Baltimore Ravens vent session: An inexcusable loss
The Baltimore Ravens lost a game at home to a 1-4 Chicago Bears team. Not only did the Bears get their first road win, but they tore any remaining pride from the Ravens:
Look, you have to give the Bears some credit. They came into Baltimore and got a win. They got a win that nobody expected them to get. The Ravens Flock doesn’t have to deny the Bears credit to be filled with boiling frustrations with their team. The Baltimore Ravens lost what many people, myself included, considered to be the easiest game on their schedule. It was a home game against a rookie quarterback and a Bears team with a lot of problems. This is an inexcusable loss, I’m sorry, there’s no way around it.
Don’t you dare blame this defense:
The Chicago Bears had 342 total yards in the game and over 70 of those yards came in overtime. Mitchell Trubisky only completed eight of 16 passes for 113 yards. The defense had four sacks on Trubisky and recovered two fumbles. Blame this game on the defense, I dare you. A gassed defense gave up a field goal on the second Bears’ possession in overtime. The Ravens had multiple chances to win this game in regulation and in overtime. The offense didn’t get the job done.
Joe Flacco had 102 yards in this game. While the veteran quarterback didn’t light it up, it was never more obvious how little help he had around him. Both of Flacco’s interceptions came on passes where receivers (Breshad Perriman and Chris Moore) could have caught the football. Flacco threw the ball 41 times, by the way. That’s how bad the Baltimore Ravens passing attack was in this game. This offense is beyond bad.
The Bears had two key turnovers. They allowed a touchdown return on a kickoff and a punt return, in the second half. The Bears went three and out in overtime and gave the Ravens good field position. The Bears even had the courtesy of a bad punt. The Ravens didn’t take advantage of it. The Bears did not put the Baltimore Ravens away at any point in this game, until the overtime field goal.
More inexcusable things:
The Ravens managed this game as poorly as they could have. Baltimore got out to a slow start. They wasted time outs in the fourth quarter. They threw the ball short in the middle of the field with 13 seconds left in the game. Yeah, spiking the ball never was going to happen. This game is telling. The Ravens had a home game. They were the favorites in this game. This loss was inconceivable, even after the Ravens low moments earlier this season. Everyone knew the Ravens could play ugly football, but this is a new low. I’m sorry, it just is.
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The Ravens are doing a lot of things that don’t make sense. This organization has no clue when it comes to the offensive side of the football. The skill positions are deprived of skilled players. The offense can barely fake being functional for more than one game. Things are bad for the Ravens. They just took what was supposed to be their easiest game and made it impossibly hard. They just lost a game they had no business losing. Go ahead Baltimore, vent about the Ravens. There is a lot to be frustrated about.