The NFL announced the 2009 schedules for all 32 teams today and for the Ravens, hopefully this is the preliminary sketches for another AFC Championship run; and hopefully even more than that.
After finishing 11-5 last season and making a surprise appearance against the Steelers for the AFC title, Joe Flacco, Ray Lewis, and all of the Ravens, new and old, will be looking forward to this season, and having a chance to try it all over again. The Ravens will play three primetime games in 2009; one at home on Sunday November 29th against the Steelers, and 2 Monday Night Football games on the road: Novemeber 16th at the Browns, and December 7th in frigid Green Bay against the Packers.
Here is the schedule:
September 13 vs. Kansas City Chiefs - 1PM
September 20 @ San Diego Chargers - 4:15PM
September 27 vs. Cleveland Browns* - 1PM
October 4 @ New England Patriots - 1PM
October 11 vs. Cincinnati Bengals* - 1PM
October 18 @ Minnesota Vikings - 1PM
November 1 vs. Denver Broncos - 1PM
November 8 @ Cincinnati Bengals* - 1PM
November 16@ Cleveland Browns* - 8:30PM - (MNF on ESPN)
November 22 vs. Indianapolis Colts - 1PM
November 29 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers* - 8:20PM - (SNF on NBC)
December 7 @ Green Bay Packers - 8:30PM - (MNF on ESPN)
December 13 vs. Detroit Lions - 1PM
December 20 vs. Chicago Bears - 1PM
December 20 vs. Chicago Bears - 1PM
December 27 @ Pittsburgh Steelers* - 1PM
January 3 @ Oakland Raiders - 4:15PM
January 3 @ Oakland Raiders - 4:15PM
* - AFC North Division Game
The schedule looks to be an exciting one, and a challenging one at the same time, with a lot of the teams being very improved from last season. I think that a very difficult time of the season for the Ravens is going to be the stretch of November 8th to December 7th, where they will play away games in Cleveland and Cincinnati, at home against Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, and then away in primetime against the Packers. That stretch of the season will be crucial to the way that the Ravens season turns out in the end.
Who doesn't love predictions to get them excited about a season, so here is my pre-draft 2009 Ravens prediction: 11-5, and a playoff berth
The Ravens have the 28th ranked Strength of Schedule so hopefully they can take advantage of that, and make another deep playoff run with a much more experienced team, in 2009.
O's vs. Rangers at 8:05PM on MASN. Alfredo Simon will make his 2nd start for the Birds after losing his first start to the Yankees. The kid's got some good stuff. Let's see how he does in Arlington tonight.
That's all for now. The O's are 5-2 and looking good. Get behind the team this year. They are young and talented, and who knows what they could do with some solid fan support.
J.F
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