Run This Town - Baltimore Ravens Dynasty (M13)

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Last Minute Ravens FG Beats Defending NFL Champions


This was a great game between two elite teams. Both teams played well and it came right down to the wire. Very fun to watch.

New York took a big risk early on, as they ran a fake punt of their first drive. They were able to convert, but had to punt it for real just 3 plays later. That entire first quarter was the truest form of a "feeling out" process. Neither team was able to score and both defenses were in firm control.

Baltimore's offense had a pretty good day, despite giving up 6 sacks and Flacco's 2 interceptions. Joe threw for 278 and a TD to Torrey Smith. Ray Rice inched ever closer to the single season rushing record wit his 77 yards. Rice also put a TD on the board.

The defense was able to record 3 more sacks, which brings the team's season total to 50, they have really been getting after the QB this season. They weren't able to force any turnovers, but they did allow just the one TD in this one, which is excellent defensive play.


Next week is the last one of the regular season. Baltimore will be finishing the same way they started, by facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals. Let's see if the Ravens can avenge the loss from week 1.

New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens
Dec 23, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Giants (9-6)	0	3	6	6	15
Baltimore Ravens (13-2)	0	14	0	3	17

Team Stats Comparison
	NYG	BAL
Total Offense	315	302
Rushing Yards	164	70
Passing Yards	151	232
First Downs	17	17
Punt Return Yards	69	47
Kick Return Yards	46	91
Total Yards	430	440
Turnovers	0 (+3)	3 (-3)
3rd Down Converstion	7-18	4-14
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/3	2/1
Penalties	4-15	3-35
Posession Time	32:12	27:48

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NYG	BAL
12:55	(NYG) L. Tynes, 20 Yd FG	3	0
8:55	(BAL) T. Smith, 18 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	3	7
0:39	(BAL) R. Rice, 5 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	3	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NYG	BAL
3:16	(NYG) D. Wilson, 1 Yd run (2-pt conv. failed)	9	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NYG	BAL
6:14	(NYG) L. Tynes, 28 Yd FG	12	14
3:12	(NYG) L. Tynes, 31 Yd FG	15	14
0:27	(BAL) J. Tucker, 29 Yd FG	15	17

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Manning 13/29 157 0 0 S. Weatherford 1/1 10 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Bradshaw 26 105 4.0 0 D. Wilson 8 59 7.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Randle 5 60 12.0 0 D. Walker 4 52 13.0 0 V. Cruz 2 26 13.0 0 H. Nicks 2 19 9.5 0 S. Brown 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Robinson 1 0 H. Hynoski 1 0 D. Diehl 0 1 W. Beatty 0 1 A. Bradshaw 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD O. Umenyiora 2 2 0 0 M. Kiwanuka 8 1 0 0 J. Tuck 2 1 0 0 J. Pierre-Paul 2 1 0 0 C. Canty 2 1 0 0 P. Amukamara 4 0 1 0 M. Boley 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG L. Tynes 3/3 0/0 9 31 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Weatherford 6 242 40.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD V. Cruz 2 46 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jernigan 6 69 11.5 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 20/31 278 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 29 77 2.6 1 J. Flacco 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Dickson 6 96 16.0 0 T. Smith 5 66 13.2 1 T. Doss 4 36 9.0 0 J. Jones 3 50 16.6 0 R. Rice 2 30 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Yanda 1 2 B. McKinnie 0 1 M. Birk 0 1 M. Oher 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. McClain 5 1 0 0 P. McPhee 3 1 0 0 R. McBean 1 1 0 0 R. Lewis 7 0 0 0 L. Webb 5 0 0 0 E. Reed 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 1/1 2/2 5 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 6 268 44.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 2 47 23.5 0 T. Smith 2 44 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 5 47 9.4 0

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

WEEK 17
@ Cincinnati Bengals

It's the final week of the 2012 regular season. What a season it's been, starting off with two losses followed by an unbelievable 13 game winning streak. It's time to avenge that first loss by beating the Bengals on their home turf.

