A GIANT LOSS?

The Raven Wrap-Up

Your purple and black birds fell to 6-4 on the season yesterday to the world defending champions, the New York Football Giants (9-1). 

Having been cured from DFS, "Displaced Fan Syndrome" - according to DirecTV - I was able to watch the game on the Sunday Ticket, which is the tightest source of technology since Atari. 

Some may say that the 30-10 loss to the world champs was deflating, others say that this loss proved, again, that the Purple & Black Attack can NOT beat a worthy opponent. I beg to differ...

-Back at summer camp in Westminster, if you would've told me that our boys would be sitting at 6-4 after week 11, and residing in the #6 seed in the AFC playoffs - I probably pee myself in laughter. Granted, I'm the biggest homer. Ahem, Josh and I are the BIGGEST homers. We both talked at camp how we saw this team being competitive and ending the year around 7-9 or 8-8. I'm ecstatic to be where we are BUT there is still a lot to cover to make this season special. "It's time to Hunt".

-Flacco, yet again, was "Joe Cool". Having out passed Baby Manning, #5 was poised in the pocket, and made passes most rooks couldn't complete. I love this kid. The dude is smart...using the veteran #85 as his security blanket, yet still spreading the wealth around to MClay and Heap, AND becoming more mature by checking down to his RBs McGahee, Rice, and McCain. 

-Home Sweet Home. The Ravens will be flying in their home nest four of the last six weeks, the two games away in Cincy (Week 13) and Dallas (Week 16 - Thursday night on NFL Net). Ray Ray echoed these thoughts during the post game interviews. The Ravens are 3-1 at M&T Bank this season, the one loss coming from the undefeated Titans, but I digress...

Should the Ravens finish up at 10-6, it will definitely put them in good shape for any thoughts of football in January. We are in control of our own post season destiny, who'd a thunk it?! Fans in Charm City are the best. All we have to do is defend home turf (I mean, half turf, half grass) against Philthy, D.C., Stinksburgh, and the Jacksonville Fighting Mike Petersons.  

We're 6-4 and it's Week 11. Gobble Gobble Day is next week. Baltimore is back on the O's jerseys. The Terps are in the hunt for a title game in Tampa, and Gary and Co. tipped off the new season last week. It's a GREAT time to be Maryland sports fan. 

O's. Strohs. and Natty Bohs, HON! 

~bj