Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Yeah, I think you're right. The Titans loss was actually karmic justice against the Ravens. As someone posted upthread, Del Greco had uncharacteristic misses (some returned for TDs) and there were other really odd plays in those games - a screen bouncing off of Jamal Lewis' hands right to Sharpe who goes for a TD. Ray piledriving McNair into the ground with no flag.If there were one single game that made me want to run Billick out of town on a rail, it was your #1. In the 2nd quarter, they finally got Jamal Lewis rolling and he was just gashing the Colts. So what does the Offensive Guru do coming out of the half? Throws the ball all over the field and the Ravens got nothing going until....... Was that game also the one where Heap got called for that bull #### OPI in the end zone?Nice to see that in their relatively young history, the Ravens have handed out at least as many guy punches as they've taken. Here are the 3 worst losses I can think of:
1. 2006 AFC Divisional game loss to Colts
Ravens were 13-3, had a bye, and were primed to end all the Colts nostalgia in Baltimore once and for all by whipping them on the way to the Super Bowl. The defense played out of its mind, holding Manning to 5 FGs and 15 points, but the offense turned the ball over 4 times and could score only 2 FGs of its own in a 15-6 loss. The Colts went on to win the Super Bowl.
2. tie, 2008 AFC Championship loss to Steelers, 2010 AFC Divisional loss to Steelers
The 2010 loss probably hurt more, even though the stakes were lower, because the Ravens blew a 21-7 halftime lead, and let the Steelers convert a 3rd-and-19 to keep the game-winning drive going. The 2008 loss was tough because it cost the Ravens a trip to the Super Bowl, but they were pretty big underdogs in Flacco’s rookie year. Still, they had the ball and a chance to drive the field for the win at the end of the game, until Polamalu sealed Pittsburgh’s win with an INT and incredible return for a touchdown.
3. 2003 Wild Card loss to Titans
After a few years of getting slapped down by the Ravens, the Titans were the more physical team in this 20-17 playoff win at Baltimore. Orlando Brown committed a 15-yard personal foul that gave the Titans just enough field position to set up Gary Anderson for a game-winning 46-yard FG that slid over the crossbar with less than a foot to spare. It was no fun to be the bully who got bullied, and the play of QB Anthony Wright made it clear the Ravens were very far from having a playoff-caliber offense.
I'm surprised you left this one out, T_M:
AFCCG in NE a couple of years ago. The Lee Evans/Billy Cundiff game. That, the '06 game, and the '10 loss to the Steelers are the top 3 for me.![]()
I must have blocked that one out. Obviously so much worse than the loss to the Titans, actually probably the worst loss of all of them.
I'm convinced Baltimore would've beaten the Giants had they gotten past the Pats.