Playoff Game thread Colts vs Ravens 1/6/13

[DColeman]

Well, here we are People. 1st playoff game this season. Ravens will have to be smart with the football, and even smarter with less penalties. Colts will come out gunning at Williams like every other team has this year. We just need to keep Indy's Luck on the sideline most of the game.

We all know this will be Ray's last dance at M&T and possibly game as a Raven. I'm trying to stay focused on the game though, hopefully the team is also. I'm starting this way early , the game starts in about 9 and half hours, I'm not sure where I will be......

Lets go RAVENS!!!!!

[OriginalColtsFan]

This is gettin exciting!!

[West Chester Raven]

Bryant McKinnie is starting at LT today. Thank God. Oher moving to RT - Osemele to LG in all likelihood. This is good news. It's our best 5 on the O-Line.

Go Ravens.

[prairieaug]

Already pumped for this game. Hope the Ravens are as well.

GO RAVENS!

[OriginalColtsFan]

McKinnie got totally trashed on the 24x7 board after last week's game, but I thought he still did a better job than Oher. As far as the best possible O-line goes, I think the Ravens got it right for today's game.

[JasonM]

A good friend of mine (who's a huge NFL fan) often says "sports are soap operas for guys." I can't remember a game with more soap operatic sub-plots than this one. Roone Arledge was the father of using "storylines" to promote games, I think he would've loved this one:
Indy's history with the city, their move and return today.
Ray's last game.
The Ravens inability (so far) to get past Indy in the playoffs
Pagano's cancer, AND Pagano facing his old team.
Caldwell running the offense against his old team, after his late season promotion.
Cory Redding returns to M&T wearing an Indy jersey.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some sub-plots, I just wish 1:00 would get here!

[DColeman]

This piece on OJ Brigance is quite moving....

[West Chester Raven]

A good friend of mine (who's a huge NFL fan) often says "sports are soap operas for guys." I can't remember a game with more soap operatic sub-plots than this one. Roone Arledge was the father of using "storylines" to promote games, I think he would've loved this one:
Indy's history with the city, their move and return today.
Ray's last game.
The Ravens inability (so far) to get past Indy in the playoffs
Pagano's cancer, AND Pagano facing his old team.
Caldwell running the offense against his old team, after his late season promotion.
Cory Redding returns to M&T wearing an Indy jersey.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some sub-plots, I just wish 1:00 would get here!

That s a great analogy! I've thought that before myself.

Playing the role of the antagonist: WCR! Just kidding.

[JasonM]

So, Bruce Arians is in the hospital & not at the game.

[DColeman]

Chris carter, what a cawk....

[DColeman]

Here we go. Defense Starting it off. LETS GO RAVENS!!!!

[BlandFood]

LETS go JOE!!!!!!

[DColeman]

Luck is going to be out of it today....

[BlandFood]

Well THAT sucked.

[Raven Mike]

If Yanda had the ball, how is it Indys?

[durango46]

obvious who the NFL wants to win

[DColeman]

FUmble ravens ball. They are getting away with some serious holding on that colt line, ommf....

[OsfaninCA]

Nice job D...can Rice please stop fumbling in playoffs!

[BlandFood]

OK, all the jitters are gone..... play ball back to RR & Co.

[durango46]

yep another big punt by Koch ...smh