1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. It's another Misery Monday, 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: riding four straight misery Mondays here, Monday's turned into my 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: least favorite day of the week. I think most people 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: would already say that Monday's the least favorite day of 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: the week. But if it's a size him up Monday, 6 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: double bad, Yeah, it's it's doubly bad. Uh, doubly bad. 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: Right now. The only I guess comfort is, you know, 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: we're not in the office together. You know, COVID protocols. 9 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: Typically after a rough game, you spend all day kind 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: of just replaying every single moment of the game. So 11 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: since I'm not sitting next to you the entire day, 12 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: at least I can take solace in that fact. Well, 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: that's always a good day when you're not sitting next 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: to me. Yeah, let's be honest. Anyway, Ravens lose to 15 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals and what was a critical game, uh 16 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: for their a f C North playoff chances not out 17 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: of it yet in regards to division or in regards 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: to winning a wild card playoff spot. We'll get into 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: that on the back end of the podcast and kind 20 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: of break down all the scenarios and what the Ravens 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: have to do to get in. But first things first, 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: let's talk about the game. Garrett. Obviously, I think the Ravens, 23 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: you know, I think they hit the wall. Right, We've 24 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: all talked about what's too much to overcome. Well, we 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: found out having uh, you know, hardly any cornerbacks that 26 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: started the year on the week one roster, having all 27 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: those guys playing significant snaps, that's the wall. And the 28 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: Ravens defense just couldn't stop Joe Burrow and this Bengals offense. Yeah. 29 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: I mean, this was the first game of the entire 30 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: season in a year where the Ravens have been hit 31 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: incredibly hard with injuries. This was the first time where 32 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: you said it just looks like they don't have the 33 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: horses to keep up with the Bengals. The first time 34 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: you just like, I don't know how they're going to 35 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: there's no answer. And I felt like, you know, we 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: talked last week in the game against Green Bay, I 37 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: felt like that might have been the game. And then 38 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: they surprise a lot of people by by keeping that 39 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: one close and obviously came down to the wire, but 40 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: just so many injuries on the back end and then 41 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow has a career day, one of the best 42 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: passing days in the history of the NFL and fourth 43 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: most yards ever, most ever. So a historic day for Burrow, 44 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 1: a historic day against the Ravens defense. And I mean, 45 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: to be honest, like, if you were to say in August, 46 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna play this game with Darryl Worley and Cavon 47 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: seymour as as your top two corners for most of 48 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: the day, I think a lot of people would have been, wait, who, what, 49 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 1: what's happening here? And that's that would have been the conversation. 50 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: And you know, those guys are out there trying to 51 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: make plays, they're doing what they're doing what they can 52 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: in a really difficult situation. I don't want to rag 53 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: on that too much here, um, but it's just it's 54 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: just there's a reason why Ravens had, you know, six 55 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: other starters ahead of those guys who are all we're 56 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: all on the bench watching that game, you know from 57 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: home or the sidelines because of injuries or COVID. Yeah. Well, 58 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: I mean the Ravens came into the game already shorthanded 59 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: in the secondary, and then they lost Anthony Averett early 60 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: in the game. He only played eleven snaps before going 61 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: down with a chess slash, ribs and injury. Then they 62 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: lost Tavon Young later in the game, about three quarters 63 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: the way through the game, so Cavon Seymour Cabon Seymour 64 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: ended up playing the defensive snaps and Darryl Worley played, 65 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: so the Ravens really played. They had three cornerbacks who 66 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: played most of the game, and Tavon Young didn't finish it, 67 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: so they're down to two corners at the end, and 68 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: Tony Jefferson played more than half the snaps. I mean, look, 69 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: here's what it is. Drew Burrow and his wide receivers 70 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: are really good. They're really good, and they had a 71 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: very good day. Right, But sometimes out there it looked 72 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: like pitch and catch, right, I mean it looked like 73 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: a seven on seven drills sometimes out there. So I 74 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: don't I don't want to like, you can do both. 75 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: You can give the Bengals their credit. I think they 76 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: played a good game, and they're a good team, and 77 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: they have a talented offense that's gonna be a problem 78 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: for years to come, right, But there is no doubt 79 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: and it's not an excuse it's not anything. But there's 80 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: no doubt that the Bengals put up more yards and 81 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: had a better day because they were playing against a 82 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: bunch of practice squad players who just joined the roster. 83 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: There's there is no doubt in my mind that if 84 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: Marcus Peters, Marlon Humphrey, Jimmy Smith, you know, Chris Westry, 85 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: all these guys, uh, you know, Deshaan Elliott, if those 86 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: guys are out there justin Houston putting pressure on the quarterback. 87 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: All these guys, if they're out there, it would have 88 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: been a different result. There's absolutely I'm not saying the 89 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: Ravens would have absolutely won the game, but there's no 90 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: way that Joe Burrow would have thrown for five yards 91 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: against those guys. And you can sit here and say, well, 92 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: the Bengals put up forty on points in the earlier 93 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: game when Marlon Humphrey was out there, but you know 94 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: I didn't I still didn't see Marcus Peters out there 95 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: for that game. Like, the Ravens have been banged up 96 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: all year long, right so like there this this time 97 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: it just reached another level of banged up with not 98 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: only the injuries but the COVID list guys. So you know, 99 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: here's the thing the Bengals. The Bengals and Ravens are 100 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: in two very different scenarios. Right. The Bengals have been 101 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: very injury free almost all year long. They really don't 102 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: have many guys on I R and barely a couple 103 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: of guys of note who are like key players, right, 104 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: none of which are like Pro Bowl guys, none of 105 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,799 Speaker 1: which have risen to that level. Right. They also had 106 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: a couple of guys on the COVID list entering this game. 107 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: I mean, the Ravens had more more more players on 108 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: their fifty three man roster on the COVID list entering 109 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: this game than the Bengals on i R ten to nine, right, 110 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: And most of those guys on i R once again 111 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: for the Bengals are like backups to the backups, right, 112 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: and and so like, Plus the Ravens have fifteen guys 113 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: on I R. I mean, it just wasn't It just 114 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: wasn't even close to being a fair fight. It just wasn't. 115 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: And so like, I get the Bengals, and and hey, 116 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: it was a big win for them and probably goes 117 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: a long way and and locking up the a f 118 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: C North title. Good for them, man, especially with with 119 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: what that franchise has been through over the years, They've 120 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: gotten their butts kicked a lot, right, And so I 121 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: don't blame them for celebrating and having a day, right, 122 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 1: But like at times I was like, guys, you do 123 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: realize this is the varsity versus the JV, right, Like 124 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: if if I'm the varsity and we kicked the jvs. 125 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: But like I'm like, okay, yeah, all right, you know, 126 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: like it was just it's just it was kind of funny, 127 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: I thought, like seeing their reaction to it. In one hand, 128 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: I totally understand. In the other part, I was like, 129 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: sometimes it's a little bit excessive. You're talking about the 130 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: fans of the players. The players, Yeah, I mean well, 131 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: and I thought I thought, I thought that's the quote 132 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: from Zach Taylor after the game that really made me 133 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: laugh out loud literally, right, was like the question was, 134 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: when you're game planning this week and you see how 135 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: many guys they have out in their secondary, was it 136 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: just that obvious that it was going to be all 137 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: about exploiting those weaknesses? So basically like, did you know 138 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: that you were just going to go after their cornerbacks 139 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: all day long? Zach Taylor goes, at the end of 140 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: the day, all those guys have played football for them, 141 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: except they haven't, Darryl Worley. Um, they've all been out there, 142 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: and yeah, maybe they had a new defensive back in there, 143 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: a new defensive back, bro, they were like five of them. 144 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: But those are a bunch of guys that are first 145 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: round picks up front? Who are you talking about? Queen 146 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: and O Way. I guess they would be talking about 147 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: Queen and Away and have played a lot of football 148 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: for them. You know, it's funny. I saw a guy 149 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: named Isaiah Mack. I'm I'm pretty sure he was undrafted. 150 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: I'm not even positive. Playing a lot of snaps. Broderick Washington, 151 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure isn't a first round pick played a 152 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: lot of snaps? Um? He said there two starting linebackers 153 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: were there. They got Chuck Clark back at safety and 154 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: number twenty one Brandon Stevens has played a lot of 155 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: football for them this year. Oh yeah, Brandon Stevens, a 156 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: converted running back, rookie, third round pick, difference maker. I'll 157 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: tell you, man, fair fight, this is maybe their depth 158 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: was affected. Their depth was affected, Bro, We're missing multiple 159 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: all pros, Well, what do you expect you expect the 160 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: opposing coach to be like, yeah, we didn't really expect 161 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: them to bring much at the table today. That's I 162 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: get I get it well. But again, but like you're like, bro, 163 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: you can be The thing to say is, yeah, we 164 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: know they're pretty shorthanded, but hey man, we still expected 165 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: a challenge from them this year, and our guys stepped up. 166 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: But to say, like they had a new defensive back 167 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: in there, a bunch of first round picks, what are 168 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: you talking about? I mean, so so they had the 169 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: Ravens had thirty three players on injured reserve or the 170 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: COVID list. For this game, they pulled up fourteen players 171 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: from the practice squad. I mean honestly, during during the 172 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: early part of the game and during some warm ups, 173 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: I had a double check the numbers. I'm like, number 174 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: twenty nine. Who's who's twenty nine? You know? And and 175 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: that was like Joy Jefferson, what number Tony Jefferson thirty one? 176 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: And then Tony Jefferson ends up like playing one of 177 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: the best games of any defensive player. At the end 178 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: of the day, You're like, is this Circle four team here? 179 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:43,239 Speaker 1: Like this is a totally uh, a totally unexpected uh scenario. 