speaker 2: saw that play out on the field. 34 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. Ro Kwan Smith said after the game that there 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: is a different energy about them this week coming out 36 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: of the buy and that it felt like a fresh start, 37 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,559 Speaker 1: and this really carried over that fresh start to their season. 38 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: Pat Riccard and Tyler Linbaum both echoed that statement and said, 39 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens want to know now at this point of 40 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: the season, it is a new season for them, and 41 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: when you have a lot of your pieces back together, 42 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: that's how it feels. With obviously the promise of getting 43 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson also back on the field soon. So I 44 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: think that this was just you know, there were negative 45 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: stories out there in the media this week. There was 46 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: all the stuff with Lamar Jackson's injury designation. It was 47 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 1: just it was a rough week coming off of what's 48 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: been a rough month, and at least externally, but I 49 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: did sense internally that there was confidence that this team 50 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: could get back on the right track. And a lot 51 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: of that, quite honestly, for me, started with Tyler Huntley 52 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: and the Ravens turned to him this week and they 53 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: were hopeful that Lamar Jackson was going to be able 54 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: to play today, but knew all along he might not 55 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: quite get there. And he didn't. Didn't quite get there, 56 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: and they said, all right, Snoop, you got to go 57 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: help us win a ball game here. You got to 58 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: go do it, and Gotty he did. 59 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. I don't think you can talk enough about Tyler 60 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: Huntley in the job that he did in this game. 61 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: And it's not just like the stats of the numbers, 62 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: which were pretty. 63 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: Good seventeen to twenty two for a one hundred and 64 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: eight eighty six yards passing in a touchdown. He also 65 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: ran for fifty three yards so efficient. 66 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, he really efficient. Zero turnovers, by the way, which 67 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: is maybe the most important number of ball, and so 68 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 2: he executed the offense well. But I just thought like 69 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: the mentality piece, even more than the statistical piece, was 70 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 2: so important for him because Snoop is a guy that 71 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: we saw when he came in late in the Rams game. 72 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: He was a spark. He jumped start of the offense, 73 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: and I thought that carried into today's game. I just 74 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: felt like everybody rallied around him. He's a tough guy 75 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 2: that's played a lot of football. He's played some big 76 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: games here in Baltimore, and today was really a continuation 77 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: of those efforts. To me, and John Hardball said that 78 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: the Ravens made the decision at the by we're going 79 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: with Tyler Hontley. He's the guy that they're turning the 80 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 2: ball over to him and giving him the opportunity to 81 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: be the starting quarterback if Lamar Jackson is not able 82 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: to play. And I thought the team responded really well 83 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: to him. I thought he played really well, and I 84 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: kind of think I just love Snoop. I really do. 85 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 2: I think that this is a guy like I think 86 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 2: that he is kind of the perfect person for the 87 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,839 Speaker 2: situation that the Ravens were in where there's like all 88 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: of this external noise and conversation and doomsday stuff out there, 89 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 2: like all of this is swirling. But Tyler Huntley, you 90 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: spend two seconds with the guy, He's got the brightest 91 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: smile in the locker room and he's just got this 92 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: great attitude and I think people feed off of that, 93 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: and like he's not scared, he's not intimidated to go 94 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: into this situation. That he's played a playoff game before. Yeah, 95 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: and so like none of this is too big for him. 96 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 2: And he also he just he goes out there and 97 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: plays ball and it doesn't get caught up in anything else. 98 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: Snoop's just out there playing ball. And you definitely feel 99 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: thee the confidence that his teammates have in him, you know. 100 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he's Lamar's guy. He's a South Florida dude like, 101 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: and he just kind of carries himself that way. And 102 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: also he's just a more natural fit for this offense 103 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: than Cooper Rushes, you know, make no bones about it. 104 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: I think that obviously he can make plays. It's a 105 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: closer replication to Lamar. Nobody's gonna be Lamar, but it's 106 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: closer to Lamar than Cooper rush Is. So from a 107 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: game style, standpoint, it's also a lot more similar. And 108 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: you know, I think Snoop also, he just he challenged 109 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: the Bears secondary more than we saw Cooper Rush, challenging 110 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: the ball, pushing the ball down the field. I mean, 111 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: he was Snoop was three of three on his throws 112 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: beyond fifteen yards in the first half, and then the 113 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: first offensive play of the second half a bomb through 114 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: shot Bateman, move him outside the pocket, you know, and 115 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: throw it deep down the field and so and then 116 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: in the second half made a number of plays with 117 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: his legs. If Zay Flowers didn't tackle him, he let 118 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: it go on for a touchdown. So, I mean, I 119 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: just thought it was a really composed effort for Snoop. 