Ravens: Let’s Look in the Mirror and Rebound

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Published: November 8, 2009

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... to the Cincinnati Bengals, 17-7.

Joe Flacco played his worst game of the year. The defense was horrid early, but started to turn it around late. Fans like to play the blame game, but I can't think of one guy or one side of the ball to blame for this one.

The defense put the team in a hole early, giving up 14 first quarter points, but shut it down from then on. They weren't dominant, but gave up only three combined points in the final three quarters. You could put some blame on kicker Steve Hauschka for missing a 37-yard field goal in the fourth, but the game didn't come down to just one kick. Let's analyze what's going well and what isn't at the midway point.

 

The Positives

Joe Flacco and the offense: Despite today's horrid performance, you can't complain about the Ravens offensive performance this year. If anything, all you can do is rave about it. Flacco now has 2,044 yards, 12 touchdowns, an...

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