I'll take a stab at this one - Ravens win big.

//slashies

All I ask of the Jags tonight is to have fewer than 3 turnovers and that they not allow Baltimore's defense to score a TD.

How did this crapfest get a MNF bid? It's going to be 60 minutes of Ngata working his way down the Jag's QB and RB depth charts.

I vote we just schedule all the Jets' games as MNF games next year. If nothing else Rex Ryan will put on some kind of show, even if Sanchez puts on a donkey show.

/I also think we should make the Giants hire Rob Ryan as their HC. The Jets/Giants rivalry would be the best thing ever

Please, please, please keep the Jaguars' score low.

I want the lulz to flow.

AdmirableSnackbar: I'll take a stab at this one - Ravens win big.

//slashies

Ray Lewis sees what you did there.

Cheesus: AdmirableSnackbar: I'll take a stab at this one - Ravens win big.

//slashies

Ray Lewis sees what you did there.

No, he didn't see nothing.

I get the feeling it's going to be me, a few thousand other Baltimorons, and a couple hundred people in Pittsburgh watching this game. And that's it.

The Jags play the colts, so I'm not worried.
It's between Miami and Indy for worst.

Will Paul Posluzny make 30 tackles and return 3 picks for TDs? Cause that's the only way I'm winning my FF game

/NCAYFFT

Blaine Gabbert playing against the Ravens D huh? I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say 9 sacks.

For the (probably not) last time. Ray Lewis did not murder those two guys, his posse did. Ray only obstructed justice by refusing to finger which guy actually got stabby. Besides, Ray is a real Christian now, you might say those two died for his sins.

I predict that Flacco goes 18-23 for about 320 yards with 2-3 TDs and no picks, Ravens win by 21, and then Tuesday Skip Bayless spends 40 minutes talking about how Joe doesn't have what it takes to lead a team because he got knocked down three times and overthrew Pitta on some first-down out route.

I need a whole lot of Flacco to Boldin tonight. While the Ravens D just plays normal and doesn't get turnovers or sacks.

/opponent has Ravens D
//I have both Flacco and Boldin
//no one cares about my fantasy team

clifclav: I get the feeling it's going to be me, a few thousand other Baltimorons, and a couple hundred people in Pittsburgh watching this game. And that's it.

Heh. You nailed it.

/Pittsburgh fan transplanted to Baltimore.
/Balitmorons.

Chupacabra Sandwich: Last year we didn't get any mnf threads and this year they're all five hours early. Hmm... I'm in favor.

That's because of the rasslin' threads that have been popping up on Mondays bringing Drew beer on a silver platter.

/you're welcome
//armbar

ha-ha-guy: How did this crapfest get a MNF bid? It's going to be 60 minutes of Ngata working his way down the Jag's QB and RB depth charts.

I vote we just schedule all the Jets' games as MNF games next year. If nothing else Rex Ryan will put on some kind of show, even if Sanchez puts on a donkey show.

/I also think we should make the Giants hire Rob Ryan as their HC. The Jets/Giants rivalry would be the best thing ever

Who the hell knows. Not really related, but Jags have 2 MNF home games this season alone. Ravens under Harbaugh have had 6 away MNF games and none at home, including this one.

The rat-birds will go in all over confident and embarrass themselves against a less talented team. Their D is getting old and loosing a step, and MoJo will run all over them and Gabbert will have a break out game.

PanicMan: /Pittsburgh fan transplanted to Baltimore.
/Balitmorons.

Meaning you're a white guy that grew up in what, Michigan? Arizona? The Carolinas? Some other region that had a shiatty team for the last decade or so, so you latched on to a white-guy-approved team that won a pair of Super Bowls and act like you care?

Because you didn't say "Pittsburgh native," you said "Pittsburgh fan," and the rest of Football is tired of that bandwagon yinzer BS from every white person tired of their home team being mediocre.

Unless you're actually from Pittsburgh, in which case, you have my condolences.

Torgo_of_Manos: My experience in NFL betting: Always take the double digit dog at home.
I am betting Jags plus 11...not a big bet mind you, just enough to keep it interesting.

I took GB, NO and Dal all to cover. Bal/Jax was only 8 when I bet it so I'll stick with it.
If I go 3/4 while giving 44 points, I'll be happy.

Le Bomb Suprize: For the (probably not) last time. Ray Lewis did not murder those two guys, his posse did. Ray only obstructed justice by refusing to finger which guy actually got stabby. Besides, Ray is a real Christian now, you might say those two died for his sins.

I actually agree with this, I was just getting the stupid puns out of the way early. I give Ray-Ray a lot of credit for turning his life around and trying to help others do the same. It's a shame that Jamal Lewis didn't listen to him.