120 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,679 Speaker 1: And what's kind of been his bugaboo in the passes 121 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: untimely turnovers, not than any turnovers or timely, but he 122 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: avoided that as well. Came close on one, but avoided 123 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: that as well. 124 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I also think we should give some credit to 125 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 2: Tom monk In and the offensive coaches in this game. 126 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: They've devised a really good game plan coming off the 127 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: bye week, put up thirty points with your backup quarterback, 128 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 2: and that I think deserves some recognition. And credit. Tom 129 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 2: Munkins come under some scrutiny over the past few weeks, 130 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 2: and as he's made the point like this offense has 131 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 2: been really good over the years and the Ravens expected 132 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: to continue to be really good, and I endorse that. 133 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 2: I feel the same way, and I thought today was 134 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: an indication of that. I thought he John Harball made 135 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 2: a point of calling attention to that in his postgame 136 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 2: press conference. Though his game plan coming in was excellent, 137 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 2: His game planning within the game was excellent. Play calling 138 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 2: everything about it. They had play calling and you look 139 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 2: at the Ravens offense, one hundred and seventy eight passing yards, 140 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: one hundred and seventy seven running yards right down the middle. 141 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 2: You don't have too many games like that. And so 142 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 2: they had the perfect balance of testing the Bears secondary 143 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,559 Speaker 2: that came into this game banged up, while also leaning 144 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 2: on the running game and letting Derrick Henry get established, 145 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: getting keep Mitchellavall. We're going to talk about that. So 146 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: I just thought it was a really good game plan 147 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: coming in and that he I think he stuck to that, 148 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 2: and just overall really good play calling throughout today. 149 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: You scored on six of your eight offensive drives on 150 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: the day with your backup quarterback. That's pretty darn impressive. Yah. 151 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: Against the defense that you know led the league in takeaways, 152 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: you had zero, And so that ed up said the 153 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: mere fact that you bet you were riding a four 154 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: game losing streak. They were on a four game winning 155 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: streak and you had your backup quarterback. Yep, and they 156 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: had their start, right Like the winning that game in 157 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: and of itself, when you just take the big picture, look, 158 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: it's like that that's an accomplishment right there. 159 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: I totally agree, and I think that kind of goes 160 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 2: back to all the things we said at the outset 161 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: of fresh start feeling of one to zero, and like 162 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 2: I even even during the week, some of the things 163 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: that we heard from veteran players on this team stood 164 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 2: out to me, like Kyle Hamilinton talking about going twelve 165 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 2: and five and Tyler Linderbaum saying the same thing about 166 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 2: winning the rest of our games from here on out. 167 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 2: You're like, oh, okay, that's they're thinking that this team is 168 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 2: going to be able to turn it around and get rolling. 169 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: I think there was a there were a lot of 170 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: people the past week or two who thought the Ravens 171 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: were done. That's just a fact, but not inside one 172 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: winning drive. Honestly speaking, they did not think that this 173 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: season was lost whatsoever. I think Lamar getting back on 174 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: the practice field gave everybody a boost. Derreck Henry said 175 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: just the way that Tyler Huntley played throughout the week 176 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: of practice gave them confidence that he was going to 177 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: come out here and play well. Getting Roquan Smith back 178 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: on the field, you know, getting other guys back, getting 179 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: pat Riccarr back. You know, Marlin's been back, but other players, 180 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: really good players. All of that added up to a 181 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: team that really felt like, you know what, we're closer 182 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: to the team that we all thought we could be 183 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the season when everybody was hyping 184 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: us up as being the most talented roster in the league. 185 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: And sure, some players aren't coming back, like nom the 186 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: Matabia and whatnot, but like they've kind of recovered from 187 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: those losses to a degree. And so I do think 188 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: that inside the walls at the Underarmed Performance Center, there 189 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 1: was a belief that and so many coaches and players 190 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: kept saying it were really close. And you can take 191 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: that as lip services if you want, but I think 192 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: we saw today. It wasn't. And this team proved a 193 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: lot to everybody out there and and to some degree 194 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: to itself too, Like until you go and do it, 195 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: until you go win games, it's hard to really believe it. Yeah, 196 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: and so they needed to go and do it. And 197 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: now I think this sets them up for good things 198 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: to come. Also comfortable with the fact that in the division. 