GAME THREAD - Ravens/Cardinals - Bird v. Bird

[Sephy]

2nd and 15, delay of game called.
2nd and 20, ANOTHER delay called. But they get the TO in first.

[Sephy]

2nd and 20 from the 48, Leinart hit as he throws, Fitzgerald tried to make the catch on the sideline, but went OOB.
3rd and 20, quick slant, and DROPPED by C-Mac. Almost had a pick there. He actually beat Fitz to the ball.

Yo back to take the punt. Fair caught at the 17.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 18, PA, complete to D-Will, who eludes the first tackler, gets 7, fumbles when he htis the ground, but the ground caused it.
2nd and 3, I form, read really well by the Cards, and Willis is literally thrown down in the backfield. Loss of a 5.
3rd and 8, McNair steps up with the pressure, completes solidly to Mason who catches and runs to the 38! Nice play by the former Titans on that one.

[Sephy]

1st down, PA, complete to McClain for only 1.
2nd and 9, singleback, 3 WR, McNair holds until the last second, dumps to Willis who gets a really nice gain and thrown down after he passes the 50.

[Sephy]

1st from the 48, I form, Musa gets a nice gain, goes for 5.
2nd and 5, I form again, delayed handoff gets about 1.
They're going to let the first quarter run out.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, end of the 1st. Offense is moving the ball, but this redzone shit has to stop.

And I really wonder why we are incapable of stretching the field. Its going to be a matter of time before the cardinals defense clamps down on the short pass.

Defense is doing great.

2nd quarter up.

[Sephy]

3rd and 4, shotgun, complete to an open Heap down to the 25, first down Ravens! 17 yard pickup.

[Sephy]

1st from the 25, I form, play action, complete to Mason for 8. He came back on the curl, and then found a seam.
2nd and 2, McGahee back in, I form give to him, gain of about 6. Willis is pumped!

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 13-14, REALLY delayed handoff to Willis, gets no gain, maybe a loss. Don't like that play at all.
2nd and 12 (!), give to Willis, right into the teeth of the defense, gain of maybe 1 or 2. Puzzling call, there.
3rd and 11, shotgun, complete to Clayton to the 9 or 10. Didn't even try to get a first down, just settled. That is one thing I absolutely hate about Billick's playcalling.

Stover on from 28, right down the middle.
6-0 Ravens. We need touchdowns.

[StingerNLG]

Didn't I just say the redzone shit had to stop?????

Sigh. Well, 3 is 3, get the points and let the defense shut it down.

[Sephy]

Breaston, nice return to the 31-32.

[Art-Florida]

So far, this is a ho-hummer. I gyess that's a good thing, in a way.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 32, no gain, maybe 1 for Edge. No room there.
2nd and 9, another give to Edge for 1, maybe 2. Ray right in the middle of it there.
3rd and 7, shotgun, deep and overthrown for an open Johnson, but too far towards the sideline. Need better pressure on the QB.

Figurs gets to about the 32.

[Sephy]

Holding during the return puts it 10 yards back.

[Sephy]

1st and 10 from the 18, McNair swarmed under after PA, steps up, and scrambles all the way OOB untouched for a gain of 12! NICE!

[Sephy]

1st from the 31, PA, incomplete and dropped by McClain. Wasn't going to get much there, but still. Great blitz pickup by McGahee.
2nd, quick screen to Willis who was split out right, and Arizona was right on it, dropping him for a loss of 1.
3rd and 11, shotgun, dump to Musa who gets about 7, and the Ravens have to punt.

Can we like, not throw the ball deep or something? FB pass, RB screen split out, and a checkdown.

Breaston takes it to the 18 or 19.

[Sephy]

KURT WARNER in at QB? Leinart was pulled!

[Sephy]

1st, they send Johnson who smacks Warner, but hits Boldin down to the Ravens 45.

[Sephy]

1st, hurryup offense, complete to Fitzgerald to the 31.

[Sephy]

1st, give to Arrington for 1.
2nd and 9, Warner holds forever, and is smacked by Suggs as he throws, nearly fumbles, but incomplete.
Levi Brown limps off.