Matchup Preview *|* December 30, 2012
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Baltimore Ravens (13-2, Away)		Cincinnati Bengals (5-9-1, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 7,775 Total Yards 7,016 5,988 Total Offensive Yards 5,370 3,798 Passing Yards 3,317 2,190 Rushing Yards 2,053 24.9 Points Per Game 24.5 30 Passing TD 21 11 Rushing TD 13 279 First Downs 213 47 Red Zone Attempts 44 25-19 Red Zone TD-FG 14-20 93% Red Zone Percentage 77% Defensive Stats Comparison 4,843 Total Yards Allowed 4,938 2,981 Passing Yards Allowed 3,238 1,862 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,700 263 Points Allowed 402 50 Sacks 34 6 Fumble Recoveries 15 7 Interceptions 15 48 Red Zone Attempts 34 17-26 Red Zone TD-FG 9-17 89% Red Zone Percentage 76% Injury Report WR | A. Boldin Broken Collarbone (1 Week) LG | T. Wharton Dislocated Knee (3 Weeks) DE | H. Ngata Upper Arm Fracture (4 Weeks) LB | T. Suggs Achilles Tear (Out)

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Ravens Dismantle Bengals to End Record-Setting Season


It was a great way to end the regular season. Avenge the early season loss and set some records while you're at it!

I can't go any further without mentioning Ray Rice. This season, he solidified himself as one of, if not THE best running back in the NFL. He rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown in this game and on his TD run, he eclipsed Eric Dickerson's single season rushing yards record. Rice set the new record at 2,118 yards. What an amazing season, and an amazing career this young man has had to this point.

The Ravens also set the franchise record for best regular season W-L record at 14-2. The previous record was 13-3, set back in 2006.

Not much more to speak of on either side of the ball. Baltimore played this game fairly conservatively to preserve their starters for the post-season. Speaking of starters, WR Anquan Boldin, who went out on injury a few weeks back will be ready for the Divisional round.

The Ravens get a week off to rest, practice, and watch the first round. The NFL playoffs are now underway!

(I exited the game by mistake before getting in the rest of the stats for Baltimore)

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Dec 30, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Baltimore Ravens (14-2)	0	21	3	10	34
Cincinnati Bengals (5-10-1)	0	10	3	0	13

Team Stats Comparison
	BAL	CIN
Total Offense	355	188
Rushing Yards	215	103
Passing Yards	140	85
First Downs	18	10
Punt Return Yards	50	34
Kick Return Yards	83	122
Total Yards	488	344
Turnovers	2 (0)	2 (0)
3rd Down Converstion	5-14	1-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	0/1
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	37:30	22:30

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BAL	CIN
14:19	(BAL) T. Doss, 7 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker)	7	0
10:21	(CIN) L. Hall, 35 Yd INT return (M. Nugent kick)	7	7
6:31	(BAL) R. Rice, 8 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	14	7
4:40	(BAL) C. Upshaw, 23 Yd Fumble return (J. Tucker kick)	21	7
0:35	(CIN) M. Nugent, 34 Yd FG	21	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BAL	CIN
9:30	(BAL) J. Tucker, 46 Yd FG	24	10
5:36	(CIN) M. Nugent, 46 Yd FG	24	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BAL	CIN
4:16	(BAL) J. Tucker, 44 Yd FG	27	13
2:23	(BAL) A. Allen, 1 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	34	13

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 11/25 161 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Allen 22 118 5.3 1 R. Rice 18 81 4.5 1 B. Pierce 4 16 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Dickson 5 59 11.8 0 T. Smith 3 68 22.6 0 T. Doss 2 16 8.0 1 R. Rice 1 18 18.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Yanda 1 1 K. Osemele 1 0 B. Williams 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Kindle 4 1 0 0 C. Upshaw 3 1 0 1 P. McPhee 2 1 0 0 J. McClain 2 1 0 0 L. Webb 0 0 1 0 R. Lewis 10 0 0 0

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Dalton 17/30 113 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Green-Ellis 23 78 3.3 0 B. Scott 1 25 25.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Binns 5 23 4.6 0 B. Tate 3 30 10.0 0 B. Green-Ellis 3 -8 -2.6 0 A. Green 2 24 12.0 0 J. Gresham 2 22 11.0 0 M. Sanu 2 22 11.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Whitworth 1 0 K. Cook 0 1 J. Gresham 0 1 A. Collins 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD G. Atkins 5 2 0 0 D. Peko 5 1 0 0 R. Maualuga 14 0 1 0 L. Hall 3 0 1 0 T. Mays 8 0 0 0 T. Howard 7 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Nugent 2/2 1/1 7 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 K. Huber 8 314 39.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Green-Ellis 4 97 24.2 0 B. Scott 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Tate 2 19 9.5 0 B. Scott 1 15 15.0 0

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Great job on a great season, can't wait for the playoffs.

