1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Mink 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing to take an early look ahead 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: at the Ravens divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: It's gonna be Sunday evening, six thirty pm up in 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: Orchard Park. It's a big, big, big divisional game, Garrett, 6 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: between two just awesome teams, two really great teams. This 7 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: is this is the best of the best right here. 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: This is when you talk about, Hey, to be the best, 9 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: you gotta beat the best. This is this is it. 10 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: And the Ravens, you know, they they kind of my 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: fingers were crossed for home another home playoff game. I 12 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: wanted the Broncos to beat the Bills. I won't lie 13 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: in the wildcard round just because I wanted another atmosphere 14 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: like we had Saturday night against the Steelers. The Bills 15 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: took care of business, throttled the Broncos thirty one to seven. 16 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,319 Speaker 1: Now we're heading up to Orchard Park, and yeah, this 17 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: is just the matchup of best known best. 18 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think this was all roads were kind of 19 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: pointing to Buffalo in this divisional round. And of course 20 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: you have that sliver of hope, like, hey, maybe the 21 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: Broncos could pull off the upset, you can get a 22 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 2: second straight home game. You're thinking through those possibilities, and 23 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 2: it was fun to think about that for twenty four hours. 24 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 2: But I always felt like when the playoff bracket was 25 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: set and you're looking at this field, if the Ravens 26 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: are gonna go on a run, you felt like there 27 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 2: was gonna be a second round matchup in Buffalo, like 28 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: that was just destined to be. And you have these 29 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 2: two teams who are similar have been similar teams over 30 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 2: the course of this season and beyond really, and then 31 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: you have the two favorites for MVP, and that's where 32 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: the dialogue around this game is going to start. You 33 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: have two of the best players in the game who 34 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: are gonna be one and two in the MVP voting. 35 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: Not sure who's gonna be one, who's gonna be two, 36 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 2: And there's lots of debate about that, but that is 37 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: for that game to be center stage. On Divisional Weekend 38 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: Takes that Sunday night on CBS, Tony Rome was talking 39 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: about how we can't wait to do this game because 40 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: he's so excited to have these two quarterbacks, like this 41 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 2: is gonna be kind of a all week long. I 42 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: would say, love affair slash debate about Lamar and Josh Allen, 43 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: and that's gonna be part of the conversation leading into 44 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: this game. 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: Oh it's it's not gonna be part of the conversation. 46 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: It's gonna be it's gonna be the of the main 47 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: part of the conversation. I think I think we're gonna 48 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: be tired about talking. If you're not already tired of 49 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: talking about who should be the MVP and that whole debate, 50 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: which my goodness, people on social media it is they 51 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: get adamy, they get into it on both sides, arguing 52 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: for their guy. Hey, I love the passion from sports fans, 53 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: but I'm just saying, by the end of this week, 54 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: I mean, hey, Lamar Jackson doesn't even like talking about 55 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: the MVP thing. It's just about winning. And I can 56 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: I can give you his answer today if you'd like it, 57 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: if you'd like to interview me, Garrett, and I'll be 58 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: Lamar you me, Garrett, I can tell you what his 59 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: answer will be. And that's all I care about is 60 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: a win. Yeah, But by the end of this week, 61 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: just if you're watching the sports talk show and whatnot. 62 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: You're gonna have gotten your fill of MVP Lamar Jackson 63 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: versus Josh Allen talk. 64 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it just so fans are aware. The MVP race 65 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 2: is not going to be decided in this game. That's 66 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: a regular season award, So the voting has already happened 67 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 2: for that as far as I know, I mean, I 68 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 2: think that's already done. So this game is gonna have 69 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 2: no bearing on the MVP. But it's all part of 70 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: the conversation of these two players who have been great, 71 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 2: and they've had somewhat similar trajectories in their careers, and 72 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 2: they're both chasing that elusive first Super Bowl ring. And 73 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: so that's part of the storyline for both of these 74 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 2: quarterbacks and both of these teams. But this game, while 75 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 2: in the debate of public opinion, may sway the MVP vote, 76 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 2: it's not going to actually sway the MVP vote. 77 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: Right, And my last point on the whole MVP thing is, 78 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: you know, Lamar Jackson was named a first team All 79 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: Pro Josh Allen was named the second team All Pro 80 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: by the fifty voters that vote on that. Those are 81 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: the same voters that vote on MVP. So unless those voters, 82 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: and history suggests if your first team All Pro quarterback 83 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: that you're probably gonna get the MVP. You have a 84 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: much better chance. And so unless voters see suddenly they 85 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: determined that the MVP award is a different kind of 86 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: award than just being the best player, you know, as 87 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: they voted it as first team All Pro. Unless that's 88 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: the case, than Lamar Jackson will probably be your MVP 89 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: no matter what happens in this game. 90 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, And that won't be announced until the Thursday 91 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: before NFL Honors and New Orleans for the Super Bowl 92 