199 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: Now we'll see what happens. But the Cincinnati Bengals had 200 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: to melt down loss the New York Jets, who just 201 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: won their first game, and so you know, everybody was 202 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,839 Speaker 1: kind of saying, oh the Bengals, they're not they might 203 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: be in it. After beating the Steelers on Thursday Night 204 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: Football with Joe Flacco, Well they just that's a tough 205 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: loss for the Bengals. Yeah. Uh. And then the Cleveland 206 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: Browns also lost, so the Ravens are out of the cellar. 207 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: And and then the Steelers play the Green Bay Packers 208 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: tonight on Sunday Night football, Fingers crossed. 209 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 2: They lose that game, you're gonna put your she's head on. 210 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: Of course, I'm gonna have a nice cheese spread. We're 211 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: gonna have my cheese head on. And so yeah, I mean, 212 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: if the Steelers lose that game, they were the Ravens 213 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: are two games back with still five division games in 214 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: front of them. 215 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I totally agree. So, like you, we kind of 216 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 2: cover the mental side of things, and then from a 217 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 2: standing standpoint, you're like, oh, Okay, this thing is right 218 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 2: back to where we started almost and you got all 219 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 2: these games in front of you, and all the things 220 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 2: that like the coaches and players have said, they're proving true. 221 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 2: And now it's a matter of being able to put 222 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 2: together wins that started with today. And I think we 223 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 2: should talk about the defense here a little bit, because 224 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 2: this defense went into the bye week looking at what 225 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 2: needs to change, what you need to do differently, how 226 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 2: you how you how you call game, how you get 227 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 2: pressure on the quarterback. Only three outside linebackers active today, 228 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 2: but the Ravens were able to pressure Caleb Williams and 229 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 2: bring heat on him throughout the day and make life 230 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 2: difficult on him. I just thought it was a really 231 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 2: good defensive game plan and an extension of what we 232 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 2: saw against the Rams, which is their best defensive game 233 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: to date. Then you come out of that bye week 234 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 2: adjust some things, and then today you put it on 235 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 2: the field and the defense continues to show that it's 236 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 2: on the right track. 237 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: We all thought it was a step in the right direction. 238 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: How they played against the Rams in kind of limiting 239 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: what was one of the best offenses in the league 240 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: today proved that it wasn't a mirage. Yeah, and it 241 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: looked early on the Bears first drive, boom boom boom, 242 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: boom bom. They're marching on the field and you're like, oh, 243 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: oh boy, it didn't look great early on. But huge 244 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: to hold them to field goals on those first two drives, 245 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: really big again, I think mentally as well as the scoreboard, 246 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: to hold them out of the end zone. Give shout 247 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: out to Mike Green, the rookie pass rusher with his 248 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 1: first career sack on the first drive to hold him 249 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: to a field goal. So I thought that was really 250 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: really a big step for this defense to stack back 251 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: to back games, and I think this defense is becoming legit. 252 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 2: Well, look, I think that I think that you're gonna 253 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 2: have to do it consistently. I want to see consistency, 254 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 2: but I think that the you go back to the 255 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 2: Rams game. What changed in the Rams game, Well, a 256 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 2: big piece was that they added a Lohi Gilman safety 257 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 2: in the trade that sent it off a way to 258 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 2: Los Angeles. They bring a Gillman and Kyle Hamilton is 259 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 2: just a menace at the line of scrimmage right now, 260 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 2: like he is. He's blitzing on one of the plays today. 261 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 2: Didn't get it wasn't a sack, but got the intentional ground. 262 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: The sack numbers. The ravens Elt finished with one sack, 263 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: which is not really indicative of an amount of pressure 264 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: that they got. They had two intentional grounding penalties called 265 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 1: on Caleb Williams, which, as John Harball said, are essentially 266 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: sacked yep. And then other pressure situation that forced tougher throws. 267 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: I mean the Nate Wiggan's interception, Uh was he had 268 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: a little pressure in his face on that one. Caleb 269 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: Williams did so, I thought the and Zach Orr talked 270 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: all week about how really getting more pressure in their 271 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: blitz schemes were the top priority for them over the 272 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: by as a coaching staff. We have to generate more 273 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: pressure because you know, Miles Garrett's not walking through the 274 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: door here and just traded adaf Aowa Tavius Robins. Robinson 275 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: suffers a broken foot that's going to keep him out 276 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: for six to eight weeks. They're thinned outside linebacker. 277 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: That's just what it is. 278 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: The Ravens signed Carl Lost into the practice squad this week, 279 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: but he wasn't gonna be ready in three days, so so, 280 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: as you said, they were light, but I thought it 281 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: was really a solid reflection upon Zach Orr and his 282 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: staff and then the players executing it to the fact 283 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: that they were able to generate some pressure. 284 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 2: A guy who I think played really well today, didn't 285 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 2: put up big numbers when you jump out the statue, 286 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 2: but it just watching him, Kyle van Noy was really good. 287 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 2: I thought he set the edge well. I think that 288 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 2: he like I just thought that he was a player 289 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 2: that had a bigger impact than the stat sheet shows, 290 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 2: and that's kind of been the story on him a 291 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 2: lot of times throughout his career, although he's put up 292 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 2: big numbers the last two seasons here in Baltimore. But 293 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 2: I think that he had an excellent game and getting 294 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 2: him back healthy he missed time earlier in the season, 295 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 2: dealt with an injury, worked his way back and so 296 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 2: getting him at the level that he's playing at today 297 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: I thought was big and I think I thought that showed. 298 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 2: And then yeah, I thought just zach Or dialed up 299 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 2: some creative pressures at the right time. And Kyle Hamilton 300 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 2: was in Marlin Humphrey. Both those are two guys who 301 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 2: can play play really well inside, both really good blitzers, 302 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 2: and the Ravens use that to their advantage today. 303 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: A good sign that the Ravens defense also rebounded after 304 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: the hot start that the Bears got off to, which 305 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: shouldn't be surprising. Ben Johnson, the Bears head coach, is 306 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: one of the brightest offensive minds in the NFL, and 307 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: so when he has it scripted up for those first 308 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:03,239 Speaker 1: fifteen or whatnot, it's gonna be tough. And the Ravens 309 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: took that first, those first couple of blows and then rebounded. 310 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: I thought that was a really good sign for this defense. 311 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: And they held the Bears to six points in the 312 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: first half, which was the season low for this Chicago 313 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: Bears team. The Bears came into the game averaging nearly 314 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: twenty six points per game during their four game winning streak, 315 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: and so nearly twenty seven points I'm sorry per game 316 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: during their four game winning streak, so to hold him 317 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: the sixteen was pretty awesome. The cherry on top being 318 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: stuff them on the goal line right at the end 319 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: of the game. 320 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 2: Well yeah, I honestly the cherry on top or maybe 321 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 2: this is the main course. I don't know, what was 322 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:42,119 Speaker 2: the Nate Wagans. 323 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: Interception like this, that was the main course. That was 324 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: the stake, my friend. 325 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 2: This like the Nate Wigans interception and both of the 326 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 2: Ravens wins this year, he's had big interceptions that have 327 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: set up the offense for short fields to go and 328 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 2: score touchdowns. And you know, he's one of my favorite 329 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 2: players on this team. 330 00:15:59,120 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: I do know. 331 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 2: You know, I'm I'm a big fan, you are, And 332 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 2: I think that like that was that was a great 333 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: play from him. He was getting targeted a little bit early, 334 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 2: got and picked on a little bit early in this game, 335 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 2: and Room and Donsday was able to come up with 336 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 2: some catches down the field on that first drive, but 337 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 2: rebounds and then breaks on the ball and just makes 338 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 2: a great play on it. I just think he's a 339 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 2: I think he's a really good player. I think he's 340 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 2: an excellent player. And if this defense is going, if 341 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 2: the Ravens are going to be the team that we 342 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 2: all believe that they can become and they can turn 343 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 2: this around and and build off the momentum from today. 344 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 2: They're going to have to get takeaways on defense. That's 345 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 2: just going to have to happen. And that's and they 346 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 2: were able to do that today when they beat the Browns. 347 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: They were able to do that, and you see the 348 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: impact of it. Rather the Bears are starting at their 349 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: own five yard line and then all of a sudden, 350 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: it's a pick and you're at You're at the ten 351 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 2: and a few plays later, Charlie Kohler is in the 352 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: end zone. 353 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: That was the game. 354 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 2: That was the game. Boom yep. That's what turned this 355 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 2: game and really decided it for the Ravens. 356 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: My takeaway is that we need an eight Wiggins interception 357 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: every game. Well, he won against the Browns. We won. 358 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, got one today, we won. 359 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: How many did he predict? 360 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 2: He said he wants ten takeaways this year? Well we 361 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 2: needed seventeen. Well now, but now we have ten games left, 362 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 2: so just go ahead and get those. 363 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: Times there We got out, all right, I like that, Yeah, 364 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 1: well done. So yeah, look, winning the turnover battle is 365 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: one of my points here for the Ravens. And as 366 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: I said, the Chicago Bears came into the game leading 367 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: the league in takeaways defensively, and for the Ravens to 368 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: play clean football on the offense to the side of 369 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: the ball and not turn the ball over. It was 370 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: first drive Snoop almost fumbled and recovered it. 371 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 2: He fumbled and recovered in. 372 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: Himself, and it was kind of a bullet dodged there 373 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 1: early on. But to then go on play clean football 374 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: they had half as many penalties as the Bears did overall, 375 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: and then also defensively to get a takeaway. Those are 376 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: the things that win football games, which is really the 377 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: Ravens have been on the other side of the ledger 378 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: too offense so far the season, and it's been If 379 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: there's one thing that you can point to, probably outside 380 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: of injuries for the Ravens one in five start to me, 381 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: it was they were near the bottom of the league, 382 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: last in the league in takeaways, and they were near 383 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: the top of the league in turnovers. 384 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I think I'm with you on the turnover piece. 385 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 2: I think another important piece and this was something that 386 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 2: John Harball said during the bye week was one of 387 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 2: their biggest focuses was short yardage situation and at the 388 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 2: goal line. Coming out of the Rams game, we were 389 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 2: all talking about that series at the goal line before 390 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 2: half and how that was just a gut punch to 391 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 2: this team. Well, the Ravens got down into the goal 392 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 2: line and they were able generally speaking, to punch it in. Today, 393 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 2: Derek Henry as the game with two touchdowns. They get 394 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,959 Speaker 2: the Charlie Cohler touchdown after the Nate Wiggans interception and 395 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 2: so being able to convert those into touchdowns. I mean 396 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 2: that's that's twenty one points right there. 397 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: Sure, yeah, and that was could have been much better. 398 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 2: I mean they settled for some short. 399 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: Field goals well, but like if you're getting points, you're 400 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: getting points. And the one where the twenty eight yard 401 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,239 Speaker 1: field goal was the one where you're that drive like 402 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 1: you're really close down there, but when you're basically that 403 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 1: the goal line there on the two Derreck Henry touchdowns 404 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 1: and able to punch it in, like, that's what this 405 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: team needs to be able to do, yep, And they 406 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: were today, and I think that was another piece of 407 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: the difference. 408 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:11,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely agree. 409 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry surpassed Walter Payton for the fifth most career 410 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: rushing touchdowns. Derrick Henry now has one hundred and twelve 411 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 1: career touchdowns, so a little piece of history there today. 412 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: And Derek's a guy who he's a bit of a historian, 413 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: and so significant moment for him. 414 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 2: Funny thing though, I thought that too, and I know 415 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 2: that he has a great knowledge of football history and 416 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 2: he cares about the guys that have come before him. 417 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 2: He was like ticked off. He feels like he should 418 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 2: have had even more today. I talked to him right 419 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 2: after the game on the field and then he was 420 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 2: still kind of steaming in the locker room. Just felt 421 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 2: like there were plays that he and it visually could 422 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 2: have made better. And so he's like, look, I appreciate it, 423 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 2: like the accolades are great, but I just feel like 424 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 2: I still need to be better. 425 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: So like he didn't like that he had to bounce 426 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: off his own guys and then run in for a 427 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: touchdown like I just wants to go and clean. 428 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 2: I was like, I thought you looked pretty good to me, 429 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 2: but what do I know? So yeah, he he wasn't, 430 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 2: you know, throwing a party for cracking the top five 431 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 2: and all time rushing touchdowns today. But in all honesty, 432 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 2: I just think that. 433 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: That that's him. 434 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 2: That's him, and he's such a tough critic on himself, 435 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 2: and you know we can sing his praises because getting 436 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 2: to that mark, there's not any question that Derek Henry 437 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 2: is gonna have a gold jacket when it's all said 438 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 2: and done. And he just continues to climb the record 439 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 2: books and credit to him for a pretty remarkable miles soon. Absolutely. 