Garceau: Ravens Squashed The Browns But Have A Tough Schedule Ahead
Facing the team that once called Cleveland home, this Browns team stayed competitive for a half before falling 28-7 to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. It won’t be any different when Pittsburgh’s Terrible Towel-waving backers make the short drive from Western Pennsylvania on November 20. “It’s one of the toughest things to do in the world, to win a game in the National Football League”. The Browns still led 7-6 at the half until Joe Flacco reverted to the guy who’s now 15-2 against the Browns. But what that really tells us-and not that it isn’t anything that we were unaware of-is that the Browns really don’t have a starting quarterback. Can somebody please order a drug test for the Ravens head coach.
“We have good players”, Flacco said.
Referees reviewed the catch, but in the end determined Perriman maintained control of the ball as he rolled over in the end zone. Joe Flacco had issues with his deep ball accuracy and made a few bad decisions.
“That’s what championship teams need”, Dixon said. “Nobody’s thinking too much”. The 37-year-old hauled in five catches for 60 yards, including his 11-yard touchdown. The quarterback later delivered a similar pass to Perriman that went for 25 yards that placed the Ravens in position for their second touchdown of the night. He finished the night going 30-of-41 for 296 yards and three touchdowns, though he did throw two picks. (It’s) just how long it took to get here and all the work you had to put in.
BALTIMORE (AP) The Baltimore Ravens gained sole possession of first place in the AFC North at the expense of the winless Cleveland Browns, who reached a historic low point in franchise history. Going back to last season, this quality football team has lost a franchise-record 13 games in a row and 20 of 21.
Baltimore trailed 7-3 late in the second quarter before gaining control during a third quarter in which Flacco went 10-for-12 with two scores. On the first, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs hit McCown’s arm from behind while he threw, and the wobbler was intercepted.
“What we are is what we are”, wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. said. “We came out of it pretty good”.
The Ravens swarmed in for four sacks and snatched a pair of interceptions.
The Browns were beaten by the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday and a 0-16 season looks a real possibility.
As it turns out, this whole time, the Cleveland Browns don’t really know what they are doing.
Ravens: Travel to Dallas on November 20 to face the Cowboys, a team they’re 4-0 against since the series began in 2000. They flooded zones with receivers and ran several waggle pass plays. “Tonight, obviously, it worked out for us”.
Cleveland is 0-10 for the first time in its 66-year history.
It took the Ravens some time to get warmed up, but they finally put the Cleveland Browns away in the second half with two touchdowns in the third period.
I get that the Browns offense had no spark, but how in the world do you expect veteran Josh McCown to provide one?
The Ravens have one of the best kickers in the league in Justin Tucker. Baltimore combined to rush for 119 yards as a team. “What I saw earlier were just some things of putting the ball in the proper spots where I wanted the ball to be, and it wasn’t there, but it wasn’t just Cody, let me say that”. He still dropped a pass, but this was his best game as a professional.