Back in June of 2008 we put together our list of the Best Plays in Ravens History.
Of course time has a way of changing things. The Mile High Miracle may arguably be the greatest of all and we invite you to include your favorites not on THIS LIST.
We’ll revisit the list but over the course of the next 3 Flashback Fridays, presenting what we once regarded as the 10 best in pairs. We will then ask YOU to help us create a new list.
Here are the plays we ranked as the 5th and 6th best in Ravens history 6 years ago…
6. RETURN OF BLOCKED FGA IN NASHVILLE: The Ravens took on one of their once bitter rivals, the Tennessee Titans. With the game tied at 10-10, Al Del Greco prepared for a go ahead field goal. Instead, Keith Washington was able to get his hand on the kick and the ball bounced into the Ravens secondary where it was scooped up by Anthony Mitchell.
Mitchell led by an army of blockers made his way down the sideline to an eventual score. The play was a 10 point swing and an extremely critical play in Ravens history. In seconds, a potential 13-10 deficit turned into a 17-10 advantage.
5. RAY LEWIS DELIVERS THE DAGGER: When you have Steve McNair as your quarterback, a seven point lead, even against a stout Ravens defense, is not safe. When the Titans took the ball after the Mitchell return, we all sat on the edges of our chair.
During a swing pass attempt to Eddie George, it initially appeared that the Titans would advance the chains. But a man named Superman, aka Ray Lewis, closed on the play quickly. Not only did he prevent the first down, Ray took the ball from George and then proceeded into the end zone, eventually giving the Ravens a 14 point lead and silencing the crowd at Adelphia.
“We’re goin’ to California!”
