Let's Talk About Baltimore (AFC Championship)

[SHOWTIME]

Headed back to the AFC Championship Game!!!! Discuss.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by Mecca

The Ravens DVOA is the highest one ever recorded at this stage of a season so they're pretty good.

The qb's they've faced have hardly been a murderers row.

[arrwheader]

Originally Posted by RavensMania

divisional game...

You were beaten by the Raiders last I checked.

You have a 2-4 record against playoff teams heading into yesterdays game.

Ravens set a record for beating teams that ended with 10 wins.

Yep Ravens are good no one’s denying that. You are the one on a Chiefs message board trying to talk with the fan base about your team, good luck sorting all that out.

Chiefs are good too and it will be a good matchup. I think that’s why we are playing for the AFC this weekend.

All talk about games before this one are meaningless. Even your record of beating teams with 10 wins with the way the afc was this year honestly that’s not shocking at all.

See all the great teams that lost in PO before including your ravens in what was that 2019 ?Whenever you had the 1 seed and choked that away.

Good luck on Sunday.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by SHOWTIME

what a ****

[Hammock Parties]

HOME teams an #NFL worst 4-12 with Smith in 2023

HOME team with a 43% win percentage in Smith's career

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

The qb's they've faced have hardly been a murderers row.

Yea but of course they're gonna throw the stats of every team they played at home had a winning record, 7 made the playoffs..

They're also the first defense in history to lead the league in sacks, PPG and Turnovers.

They're good, I think they're propped up a bit by getting teams at favorable times.

[seamonster]

Originally Posted by Mecca

The Ravens DVOA is the highest one ever recorded at this stage of a season so they're pretty good.

McVay and Shannahan lit this defense on fire...The 49ers lost but they still put up absurd amounts of yardage. And Stefanski has exploited some issue with this defense as well. Baltimore seems like they're an older unit that uses a lot of smoke and mirrors and trickery to confuse quarterbacks but when that fails things can get ugly.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by arrwheader

Yep Ravens are good no one’s denying that. You are the one on a Chiefs message board trying to talk with the fan base about your team, good luck sorting all that out.

Chiefs are good too and it will be a good matchup. I think that’s why we are playing for the AFC this weekend.

All talk about games before this one are meaningless. Even your record of beating teams with 10 wins with the way the afc was this year honestly that’s not shocking at all.

See all the great teams that lost in PO before including your ravens in what was that 2019 ?Whenever you had the 1 seed and choked that away.

Good luck on Sunday.

The thing that other fan bases don't get...for a team that is now in it's 6th straight AFC championship game, complacency in say week 12 is a thing. Every game isn't hype like it is for other teams.

Now at this point it's different the focus is there.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by SHOWTIME

But stopping Lamar more difficult than stopping Allen in the run game...

not sure about that logic.



also we will have #50 back

[RunKC]

If we can get up on the Ravens and force them to be one dimensional the game is over

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by DRM08

Agreed, very happy to see them make the Final Four of the whole league. It seemed like they would have a very tough time going anywhere in the Playoffs after that Christmas Day game where the offense gained negative yardage in the first quarter and gave 2 turnover touchdowns to the Raiders. It has been a remarkable improvement from that low point in a very short period of time.

Playoffs are a different animal and always have been. Experience matters.

[Mecca]

I completely disagree with that Lamar is more difficult than Allen take, Lamar isn't in Allen's world as a passer, that throw to Shakir is something that Lamar couldn't dream of making.

Lamar also isn't going to truck defenders or get physical, he's going to be shifty and avoid hits. If you make Lamar uncomfortable his mechanics go to shit and that weird side arm motion he does starts sailing balls all over the place.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by RunKC

If we can get up on the Ravens and force them to be one dimensional the game is over

Conversely, falling behind and allowing them to maintain balance offensively will be a tough situation to overcome.

I trust Mahomes more than Lamar to make a comeback if needed, but it won’t be easy.

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Smith, Queen, and Hamilton can all cover. It’s gonna be quite a matchup for Kelce

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I completely disagree with that Lamar is more difficult than Allen take, Lamar isn't in Allen's world as a passer, that throw to Shakir is something that Lamar couldn't dream of making.

Lamar also isn't going to truck defenders or get physical, he's going to be shifty and avoid hits. If you make Lamar uncomfortable his mechanics go to shit and that weird side arm motion he does starts sailing balls all over the place.

Lamar has improved so much as a passer, I actually think he’s a better passer than Josh Allen

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Lamar has improved so much as a passer, I actually think he’s a better passer than Josh Allen

Absolutely not, his entire year this year is a mix bag he had 4 huge games 9 middle of the road games and 4 terrible games.