We're all in agreement then, if Baltimore loses they get sent to the NFC West?

jdmac: The rat-birds will go in all over confident and embarrass themselves against a less talented team. Their D is getting old and loosing a step, and MoJo will run all over them and Gabbert will have a break out game.

Are you a crazy person? Their D isn't old, excepting maybe Reed and Ray Lewis, but nobody's looking at them like they've lost a step. Ngata, Suggs, Johnson, Webb, Carr, Cody, Redding, etc. all have lots of years left in the tank. And they're about to get healthy, which means younger -- Jimmy Smith has played one down this year and it was kickoff coverage.

They lead the league in points allowed. They're +5 turnovers in 5 games. The lead all defenses in yards allowed per play. They have allowed the fewest rushing yards in the league, and only the Browns have allowed fewer passing yards. They lead the league in defensive scoring. They lead the league in DVOA -- Football Outsiders ran an article today stating that, at this pace, they're going to be the best defense of the last 20 years:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story?id=7140170&_slug_=nfl-examining- d ominance-baltimore-ravens-defense-year&action=upsell&appRedirect=http% 3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2fstory%3fid%3d7140170%26_slug_%3dnf l-examining-dominance-baltimore-ravens-defense-year

Basically, the Ravens D has been locking down opponents all year. If that's "old and losing a step," well, give me old dudes every season.

jdmac: The rat-birds will go in all over confident and embarrass themselves against a less talented team. Their D is getting old and loosing a step, and MoJo will run all over them and Gabbert will have a break out game.

I smell a Squealer fan.

netweavr: We're all in agreement then, if Baltimore loses they get sent to the NFC West?

Or the NFC east for that matter.

So glad Jacksonville got a team before Baltimore... they REALLY know how to support their team down there don't they?

Meanwhile, we had to wait another few years to build our "museum" down on Russell St. for The Ravens... and sell out every single home game they've ever played.

GO RAVENS!

Will any non-ravens/jags fans who don't play fantasy football bother to watch this game?

4NSpy: Will any non-ravens/jags fans who don't play fantasy football bother to watch this game?

Well, it's this or the World Series... so yeah, this.

I need everyone on the Ravens to go wild and I win in both my leagues. The lady and I are going out for supplies soon enough. Going to be a good night!

Pittsburgh always wins!

I hope the final score is BAL 77 - JAC 3

eddievercetti: I hope the final score is BAL 77 - JAC 2

Offensive points by the Ravens: -2.

So many crappy matchups this year for feature games. I can forgive the Colts, but who in there right mind scheduled KC for 2 MNF games and one* SNF game?

*flex

Wut? Me?



Have you seen the knives they got in this dump? I'd be luck to cut a grapefruit.

GimpyNip: 10/31
Chargers at Chiefs8:30 PM ET
ESPN

This turned into an actual game given the results of yesterday.

This has to be the worst week in NFL history.

Just horrible matchups across the board. There wasn't a single game between two teams with a winning record, and it showed in the play.

Now you can't blame the schedule makers entirely, Colts/Saints would have been a great game last year.

For the first time in MANY years I am actually considering not watching MNF. Seriously who in the hell booked this crapfest for MNF. Its like ESPN and the NFL got together last year jerked off slung it at the wall and said "Be Something!" I stole that last part from a Drill Sergeant but you get my drift. And hell Im a Vikings fan its not like I have the greatest expectations in the world!

GimpyNip: 12/19
Steelers at 49ers8:30 PM ET
ESPN

This isn't a game anymore. San Francisco will be running second-stringers unless something changes.

GimpyNip: 12/12
Rams at Seahawks8:30 PM ET
ESPN

Note to self, make plans for the 12th of December.

merkey88: Torgo_of_Manos: My experience in NFL betting: Always take the double digit dog at home.
I am betting Jags plus 11...not a big bet mind you, just enough to keep it interesting.

I took GB, NO and Dal all to cover. Bal/Jax was only 8 when I bet it so I'll stick with it.
If I go 3/4 while giving 44 points, I'll be happy.

I took Dal in the day games and I might have had a few beers before that because half way through the game I forgot about my bet and the whole time I was thinking that I got GB. After halftime I log in to bodog and see my pending bets and see that I have Dallas and not GB. I also too NO at -8.5 and over 24.5 in the first half. My only loss this weekend was the Raiders. I shouldn't have taken them but I figured they could just run the ball like they have all year and cover the -4. Oh well, 3/4 isn't bad on pro games.

Toying with taking the Ravens tonight but I might just skip it.

So far the NFL is pretty horrible this year.

Lots of really bad team and teams with decent records but really aren't that good at all.

There's no really great teams. Green Bay is very good, but I think they look better because of how average everybody else is... typically a the features of a great team do not included lack of a running game and an above-average defense.

The rest? Pats are pretty good, Steelers are pretty good.. Saints are pretty good, all very flawed.