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

2012 NFL Post-Season News, Recap, and Wild Card Preview

It's been an outstanding year. So many great games were witnessed this season and with the playoffs now underway, we're bound to see a few more.

In breaking news, both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Chicago Bears have fired their respective head coaches. Both Marvin Lewis and Lovie Smith were given their walking papers. What does this mean for the future of both franchises?

Which team will raise the Lombardi Trophy? First, let's take a look and the final Regular Season standings.


Final 2012 NFL Standings

NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2013
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	11	5		500	421
New York Giants	10	6		465	408
Dallas Cowboys	6	10		397	369
Washington Redskins	3	13		371	477
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Detroit Lions	11	5		472	431
Minnesota Vikings	9	7		397	348
Green Bay Packers	8	8		471	493
Chicago Bears	7	9		345	356
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	12	4		494	369
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9		368	435
Carolina Panthers	7	9		476	461
Atlanta Falcons	6	10		417	442
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Francisco 49ers	10	6		457	391
Arizona Cardinals	8	8		364	428
Seattle Seahawks	8	8		387	439
St. Louis Rams	5	11		402	438
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	8	8		467	407
Buffalo Bills	8	8		429	417
New York Jets	7	9		413	443
Miami Dolphins	6	10		409	463
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	14	2		407	276
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	6		469	444
Cincinnati Bengals	5	10	1	381	436
Cleveland Browns	4	12		357	531
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	12	4		419	346
Tennessee Titans	9	7		441	400
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	9	1	415	500
Indianapolis Colts	5	11		406	431
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	11	5		493	407
Oakland Raiders	9	7		425	442
San Diego Chargers	8	8		445	423
Kansas City Chiefs	5	11		390	477

Now, lets take a look at who took home the awards for each conference.

NFC Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Best Quarterback	Matthew Stafford		Detroit Lions
Best Running Back	Frank Gore		San Francisco 49ers
Best Wide Receiver	Calvin Johnson		Detroit Lions
Best Offensive Lineman	Jason Peters		Philadelphia Eagles
Best Defensive Lineman	Jason Pierre-Paul		New York Giants
Best Defensive Back	Carlos Rogers		San Francisco 49ers
Best Kicker	Dan Bailey		Dallas Cowboys
Offensive Player of the Year	Matthew Stafford		Detroit Lions
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Russell Wilson		Seattle Sehawks
Defensive Player of the Year	Jason Pierre-Paul		New York Giants
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Lavonte David		Tampa Bay Buccaneers

AFC Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Best Quarterback	Joe Flacco		Baltimore Ravens
Best Running Back	Ray Rice		Baltimore Ravens
Best Wide Receiver	Brandon Lloyd		New England Patriots
Best Offensive Lineman	Marshal Yanda		Baltimore Ravens
Best Defensive Lineman	Mario Williams		Buffalo Bills
Best Defensive Back	Patrick Chung		New England Patriots
Best Kicker	Rob Bironas		Tennessee Titans
Offensive Player of the Year	Tom Brady		New England Patriots
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Brandon Weeden		Cleveland Browns
Defensive Player of the Year	Robert Mathis		Indianapolis Colts
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Courtney Upshaw		Baltimore Ravens

League-Wide Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Matthew Stafford		Detroit Lions
Coach of the Year	John Harbaugh		Baltimore Ravens

2012 Wildcard Playoff Match-ups

Wildcard Playoffs

Saturday's Games

Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos

Minnesota Vikings @ Philadelphia Eagles

Sunday's Games

Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots

New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers

The Wildcard games should should be some exciting games!

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

Wildcard Weekend Results and Divisional Matchup Preview


Here are the results of the Wildcard playoff games.

Wildcard Weekend Results

Saturday's Games

Oakland Raiders 28 - Denver Broncos 27

Minnesota Vikings 12 - Philadelphia Eagles 28

Sunday's Games

Pittsburgh Steelers 43 - New England Patriots 29

New York Giants 14 - San Francisco 49ers 38

That Raiders/Broncos game must have been a nail-biter!




Now, we look ahead to the Divisional Round. Here are the games:

Divisional Playoffs Match-ups

Saturday's Games

Oakland Raiders @ Baltimore Ravens

San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints

Sunday's Games

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Houston Texans

Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions

The Ravens and Raiders have themselves a re-match! Baltimore won their regular season game with a score of 22-13. Oakland is going to want to avenge that loss, especially now that there is a trip to the AFC championship game at stake.

It's certain to be another great game on Baltimore's road to the Lombardi Trophy!

