The Baltimore Ravens were expected to have an easy win against the Browns. It was anything but easy.
The Baltimore Ravens wasted a lot of chances in their battle with the Cleveland Browns. It happened again, the Ravens shot themselves in the foot. On one first half drive the Ravens were driving. They had just gotten big plays from Terrance West and Kenneth Dixon, and it looked like the offense was heating up. Joe Flacco threw an unforgivably bad interception.
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The Ravens first points came on a Justin Tucker field goal. The Ravens only had to kick the field goal because Flacco missed a wide open Steve Smith Sr. coming across the field. Flacco threw it deep instead, throwing away a sure touchdown. The recurring theme of the Ravens tripping over themselves continued on Thursday Night Football.
The offensive line was a real problem in this game. It didn’t really matter who you pointed the finger at, none of the offensive linemen had a game to write home about. Flacco took some bone crunching hits. Ronnie Stanley struggled. Alex Lewis missed a blocking assignment on one of the Browns sacks. Vlad Ducasse had some disappointing moments as well.
The Ravens went into the locker room down 7-6 at the half. It looked like the team was sleep walking. Maybe it was because it was a short week, or perhaps it was a let down after a big win. The first half just wasn’t good enough, and the crowd at M&T Bank Stadium made that quite clear.