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: Sopefully the Ravens are already down there, you know, getting 93 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: ready for that game on Sunday, of course, but that's 94 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: when the MVP is announced. But just in terms of 95 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 2: this game, like I like I said, like I felt 96 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: that All Rows sort of led to Buffalo, and you're 97 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 2: gonna have this game between two teams who of course 98 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 2: played earlier this year. The Ravens won that one in 99 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 2: dominant fashion at the end of the game. You know, 100 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 2: Josh Allen spent the final minutes of that game on 101 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 2: the sideline. It's because it was a blow out. And 102 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 2: so yeah, of course I'd sign up for that. Yeah, 103 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: I mean that was a and the Ravens ran away 104 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: with that one from the very start. Derek Henry kicked 105 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: it off with a huge run long touchdown to open 106 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 2: that game, eighty six yard touchdown run, and they were 107 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 2: often rolling and never looked back. So my question to 108 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: you is how much do you look at that game 109 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 2: as an indication of what this game could be and 110 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: what the Ravens will want to do. 111 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: I think a lot. I think the Ravens would love 112 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: to just double down on that. To me, that game 113 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: felt like. 114 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: The model of how they attacked that game. 115 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,559 Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, I don't think the Ravens change a whole 116 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: lot from that game to this game, to be honest. 117 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 1: I mean, of course you have to have some new 118 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: wrinkles and whatnot. And the Ravens, as Todd Munkin showed 119 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: against the Steelers, are very capable of throwing some new 120 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: wrinkles at their opponent. But that's the model is run, run, run, run, 121 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: run all day on them, right, And it's going to 122 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: be very cold in Buffalo. The early forecasts are what 123 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: is it? I think thirteen feels like thirteen degrees, Yeah, 124 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: that's the early look. Sorry, feels like fifteen degrees. Who 125 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: just got a lot warmer? 126 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? Nice? You know. 127 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: So this is this is running the football weather and 128 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: we just saw it against the Steelers, now is it? 129 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: You know, Zay Flowers returns. I think there's a chance 130 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: it could be not quite as one sided as we 131 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: saw with fifty runs against the Steelers. But I expect 132 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: a heavy rushing attack by the Ravens. I think Derrick Henry, 133 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: you know, he put up one hundred and ninety nine 134 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: yards and a touchdown in that game earlier this year 135 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bills, He's gonna get a heavy workload 136 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: once again. That's the weakness of this Bill's defense. When 137 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: you look at yards per carried aloud this season, four 138 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: and a half is in the bottom half of the 139 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,679 Speaker 1: league four point five yards allowed per carry. They love 140 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: to play in nickel defense with Tarren Johnson. They just 141 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: sit in nickel defense. That's how they want their That's 142 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: basically that is their base defense is a nickel defense 143 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: with Taron Johnson on the field. And so if they're 144 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: gonna go small and the Ravens are gonna run at 145 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: them with their bigs, and that's I think in large 146 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: part what this game is gonna come down to. 147 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that there's a chance that this game, 148 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 2: honestly on both sides of the ball, is both teams 149 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: trying to establish the run. Buffalo is coming off a 150 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,239 Speaker 2: game against the Broncos where they were really effective running 151 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: the football. They put up two hundred and ten yards 152 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 2: on the ground, not quite as effective as the Ravens 153 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: who had two hundred and ninety nine yards on Saturday, 154 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 2: but still both teams going over two hundred yards on 155 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 2: the ground in a playoff game shows that they can 156 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: do that. And they also have quarterbacks obviously who can 157 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 2: run the ball. By the way, a little if you 158 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: needed any subplots of this game, which you don't, but 159 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 2: Josh Allen currently has the most playoff rushing yards in 160 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,679 Speaker 2: NFL history by a quarterback. Lamar actually broke the record 161 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: on Saturday, then Allen broke it on Sunday, and so 162 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 2: those two guys are one and two in the most 163 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: playoff rushing yards in a career for quarterbacks. And so 164 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 2: I think that both of them are going to look 165 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 2: for opportunities to carry the ball in this game. I 166 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 2: think that's going to be an important piece of both offenses. 167 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: As we saw for the Ravens on Saturday, and I 168 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: think that will continue in this game. And I think 169 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 2: the like, of course, you want Zay Flowers on the field, obviously, 170 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 2: he's one of the Ravens' best players, and hopefully he's 171 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 2: able to get back. But like the silver lining of 172 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 2: the game against Pittsburgh and going into this game from 173 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: an approach standpoint, is that the Ravens have proven that 174 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: the even if Day's not on the field, they can 175 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 2: go big and they can go to tight end and 176 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 2: just run it down your throat. That's what they did 177 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 2: against the Steelers, who have a really good run defense. 