Baltimore Ravens beat Browns 47-42: The good, bad and the ugly
The ugly:
Marquise Brown, what kind of player are you? Are you the hero of this game? I ask this because you could have been the goat of this game. Dropped passes continue to be a problem for the Ravens’ 2019 first-round pick.
The most notable drop was on a third-down pass from Trace McSorley. It put the Ravens in a tough spot. He was open, the pass was good, what’s the problem? Whatever it is, this is a reoccurring theme, and Ravens fans are obviously losing patience with him for it. He’s not off the hook because he caught the one that mattered. Sorry, not sorry.
The Ravens defense had 15 men on the field on a critical possession for the Browns. Kevin Stefanski challenged the uncalled foul and won it. One play encapsulated so much of what was bad about this epic game. The officials were so oblivious that somehow Baltimore almost got away with having four extra players on the playing field at one time. The officiating in this game was egregiously bad overall. But how do the Ravens allow that to even happen?
The Ravens had to burn a timeout so it didn’t happen again. The officials were a bit much in this game but let’s not ignore the fact that eight penalties for 69 yards don’t make a rare problem for Baltimore. John Harbaugh’s coaching has not equaled doing the little things right or for that matter disciplined play this season.
This was an amazing win. It didn’t have to be so dramatic, even with Jackson’s absence for most of the fourth quarter. A college student who pulls off an amazing project in one night gets the A but is warned that his procrastination won’t always work. (Trust me, I’ve been on both ends of that). Sometimes just needing heroics at the end is a sign that a lot of things really went wrong.
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If it weren’t for the magical ending of the game, this is another blown lead for Baltimore. If it weren’t for the 47-42 final score it would be just like the game against the Tennessee Titans. Late game heroics are the difference between the glory of victory and the same feeling as letting it slip away against the Steelers. Baltimore has had 24 hours to celebrate. Now it’s time to get to work.