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

Ray Rice's Late TD Carries Baltimore Over Oakland


The entire city of Baltimore knew that this divisional playoff game would not be an easy one. Oakland came into this one with a one point win on the road last week at Denver and wanted to avenge the regular season loss to Baltimore. Well, the Raiders came incredibly close to doing just that, but it just was not to be. Ray Rice made sure of that.

Rice put on possibly his best performance of the season, as he ran for 127 yards and 3 touchdowns, one of which was the game winner. Joe Flacco was able to overcome his two early interceptions to throw for 324 yards and 2 touchdowns. Anquan Boldin had a big game in his return from injury, catching 8 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.

The defense had difficulty stopping Oakland's running game. McFadden had 84 yards before he left the game with an injury. His backup, Goodson ran for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He really caught the Ravens by surprise.

It was a great game, possibly one of the best in playoffs history!

Next stop, the AFC Championship game!

Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens
Jan 12, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oakland Raiders ()	10	3	9	7	29
Baltimore Ravens ()	0	14	7	14	35

Team Stats Comparison
	OAK	BAL
Total Offense	391	487
Rushing Yards	217	135
Passing Yards	174	352
First Downs	17	21
Punt Return Yards	35	51
Kick Return Yards	51	87
Total Yards	477	625
Turnovers	0 (+2)	2 (-2)
3rd Down Converstion	8-18	11-16
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	4/0
Penalties	7-70	3-40
Posession Time	32:55	27:05

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OAK	BAL
10:53	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 48 Yd FG	3	0
5:08	(OAK) M. Goodson, 24 Yd run (S. Janikowski kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OAK	BAL
14:56	(BAL) R. Rice, 3 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	10	7
5:14	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 44 Yd FG	13	7
1:54	(BAL) J. Jones, 14 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	13	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OAK	BAL
9:04	(OAK) T. Jones, 4 Yd run (2-pt conv. failed)	19	14
4:24	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 37 Yd FG	22	14
1:15	(BAL) R. Rice, 29 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	22	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OAK	BAL
12:42	(OAK) R. Streater, 40 Yd pass from C. Palmer (S. Janikowski kick)	29	21
8:09	(BAL) A. Boldin, 14 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	29	28
0:55	(BAL) R. Rice, 1 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	29	35

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Palmer 16/30 198 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. McFadden 17 84 4.9 0 M. Goodson 11 102 9.2 1 T. Jones 11 21 1.9 0 D. Moore 1 10 10.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Moore 4 37 9.2 0 R. Streater 3 72 24.0 1 M. Reece 3 32 10.6 0 J. Ford 3 28 9.3 0 J. Shockey 1 19 19.0 0 D. McFadden 1 6 6.0 0 D. Heyward-Bey 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Parsons 2 0 J. Veldheer 1 0 M. Brisiel 0 1 K. Barnes 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD P. Wheeler 5 1 0 0 A. Curry 1 1 0 0 R. McClain 5 0 1 0 C. Bilukidi 0 0 1 0 T. Branch 15 0 0 0 M. Giordano 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Janikowski 3/3 2/2 11 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Lechler 6 267 44.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Moore 1 27 27.0 0 J. Ford 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Ford 3 35 11.6 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 22/34 324 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 29 127 4.3 3 J. Flacco 2 9 4.5 0 A. Allen 2 -1 -0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Smith 9 111 12.3 0 A. Boldin 8 110 13.7 1 E. Dickson 2 43 21.5 0 J. Jones 2 30 15.0 1 R. Rice 1 30 30.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Yanda 3 0 V. Leach 3 0 M. Birk 1 0 M. Oher 0 1 B. McKinnie 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Upshaw 5 2 0 0 P. McPhee 5 1 0 0 R. Lewis 8 0 0 0 J. McClain 7 0 0 0 P. Kruger 6 0 0 0 E. Reed 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 0/0 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 4 175 43.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Smith 3 63 21.0 0 J. Jones 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 5 51 10.2 0

Here are the results from all of the Divisional Round games

Divisional Playoffs Results

Saturday's Games

Oakland Raiders 29 - Baltimore Ravens 35

San Francisco 49ers 31 - New Orleans Saints 34

Sunday's Games

Pittsburgh Steelers 24 - Houston Texans 17

Philadelphia Eagles 30 - Detroit Lions 34

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Conference Championships


AFC Championship Game
Sunday, 4:00 PM EST
Pittsburgh Steelers VS Baltimore Ravens


NFC Championship
Sunday, 7:00 PM EST
Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints