1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Lounge presented by DraftKings. I'm Ryan Mink 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: here with Garrett Downing following the Ravens twenty eight to 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: six win over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football. 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: The Ravens are now three and five. They've won two 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: straight for the first time this season, and Garrett, this 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: was a win that they had to have. Head coach 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: John Harball set after the game that they went into 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: the past two games against the Bears and this game 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: against the Dolphins coming out of the bye as both 10 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: they viewed them both as must wins to come down here, 11 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: business trip to Miami and get that accomplished. 12 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: It it's a really big deal for this team. 13 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 3: It's a pretty remarkable turnaround over the past six days. 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: Two wins in five days. Six days ago, this team 15 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: was one and five. Lamar Jackson was injured. Didn't know 16 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: when he was exactly coming back. Things have changed quickly. 17 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 3: I definitely agree. I think this team is. The energy 18 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 3: around the team has definitely changed, and I think that 19 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 3: when I talk about the energy, I'm more talking about 20 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: the external conversation. I do think that the Raves all 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: along have felt like internally, okay, we can get healthy. 22 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 3: We can go on a run. We can right the ship. 23 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 3: We have all the pieces. 24 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, but I'm gonna stop you right there, because winning 25 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: games changes things. So you can feel those things, but 26 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: until you start winning games, it doesn't feel the same. 27 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 3: It doesn't feel the same. But I don't think that 28 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 3: there was ever a loss of confidence. I think it 29 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 3: was just a matter of this needs to start happening. 30 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 3: Run out of time, yeah, And the Ravens were able 31 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 3: to do that. They were able to put together these 32 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: last two games all across the board when you look 33 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 3: at it in totality, where the best two games that 34 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 3: the Ravens have played this season. Their defense has come 35 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: a long way. The offense now with Lamar Jackson back, 36 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 3: he comes back those four touchdown passes tonight. Like this 37 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 3: two game stretch for the Ravens. This first time they 38 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 3: won two games in a row this season. And they 39 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 3: they're playing really well. It's not just that they're winning 40 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 3: the games, which is the most important, but they're playing 41 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 3: really well, and it's it was big to win this 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 3: one and to continue to turnaround and continue digging out 43 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: of that hole. 44 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: Absolutely, it didn't start off great for the Ravens, particularly 45 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball. It was kind 46 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: of a sluggish first half. Lamar coming back, as you mentioned, 47 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: his first game after missing the pass through with a 48 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: hamstring injury, three for eighty nine passing yards in the 49 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: first half. It was just the offense didn't have a 50 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: ton of rhythm in the first half. Lamar said after 51 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: the game that kind of basically bounced his first pass 52 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: to Rashad Bateman of the game, and that that pass 53 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: kind of hung with him a little bit throughout this game. 54 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: It wasn't until the second half where he felt like 55 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: he felt comfortable again. And you know, when you miss 56 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: three games, you missed more than a month, it's understandable 57 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: if you have a little bit of rust coming back 58 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: in your first game. Action, John Harball said, Lamar had 59 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: a really sharp practice on Tuesday, but games different. 60 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. 61 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: Right, he's back home in Miami, He's got tons of people, dozens. 62 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: Of people in the crowd, all that stuff, and you 63 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: kind of throw a dirt ball on your first throw. 64 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: It's like, oh, yeah, you know that was that wasn't good. 65 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: And then first first throw was to say that one 66 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: was okay. But the first series, yeah, well, and and 67 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: yeah it wasn't. It was early on, and you're like, 68 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: that didn't look good. 69 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 3: But it was. 70 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: I think it was third down. 71 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was a third down throw. And so anyway, 72 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 3: I think that, like, to me, he came out a 73 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 3: little bit like, let's just get a feel for this thing. 74 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,399 Speaker 3: He'd been out for a month and you're testing it out. 75 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 3: How does the hamstring feel, how does the arm field. 76 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 3: Let's get back to game speed. Like, I think that 77 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 3: there was a little bit of a feeling out process 78 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 3: early in this game. To me. 79 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know. I think I don't know that 80 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: he was feeling things out. I mean, certainly when the 81 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: second half started, the first drive of the game, Lamar 82 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: had or I'm sorry, the first drive of the second half, 83 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: Lamar scramble on third down really got that drive going, 84 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: and he he looked plenty fast to me on that, 85 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: yeah question the second half. Yeah, but I mean, I'm 86 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: just saying, like, physically, I think he was maybe he 87 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: was not willing to test it in the first half, 88 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: the hamstring and he was a little apprehensive. 89 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 2: I don't know. I just think there's a little. 90 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 3: Bit of rust early on in a game when you've 91 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: been out for a month. I think you're like testing 92 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: it out. You're this is the first time he's ever 93 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 3: dealt with a hamstring injury. You're working through all that stuff. 94 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: I wish that the listeners could see your body language. 95 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: You were the testing it out. You're kind of testing 96 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: it yourself here, while it's. 97 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 3: Me testing it out with a lot beffer than Lamar 98 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 3: testing it out. I'll say that. But yeah, that's I 99 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 3: think that there was a little bit of that going on, 100 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: and then and then just the I think the offense 101 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 3: they got on the the first half, they got pinned 102 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 3: back a few times feel position wise. I mean, one 103 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 3: time they started the six yard line. That was pretty 104 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 3: nice after the Alohi Gilman fumble in recovery, but then 105 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 3: they kind of got backed up behind the chains a 106 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 3: little bit. I think that slowed down the offense in 107 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 3: the first half. And so all those things combined. 108 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: They were running the ball with the consistency in the 109 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: first half, all those things you started to get in 110 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: the third and longs and all those things. Yeah, there 111 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: wasn't again, there wasn't a lot of rhythm in the 112 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: first half, and I think the pass rush Lamar was 113 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: kind of getting affected by the pass rush certainly in 114 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: the first half, and so there was an adjustment period 115 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: that needed to happen for Lamar Jackson. And then what 116 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: you really love is the way that this team, particularly 117 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: on offense, played in the second half. I mean, start 118 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: out the second half with back to back touchdown drives, 119 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: the scramble that I mentioned. Then Lamar Jackson hits Zay 120 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: Flowers for his best throw of the night, thirty nine 121 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: yard throw down the right sideline just to just corner. 122 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 2: Pocket calls it shot. I mean, that was a tight throw. 123 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 3: That was an incredible thing. 124 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: That was a great throw, which then set up the 125 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: Bateman nine yard touchdown, which Lamar kind of bought a 126 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: little time for himself by maneuvering in the pocket, steps 127 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: up and finds her shot Bateman in the end zone 128 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: wide open. So you know, you gotta love the way 129 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: that they came out in the second half, and that 130 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: felt like the kind of play the second half is like, Okay, 131 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,239 Speaker 1: here we go, Lamar's Lamar's back, now he's back back. 132 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 3: I thought the Bateman touchdown was really the nail on 133 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 3: the coffin, to be honest, Like the drive before that, 134 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 3: it's eleven play. Drive takes up almost seven minutes of 135 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 3: the clock coming out of the locker room after As 136 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: we just talked about, the offense was a little bit 137 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 3: out of rhythm, I thought in the first half, but 138 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 3: then they get the ball back. I thought Todd Munkin 139 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: caught a great drive there on that first drive out 140 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 3: of the locker room. They march down the field, they 141 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 3: mix it up, you know, you use things like the 142 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 3: Tush push, the Mark Andrews tush push, and then the 143 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 3: Charlie Kolar touchdown where he gets wide open. Just a 144 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 3: great call in that situation. They sell out kind of 145 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 3: to stop the run direction, right, Yeah, I just thought 146 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 3: I thought. I thought on those two drives in particular, 147 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 3: something that that the Ravens and Todd Munkin really did 148 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 3: is they just kept the Miami defense off balance. They 149 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 3: were running play action on early downs. 150 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 2: There's a running back screen to Justice Hill. 151 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 3: Like everything just they just were not able to really, uh. 152 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 3: They just seemed like, what whatever Miami was trying to do, 153 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 3: whatever they were attacking, the Ravens were going the opposite 154 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 3: direction like they were they were chasing the wind a 155 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 3: little bit. It felt like Miami's defense was and credit 156 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 3: to the Raves offense and Todd Munkin for doing a 157 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 3: great job on those series to be able to just 158 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 3: keep them, keep them off balance. And then that's how 159 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 3: you get Charlie Coller wide open. I mean he joked 160 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 3: about it, you know. I asked him about being able 161 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 3: to score touchdowns and back to back games and he 162 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 3: was just kind of like, well, I don't even really 163 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 3: know that I get that much credit for that one. 164 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: Like I was so wide open, I just basically had 165 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: to not fall down to catch it. Like that was 166 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 3: that was all I had to. 167 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: Do back to back games being wide I mean, did 168 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: the high step into the end zend. 169 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 2: Last week he hits the bear. 170 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: So keep getting Charlie Cohler wide open and he'll keep 171 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,119 Speaker 1: making the place. I mean, the tight ends beyond Lamar Jackson, 172 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: the tight ends were the catalyst for this offense day, 173 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: which is really good to see because that unit, in 174 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: many ways was a major driver for this offense last year. 175 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: I mean a lot was going right for this offense. 176 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, the running game, Derek Henry, But the tight 177 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: ends are really in terms of personnel, a lot of 178 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: think production. The tight ends were critical to the Ravens' 179 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: success last year as an offense, and it'd been a 180 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,119 Speaker 1: little slow going out of the gates, particularly for Isaiah Likely, 181 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: you know, Charlie Kohler hadn't had a lot and Mark Andrews, 182 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: you know, not a ton of production. Yet Isaiah Likely 183 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: had five catches for twenty six yards in the previous 184 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: four games. He had three for sixty today. Yeah, Lamar 185 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: Jackson's return is certainly part of that. But it was 186 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: a tight ends game in some regards tonight. 187 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: Three of the touch three of the four touchdowns scored 188 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 3: by tight ends Mark Andrews. Like there's been so much 189 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 3: I just think we need to give credit to Mark 190 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 3: Andrews here. It reminds me a little bit of last year. 191 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 3: And he started last season slow and then he heated 192 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 3: up over the course of the year, and then by 193 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 3: the end of last season he was scoring touchdowns in 194 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 3: every single game down the stretch, yep. And he scores 195 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 3: two tonight. And there's there's been a lot of times 196 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,119 Speaker 3: where people are quick to like write him off or 197 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 3: to look the other direction, and like Lamar Jackson has 198 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 3: said many times, don't do that. And Mark showed once 199 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 3: again tonight that I'm just not recounting that guy out. 200 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 3: I think he's a great player and that his second 201 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 3: touchdown in particular, Again credit to it was a good 202 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 3: route by him, but credit to the call on that play. 203 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 3: Just a perfect rub route call. The two defenders run 204 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 3: into each other. That Mark does the rest well, credit 205 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 3: to Lamar on that. 206 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: It's a blitz free blitzer right up the gut, right 207 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: in your face. He faded away and threw a perfect 208 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: ball at to Mark. It was just good call, good 209 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: execution all the way around. 210 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was encouraging to see Mark score those two. 211 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 3: I mean, he's knocking on the door here. It's gonna 212 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 3: happen soon. Both in terms of career receiving yards leader 213 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 3: in franchise history and career receptions leader in franchise history. 214 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 3: I think he's gonna have both of those records before 215 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 3: too long here, probably, I mean maybe in the next game. 216 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 3: So just he keeps putting up numbers, and I think 217 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 3: he's gonna be when it's all said and done, I 218 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 3: think he's probably gonna end up leading the team the 219 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 3: touchdowns this season and be a huge driver for this 220 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 3: team success down the stretch. Right. 221 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: Well, we were talking about scoring touchdowns the red zone 222 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: offense for the Ravens was on fire, which was great 223 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: to see. As you know, we've discussed previous games goal 224 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: line troubles the Ravens. It took four tries, four cracks 225 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: on that first one, but they got it done. You 226 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: get four to four. I mean the first one was 227 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: a nice run. Actually that wasn't goal line. It was 228 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: Derek Henry ran it down to the goal line on 229 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: first down. And then you had three cracks basically from 230 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: the goal line. The Ravens got it in on that 231 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: last one. That was a really big deal. I mean, 232 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: after the defense forces a turnover deep in your in 233 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: Dolphins territory, you take over the offense. If they hadn't 234 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: punched that in on fourth down with the past to 235 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews in the back of the end zone, that 236 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: would have been a real momentum killer. 237 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 2: Yep. And so the. 238 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: Ravens went four to four in the red zone tonight. 239 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: That's the kind of that's the kind of production you 240 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: love to see. Obviously, Lamar is a huge driver and 241 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 1: as we talked about the tight ends. 242 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I thought that the Ravens and and John Harbaugh 243 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 3: deserve a lot of credit for the decision to go 244 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 3: for it on fourth down. Whenever you get it, you 245 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 3: kind of forget about it, like that's how fourth downs work. 246 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 3: If you don't get it, then everyone talks about it. It 247 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 3: was a terrible decision. If you get it, then you're like, oh, yeah, 248 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 3: that was a fourth down. Then they went for it 249 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 3: in that situation. But and like that that the decision 250 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 3: to go for it there they were down three to nothing, 251 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 3: nothing you could just be like, you know what, this 252 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 3: just tie it up and then just you know, we'll 253 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 3: let our defense go out there. They go for it 254 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 3: down there, and they scored the touchdown on that drive 255 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 3: to Mark Andrews. 256 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: Well especially, I thought it was an especially bold call 257 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: given the goal line troubles that the Ravens have had 258 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: previous to this. You know, I think that you're setting 259 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: yourself up there, I think and everybody's mind when they're 260 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: going for it on the goal line on fourth down there, 261 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: you're like, come on, like we got to get this one, Like, 262 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: come on, time to break through here and get this 263 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: on the goal line. And to have the confidence to say, 264 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: you know what, we're not gonna run scared after we've 265 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: had some some failures on the goal line. 266 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 2: We're gonna we're gonna keep plugging away. I thought that 267 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 2: should come. 268 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, And on the other side of the ball, the 269 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 3: red zone defense was a really big driver for this team. 270 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 3: Let's take a quick break. When we come back, we'll 271 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 3: dive into the defensive performance and how this unit has 272 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 3: turned things around. You're listening to Lage podcast. We are 273 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 3: coming to you from the Seakiek Studio. We want to 274 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 3: mention our partners with Draft Kings Sportsbook. They are an 275 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 3: official sports betting partner of the Baltimore Ravens Draft Kings Sportsbook. 276 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 3: The Crown is yours. So this defense these last two 277 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 3: games has really been playing well. 278 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: And what stands out three games they didn't win, The 279 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: Rams defense played pretty well that game. 280 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 3: The thing that stands out to me about tonight's games 281 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 3: is two things. It's takeaways and their ability down inside 282 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 3: the red zone. They were forcing Miami to settle for 283 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 3: field goal attempts or go forward on fourth down. And 284 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 3: then they also came up with the takeaways that really 285 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 3: turned out to be the difference in this game. 286 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: Right for a team that was near the bottom of 287 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: the league in takeaways, getting three in tonight's game, is 288 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: something that gives you hope that maybe the momentum is 289 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: turning a little bit, that they can turn this around 290 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: with turnovers. 291 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 2: Wow, that was that was really that was so bad. 292 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: So Elois Gilman obviously ripping the ball out on the 293 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 1: goal line. I mean that that was or near near 294 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: the Dolphins goal line. 295 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 2: That was a huge play for early. 296 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 1: Momentum in this game, because the Dolphins came out boom boom, boom, 297 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: boom boom, their marching down the field on their first drive, 298 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: and I thought that really was a turning point early 299 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: in this game. Then Marlon Humphrey rips one out and 300 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: recovers the fumble also himself, and Malachi Starks got his 301 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: first career interception. 302 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 2: So bravo to those three guys. 303 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: And this is a defense that has kind of been 304 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: knocking on the door. They've been waiting all year long. 305 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: We've all been saying, when are the four? You know, 306 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: how come this team isn't getting fumbles? How come they're 307 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: not getting more picks? Where's Malachi Starks making some plays 308 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: in the back end? And it kind of came together tonight. 309 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's what this defense needs to be a really 310 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 3: good defense. Here's the thing in today's NFL, there's no 311 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 3: defense that just shuts down their opponents like the days 312 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 3: of the two two thousand Ravens defense. They're over with 313 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 3: the way that the game is played today. The offensive 314 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 3: nature of today's game, that just doesn't exist. 315 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 2: They went away with the neck rolls. Once the net 316 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 2: rolls were gone, big. 317 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 3: Shoulder pads and the neck roles. When those were gone, 318 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 3: that that defense was also gone, and so you don't 319 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 3: see that anymore. 320 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 2: We'll have to get takeaways. 321 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 3: You need to do takeaways, and you have to be 322 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 3: able to play well in the red zone and forced 323 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 3: teams to settle for three. That's what the Ravens did 324 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 3: last week against the Bears. They did that again tonight 325 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 3: against the Dolphins, and like the Dolphins are moving the football, 326 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 3: they put up some yards tonight and especially early in 327 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 3: the game, and they in the first half, I think 328 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 3: it was four times they had to settle for field 329 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 3: goals or for attempts and then they end up missing 330 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 3: one too. So it's like that's the type of stuff 331 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 3: that ends up being the difference in a game. We 332 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 3: just spent all this time talking about the red zone 333 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 3: offense and how big it was for the Ravens to 334 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 3: be able to punch it in the flip side of 335 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 3: it is also true for this defense to stand tall 336 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 3: inside the red zone. That is what is a this 337 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 3: group to be playing at a high level these last 338 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 3: three games. 339 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: I think a big difference too, is just not beating yourself. 340 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: Tonight was kind of a case in point of two 341 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: teams going in different directions and the Dolphins really in 342 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: the first half hurt themselves significantly through there. We talked 343 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: about the fumble which turns into a touchdown for the 344 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: Ravens next drive. 345 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 2: I believe it was for the Dolphins. 346 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: They drive the ball down the field, false start when 347 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: they're going to go for it on fourth down deep 348 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: in Ravens territory. They false start and then have to 349 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: settle for a field goal attempt, which they missed a 350 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: chip shot. They had a tripping penalty that wiped out 351 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: a long gain for them. 352 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 2: You know, debatable, debatable call. 353 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: I know that on the broadcast they certainly didn't agree 354 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: with that call. But penalties, turnovers, those kind of things 355 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: that where you beat yourself. Mike McDaniel, Dolphins head coach, said, 356 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: you can't play against two teams the other team and yourself, 357 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: and so we saw kind of and on the flip side, 358 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens did not do those things. Yes, right, they 359 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: got the takeaways. They played a clean game. So you're 360 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: seeing kind of the evolution for the Ravens where they're 361 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: starting to play just better overall, cleaner football. When you 362 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: don't beat yourselves and you have as talented a roster 363 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: as the Ravens do, you have a good chance of winning. 364 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 3: Yeah. And the last one for me, I think we're 365 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 3: seeing this defense and what it's going to look like 366 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 3: moving forward. A Lowhi Gilman has been a great addition. 367 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 3: He got the fumble force fumble recovery today and that 368 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 3: has freed up so many different things on the back 369 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 3: end of this defense, and that's part of the reason 370 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 3: this group is playing at the level that they are. 371 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 3: So this is a massive win for the Ravens. They 372 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 3: needed these two games, as head coach Jean Harball mentioned, 373 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 3: they got them, and they're the favorites right now to 374 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 3: win the AFC North. So a lot of football left 375 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 3: to be played, but that's what the experts stake, that's 376 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 3: what the friends of draft Kings. 377 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 2: Ravens are now three and five. They get a mini buy. 378 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: After this game, they come back with back to back 379 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: road trips to Minnesota and Cleveland on deck, followed by 380 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: three straight at home the Steelers, who are now one 381 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: and a half games ahead of the Ravens, or home 382 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: versus the Colts than at the Chargers. So you even 383 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: look ahead, you feel good about these past two wins. 384 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: You look ahead, and it's bright skies for the Ravens. 385 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 3: One game at a time, one game at a time, 386 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 3: that's the focus the Ravens will take. Thank you so 387 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 3: much for listening. You can email us at the lounge 388 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 3: at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Thank you so much, 389 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 3: and we'll be back with you again later this week.