178 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: So why would that not work again this week? I 179 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 2: don't know. I think that like it absolutely could. I'm 180 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 2: having a hard time seeing a scenario right now where 181 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 2: the Ravens won't be able to run the ball, Like 182 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 2: I just based on the effectiveness of the Ravens, the 183 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 2: unique elements of the scheme, the new wrinkles that they 184 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 2: continue to add to the equation, I don't know a 185 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 2: scenario where the Ravens won't be able to have success 186 00:08:58,920 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 2: on the ground. 187 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think it's really really tough to imagine, and 188 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: certainly I think you run the ball until they stop you, 189 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: right you You're definitely going to test that out early 190 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 1: and if they don't stop you, then you just keep 191 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: running on them like the Ravens did against Pittsburgh. You know, now, 192 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: the Bills run defense was pretty darn good against the Broncos. 193 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: You know, I mean, bo Nicks led the Broncos with 194 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: forty three rushing yards. But the Broncos don't have nearly 195 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: the rushing attack that the Ravens do, so very different story. 196 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: But you know, I obviously the Bills are going to 197 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: come into this game thinking the Ravens are going to 198 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: run the rock at us. They did it the first time. 199 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: We just saw what they did to the Steelers. Priority 200 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: number one, two, and three for Buffalo's defense is going 201 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: to be stopping the run. So can they commit enough 202 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: resources to do that? We'll see. You know, the Ravens 203 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: have to have the counter punch. If they just say, 204 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: I don't care what it takes, everything will be committed 205 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 1: to stopping or trying to slow down this running game. 206 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: The Ravens have to have the means to CounterPunch, and 207 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: they've shown that over the course of the season that 208 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: they do. But first and foremost, the Bills think the 209 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: Ravens are gonna run the ball because the Ravens should 210 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: run the ball, and you established that first and see 211 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: if they can stop it. 212 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think also, of course, the weather report will 213 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 2: be something that we watch closely over the course of 214 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 2: the week. But the one thing I think we know 215 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 2: for sure is that it's gonna be cold. Like it's 216 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 2: gonna be cold. It's Buffalo in January for a night game. 217 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: It's gonna be cold. You just know that's gonna be 218 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 2: the case. And so but one thing like Lamar Jackson, 219 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 2: I know he's very he doesn't hide the fact that 220 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 2: he doesn't like the cold. He said that on a 221 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: million different occasions. He's a Florida guy. He doesn't love 222 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 2: the cold. But he's played well in the cold and 223 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 2: he did that. He played well on Saturday. Go back 224 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: to the game against Houston last year in Baltimore. That 225 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 2: was an incredibly cold game. So like he's i think 226 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 2: answered the question of can he play in these cold 227 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 2: weather games at a high level, and it's been resounding yes. 228 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 2: So I'm not as worried about the cold. I think 229 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 2: that as I'm looking at that weather report, I'm zoning 230 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 2: in on what the win looks like. You go back 231 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 2: to twenty twenty when the Ravens played up in Buffalo. 232 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 2: It was cold, but really that game was it went 233 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: haywire in part because of the crazy wind on that night. 234 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 2: It was so windy in that game, and that was 235 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 2: a big factor in the Ravens not really being able 236 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: to look like themselves offensively. Now, if you're running the ball, 237 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 2: you can doesn't really matter how windy it is necessarily, 238 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 2: But I think that that is an element of this 239 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 2: weather report that I think is going to be something 240 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 2: to monitor and if it was an impact in twenty twenty, 241 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 2: and I think there's it could be an impact on 242 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 2: both teams if it turns out to be windy like 243 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 2: it was four years ago. 244 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: My early weather forecast is not including win. I apologize, Yeah, 245 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you gotta give me a full If you're 246 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: giving me the weather report, you gotta clue win. 247 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 2: No snow, right, no precipitation. 248 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: Minky weather is not dialed in quite yet. Okay, Okay, 249 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: we'll get there. Don't worry later in the week. Forecast. 250 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: That's right, that's right. So, you know, I think what's 251 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: difficult to your question about you know, Ken, Is there 252 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: anything that can stop the Ravens from running the ball? 253 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: I think what's unique about the Ravens, or certainly what 254 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: they went back to a little bit in this Steelers 255 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: game was was that threat of Lamar Jackson with the 256 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: run option, you know, with with him like it it 257 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: reminded me of twenty eighteen, twenty nineteen Lamar with that 258 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: heavy dose of like it's not just you know, okay, 259 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: can we stop Derrick Henry and we got to watch 260 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,719 Speaker 1: out for Lamar on these scrambles like that was a 261 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: throwback and so now yeah, when you're you're just putting 262 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: them in a blender on the edges and there's inside 263 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: linebackers with how who do you defend here, Lamar or 264 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry? That that is going to be a really 265 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: tough assignment for this Buffalo Bill's defense. But you know, 266 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: we talk about how tough Lamar is with his legs. 267 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is a dynamic runner too, Like I think 268 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: this Ravens defense is gonna have its hands full trying 269 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: to stop him as a runner. And quite honestly, the 270 