440 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: All right, let's take a break and then we'll hit 441 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: some extra points from this game that all right, these 442 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: are these are lingering points. These are big factors in 443 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: the Ravens win today. 444 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 2: You're listening to the Lunch podcast. We are coming to 445 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 2: you from the Seat Geek Studio. We want to give 446 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 2: a shout out to our partners with Draft Kings Sportsbook. 447 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 2: They are an official sports betting partner of the Baltimore 448 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 2: Ravens Draft Kings Sportsbook. The Crown is yours. So some 449 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 2: of the notes, the bonus notes here that we have 450 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 2: and I think this was a pretty significant one. Man. 451 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 2: Was it good to see Keith and Mitchell run in 452 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 2: with the football the way he did today. I think 453 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:00,239 Speaker 2: a lot of Ravens fans have been saying, okay, can 454 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 2: you get Keaton some Can you get Keating some action? 455 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 2: Can you get him some touches? And I even go 456 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 2: back to when we talked to him this offseason about 457 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 2: his role and what it could be, and he and 458 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 2: we've always said, he's not a guy that needs twenty touches. 459 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 2: He doesn't need fifteen touches like he might be able 460 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: to do plenty with five. And that's what we saw 461 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 2: here today. He made the most of the opportunities. And 462 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 2: that was actually something that Ravens said at the bye 463 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 2: week when these offensive coaches got together, like we got 464 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 2: to just find a way to get keep Mitchell the ball. Yep, 465 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:31,679 Speaker 2: we just have to do it. It just has to 466 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 2: happen because he has that type of ability. 467 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: Four carries for forty three yards for Keith Mitchell, a 468 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: very healthy ten point eight per carry, and you saw 469 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: his speed getting to the edge, just beating defenders to 470 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: the edge into the sideline. That's what he does and 471 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: so it was really good to see him get those touches. 472 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: Justice Hill had one carry for two yards. So as 473 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: valuable as Justice Hill is in a variety of different ways, 474 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: probably his great strength being as a receiver, third down 475 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: kind of guy. Seeing Keaton Mitchell get the second most 476 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: carries on this team, though Tyler Huntley had eight scrambles 477 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: for fifty three yards. But seeing Keaton Mitchell kind of 478 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: in some ways being RB two, I don't hate it, 479 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: and that's no knock on justice, but Keton Keaton I 480 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: think showed today that he deserves a longer look on 481 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 1: offense and he adds another wrinkle to this offense. And 482 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: it wasn't just as a running back. He also is 483 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: a kick returner two for sixty six. He had a 484 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: thirty nine yard kickoff return, so I thought he was 485 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,199 Speaker 1: He almost broke one there in the second half as 486 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: a kickoff returner. So good to see Keaton Mitchell get involved. 487 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and again this was something that the coaches came 488 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 2: out of the by went into the by saying we 489 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 2: got to dial some of these up. It just has 490 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 2: to happen, and it did today. So it was really 491 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 2: good to see that. 492 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: Good special team's day for the Ravens. And maybe overlooked 493 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: play was the Jordan's stout punt. Yeah, so point the 494 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: Ravens could have sent Tyler loop out for a fifty 495 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: six yard field goal. This was when they're leading by 496 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 1: a touchdown. This was thirteen to six. Tyler Loop could 497 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: have attempted a fifty six yard field goal. Instead, they 498 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: say they take a delay a game penalty, try to 499 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: draw them off sides. Didn't work, take the delay game 500 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: penalty and send out Jordan Stout to pin them deep 501 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: and he did put them put them inside their own 502 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: five yard line. A couple of plays later. That's a 503 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: Nate Wiggins interception after they're having trouble kind of getting 504 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: it off the goal line. So that turned the game right. 505 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 1: There was a big moment for Jordan Stout. They trusted 506 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 1: him and he delivered. 507 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought that was good. We've seen some other 508 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 2: times where you know, that can go either way. Yeah, 509 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 2: Like you try it, you like, let's pin them back 510 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 2: and if it works, it's great. If it doesn't work, 511 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 2: then all things. So, why don't you just kick the field? 