180 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,719 Speaker 1: UM for Tony who is playing in his second game 181 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: after spending basically the last two seasons out of football 182 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: not playing. UM. So look, I'm with you. I mean, 183 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: like I, like I said off the top, this is 184 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: the first game where I felt like the Ravens just 185 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: didn't have the horses. I thought it was interesting the 186 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: way the Bengals ended the game, clearly trying to make it, 187 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: you know, make a statement to some degree, um by 188 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: throwing on basically every play in the fourth quarter when 189 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: they were up big and the game was was pretty 190 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: much in hand. Um. And you know, Joe Burrow said 191 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: after the game that he took note of wink Markindale 192 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: saying earlier in the week that we're not ready to 193 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: give Joe Burrow Gold Jackie yet. You know, I think 194 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: it's just a mention on that. Like, I think it's 195 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: worth noting that that that comment came as part of 196 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: a question about the way the defense played against green Bay, 197 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: the strategy the Ravens used against green Bay quarterback Aaron 198 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: and basically Link was saying, those two guys are maybe 199 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: the best combo in the league and one of the 200 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: best ever, you know, two of the best ever, and 201 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 1: we're not putting Burrow in that category yet. So Burrow 202 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: obviously said he took note of it, and maybe that 203 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: played into the fact that, uh, they aired it out 204 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,439 Speaker 1: until the bitter end. I also thought it was a 205 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: note that on the broadcast they mentioned, you know, Lamars 206 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 1: j Acton made the Pro Bowl this week. There was 207 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: some talking Cincinnati that they thought Joe Burrow was snubbed 208 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: for the Pro Bowl. I always wonder sometimes when things 209 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: get brought up in a broadcast, like does that get 210 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 1: set in a production meeting that did somebody kind of 211 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: whisper that one to them um? Or were they just 212 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: making that assessment on their own? I don't know, but 213 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: clearly the Bengals were trying to make some sort of 214 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: a statement. There After the game, a bunch of Ravens 215 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: players and coach Arble rasks about it. Nobody said that 216 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: they had an issue with it. John Harball said, they 217 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: called their plays, we call ours. I mean, my take 218 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: on it is that it's pretty similar to what we 219 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: saw earlier in the season when the Ravens ran on 220 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: the final play against Denver to continue the one I 221 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: don't think it's all that similar? How how not? How 222 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: is it not? Because that was one play to try 223 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: to get a record Like this was like the entire 224 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: fourth quarter to try It wasn't about getting some like record. 225 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: It was about putting it on the Ravens. To me, 226 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: like sure, I think I think the Bengals said after 227 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: the game that Joe Burrow knew going into that last 228 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: drive that like they could get over five yards, right, 229 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: So I think like that hitting that milestone or whatever 230 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: was some piece of the puzzle. But to your I 231 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: agree with everything else you said. The Bengals entered this 232 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: game wanting to smack the Ravens up, like they wanted 233 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: to smack us up, and they did right, and like 234 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: there was no doubt and and all the stuff about 235 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: Wink and all that stuff, and like I think the 236 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl could have affected it. Like that wasn't about 237 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: one play that the Ravens made one decision had nothing 238 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: to do with the Broncos. They made one decision to 239 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: extend the streak and run Lamar Jackson of the final play. 240 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: This was like a mentality for the entire game and 241 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: fourth quarter that played out. Well, I I agree that 242 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: this this one was more, it felt more personal than 243 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: the Denver thing, which is not personal at all. That 244 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: was exactly well. The reason I say it's similar is 245 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: it's simil or to me in the sense of one team. Basically, 246 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: the game is in hand, the team can make the 247 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: decision to just take a knee and run out the 248 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: clock and not put up any more yards and not 249 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: put up any more points and just take it into 250 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: the locker room and take their win. And both teams 251 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: made the decision. Now, the Bengals made that decision for longer. 252 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: It was a longer period of that decision. It was. 253 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, like I said 254 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: it after that game, and I feel the same way, 255 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: like this is the NFL. I don't really believe in 256 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: the notion of not running up a score in the NFL, 257 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: um and I think I still feel that way even 258 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: if you're on the other side of it. This week, Yeah, 259 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: I agree with you. I think I think there's also 260 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: one more component here, And uh, you know, Zach Taylor 261 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: talked about the step of the games, like, well, we've 262 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: seen the Ravens come back on teams and make it interesting, 263 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: you know, against the Packers and whatnot. Now, that's not 264 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: entirely true. The Ravens are down twenty points. It wasn't 265 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: like it was like a one or even two score game. 266 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: We're talking about a three score game here, and you're 267 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: chucking up with two minutes left, right, So not exactly, 268 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: but I understand to a degree. Right, Like the first 269 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: time they ran sixth straight passing plays, they were still 270 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: you know, half the fourth quarter left, okay, so and 271 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: like and they quite honestly, the Ravens could not stop 272 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: them throwing the ball, right, so if they wanted to 273 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: keep running the clock, the best way to do it 274 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: was to keep throwing the ball. Also, like that was 275 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: how they picked up first downs. So I do you think, 276 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: I will say, there's that's an element I think, but 277 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: there is no doubt in my mind. There is no 278 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: doubt in my mind that the Bengals wanted to run 279 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: up the score and and make a statement against the 280 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: Ravens here, no doubt, right, So like, but whatever, that's 281 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: their prerogative. Like, if they want to do it and 282 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: you can't stop it, like you just take the l it. 283 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: Make sure. I think it adds a little spice and 284 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: a little fires The next time these two teams meet, 285 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: like do I think the Ravens and their and their 286 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: defensive players and wink Martindale will forget it. No, but 287 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: that makes it more fun, man, That makes that makes 288 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: That's part of what makes more fun. Right, And so 289 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: like the Ravens took their lumps, you move on, uh, 290 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: And I'll add this note to it's just interesting, Like 291 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: after the Ravens and the Broncos thing, it was all like, oh, well, 292 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: player safety, you know, you left Lamar Jackson out there 293 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: to take a hit, you know, and in a meaningless 294 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: play and whatever. That was one play. The Bengals, by 295 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: virtue of what I was talking about earlier, by hardly 296 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: having any key players injured this year, like not even 297 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: miss multiple games, like not in take any injuries, they 298 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: feel like they're invincible. The Bengals feel invincible, and they 299 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: felt extra invincible against the Ravens yesterday because Ravens just 300 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: couldn't stop them. So, like, this would be a very 301 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: different conversation, especially in Cincinnati, had Joe Burrow taken a 302 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: late hit and whatever gotten injured in that game in 303 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: the late in the fourth quarter, we'd be having a 304 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: very different conversation. But the Bengals because they haven't had injuries. 305 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: I feel like they're vincible, so they kept them in. Yeah, 306 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: I thought, I mean I thought from that standpoint, it 307 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: was a bad decision on their part. I mean I 308 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: would have been if I was a Bengals fan, I 309 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: would have been yelling at the TV staying take him out, 310 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: especially on that one play where he was rolling all 311 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: over the place and shook off a couple of guys 312 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: trying to sack him. Then Oway ended up getting hit 313 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: on him. I wouldn't have been like, what are you doing? 314 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: Get him out of the game. Um. So I thought 315 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: that was a risky decision on their part. But um 316 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: but obviously they didn't end up ended up not hurting them, 317 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: So all right for the Ravens offense, You know, I 318 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: don't know that we need to spend a ton of 319 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: time talking about Josh Johnson, but I do want to 320 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: just say I thought, I mean, he did about as 321 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: well as you could have expected a guy in that situation. 322 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: He hadn't been on the team for less than too 323 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: eight weeks. Marches down the field and no huddle up 324 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: tempo on the opening drive and throws a touchdown to 325 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: Shot Bateman. You know, it was like, okay, Josh Johnson, 326 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: he's secure for the early game struggles here for the offense, 327 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: fast start, and I in all, honestly, I thought he 328 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: played well. I mean, puts up twenty one points, put 329 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: someone in three und yards. Um. I just he he 330 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: played well, moved the ball, had the interception late. But 331 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: you know it didn't really matter that the defense, as 332 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: we just talked about, wasn't able to stop the Bengals, 333 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: and that was he deserves a lot of credit for 334 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: the way he stepped in and played. Oh absolutely, yeah. 335 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: I mean he've been with the team for ten days 336 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: just to be able to call the plays, know the 337 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: system well enough to manage a game with ten plays 338 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: ten days notice, Well it's not even ten days notice. 339 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 1: And the guy had a day to know he was 340 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: going to be the starter. Now he was back. He 341 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: was practicing as the backup. But like he didn't even 342 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: get the reps with the first team offense until Friday. 343 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: That was, he had one practice, one full practice with 344 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 1: reps with Mark Andrews in the first team offense and 345 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: then he, you know, go they go off together for 346 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: five yards or whatever Mark put up. So look, Josh Johnson. 347 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: I totally agree, played really well. He made a couple 348 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: of early mistakes that ended up just ending the fun prematurely, right. 349 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: You know, the Ravens went up on the touchdown dry 350 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: on their first drive, go up seven three, Bengals come 351 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: back with a touchdown ten to seven. Ravens have a 352 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: chance to answer, but then they josh, you know, they're 353 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: facing the third one and he just muffs the snap, 354 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: drops the snap fumble gets on it. But that's a punt, right, 355 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 1: I mean, the Ravens probably go for it. Even if 356 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 1: they don't get it on third and one, they probably 357 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: go for it. I would bet on fourth and one, 358 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: you know. So that was a key play. And then 359 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: the next and the next drive, you know, he should 360 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: have handed off on a read option play. He kept 361 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: it and ended up getting stuffed on second and three 362 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: for two yard loss, and then they didn't they had 363 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: to punt again, so two straight three and ounce and 364 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 1: then basically the route was on seven on the next drive. 365 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: So it was fun while it lasted in the beginning 366 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: of the game. But like you said, the Ravens were 367 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: gonna have to based on the way the defense was 368 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: getting clubbed. The Ravens offense was gonna have to score 369 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,719 Speaker 1: in every single possession pretty much, and there was no 370 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: way that was gonna happen with Josh Johnson, uh and 371 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: all the their injuries on the offense as well, right yeah, 372 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: I mean the Bengleton punt all day. So even if 373 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: even if Josh Johnson didn't have the mistakes, it was 374 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: gonna basically have to be a touchdown on every possession 375 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: or exactly. I mean, like you need a big place. 376 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: I mean we said this coming into the game, you 377 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: need big plays if you're gonna win this game. You 378 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,439 Speaker 1: need big plays on offense, or you need turnovers on defense. 379 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: And the Ravens just haven't been getting many turnovers on defense, 380 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 1: which isn't all that surprising considering who's out there, but 381 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: that's kind of what you needed to win. Um, go ahead, 382 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,199 Speaker 1: Well just real quick, I was gonna say, take a 383 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: moment to basically rinse and repeat the take that we 384 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 1: both had last week, which is, no matter who's the quarterback, 385 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews is just a beast. Oh, no matter who's 386 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: owning the ball, it's it's insane. Five hours a touchdown. 387 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: The guy is an absolute monster. He's fourteen yards away 388 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: from setting the Ravens single season record for receiving yards 389 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: going all the way back to by Michael Jackson. So 390 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: Andrews is having a remarkable season. The dude plays so hard. 391 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 1: And yeah, I'm just glad that he's He's like one 392 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: of the guys that you're glad that he's locked up 393 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: long term. That was a great deal by the Ravens 394 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: to get that done before the season. He makes so 395 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: many things happen, and he's just an absolute beast. Yeah, 396 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's pretty wild. The run that he 397 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: is on here three straight games. Uh, and he had 398 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: three different starting quarterbacks in each of those games. Pretty wild. Um. 399 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: And and it makes you think, you know, the whole 400 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: time we've kind of talked about the oh the Lamar 401 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 1: Mark connection is something special, and you know, I think 402 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: we just see that Mark is something special. Lamar is 403 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: also something special. But like when you remove one piece 404 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: of that puzzle, you still have something special. And so, uh, 405 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: pretty awesome from Mark. Fantasy owners out there can just 406 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: thank that guy just carrying him carrying him right now 407 00:20:55,640 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: in the fantasy playoffs. Um, So it's pretty awesome. Uh. 408 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: I also wanna say offensively. Some other interesting notes here. 409 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 1: I mean Tyland Wallace played almost fifty of the snaps. 410 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 1: Looked pretty pretty good, you know. I mean it made 411 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 1: a catch to convert a tough third down. She shook 412 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: off some contact and picked up moved the chains. I 413 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: thought that was encouraging. James Purchet also played about half 414 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: the snaps, had had a nice game for them to 415 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: anytime he's been called up, called upon, he's stepped up. 416 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: I mean seven catches for seventy six yards for James Perchet. 417 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: Impressive day, right, So like one, I think one takeaway 418 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: from what was a rough day is this wide receiver 419 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: Corps like watch out next year once people are healthy 420 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,719 Speaker 1: and stuff, because I think that they have some some 421 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: real players. Here was Sammy Watkins interestingly enough now and 422 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: he was coming back off the COVID list and only 423 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: had a couple a day maybe a practice, but no, 424 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 1: he didn't even have that. Actually, I think Sammy came 425 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: off on Saturday. He came back on Saturday. Right, This 426 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: all blurs together, only played three snaps, So interesting to 427 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: see Tyland Wallace gets twenty seven, you know, and James 428 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: Brusche get eight and really do something with those opportunities. Yeah, 429 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: basically they had Wallace Brochet split the snaps that typically 430 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: are going to Sammy, and if he had been healthy, 431 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: I think, you know, there could have been a couple 432 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: of things I play there. One, I don't know if 433 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: you know who knows how he felt while he was 434 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: on the COVID list, So was his win back and 435 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: all that. And then also they they got word, you know, 436 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: on Saturday, that he's gonna be able to play by 437 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: testing out of the protocol. That's the thing that's you know, 438 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: I think we'll get that here. But I think that's 439 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: a tricky thing right now, is that some players can 440 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 1: come back earlier their vaccinating. They can come off the 441 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: COVID list sooner than they could last season, for example. 442 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,919 Speaker 1: So you but but as a coach and as your 443 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: game planning, you don't know who is necessarily going to 444 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 1: be elevated, like you may be hoping. They may have 445 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: been hoping, all right, hopefully, well get Jimmy Smith or 446 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: Chris Westren back for this game, and then it just 447 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: doesn't happen, and then you don't have those guys, you know, 448 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: on the other side, you get on Saturday, all right, 449 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins is gonna play, he's able to go. Okay, 450 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: that's great, but I hadn't built and built him into 451 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: the game plan at all. How's he feeling and all that? 452 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: So yeah, I agree Wallis and Brochet. I thought showed 453 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: a little something yesterday. And I do like whether Ravens 454 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: are shooting, receiving, corps is going into next season with 455 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: those young guys, I think that's a good group in 456 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 1: Bateman obviously had the first touchdown. He looked good early 457 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 1: so um but going continuing on the COVID situation, So 458 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:28,959 Speaker 1: now I think it's an interesting The question now for 459 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 1: me is like what happens at quarterback this week? So 460 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson has now missed two games, hasn't practiced at 461 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 1: all over the last two weeks. At the start of 462 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: each of those weeks, John Harbor has said, you know, 463 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 1: hopeful that he's going to play, and he hasn't played. 464 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: He did not travel with the team to Cincinnati, so 465 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: there was never a shot for him to play, uh 466 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: in this game, and later in the week it became 467 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: clear that he wasn't going to play. Um it's not 468 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: like it was a game time decision or anything like that. UM, 469 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: so is he fy enough this week, and if he's not, 470 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: you gotta wonder if his season's regular season is done, 471 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: you know, because these are as must win as you 472 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: can get and so. And then the second part of 473 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: that is when does s Tyler Huntley get back? As 474 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 1: I just talked about, there's uncertainty on when players will 475 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: get back on the field if they test out of 476 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: the COVID protocols. But you can't necessarily assume that's gonna happen. 477 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: You have no idea. It's a little bit like the 478 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: concussion protocols. You've gotta go through a series of tests 479 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: in order to get back on the field. You gotta 480 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: test out to get back on the field from the 481 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: COVID situation. So what happens with Huntley? Like, is it 482 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 1: gonna be another week of Josh Johnson. I don't know 483 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: that either neither of us had the answer to this, 484 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: but I just think it's a it's a it's a 485 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: massive question. It's the biggest question right now as the 486 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: Ravens are getting ready to play the Rams, who are 487 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: they going to have a quarterback? I mean, who knows? Um, 488 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's that's gonna be the biggest storyline 489 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: all week, Josh and could be under center again. We 490 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: just don't know about Lamar's ankle. I mean, I think 491 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: there is a report out there that there was what 492 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: a broom bruise. Right. They said that during the broadcast 493 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: against Cleveland, right, So you know, John Harball did not 494 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: give any specifics about that when asked last week if 495 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: that was true. I don't know how long those take 496 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: to come back from. But correction, they said that. Sorry, 497 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 1: they said that during the broadcast against the Packers. To 498 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: show that on the broadcast against the Packers, not so 499 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: I who knows? Who? Who knows? But the Ravens are 500 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: in a must win game. Uh, and it's gonna be 501 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: a mystery all week, is my guests. I mean, obviously 502 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: Lamar's out there Wednesday. That will be a great, great, 503 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: great sign. But we don't know how long Tyler Huntley 504 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: could be in the protocol, you know. I mean other 505 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:54,160 Speaker 1: players have missed multiple games. Um, that's certainly a possibility, 506 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 1: especially when he went on the COVID list the day 507 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,679 Speaker 1: before the game. You know, yeah, like if he's if 508 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: he's out the maximum ten days where he would obviously 509 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: miss this game. He went on list on Saturday, so 510 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: I don't think that based on history of other players, 511 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: it's by no means a guarantee that he's coming back 512 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: for this week's game. 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Here's the thing about 521 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: about the playoff chase here, Like, I know that Ravens 522 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 1: fans are probably looking at the Rams, you know, particularly 523 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: this Rams game, and saying they're eleven and four. They're saying, 524 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 1: all right, Like I saw a bunch of message us 525 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: on Twitter, We're done, the season's over. Why are you 526 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: even tweeting about the Ravens playoff chances? We're toasted, right, 527 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: And sure things look bleak given the Ravens roster right 528 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: now and what we just saw in Cincinnati but the 529 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: Ravens are gonna get some players off the COVID list. 530 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: They're gonna get other players like healthy hopefully you know 531 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: Recard for example, could play this week. That would be 532 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: a big addition. Um, you know guys on the COVID 533 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: list that could come back or are pretty big Chris 534 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: Westry maybe could he come back? Jimmy Smith, could he 535 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: come back? You know, justin Houston, Like you know, some 536 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: of these guys are gonna come back this week. That 537 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: will be a huge aid to the offense or the defense. 538 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,959 Speaker 1: And then let's not let's not forget that teams are 539 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: just getting blasted left and right at any drop of 540 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 1: the hat, like any good Matthew Stafford could pop. Cooper 541 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 1: Cup could pop for COVID in a day from now, 542 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: right like he could pop whatever, like any even the 543 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: best teams right now, things can change like that. And 544 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: so honestly, like right now, the NFL is totally up 545 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: in the air because of COVID in my opinion, and 546 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: any upset can happen. I mean, look at look at 547 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers in the Texans. Who thought the Texans could 548 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:18,959 Speaker 1: beat the Chargers? Nobody right but like and the Texans 549 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: were even riddled with COVID. I think the Chargers are 550 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: missing some key players too. Yeah. Yeah, COVID is gonna impact, 551 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: has already impacted. I mean it's had an impact on 552 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 1: the Ravens clearly. I think if they don't have the 553 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: COVID situation that they're in, they probably would have won 554 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: one of the or two or whatever of the past 555 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: four games that they played. Like, COVID is controlling the 556 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: playoffs and will continue to do so as we move forward. 557 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: So to me, any game is winnable for any team 558 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: right now because a player's top guys could go down 559 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: at any moment. Yeah. Absolutely. Also the Rams, like I 560 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: know that they are and they've got a great record, 561 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: and they've a really good team. They've Matthew Stafford has 562 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: kind of been banged up the second half of the season. Um, 563 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: you know, they just had a COVID situation too. I 564 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: mean Odell Beckham was on the list at A bunch 565 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: of guys had a game moved last week because of 566 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: the COVID situation. So it's not outside their own possibility 567 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: that that continues to spread in their building. Um well no, no, 568 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: they already got a bunch of guys with COVID, so 569 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: think they're not gonna get it again. You know, it's 570 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: almost like, you know, teams who have the outbreak early early, 571 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: better better shape now heading down the stretch. I mean, 572 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: it could have you never know. I agree with you. 573 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: I think that that could have a major impact on 574 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: where the rest of the season goes. But even even 575 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 1: take that out of the equation, I do not at 576 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: all look at this as an unwinnable game for the Ravens. 577 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: I think that they have shown yesterday, notwithstanding that they're 578 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: gonna be basically in every game, and especially now that 579 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: they're hopefully going to be getting some key players back, 580 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: I think that's going to make a difference. And I 581 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: do think that while the Rams they've got some some 582 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: serious weapons on both sides of the ball, and they're 583 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: a really good team, they're they're super Bowl contender, I 584 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: do they are far from perfect, and I think that 585 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens can can give them a serious run, especially 586 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: in Baltimore. And then the Steelers. Obviously, the Steelers just 587 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: got whooped by the Chiefs, and so that game in 588 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: week seventeen or Week eighteen is gonna be setting up 589 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: as a potential last Ben Ben Roethlisberger game ever, potentially, UM, 590 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: so that's gonna be. That'll be much of the talk 591 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 1: going into that game. Um. But the Ravens can beat 592 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: the Steelers. I have no doubt about that. So look, 593 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: if the Ravens went out, if the Ravens win these 594 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: last two games, they are most likely going to be 595 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Play this out so that the right now, 596 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: if the season ended today, despite everything that happened yesterday 597 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati, if the season ended today, right now, the 598 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: Ravens would be in the playoffs as a seven seed. 599 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: This is a year. You can't complain about not getting help. 600 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: The Ravens are getting help, you know, especially the Texans 601 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: beating the Chargers. Uh. That was that was big yesterday. 602 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: A key thing is the Monday night game the Dolphins 603 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: are playing the Saints. If the Dolphins win, then the 604 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: Dolphins would take over for the Ravens in that final 605 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: seven seed in the A F seed games if the Dolphins, 606 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: If the Ravens went out, and the Dolphins lose one 607 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: of their final three games, and then the Ravens would 608 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 1: be in the playoffs. That's not correct. That's that's okay. 609 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: Run through run through it I'll run it through it 610 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: for you. So, the Ravens need to win out their 611 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: last two games, right, most likely? Right, they have to 612 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 1: win out their last two games. They They also need 613 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: the Dolphins to lose one of their final three. Okay, 614 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 1: the Dolphins played, let me finish the Tolphins. The Dolphins 615 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: play the Saints, Titans, and Patriots, they have to lose one, 616 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: and the Raiders have to lose one of their final 617 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: two games against the Colts and Chargers. Or if the 618 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 1: Dolphins and the Raiders went out and the Ravens went out, 619 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: the Ravens would need the Colts to lose to the Jags. 620 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: Probably not gonna happen. So the most likely scenario here 621 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: is that the Raiders lose one of their final two 622 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: were Ravens fans should be rooting hard for the Colts 623 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: to beat them next week, and the Dolphins need to 624 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 1: lose one of their final three games certainly, or losable 625 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: games against the Titans and Patriots to playoff teams most likely. 