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: thing that could keep it from being a high scoring 271 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: game is just the matter of running the ball. So 272 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: much you're gonna run clock that limits possessions. But I 273 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: think that this could be a back and forth. You know, 274 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: both offenses running the ball down each other's throat and 275 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: you got to maximize possessions. It's one in the red zone. 276 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: Who's gonna punch in for touchdowns and who's gonna settle 277 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: for field goals kind of game. 278 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's the thing that's interesting about it. It's like 279 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 2: when you talk about, oh, this is gonna be a throwback, 280 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 2: this is gonna be run, run, run. Both teams are 281 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 2: coming off two hundred plus yard rushing games, like those 282 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 2: types of games you think in your head are like 283 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 2: fourteen thirteen. But on the flip side, you have two 284 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 2: of the best offenses and two of the best quarterbacks, 285 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 2: and you think, okay, this is gonna be a shootout. Who 286 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 2: has the ball last, that's who that's gonna be who 287 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 2: wins the game. And like you have these these two 288 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 2: areos that are just at some level at odds with 289 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 2: each other. And I'm not totally sure like which way, Eileen, 290 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 2: in the early going here of how this game will 291 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 2: play out, because I think that yes, both teams are 292 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 2: going to look to run the ball. I think that's 293 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 2: going to be incredibly important in this game, considering all 294 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 2: the all the factors. But I also think that both 295 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 2: of these players had this ability to put on a 296 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 2: cape and pull plays out of a pull a rabbit 297 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 2: out of a hat that nobody expects. And we've seen 298 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 2: it with Lamar throughout his career. If you watch the 299 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 2: game between Buffalo and Denver, you saw it on that 300 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: crazy pass that touchdown passes Josh Allen threw of that 301 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 2: game like kind of game. 302 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: That was a pretty close game for most of it, 303 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: and and the Bills were kind of you know, they 304 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: they weren't scoring touchdowns in the red zone, they weren't 305 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: getting that final punch. And then that Josh Allen with 306 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: a Houdini kind of play wait wait wait wait wait 307 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: wait wait and finds a what was it a number 308 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: three running back something like that? 309 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 2: Right, yeah, well, film and three running back for like 310 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 2: a thirty yard touchdown on fourth down, Like those are 311 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: those are plays that are backbreakers, and it was the 312 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 2: backbreaker in that game. And and so that's where it's like, 313 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 2: in some way, you think it's going to be this running, 314 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 2: low scoring game. But I also think that these quarterbacks 315 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 2: are so good that they're going to have some of 316 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 2: those plays in this game as well, and it is 317 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 2: really going to be I think this is, like going 318 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 2: back to what I said at the outset, like, I 319 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 2: just think that this is this game has the potential 320 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: to be like football at its best. Two of the 321 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 2: best players, two of the best teams. I just think 322 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 2: it has the potential to be like this is. If 323 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 2: you're explaining football to somebody who doesn't know what it is, 324 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 2: show me what football. The best of the best from 325 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 2: a football standpoint, I think that's what this game could be. 326 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's going to be an epic game 327 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: to remember. And you know, for the Ravens, they're going 328 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: into a place the Bills have not lost at home 329 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: this year. They have not lost their eight to no 330 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: at home this year, and that just adds the narrative 331 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: to me, you know, I mean, this reminds me a 332 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: little bit of the run in twenty twelve that the 333 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: Ravens had to go through that gauntlet. Start at home. 334 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: You're against the rookie quarterback and Andrew Luck who was 335 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: you know, all the rage raised last dance, all that stuff. 336 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: Beat the Colts at home, all right, now you got 337 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: to go up against the big bad Broncos and Peyton 338 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: Manning and all that, and that's kind of you know, 339 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: on the road right in a freezing place in Denver. 340 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: It was so cold that game. All right, you got 341 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: to you gotta go up and face the big old 342 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills who haven't lost at home in a freezing 343 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: cold place. You got to go beat the best. And 344 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: then they had to slay the dragon. You know, after 345 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: that with with New England, the Ravens may have to 346 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: slay the dragon with Kansas City if they make it 347 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: to the AFC Championship. Like this reminds me of that 348 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: twenty twelve kind of gauntlet where you got to beat 349 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: the best, and I think that beating your rival who 350 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: had had you know, your number in the regular season, 351 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: at least starting it out that way, that's the right 352 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: way to start. And hey, bring on the best next 353 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: in the next round two. It's kind of the John 354 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: Harball shirt, right, we got the Bills, good, let's go, 355 00:16:58,560 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: let's go. 356 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, just on the path part, because there's always when 357 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,959 Speaker 2: you're looking at playoff seating and all this stuff, you're 358 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 2: thinking about, Okay, hey, what's the path that you want. 359 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 2: What's the scenario And even we talked about it off 360 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 2: the top, it's like, oh, you're hoping that the Broncos 361 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 2: upset the Bills so you can get the second home game. 362 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 2: And that's natural. Of course, everybody has those rooting interests. 