Historical choke job

[Oriole Dave]

Rahim Moore. Was there another player who blew the game on his own?

You’re jealous. The Ravens are playing in AFC championship game for the 3rd time in 5 years. Your team’s hero who had to run around like a chicken with head cut just to make the playoffs is sitting at home wondering if his knee will ever feel the same.

[Brohan]

One player completely screwing the pooch has nothing to do with games being played on paper. The lesser team advances a lot. Usually they admit it.

Ravens have been to the conf. Championships a few times since the Broncos last did.

You haven't seen much playoff football this decade so I'll give you a pass here Arnold.

[Slidemaster]

One player completely screwing the pooch has nothing to do with games being played on paper. The lesser team advances a lot. Usually they admit it.

Why does his mistake mean the Ravens didn't deserve to win? What about the collective mistakes of the entire Ravens' special teams unit? Why don't those count as giving the Broncos free touchdowns?

[OriginalColtsFan]

Why does his mistake mean the Ravens didn't deserve to win? What about the collective mistakes of the entire Ravens' special teams unit? Why don't those count as giving the Broncos free touchdowns?

Because he's a troll. That's why.

[Oriole Dave]

The Ravens crushed the NFL’s #2 defense and the Ravens defense forced 2 Manning fumbles and 2 Manning picks, one which was a pick 6. The Broncos were the #1 seed, they won 11 games in a row….what the Ravens did was……..wait for it………..Legendary!

[HAIL2BNG]

Why does his mistake mean the Ravens didn't deserve to win? What about the collective mistakes of the entire Ravens' special teams unit? Why don't those count as giving the Broncos free touchdowns?

His play, or lack thereof, cost the game. It was a ball that should have been intercepted. He blew it as bad as you can.

[Pickle20]

His play, or lack thereof, cost the game. It was a ball that should have been intercepted. He blew it as bad as you can.

I still don't understand how his misplay overrides about a zillion other things that the Ravens did well to complete that pass.

[Slidemaster]

His play, or lack thereof, cost the game. It was a ball that should have been intercepted. He blew it as bad as you can.

How did the plays on ST not have the same impact as that blown coverage? The cost was the same for each blunder: 7 points.

[Pickle20]

How did the plays on ST not have the same impact as that blown coverage? The cost was the same for each blunder: 7 points.

Slide, what don't you understand? The Ravens did nothing right. They only s scored 38 pts against a top 5 defense. They deserved to lose.

[HAIL2BNG]

How did the plays on ST not have the same impact as that blown coverage? The cost was the same for each blunder: 7 points.

It's like saying the first out in a baseball game is as important as the last. It simply isn't.

[Baltimore Ravens Lets Go!]

What are the Redskins doing next weekend? H@aaaaaaaaa!

He doesn't know, he is so doggone stupid he probably thinks RGIII will be limping on the field in the pro bowl. Total whacko.

[Pickle20]

It's like saying the first out in a baseball game is as important as the last. It simply isn't.

You know what, you're almost right. The ravens had a 3 percent chance to win the game before that play happened. But everything that lead up to that moment mattered.

And I don't believe that some outs are less important. There is more pressure as the game wears on, but if the Broncos made some plays earlier or didn't make mistakes earlier, that play isn't such a crucial turning point.

I really don't know what you're arguing in support of, and it seems like you're just a bitter Skins fan. Who knows. What I do know is you're watching the Ravens game next week. Must suck for you.

And I'm still waiting to hear which teams admit they were the lesser team after they win. I'd like to hear which ones they were if it happens as often as you said it did.

Hope to hear from you.

[Slidemaster]

It's like saying the first out in a baseball game is as important as the last. It simply isn't.

Plenty of people have hit dramatic home runs in the 9th to win. Very rarely are they looked at as being undeserving, and having been handed the game, even if they hit a big, fat pitch.

[Pickle20]

Point. Set. Match.

[hst2]

It's like saying the first out in a baseball game is as important as the last. It simply isn't.

Not outs, runs. And a first inning run is just as important as one in the ninth.

[HAIL2BNG]

Plenty of people have hit dramatic home runs in the 9th to win. Very rarely are they looked at as being undeserving, and having been handed the game, even if they hit a big, fat pitch.

This is more like Mookie Wilson's game winning hit against the Red Sox than it is a home run. The safety simply booted an easy play.

[Baltimore Ravens Lets Go!]

I still don't understand how his misplay overrides about a zillion other things that the Ravens did well to complete that pass.

He doesn't either, he just likes to troll opposing teams message board because he is mentally ill. He doesn't understand baseball either but won't listen to anyone who does. Know-it-all syndrome sufferer.

[Baltimore Ravens Lets Go!]

This is more like Mookie Wilson's game winning hit against the Red Sox than it is a home run. The safety simply booted an easy play.

I guess the Giants didn't deserve to win the Super Bowl either last year because Wes Welker dropped a pass he should have caught? Your theory shows how stupid you are on this subject.

[Slidemaster]

This is more like Mookie Wilson's game winning hit against the Red Sox than it is a home run. The safety simply booted an easy play.

The problem with that even if Rahim Moore is in position to defend correctly, it's still no sure thing. What's to say Jacoby Jones doesn't just jump up and make the play? Receivers make catches in traffic all the time, and it was a high, arcing throw (which was by design, as was reported several places after the game).

The problem here is that you're making the assumption that the Ravens did nothing right on that play, when they did. Did the Broncos have a chance to break it up? Sure, but it was the same chance the Ravens had to throw an accurate bomb and catch the ball. They did both. In the Mookie Wilson example, once the ball is in play, it's absolutely 100% in the hands of Bill Buckner. Not so here.

On top of that, that throw doesn't even need to be made if the special teams does their job. That was an equally large error, and the Ravens committed two of them instead of just one.

[Ravens2006]

Blowing a 14 point lead AT HOME in the playoffs, against a team traveling from west coast to east coast... a scenario in which the west coast team rarely wins... one could argue that would be "choking".

On the other side, one of the best ARMS in the NFL, stepped up in the pocket, avoiding pressure, side-stepped a DE, threw a bomb (with Miller in his face) over top of fairly deep coverage (shocking the defense)... to a very fast WR who got behind the defenders...

That's "clutch"...

Keep trollin', trollin', trollin'...