1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Welcome into Lounge presented by DraftKings. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 2: I'm Ryan Mink here with Garrett Downing following the Ravens 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 2: twenty seven to nineteen win over the Minnesota Vikings here 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: at US Banks Stadium is a big win that moves 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: the Ravens to four and five. They've won three straight 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 2: and things have turned around quickly. It wasn't too long 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 2: ago when the Ravens were sitting at one and five, 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: and it is a very different story for this team 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 2: right now. 10 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 3: This team call was in an early hole this season 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 3: and they felt like they had to call their way 12 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 3: out of it and there's still more work to be done. 13 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 3: That was definitely a sentiment in talking with the players 14 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 3: and coaches after this win. But I think that they 15 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 3: have done the heavy lifting and climbing their way out 16 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 3: of the hole, and to be honest, like this was 17 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 3: the game to me that felt like I said it, 18 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 3: coming into it kind of felt like a lynchpin game 19 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 3: coming into this one because coming off the by they 20 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 3: played the Bears, then they played the Dolphins, and those 21 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 3: were two games, especially getting Lamar Jackson back in Miami, 22 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,959 Speaker 3: that you felt like, just on paper, the Ravens were 23 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 3: in position to win, but here tougher environment, a team 24 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 3: that had just got the quarterback back on the field, 25 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 3: and JJ McCarthy had just beaten the Detroit Lions. They 26 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 3: were getting hot on the Minnesota side. And so to 27 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 3: come to. 28 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: The teams beyond that, great receivers, good defense, aggressive defense, 29 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 2: I mean, good team. 30 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: Very good. 31 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 3: They're a good team. They're well coached, they have a 32 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: lot of playmakers on both sides of the ball. Like, 33 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 3: this is a good team. And so to come in 34 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: here and win in this environment, I think puts the 35 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 3: Ravens in good position get down the stretcher. Now they 36 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 3: have to go and do it, but I think it 37 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: puts them in a really good position. 38 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's safe to say the Ravens have 39 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: officially turned this season around. That's what this win does 40 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: for me. You know, it is kind of a question 41 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: coming out of Miami, all right, are we all the 42 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: way back? 43 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: We back? 44 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: The Ravens are back, and when you win three straight 45 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: and this this is their best win of the season. 46 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: Quite frankly, this is a very good team, like we said, 47 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: in a hostile environment, and to pull this one off 48 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: with now the Browns and the Jets up next, the 49 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: Ravens are in good you gotta go win those games. 50 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: They're not gonna be handed to you. And I like 51 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 2: the to your point, the Ravens men mentality. You know, 52 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 2: they're not setting off fireworks. 53 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: You know in the postgame locker room. 54 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 3: There was no champagne bucket in the locker room. 55 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, but they also know that this was a this 56 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: was a big win for them, and and to be 57 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 2: able to get to six and five, if you're able 58 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: to get the next two wins going into the Thanksgiving 59 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 2: Night against the Cincinnati Bengals in the stretch of three 60 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: straight AFC North games like this sets them up well 61 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: for going on an extended run. 62 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 3: You mentioned the attitude after the game, and that was 63 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 3: kind of striking to me because we're sitting here saying like, hey, 64 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 3: Ravens are back, They've turned a corner. I talked to 65 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 3: Lamar Jackson on the field right after the game and 66 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 3: about the significance of this win and how big it was, 67 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 3: and right away he was like, yeah, it's it's nice, 68 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 3: it's good. I'm glad we won, but there's a lot 69 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 3: more to do, Like there's nothing we need to stay 70 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 3: locked in like, and I think he sets a tone 71 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 3: on that and a lot of He sets a tone 72 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 3: in pretty much every regard, but his attitude of let's 73 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 3: not think that we're too hot here coming off of 74 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 3: these three straight wins. We need to maintain the level 75 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 3: of focus, attention to detail, mindset, all of those things 76 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 3: that they've had over the last month. They need to 77 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 3: maintain that moving forward. And I think that everybody kind 78 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 3: of echoed that sentiment. 79 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 2: Kyle Heiinson was pretty clear in saying the Ravens came 80 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 2: into the season field a little too hot about who 81 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 2: they were and what they were going to do this year, 82 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: and you get, as he said, punched in the mouth 83 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: and you're one in five. Okay, that's a humbling experience. 84 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 2: And the way that they've responded to that, you know, 85 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 2: maintain their composure, maintain the consistency. 