Ravens Lose to Cincinnati: One Man to Blame, and One Man Only

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Published: October 11, 2009

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... to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Why did it happen?

In Bengals fashion, Carson Palmer threw a touchdown pass with seconds left, and it's the fourth time the Bengals have won a game in the final minute. Overall, it was just an ugly game. Joe Flacco was 22 of 31, but got picked off twice. The run blocking wasn't nearly as sharp as usual. Ray Rice had 69 yards, but Le'Ron McClain and Willis McGahee were nonexistent.

Losses like this are extremely tough to swallow, perhaps even more so than blowouts. If you lose a game 31-3, at least it's clear that you're going to get dominated. It's not as traumatizing.

But a loss like this, any close loss, in fact, is tougher. It's more heartbreaking to know you came that close but failed when it counted.

That's what happened today. After losses like this, there's always some blame to be spread. Flacco had by far his worst game of the year, but wasn't even bad. Ray Rice had another good game, as he ran for 69 yard...

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