626 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: So you know the expect I expect the Ravens to 627 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: get the help that they need now. The Ravens need 628 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: to take care of business and win their last two games. 629 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: Take care of business. I put that in air quotes, 630 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: not even easy games. But that's what they need to do. 631 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: And the division is not completely out of the round 632 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: of possibility either. If the Raves went out and the 633 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: Bengals lose out Bengals finished the season against the Chiefs 634 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 1: and then against the Browns, right, So I mean, like, 635 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 1: certainly not inconceivable that the Bengals could lose to the Chiefs, 636 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: the hottest team in football, and then you're in a 637 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: final week eight teen game against the division foe that 638 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: whooped you earlier the season. The Browns blew the Bengals 639 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: out earlier this year. So not out of the realm 640 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: of possibility certainly that the Bengals could drop those two games, 641 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: no matter despite how well they're playing right now. So 642 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna like everybody's acting like the Ravens f 643 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 1: C North chances are totally done. They're absolutely not. Um. 644 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 1: But all of this boils down to can the Ravens 645 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: win their last two games? And like we just talked 646 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: about with the Rams, it's gonna be a tough task 647 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: against a really good team. I think COVID could certainly 648 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: impact the situation. Can at any point, like I said, 649 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: and the Ravens being at home against the NFC team, 650 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: I think that helps. Like we saw how the Ravens 651 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: played the Packers, I think NFC teams just aren't as 652 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 1: prepared for this Ravens offense as a f C divisional 653 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: foes who have seen it a bunch of times, are 654 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: as the Bengals are, you know. So I give the 655 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 1: Ravens a shot in that game, especially if they get 656 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: some pieces back. Yeah. And and I think, as we 657 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 1: said earlier, a lot of this hinges on potentially what 658 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: happens at quarterback. And um, you know, John Harball talks 659 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 1: to media this afternoon, and we'll see. I don't expect 660 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: him to be particularly forthcoming. Um hasn't been too interested 661 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: in sharing injury updates, uh in recent weeks, which is 662 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:26,720 Speaker 1: often the case when we get down to these final 663 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,320 Speaker 1: few games as in a playoff push. I would expect 664 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: that to be the case today. Um. And then we'll 665 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: see what happens when the Ravens get on the field 666 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. If Lamar Jackson or Tyler Huntley is out there, 667 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: I mean, that's gonna have a huge bearing on how 668 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: the rest of this week plays out. Yep, absolutely do 669 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: we want to read any emails? We forgot our our 670 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:48,719 Speaker 1: our emails here. We got one from our guy Patrick Coon. Yeah, 671 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 1: I'll read it real quick. Um, you can emails of 672 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens on NFL dot net. He said 673 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,439 Speaker 1: that the offense wasn't the problem. Great job by Josh 674 00:34:57,480 --> 00:34:59,800 Speaker 1: Johnson and the rest of the offense. Mark Andrews constantly 675 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: play and at all pro level. James Brochet showed some hunger. 676 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: As for the defense, COVID sucks and injuries are worse. 677 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow played great. Let's not crown him as an 678 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 1: MVP when he's playing against the Ravens practice squad. Secondary. 679 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 1: There is a reason these guys weren't opening day starters. 680 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,319 Speaker 1: His second point, This is his two point perspective. He 681 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:22,319 Speaker 1: says the two conversion these days exactly uh. He says, 682 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: shout out to Houston against the city for bailing us 683 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,360 Speaker 1: out in the wild card race. Seeing the Chargers and 684 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,920 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh take else today along with us, leaves Baltimore in 685 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:32,879 Speaker 1: the final wild card spot. We still control our own 686 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 1: destinate kind of it's not actually true, but it's but 687 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: like you said, I do, I do think the Ravens 688 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:41,399 Speaker 1: will probably get the help that they need in order 689 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,600 Speaker 1: to get into the playoffs if they take care of 690 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: their own business. Um so, and then hopefully we can 691 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,120 Speaker 1: get some key players back heading into the final two 692 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: home games also the Ravens. All the Ravens need to 693 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,320 Speaker 1: do is to get into the dance. Then who knows 694 00:35:54,440 --> 00:36:01,840 Speaker 1: what can happen? Speaking my language, it's true, It's totally true, 695 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: um and this year could be more true than ever 696 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: given what you were talking about. You know, if you 697 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: go into a playoff game, could COVID take out an 698 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,840 Speaker 1: opposing team quarterback or something like that? Certainly possible. It 699 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 1: just happened to the Ravens, so it could happen to 700 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 1: another team, uh this week or this season. So as always, 701 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 1: you can email us at the lounge at Ravens dot 702 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: NFL dot net. Let us know what questions you have, 703 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 1: um And we're gonna try to get a guest later 704 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 1: this week. And uh, it's gonna be an interesting few 705 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: days here for the Ravens as they try to pick 706 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 1: up pieces from this game, get back on track when 707 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: these last two, shock the world when these last two 708 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:41,200 Speaker 1: and then get into the playoffs. So that's it for us. 709 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:42,799 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening. We'll talk to you later this week.