363 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 2: But one thing I think is really true is that 364 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 2: if you're good enough, the path doesn't matter. I really 365 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,199 Speaker 2: believe that. And you look at the honestly, look at 366 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 2: the Chiefs last year. The Chiefs had a gauntlet to 367 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 2: go through. They had to go to Buffalo, then they 368 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 2: had to come here really difficult, really difficult environments and 369 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 2: difficult games, and they got it done. You go and 370 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 2: you look at the Ravens as you mentioned with twenty twelve, 371 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 2: and you have to go on the road in games 372 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 2: where they weren't favored and they got it done. And 373 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,719 Speaker 2: so like, do you want the easiest path, Sure of 374 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 2: course anybody would, but you have to play good teams 375 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 2: in the playoffs. And I think when you're good enough, 376 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 2: the path itself is not what's going to define you 377 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: and just be too much for a team that's good 378 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 2: enough to win the Super Bowl. That's I've really come 379 00:17:58,720 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 2: to believe that. 380 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: And I still think that the Ravens, if they play 381 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: their best game, that nobody's beating them. 382 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 2: M hm, yes, I agree with that, And the question 383 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 2: is do you play your best game? Because I'm with you, 384 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,239 Speaker 2: I agree. I think when the Ravens are at their best, 385 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 2: their ceilings higher than anybody else. And I really did, 386 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 2: Like we talked about this in the postgame podcast, I 387 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 2: love the mentality of the team. It was very much 388 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 2: like it felt like one of those almost like a 389 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 2: regular season win where you got like the big game 390 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 2: coming up next, We're like, okay, I took care of 391 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 2: business this game, turning the page quickly got whoever we're 392 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 2: going to face next week? And Lamar was asked on 393 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 2: podium like who do you want to see? Are you 394 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 2: rooting for anybody? And he's like, I don't care, I'm 395 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 2: not rooting for anybody. We're gonna be ready. And that's 396 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 2: the mentality of this team. And I think that no 397 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 2: one that I guarantee you that the Ravens weren't sitting 398 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 2: at home watching these games on Sunday with like rooting 399 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: interests and say like, man, I really I don't want 400 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 2: to go to Buffalo scare like that No, they're a 401 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: confident team. So yeah, it's kind of like the like 402 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 2: you said, the John Harbaugh shirt. Good, you gotta go 403 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 2: to Buffalo. Good. And it'll be fun to see how 404 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 2: this thing plays out. 405 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: Absolutely all right, let's take a break and when we 406 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: come back, we'll talk about some of the film breakdown 407 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: from the Ravens win against the Steelers. 408 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 2: You're listening to the Launche podcast. We're coming to you 409 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 2: from the Sea Geek Studio. We also want to mention 410 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 2: our partners at Draft Kings Sportsbook. They are an official 411 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 2: sports betting partner of the Baltimore Ravens Draft Kings Sportsbook. 412 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 2: The Crown is yours. So as you look through the 413 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 2: film of this game, I'm curious to get your perspective 414 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 2: on this because we spend all this time talking about run, run, Run. 415 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 2: The Raves are gonna look to run the ball. That's 416 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 2: going to be part of their identity. But like Todd, 417 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 2: Mounkin has evolved this running game consistently over the course 418 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 2: of the year and sprinkles in new wrinkles like the 419 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 2: Wildcat player that we saw with Derek Hennery on Saturday. 420 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 2: So how do you think like the new elements the 421 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 2: continue evolution of this running game will show up in 422 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 2: this game against Buffalo. 423 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: Well, I think the difference, especially early on in this game, 424 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 1: was just how much Lamar Jackson was running the ball, 425 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: and I think that changed everything about this game from 426 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: a defensive perspective for the Steelers. After Lamar opened this 427 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: game running as much as he did, the Lamar Jackson 428 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: effect was just in full force, you know. I mean 429 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: it was all eyes on Lamar and Patrick Queen was 430 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: in a blender. I mean he didn't know which way 431 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: to go and he's barking out signals and doing all 432 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: this and that the Steelers didn't. They had no clue 433 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: where what to defend and where to go. And it's 434 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: quite evident on tape. And so you know, the Wildcat 435 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: is a perfect example. A yes, credit Todd Mounkin for 436 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: adding that wrinkle. And what's funny is that was put 437 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: in on Thursday. That was a late ad to the 438 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: Ravens game plan against the Steelers, and boy, that hit 439 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: and just kind of set the tone early in this game. 440 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: I mean, stiff arms Mika Fitzpatrick to the turf, long 441 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: long run. I mean that was a tone setting moment 442 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: in this game. And even in that Within that play, 443 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: you see the effect that Lamar Jackson has on the 444 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: Steelers defense. I mean earlier on that drive he had 445 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 1: run five straight times. Then Todd Mounkin, Oh, we don't 446 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 1: have Zay Flowers as our motion guy to really kind 447 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: of draw those guys. How about we just use Lamar 448 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: Jackson as our emotion guy. Right, So you said Lamar 449 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: in motion and he took out both inside linebackers. 450 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 2: You know. 451 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: The funny thing is like peak You before that play. 452 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: You know, the Steelers see Derek Henry and Wildcat, they 453 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: see Lamar out there, and peak You's kind of like 454 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: putting out his hands like it's okay, everybody calmed down. 455 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: We're good. We're good. Everybody calmed down. And you can 456 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: see t. J. Watt looking at him both outside lobby, 457 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: They're all looking at peak You to be like, all right, 458 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 1: what are we doing here? What's the check? And he's 459 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: kind of like, we're good, we're good. Stay in this defense. 460 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: We're good. And then you were very not good. 461 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 2: You know. 462 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:54,199 Speaker 1: As soon as Lamar goes in motion, Peak and the 463 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: fellow inside linebacker nex him both follow Lamar and and 464 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: here's the lane for Derrick Henry. And you know, you 465 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: saw that on just a number of those big running 466 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: plays by Derrick Henry was Lamar jack you know, the 467 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: long touchdown run for Henry again, it was a it 468 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: was a late handoff kind of from Lamar. He had 469 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: gave it to Henry and Lamar kind of took the 470 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: bootleg out to the left defenders followed him, cut back 471 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: the laying for Derrick Henry and boom off you go, 472 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: you know, and uh, Tyler Linderbaum immediately climbed to the 473 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 1: second level and got to Patrick Queen and he was toast. 474 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:33,239 Speaker 1: And so, you know, I think that this kind of 475 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: if Lamar is gonna be the threat with his legs 476 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: that he was against the Steelers, if you established that threat, 477 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: especially early on, oh my gosh, you know. And now 478 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: now seeing what Derrick Henry did did, did the Bills 479 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: have to say, all right, we're we're gonna take the dive. 480 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: You know, like, what do you do? Do you take 481 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 1: the dive with Derrick Henry or do you stick with 482 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: Lamar early in this game? If you're the Bills, I 483 00:22:56,720 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: don't know, you know. And so it's it's just kind 484 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: of back to what we saw a lot of in 485 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen of like teams, just which one are you picking? 486 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 1: You got to take one the dive or Lamar? Which 487 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: one you take in? And Lamar is so good at 488 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: knowing when to hand it off first keep it that 489 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: it's almost impossible to stop. 490 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, we got a question to the lounge at Ravens 491 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:24,679 Speaker 2: dot NFL dot net is from Todd Wasserman and he 492 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 2: asks the question, do you think teams call games differently 493 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 2: in the playoffs? How do you think the Ravens' offensive 494 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 2: game plan changes in the playoffs? And I think that 495 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 2: it's what you just spell it out. And the biggest 496 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 2: factor for me is that the Ravens are clearly willing 497 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 2: to run the ball with Lamar. Lamar is clearly willing 498 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 2: to run the ball. This game against the Steelers was 499 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 2: his second highest rushing total of the season, only behind 500 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 2: Kansas City. And you can run these rpo plays where 501 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 2: he has an option, and he's so good at deciding 502 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 2: which way to go and reading that thing, and then 503 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:00,159 Speaker 2: once he decides to run, obviously, there's don't need any 504 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 2: explanation for how good he is once he has the 505 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 2: ball in his hands in space. And so I think 506 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 2: that there's more of a willingness there, and that like 507 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 2: has an impact on the way that teams play you. 508 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 2: And then so then you then you start thinking of 509 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,679 Speaker 2: it a couple layers down the road. Okay, so if 510 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 2: the Ravens are going to really commit to this running game, 511 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 2: or they're gonna say it's gonna be Lamar or Derek, and 512 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 2: the Bills are gonna have to choose. Maybe they're just 513 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 2: going to commit all sorts of resources to crowding the 514 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 2: box and committing to stopping the run whoever has the ball. Okay, well, 515 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,439 Speaker 2: then you have some matchup challenges because you have a 516 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: bigger personnel package. You would think from the Bills defense, Well, 517 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,479 Speaker 2: now Isaiah likely's on a linebacker who's nowhere near as 518 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 2: fast as him. There's a matchup advantage you can exploit. Like, 519 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 2: those are the types of things that can happen when 520 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 2: you start thinking out how to how to like evolve 521 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 2: the second level of this. And I think the starting 522 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 2: point is basically establishing that run and you're gonna I 523 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 2: think you would see a lot of this RPO stuff 524 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 2: with Lamar and Derek and just make the Bills decide. 525 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: Well, I don't it's to me, it's not as much RPO, right, 526 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: that's re pass option. This is just QB Reid right, 527 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: this is yeah, this is him reading reading that outside linebacker. 528 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: Am I keeping or am I handing off? 529 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 2: Yeah? 530 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: You know? And so that I think is the difference, Like, yeah, 531 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: the RPO stuff is nasty too, right, And that's to 532 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: your point, like where you can establish some of those 533 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: mismatches and take advantage of them with Isaiah Likelee and 534 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: your tight ends and all those things. When it's run 535 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: or pass, this is run or run, but who's running it, 536 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: you know, And that's that's what the problem was for 537 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: the Steelers. And I think that the certainly the Bills 538 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: are going to get a dose of that too. 539 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 2: And you saw early in that game, like the Steelers 540 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 2: committed to stopping Henry like that's where they were generally going, 541 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 2: and then all of a sudden, Lamar starts breaking off 542 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 2: and carrying keeping in, showing like no, I'm willing to 543 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 2: keep it. I'm willing to keep it. I'll run four 544 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 2: straight times. And then the Steelers starts shifting in that direction, 545 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 2: and you look at the long Handry runs and the 546 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 2: linebackers are all running with Lamar Jackson and then there's 547 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 2: a wide open space for Derrick Henry, so even when 548 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 2: he's not carrying the ball, he attracts so much attention, 549 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 2: and then that can open the lane and you get 550 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 2: Derek Kenner to the second level and it's and it 551 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 2: slides out. 552 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: Yep. Absolutely, so I think the Ravens will continue to 553 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: lean on that against the Bills. And another huge thing 554 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: for this game was just the pure execution, you know. 555 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: I mean you look at the touchdown throw to Rashat 556 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: Bateman on the Ravens first touchdown the game opening drive. 557 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I thought that that play was really well 558 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: schemed by Todd Munkin. You had some underneath crossers to 559 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 1: kind of draw the eyes of those Steelers safeties, and 560 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: then you have Rasha Bateman kind of running over the 561 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: top in the back of the end zone and Lamar 562 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:48,239 Speaker 1: just with a canyon shot, not a big window, a 563 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: great throw by Lamar. And I think that in the 564 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: passing game too. It's not just the running game, but 565 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: in the passing game, the Ravens were highly efficient and 566 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: and just really good execution. I mean, you know, when 567 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson has only a handful of incompletions, in the 568 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: game and a quarterback rating that's pretty close to perfect. 569 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: That's a good night. 570 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 2: M hm m m. I totally agree with you, I 571 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:20,959 Speaker 2: think with Bateman, so he steps into that larger role 572 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,959 Speaker 2: with save Flowers out. But it was not like it 573 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 2: was the Rasade Bateman show. Obviously, the Ravens ran the 574 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,199 Speaker 2: ball so effectively. Bateman actually only played about half the 575 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 2: snaps in this game offensively, and they worked in some 576 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 2: other guys into the equation, Tylan Wallace and Steve Simms 577 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 2: and Anthony Miller and so of course Nelson Aguilor so 578 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 2: they worked in different guys into the rotation, and Bateman 579 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,199 Speaker 2: in this passing game like they did exactly what you 580 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 2: needed him to do, exactly what you needed him to 581 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 2: do some big catches and key situations. Lamar threw that 582 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 2: third down pass on the money and it was a 583 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 2: well it was a well drawn up route. Bateman ran 584 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 2: into perfection and then Lamar put it on the money. 585 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 2: And that's what I think this offense has been. Honestly 586 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 2: for most of the year. Run run, run, super efficient 587 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 2: in the passing game, and lamar Ca can dice you 588 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 2: up when he needs to, and that's the recipe for me, 589 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 2: of this with this offense in this game, and if 590 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,159 Speaker 2: the Ravens keep winning, it's established the running game. Make 591 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 2: him commit resources to that and then exploit mismatches in 592 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 2: the passing game and allow Lamar to be dazzling and 593 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 2: these receivers and pass catchers who are really good and 594 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 2: talented do out there and make plays in a lot 595 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 2: of one on one situations because there's so many resources 596 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 2: committed to the running game. Like, that's the recipe. We 597 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 2: saw it, and we've seen it all year. And I 598 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 2: think that these receivers and Lamar is playing at such 599 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 2: a level from a passing standpoint that they're so efficient 600 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 2: and effective, and if they can continue to do that, 601 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 2: I just don't see a way that this offense slows down. 602 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool and notable against 603 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers that you know, the Ravens motion a lot 604 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: on offense, and especially against the Steelers, they were having 605 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: issues with motion and they're checks and getting aligned correctly. 606 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: Even with Zay Flowers out who was a huge part 607 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: of the Ravens motion operation right, he often is moving 608 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: all over the formation and allowing the Ravens to determine 609 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: what the defense is gonna do and providing that speed 610 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: threat from a horizontal stretch the field perspective, the Ravens 611 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 1: still ran motion almost nearly as much as they did 612 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: in any other game even without Zay. And I thought 613 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 1: that was pretty cool from Todd munkin, you know, even 614 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: using Steven Sims on a jet sweep right, and you 615 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: plug in Anthony Miller and he makes three catches and 616 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: some I mean they went to him in some clutch 617 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: situations like turned down tight tight window throws like needs 618 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: to make a play, caught three balls for twelve yards. Like, 619 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: I think that's pretty pretty remarkable. You know, you have 620 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: here's Anthony Miller, who caught one one pass all year, 621 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: Here's Steven Simms. You claimed off waivers in week seventeen 622 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 1: before the Christmas game, and and they're playing some key 623 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: roles in a big playoff game. And uh, tip of 624 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: the cap to them, and the tip of the cap 625 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: to Todd Monkin. And I think that it shows you 626 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: too just how essential that motion is for this Ravens offense. 627 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: That it wasn't like, all right, we just we're just 628 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 1: not going to do that without Zay. Hell use Lamar 629 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: Jackson put in motion. 630 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, they use Lamar in motion. Anybody, anybody was open 631 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 2: to it. 632 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: Speak speaking of the Lamar motion thing. Isn't it funny? 633 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: I was thinking about this last night just watching the film. 634 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: Isn't it funny? The difference between Lamar Jackson lined up 635 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: out wide and Joe Flacco. I mean, all the all 636 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: the memes and stuff from Joe just standing there, Limp. 637 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: You know you got Lamar Jackson taking three defenders with him. 638 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 2: He judge, did your little more attention? 639 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: Yeah? I don't think. 640 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 2: Much different, much different impact there. So yeah, the last 641 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 2: the last question I have for you is going rolling 642 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 2: forward to Buffalo in terms of this Ravens defense. We 643 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 2: spent so much time talking about the offense, which has 644 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 2: been great, So this's Ravens defense. The Ravens defense is 645 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 2: the best ranked team in the league gets stopping the 646 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 2: run during the regular season. And so now you have 647 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 2: this Buffalo team that's coming in off of a big 648 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 2: running game. They have the quarterback run like if the Bills. 649 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 2: If the Bills are doing a podcast this morning, they're 650 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 2: talking about how great their offense is and how great 651 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 2: Josh Allen is and how their running game is rolling 652 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 2: and how James Cook is really effective. And so like 653 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 2: that's the conversation over there. So like in your mind, 654 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 2: what is it going to take for the Ravens to, 655 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 2: I guess, stop the run and limit what the Bills 656 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 2: were able to offensively. 657 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's that's the big thing for the 658 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: Ravens defense is if you can stop the run and 659 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: put Josh Allen in those third and longs and whatnot, 660 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: and you know, your chances obviously go way up. And 661 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: in the earlier season matchup between these two teams in 662 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 1: the regular season, they held James Cook to nine carries 663 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: for thirty nine yards. Josh Allen had five for twenty one. 664 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: So Josh Allen didn't get loose and James Cook didn't 665 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: get loose. And so that is the recipe for the Ravens. 666 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 1: You know, they hit Josh Allen a bunch of times 667 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: in this game, well only three, not as many as 668 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: oh no, I'm sorry. That was their quarterback hits. That 669 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: was their quarterback eight for the Ravens. They hit Josh 670 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: Allen eight times in that game, right, So they were 671 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: putting him in a lot of third and long situations 672 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: and then taking advantage. So I think that's where it 673 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: starts for the Ravens, stopping the Buffalo Bills running attacks, 674 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: stopping Josh Allen. Josh Allen's legs are really I mean, 675 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: he's a problem anywhere with his legs, but you don't 676 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: want him in third and four situations that he's tough 677 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: to stop. And so if the Ravens can duplicate what 678 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: they did in the regular season in slowing down James Cook, 679 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: who looked awesome against Denver, you know, Denver's defense is 680 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: like they are attack, attack, attack, they are downhill, blitz, gonna, 681 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna, We're gonna get after you downhill. The Ravens 682 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,239 Speaker 1: aren't really built that way. I think the Ravens are 683 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: certainly built. I mean, they've been the best run defense 684 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: in league this year and it's not even particularly close. 685 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: So I think that they present a different challenge than 686 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: that certainly Denver does in terms of stopping them run. 687 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: And if the Ravens can continue that success against Buffalo, 688 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a tough assignment for Josh Josh Allen 689 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: in that case, and he's gonna Josh is gonna feel 690 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: a little more pressure, especially if this Ravens offense is 691 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: cooking and running the balls as well as they did 692 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: or close to it as they did against the Steelers. 693 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: He's gonna feel the pressure to make more plays of 694 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 1: his arm, you know. I mean, I think he watching 695 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: that Broncos game, there were a lot of checkdown passes. 696 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: They were shorter passes, they were not hitting up a 697 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: lot of big chunks. And certainly how they're built offensively 698 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 1: from a wide receiver perspective, it's a lot of Khalil Shakir, 699 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 1: you know, he's a yak guy, kind of underneath yack guy, 700 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: Kean Coleman, dalton Ate like they have not necessarily been 701 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: a real, big, big, explosive team. And so I think 702 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: that Josh Allen, if this turns into a high scoring 703 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: game where the Ravens offense is rolling, he's gonna feel 704 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: that pressure, especially Vias the third and lungs, and that's 705 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: when you can maybe get him to make some mistakes. 706 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. So it's gonna be fun. Like we've said many 707 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,239 Speaker 2: times here, I think it's gonna be one of the 708 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 2: epic games in the NFL this year. And I like 709 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 2: the Ravens odds and the early going. We're gonna be 710 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 2: talking about it all week long. So as always. 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