There is 1:42 left in the third quarter of a 20-20 game. New Orleans faces a third-and-four on their own 31-yard line. The Saints flank three wide receivers out to the left. Widest to that side was Emmanuel Sanders, with Jared Cook about four yards inside of him. The narrowest split belonged to Michael Thomas, […]
Archives for January 2021
What Happens When He’s Not There? (LA Rams Edition)
Were I to have told you before the Divisional Round games were played that one team would rush for 188 yards that weekend, I suspect it would have probably taken you at least three (and possibly four) guesses to name that team. You first guess would almost certainly be the Baltimore Ravens. Their season average, […]
Running Teams BeGone
The longer the Raven defense held Buffalo close, the more imminent their victory seemed. Throughout the first half, Baltimore’s top-ranked running attack seemed one fingernail away from cracking the big run that would break the game open. They finished the half with 77 rushing yards, averaging 4.3 per running attempt. But no touchdowns, as the […]
What Baltimore’s Learned About Derrick Henry
No one blocked Pernell McPhee. I think that no one thought that they needed to. There was 8:26 left in a scoreless first quarter between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans. It was the first Sunday game of Super WildCard Weekend. The Titans, with a first-and-ten on the Raven 22, handed the ball off […]
Just Not Meant To Be
I promise you that there is no truth to the rumors that Frank Reich and the Indianapolis Colts are petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn the results of their WildCard playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised, though, to find out that there are many members of that team and […]
A Step Too Late
Right tackle Billy Turner was engaged with his pass block on Chicago’s Bilal Nichols, and probably wasn’t even aware of the corner rush. Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay’s legendary quarterback – stood alone in an empty backfield. There was no back hanging with him. So when Duke Shelley came off the corner, there was no […]