Player of the Game - 9/10 vs. Bengals

[RavNMadMan]

For me it's Joe Flacco. Great pre-snap reads, barking out line signals, checking into better plays and smooth, commanding execution. Looks like Joe has taken the next step. As several of my mates mentioned while we were watching the game in my buddy's sports bar, he reminded us of Peyton Manning.

Any other thoughts anyone?

[Haloti92]

Has to be Flacco, and it's not even close.

Plenty of players had good/great games, but Flacco played the best, and he plays the most important position.

[alienrace]

Definitely Flacco. He was putting balls on the money, in some tight windows at times. His command of the offense is definitely very Peyton-like.

[festivus]

It's a competition for second place.

Haloti Ngata, or maybe Michael Oher if you want to go offense.

[bmoreravengirl]

If someone gives an answerother than Flacco for the #1 spot, I want whatever it is you're smoking.

[pslholder96]

If someone gives an answerother than Flacco for the #1 spot, I want whatever it is you're smoking.

[alienrace]

If someone gives an answerother than Flacco for the #1 spot, I want whatever it is you're smoking.

Heap86 will probably say it was someone else

[redmike34]

Eh... not smoking anything, but I'll throw a bone out for Ed Reed. His pick-6 broke the Bengals' offense. No question that Flacco was over-the-top brilliant tonight... But ALL the air went out of the Bengals after that.

I'll say Flacco, with honorable mention to Reed.

[iggyman555]

def flacco 100%...wht did u guys think about some of the questionable throws he made tonight i think he coulda had 2 ints but im glad we opened up the offense!!!

[alienrace]

def flacco 100%...wht did u guys think about some of the questionable throws he made tonight i think he coulda had 2 ints but im glad we opened up the offense!!!

Every QB makes throws like that in most every game. It's rare to not see that. The one were he kinda heaved it forward up for grabs was kinda stupid though.

[RavNMadMan]

It's a competition for second place.

Haloti Ngata, or maybe Michael Oher if you want to go offense.

Yep, Haloti is Ngata be denied. You'll see him in the backfield often IMO. And Yes Michael played a solid game tonight.

[Bl1tz]

Obviously Joe, but Oher was a decent shout. Put it this way, anytime we don't hear his name all day, he would have done his part well

[downside52]

The great thing about a game like last night is that all around it seemed like everybody had a pretty solid game.

[Paintballguy]

Flacco by far. There weren't hardly any passes that were off the mark. He was throwing darts all night.

[mmi16]

Flacco

The 'touch' pass to Pita for the TD was a thing of beauty!

[wickedsolo]

Heap86 will probably say it was someone else

Not if he's on your ignore list.

[JAB1985]

Oher and Harewood looked really good, as did yanda and KO. Second level blocking and just over powering people. I thought Ellerbe looked good, im still surprised he played so much of the game (and im actually one of the few supporters of his). Pitta maybe gets some nods for missing so much time but not missing a beat?

Flacco without question performed the best though.

[bmorecareful]

def flacco 100%...wht did u guys think about some of the questionable throws he made tonight i think he coulda had 2 ints but im glad we opened up the offense!!!

There were a couple of eyebrow-raisers, but on two such passes that I recall Joe put the ball where the receiver had a shot at it, but they dropped/failed to catch it and it ended up in a defender's arms.

There was a play to Dickson in particular where the ball was high, but it hit Dickson in the hands--and he deflected it out into the defender's lap. Could have been ugly.

The only really egregious one I remember is in the red zone, under heavy pressure, when Joe lobbed up a ball and I'm not sure what the intent was--I guess to throw it away, but it fell right within the reach of a couple defenders. THAT was boneheaded.

[leachisabeast]

Oher and Harewood looked really good, as did yanda and KO. Second level blocking and just over powering people. I thought Ellerbe looked good, im still surprised he played so much of the game (and im actually one of the few supporters of his). Pitta maybe gets some nods for missing so much time but not missing a beat?

Flacco without question performed the best though.

Absolutely agree with everything you said.

There is no doubt that Flacco was the best player in this game, but lets give credit to who performed the second best, and you have a ton of candidates.

I'm going to say Michael Oher on the offense. Oher gets heavily criticized around here, but he has looked better than he was as a rookie (his best year to date) and he had the best game of his career last night, so while guys like Pitta, Yanda, Boldin, Rice, Leach et all had fantastic games, they are always normally stand out performers for us anyway.

On defense it has to be Ray Lewis. I know that Reed came up with a clutch interception and returned it, he also had a great game, and Ngata played really well with two sacks, but Ray is really looking great out there. 13 tackles and a forced fumble. Are you kidding me? At 37? That is just amazing. Don't forget about Bernard Pollard either.

It was just a great overall performance by everyone, and it's hard to find a player who didn't have a good game.

Best rookie is even a hard one. I will give that to KO, he looked like a mauling angry bear out there, perfect for right tackle. Maybe we have found our new Zeus in KO, he has that same mean streak and attitude. Courtney Upshaw played really well too, he should start over Kruger IMO from what I've seen of him in this game, because McClellan had a good game setting the edge.

[HoustonRaven]

For me, it's Flacco for obvious reasons.

My honorable mention would be Ray Lewis -- 12 tackles and a sack.