86 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: Come back. 87 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: When a lot of people, quite frankly, were writing this 88 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: team off, there were a lot of people that said 89 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 2: the Ravens are done, and they've proven those people wrong 90 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: because they are very much in the thick of this. 91 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 2: You know, Steelers are playing out in La on Sunday 92 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 2: night football here, we'll see, but the Ravens could end 93 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: the day one game back if the Steelers lose to 94 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: the Chargers. So very much not done for this team, 95 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: and the defense really is what led the way in 96 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: this one. Talk about a unit that has turned things around. 97 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 2: This was the thirty second ranked defense in the league 98 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 2: for the first portion of the season, and for them 99 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: to come out get two takeaways, two interceptions in this 100 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 2: game and really put the handcuffs on Justin Jefferson in 101 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: this offense, limiting them. Justin Jefferson had thirty seven yards 102 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: receiving on four catches and let on twelve targets. 103 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: Yep. 104 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: I mean, it was an impressive defensive performance. 105 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: The defense played great today. It was their best game 106 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 3: of the season. And the takeaways have been something that 107 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 3: the Ravens had been preaching since the offseason, but early 108 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 3: in the year when the unit was struggling, they just 109 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 3: weren't getting them. And even last year when the defense 110 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 3: was good, they weren't really getting takeaways. And so that 111 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 3: has been a focal point for this team. And it's 112 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 3: not just the two interceptions. They also got two turnovers 113 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 3: on turnover on downs yep. So it's like you're really 114 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 3: looking at four takeaways there for the defense in this game. 115 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 3: You're gonna win most of your games if you're able 116 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 3: to do that. Plus the special teams takeaway Bykeandre Jackson, 117 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: who's been a really nice development. His emergence has been 118 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 3: a really nice development for this team. So getting those 119 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 3: turnovers changes everything. And I gotta say Malachi Starks coming 120 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 3: up with that pick, the way he cruised across the 121 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 3: middle of the field skiede up and that's exactly why 122 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 3: the Ravens drafted him, and he is playing his best 123 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 3: football right now and it has put together two really 124 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 3: nice games with interceptions back to back weeks. 125 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 2: You better give me credit for calling that one. That 126 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 2: was my pregame prediction. 127 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: You did make, Malachi Starks prediction pick prediction. I did. 128 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: I did. Thank you. 129 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 3: I appreciate you. I'll give you credit for I don't 130 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 3: give you credit for much. I'll give you credit for 131 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 3: that one. I'll say too. I asked him after the game, 132 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 3: like at the bye week, he kind of talked about 133 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 3: not necessarily playing it away, where he just trusted his 134 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 3: game and his instincts early in the season, and he 135 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 3: said that over the course of the last few games, 136 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 3: he's just he's trusting himself more trusting his teammates more 137 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 3: and that's allowed him to play more free and I 138 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 3: think you're seeing that, like his his instincts are taking over. 139 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 3: And if you remember, like Kyle Hamilton is a rookie, 140 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 3: it was a little bit slow going for him out 141 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 3: of the gate and then he really turned it on. 142 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 3: I think we're seeing a similar thing happening with Malachi Starks. 143 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: Kyle Hels. 144 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 2: God forbid, a guy takes seven more than seven games 145 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: to get acclimated to the NFL, you know. 146 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: For al Starks. 147 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 2: The other interception came from Marlon Humphrey, which was notable 148 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: considering that he was playing with a pretty heavy. 149 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 3: Rap on his hand. 150 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, he had a cast on his hand after you know, 151 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 2: popped up on the injury report late in the week. 152 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: For him to make that interception was another big one. 153 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: Just to kind of track that ball and catch it 154 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: on a deep shot Vikings with some questionable third and 155 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: inches going throwing bombs, you know, that was quite interesting. 156 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: But this secondary, I think it's starting to come together. 157 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: There are a lot of question marks early on, a 158 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 2: lot of you know, why isn't I here Alexander playing 159 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: at and obviously the Buffalo meltdown a lot of questions 160 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 2: about this secondary and it's really coming together. Louis Gilman 161 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 2: obviously that addition, he had another good game, and then 162 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 2: the cornerbacks, like, give the corners credit, you know. 163 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: John Harball said on Justin. 164 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 2: Jefferson, they didn't really do that much special things to 165 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: try to eliminate him from this game. From a schematic standpoint, 166 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: he gave credit to the players. And it wasn't Nate 167 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 2: Wiggins just locking him up, putting him in a box 168 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 2: the whole game. 169 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: It was a collection of guys. 170 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, Cheetoh Woozier played well and Nate had 171 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 2: of course his Marlin really after the first deep shot 172 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 2: in this game to against Marlon Huphrey, which was a 173 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 2: great throw by J. J. McCarty, you got to give 174 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 2: them credit and nail her with the play after that 175 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: opening drive from the Viking, because they pretty much shut 176 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: down instead of passing attack. 177 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, and and Marlon did talk after the game about, hey, look, 178 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 3: since I've been here and Lamar Jackson's been here, there's 179 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 3: been plenty of games where he's just he's just done 180 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,119 Speaker 3: Lamar things and has led the way. And it's nice 181 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 3: for the defense to be able to have a game 182 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 3: where he even joked, it's nice to you to be 183 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 3: able to give Lamar Jackson a smoke break from time 184 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 3: to time. And so I think that that is true. 185 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 3: I think that that is part of the defense of 186 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 3: mentality where they're like, hey, guys, we just can't rely 187 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 3: on and Lamar on the offense to be excellent, Like 188 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 3: we need to do our part, and they're doing their part. 189 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 3: And as I said off the top, like this is 190 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 3: the best defensive game of the season. And when you 191 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 3: talk about like all the ravels back, I really do 192 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 3: feel like this defense is back. It's it's put together 193 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 3: a stretch here. I get some tough offenses. The Rams game, 194 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 3: even though they lost that game, that was a strong 195 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 3: showing from the defense. They've the Bears game, the Dolphins, 196 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 3: now this game, like they've had some tough offenses to 197 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 3: go up against and they're playing their best football. And 198 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 3: I just think that, like I think that this this 199 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 3: defense is a lot more like what I expected coming 200 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 3: into the season. The first you know, the first six 201 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 3: games seem more like a mirage to me than what 202 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 3: we've seen since. And so I think that that is 203 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 3: going to be the case moving forward. 204 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 2: Kyle Hamilton said, the defense has a swagger back, and 205 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: Marlon Humphrey said, really, it starts with us. They kind 206 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 2: of said, they kind of have their siger back. The 207 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: problem is the celebrations. 208 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: He said. 209 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 2: In order to fully have the swagger back, they got 210 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 2: to improve the celebrations. His celebration that he came up 211 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 2: with running gassers just totally flopped. That was after the 212 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 2: Roquon pick, which was a great play, should have been 213 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 2: another turnover, but barely ball hit the ground. And then 214 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 2: Marlon Humphrey said, and I think he was like there 215 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: was some seriousness to this. Is that just planning the 216 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: celebrations that they're going to do as a defense gets 217 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 2: you in the mind mindset of we're gonna make those plays. Yeah, right, 218 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: and it all kind of feeds into itself, like now 219 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: there is an expectation with the way that Ravens defense 220 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 2: has taking the ball away eight turnovers in the past, 221 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 2: takeaways in the past four games. Now those things come 222 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 2: in bunches for a reason because. 223 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: Kind of a speak it into existence thing that's happening, 224 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 3: to celebrate it into existence, celebrate it into existence. I 225 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 3: like that. All right, We'll take a quick break and 226 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 3: then we'll dive into the offensive side of the ball 227 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 3: as well. You're listening to the Lounge podcast. 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So the offense today wasn't their best day. 232 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 3: They had to settle for a bunch of field goal 233 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 3: attempts and Lamar Jackson was clearly kind of still just 234 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 3: tacked off about that a little bit after the game. 235 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 3: Happy they got the wind, it felt like a well, yeah, 236 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 3: it felt like they left a lot on the table 237 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 3: and they did and they did. 238 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: It could have been a blowout. Yeah, it could have 239 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: been a blowout. 240 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 2: I mean the Ravens they weren't very good situationally in 241 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: some regards. 242 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: They weren't good situationally. 243 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 2: They're six and fourteen on third down to five in 244 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 2: the red zone. Really, you know, short yard situations like 245 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: have to be better in the red zone, have to 246 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 2: be better in some of those situations. On the flip side, situationally, 247 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 2: they were good because they did not shoot themselves in 248 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 2: the foot. They did not have any turnovers, and they 249 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: only had one false start penalty in a raucous environment. 250 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: Vikings, meanwhile, I had eight. 251 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 3: I know. That's the crazy thing that Vikings I've never 252 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 3: I don't know. 253 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: That wooed from a false start perspective. 254 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 3: Especially for a home team. I don't know I've ever 255 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 3: seen that with a home team having eight false start penalties. 256 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 3: So that and for the Ravens, like they talked all 257 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 3: week from an offensive standpoint, in particular about managing the 258 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 3: crowd noise, they blew the horn all throughout the week 259 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 3: of practice. It was non stop out there, so that 260 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 3: they were ready for this environment, and I do think 261 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 3: it paid off once I got out here today. 262 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: Yep, I agree that. You know, the offense did enough. 263 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 2: I would say they put together kind of a big 264 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 2: boy drive midway through the fourth quarter. Eleven plays, sixty 265 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 2: seven yard touchdown drive that featured seven straight runs and 266 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 2: died with a touchdown to Mark Andrews and the two 267 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 2: point conversion. Some creativity on the wide open touchdown Mark Andrews. 268 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 2: That was a big, big, big drive. Yeah, midway through 269 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 2: the fourth quarter. So you know it was good and 270 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 2: bad offensively I would say it was not their best game, 271 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 2: but hey, sometimes we're going to have a defensive game 272 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 2: here in Baltimore. We don't say that a lot of 273 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 2: times with Lamar Jackson round anymore. But uh, but yeah, 274 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 2: sometimes it's kind of nice. 275 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's kind of old school football in that regard, 276 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 3: and I talk about guys who are back. Mark Angels 277 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 3: another one. Two touchdowns last week, another touchdown in this game. 278 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 3: He's just a touchdown machine when the Ravens need somebody 279 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 3: in that part of the field. That was a really 280 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 3: nicely designed play. There was a couple of nicely designed 281 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 3: plays that Munkin had. That was one of them. Another 282 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 3: one was the third and short pitch play where they 283 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 3: did the fake toush push play and then Mark pitched 284 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 3: it to Lamar really nicely. John on marsh Park to 285 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 3: catch that pitch which was high for Mark, but then 286 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 3: to catch it and then pick up the first down 287 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 3: that was big and that set up the Justice Hill touchdown. 288 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 3: So that was a big moment in the game where 289 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 3: third and short, Okay, you need to have one of 290 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 3: these situations, and they got it. So that was that 291 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 3: was another big opportunity for them. 292 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, there's the thing to work on. 293 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 2: I think they haven't quite got the ground game rolling 294 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: as well as they would like to. And Derrick Henry's 295 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 2: tenor in the postgame locker room kind of exhibited that. 296 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 2: I'm sure they would have liked to run out the clock. 297 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 2: They you know, at the end of the game, put 298 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 2: the defense back on the field in a two minute 299 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 2: drill situation. Down eight points, you're sweating it out there 300 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 2: at the end. The offense wants to end that not 301 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 2: have the defense go back out there, but you know, 302 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 2: to the defense's credit, get the job done and basically 303 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 2: run out the clock, get another turnover on downs. 304 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was that was you know, I think that 305 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 3: that was that was big in this defense. It just 306 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 3: was kind of it kind of was a nice cherry 307 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 3: on top, I think in the sense when you just 308 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: consider the way they control the game. Yeah, yep. 309 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: Special teams performances. 310 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, we can't leave them out. We gotta we gotta 311 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 3: give credit special special teams. 312 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 2: You mentioned KeAndre Jackson, the undrafted rookie defensive back who 313 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 2: is just he's been a spark for this special teams unit. 314 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 2: I gotta say it is fun watching him play and 315 00:12:56,280 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 2: he gets a huge force fumble and uh to to 316 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 2: turn the tide here in the third quarter. The Ravens 317 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 2: ended up scoring a touchdown on that to go up 318 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 2: nineteen to ten. That was for me, kind of the 319 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 2: turning point in this game. The end of the first 320 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 2: half where their offense drove down the field and got 321 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 2: a field goal in the final minute of the first half. 322 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: That was a big one. 323 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, great management, that situation. 324 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 1: Great management. 325 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 2: And then the Vikings get the ball first, you get 326 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 2: a defensive stop, you get a touchdown off of that, 327 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 2: and then KeAndre Jackson with the fumble. 328 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: Okay, now we're up multiple scores. 329 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was big. So credit took KeAndre Jackson and 330 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,959 Speaker 3: he's been a really nice player for this team, the 331 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 3: special team's unit. 332 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:32,719 Speaker 1: So we went four or five on field goals. Can't 333 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: leave him out. Yeah, that man kicked a lot of 334 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 1: field goals. 335 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, only mess was a fifty six yard attempt. So 336 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 3: credit to special teams and the Ravens get it done today. 337 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 3: They've won three straight games. Next up they travel to 338 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 3: Cleveland and then have the Jets at home. So this 339 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 3: team has turned things around and now it's about building 340 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 3: from here. So Thank you so much for listening. We'll 341 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 3: be back with you again later this week.