512 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 2: Why don't you go for it? 513 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: And so to be able really deflating when it does. 514 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, And so to be able to do it, and 515 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 2: also nice play by Tyland to catch it in the air. 516 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 2: To have just like that awareness and be able to 517 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 2: catch it in the air. That's not an easy thing 518 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,159 Speaker 2: to do on those punts. And so credit to the 519 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 2: just the overall special teams unit to be able to 520 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 2: come up with that big stop. But those can be 521 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 2: like I mean, we talk about complimentary football, All of 522 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 2: it plays into it. Yep. 523 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: Tyler Loop was also three of three on the day, 524 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: had a long of forty two yards. So good, good 525 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: day all around. The was it. KeAndre Jackson made some 526 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: plays too. He flashed a little bit as a special 527 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: team or the undrafted rookie you got called up from 528 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: the practice squad. Thought it was a very solid day. 529 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 2: For the special team's unit for the Another note, pat 530 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 2: Ricard makes his debut here today and we'll see what 531 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:33,479 Speaker 2: the snapcounts are. I don't know that it was a 532 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 2: huge workload for him because he works his way back. 533 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 2: That will probably increase as he just continues to get 534 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 2: back to himself and healthier and all that. But it 535 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 2: was good to see him out there. He brings he 536 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 2: brings a physical style of play and a tone setting 537 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 2: mindset to the field. And we talked to him after 538 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 2: the game and it's been a long road for him. 539 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 2: This was something that it happens in training camp. He's 540 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 2: working his way back, thinking he could maybe maybe get 541 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 2: ready for Week one and then re injures it. Then 542 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 2: you basically got to start the clock over again, and. 543 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: Then you really don't want to go too fast coming 544 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 1: back and reinjury it again. 545 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 2: And like Patrick, Carter has played plenty of games banged 546 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 2: up in his career, and he felt like with this injury, 547 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 2: it's just not one that you could try to rush 548 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 2: because it's a calf and you have to let it 549 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 2: fully heal. You got to make sure that it's it's 550 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 2: good before you start layering on top of that, or 551 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 2: else your season's done before you even get out of 552 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 2: the gate. And so it was good to see him 553 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 2: play today. And I think that we probably undersold his 554 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 2: significance when he wasn't on the field. 555 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: I wasn't under selling it when you were not. 556 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 2: But having him on, having him out there makes a difference, 557 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 2: and I look forward to seeing what kind of impact 558 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 2: he can make on this offense down the stretch. 559 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: I'll tell you there's one play runs the right and 560 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: he met Bears linebacker TJ. Edwards in the hole and 561 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: Pat put him on his back. Yeah, I mean it 562 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: was just a clash and then Pat let him know 563 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: about it. It just started jawing afterwards. 564 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 2: It's that mindset, that's a tenacity, that's the edge that 565 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: I'm talking about, Like he brings those things exactly. 566 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: He's the hammer. 567 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 568 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,959 Speaker 1: And so there were several games so far the season 569 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: when part of the commentary coming out of the game 570 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,360 Speaker 1: was that the Ravens just got, you know, out physical, 571 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: weren't as physical as their opponent. And Pat is a 572 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: big part of that for the Ravens, and I thought 573 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: that it added a different element today. 574 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, So it's good to see him back and look 575 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 2: forward to seeing just the overall role he can have 576 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 2: this office moving forward. 577 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: I have another nuanced special teams point for you. Okay, 578 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 1: do you pick up on this? This is a big one. 579 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: So the Bears at the end of the first half 580 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: drive down the field. They rush their field goal unit 581 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,959 Speaker 1: onto the field for a fifty eight yard field goal 582 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 1: attempt with Kyro Santis, which came up just short. Interesting 583 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: little wrinkle here is that they didn't have the caball 584 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: in there, so when you have to rush it like that, 585 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: they don't have enough time to throw the ca ball, which, 586 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: as the new league rules allow teams to kind of 587 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: massage the caballs for longer juice them up a little bit, 588 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: not juice them up, but they get to work them 589 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 1: in longer, like the day. 590 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 2: Before the game. And the caball is the kicking ball, 591 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 2: kicking ball, so they you actually do field goal kickers 592 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 2: kick field goals with a different ball generally speaking than 593 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 2: they're playing with the rest of the game. 594 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 1: That is correct. And so the fifty eight yard field 595 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 1: goal was just a bit short. Yeah, maybe, And I 596 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: will say that Tyler Loup has told me that the 597 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: new rule change adds probably about three yards on average 598 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 1: to the to your distance, So that one coming up 599 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: just short. 600 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 2: I mean, I joke about it, but coaches have talked 601 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 2: about how the kicking balls they add distance. Yeah, and 602 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 2: like that is kind of a you have to take 603 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 2: that into the calculation when you're when you're thinking about 604 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 2: distance and how far you can kick. So yeah, and something. 605 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:56,199 Speaker 2: And it was just short. 606 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: And honestly, the Ravens took a ten to six lead 607 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: into halftime. If he makes that ten to nine your 608 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,360 Speaker 1: long field goal, long field goal, you're bombed. It's it's 609 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: a little bit of a momentum change. And so I 610 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: thought that was an important little new Yeah. 611 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 2: So now the Ravens have a short week, and they 612 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 2: go down to Miami, who Miami people are writing them 613 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 2: off for dead, and they come back and deliver a 614 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 2: commanding victory over the Atlanta Falcons on the road today 615 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 2: and so thirty four to ten, they beat the Falcons. 616 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 2: They played their best game of the season. And so 617 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 2: it's two teams that struggled early got big wins, important wins. 618 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 2: Today they're going to meet down in Miami and the 619 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 2: big question, as we're going to talk about over the 620 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 2: course of the week, will be Lamar Jackson's status. There's 621 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 2: reports that he could play in this game. We'll see. 622 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 2: I think that Ann Harwall said he's hopeful. He's hopeful, 623 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 2: but I think that just to the practice status and 624 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 2: the week will be able to give us a little 625 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:54,959 Speaker 2: bit of an indication on that. But it's interesting though, 626 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 2: because it's a short week and so they don't really 627 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 2: have the full extent of practice that we're used to 628 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 2: seeing on a on a regular Wednesday, Thursday, Friday status, 629 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 2: right uh practice week. 630 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 1: So it is a good thing that Lamar Jackson got 631 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: back on the field this week, right if if you 632 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: weren't gonna have extensive practices the week leading up to that, 633 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: Thursday night game, and especially it's difficult when you're the 634 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: road team because you have to travel the day before too, 635 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: And so I think that was important that Lamar Jackson 636 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: at least got some reps in practice. 637 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 2: The other point too, on Lamar just quickly is that 638 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 2: that John Harbo said in the conversations UH with the 639 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 2: doctors and the medical team going into this weekend, part 640 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 2: of it was cold, we do could you do two 641 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 2: games in five days? The short week factored into the 642 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 2: decision making on Lamar and his availability correct and so 643 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,480 Speaker 2: and and we we talked about that possibility. It's like 644 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 2: that that's a tough stretch to come back, and you're 645 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 2: gonna play, but you're dealing with a hamstring and you 646 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 2: got to play two games in on a short week, 647 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 2: two games and five days. That was part of the 648 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 2: calculation UH in ultimately ruling Lamar Jackson out and of 649 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 2: course hope that he's able to play. But even if 650 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 2: he's not, we saw today as we spent so much 651 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 2: time talking about that the offense with Tyler Huntley is 652 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,239 Speaker 2: able to move the ball and be effective. But if 653 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 2: you can, just if you can, then put Lamar Jackson 654 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 2: at the helm of the ship. I think that's just 655 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 2: gonna take this thing to another level. 656 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: Yep, absolutely agree. So important win for the Ravens City. 657 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: Is this a size of up win? 658 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 2: This is an important win for the team. As John 659 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 2: Hartwall said after the game, uh, this was his point 660 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 2: after by by no means does this mean that anything 661 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 2: is over, that we've accomplished anything. This was one way 662 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 2: we didn't We didn't win a check championship, you know. 663 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: So we're saving it. 664 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 2: We're saving it. 665 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: It's not to size him up Sunday. 666 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 2: It was a big win, big important win. But there's 667 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 2: still plenty of work to be done. 668 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely, so thanks for listening. Make sure you're subscribed. Drop 669 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: us an email at the lounge at ravenst NFL dot net. 670 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: I can't wait to read a positive email. It's gonna 671 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: be great and not just like a hey guys, I 672 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:56,479 Speaker 1: know it's tough, like, hey, we're still listening. You know 673 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: that positive. I want an actual positive email that makes 674 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: you feel even better about this team. All right, so 675 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: send one of those emails. Thanks for listening. We'll be 676 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: back with you next week.