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Sami84 said:
Unpopular truth: the browns might actually be the most talented team in the AFC north,

Denzel ward being out would be a wonderful advantage..i hope he is

They have two very good gaurds in zeitler and bitonio. This wont be like the chargers down the middle ( which was their weakness).

Chubb is the number 1 running back in the league
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Unpopular truth for sure, but the truth is the truth.

A decade plus of top 10 draft picks and multiple picks every first and second round will do that for ya. They finally stopped whiffing on picks and now they have Garrett, baker, ward, Chubb, and a really good OL.
 
I’ve seen this movie before. Let’s make sure that we don’t mess this up. I’ll be in NYC for business purposes(don’t ask). I’ll be on a plane during the game.

Don’t mess this up. Each time our season has been over I’ve been at home. Let’s hope that me being somewhere else is a good omen.
 
Sami84 said:
Unpopular truth: the browns might actually be the most talented team in the AFC north,

Denzel ward being out would be a wonderful advantage..i hope he is

They have two very good gaurds in zeitler and bitonio. This wont be like the chargers down the middle ( which was their weakness).

Chubb is the number 1 running back in the league
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Agree with everything except Chubb being the number 1 back in the league - I think he’s in that 2nd tier of guys - still great but there’s clearly better/more important backs in the league
 
No matter how I try, I can't shake the memories of the recent season endings. We're absolutely elated about how we've gotten ourselves back into the playoff mix and took the division lead, but all of that (as Suggs said) means nothing if we don't beat the Browns.

The Browns are playing inspired football. While the players may not hate the Ravens in the same way their fans do, they certainly are blossoming rivals and I think will show up with high energy.

Bottom line - this does not feel like it is going to be easy and we just have SO MUCH on the line. To lose will be more devastating than the loss to the Bengals last year. Last years team hobbled into that final game and we were lucky to be in a position to get into the playoffs. This year we're riding high and feel like we have a more reasonable shot at going deep into the postseason. What's worse, if we fail to get in, we open the door for the fucking Steelers to get in. Yet another item riding on this game. Even though the Browns are not the old Browns, to be swept by them would be an embarrassment. We can't let that happen.
 
I don't care one bit about Baker's relationship with Hue. I don't care if he gets showy when he gets hyped. None of that matters. I just want to see us beat him.

I feel like the key to our games have been whether our opposing D can stop the run. Most of the teams we've faced down the stretch have not been been highly ranked in that department and we've run on them at will. Only team that didn't fall into that category was LAC (top 10 rush D) and we weren't able to. We won that game on dominating D and one big time pass play.

Browns D is getting talked up but they don't show in the rankings. I guess I was fooled because we looked like crap against them early in the season, but then that might have been all on us. They are 24th in rush D and 29th overall (by yards) and 20th (by points). Who knows, but we should be able to run and if the D plays anything like they did last week, we should be good. As always, just no turnovers and I like our chances.

That doesn't change the fact that I'm still anxious as could be.
 
Sami84 said:
Unpopular truth: the browns might actually be the most talented team in the AFC north,

Denzel ward being out would be a wonderful advantage..i hope he is

They have two very good gaurds in zeitler and bitonio. This wont be like the chargers down the middle ( which was their weakness).

Chubb is the number 1 running back in the league
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Honestly if they had a better kicker they probably would have made the playoffs this year.

This game is no gimme.
 
RavensPunkXVX said:
If you all are superstitious, believe in jinxes, and bad vibes, we aren’t doing ourselves any favors. Lol I see people buying Ravens playoff tickets.
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People need to understand that this game is not a gimmie....

These aren't anywhere close to being the same Browns.....At all.
 
balfan23 said:
No matter how I try, I can't shake the memories of the recent season endings. We're absolutely elated about how we've gotten ourselves back into the playoff mix and took the division lead, but all of that (as Suggs said) means nothing if we don't beat the Browns.

The Browns are playing inspired football. While the players may not hate the Ravens in the same way their fans do, they certainly are blossoming rivals and I think will show up with high energy.

Bottom line - this does not feel like it is going to be easy and we just have SO MUCH on the line. To lose will be more devastating than the loss to the Bengals last year. Last years team hobbled into that final game and we were lucky to be in a position to get into the playoffs. This year we're riding high and feel like we have a more reasonable shot at going deep into the postseason. What's worse, if we fail to get in, we open the door for the fucking Steelers to get in. Yet another item riding on this game. Even though the Browns are not the old Browns, to be swept by them would be an embarrassment. We can't let that happen.
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I don't have the week 16 chokejob against the Steelers in 2016 in my head, but last season? Whew boy, it's a never ending loop. I'm more pissed and stressed out than elated because of 4th and 9 against the Chiefs plus the near deflection by Weddle on 4th and 3. Also, I'm pissed at both the Skins and Giants for choking as well because I'm sure we would've clinched a playoff spot if BOTH the Titans and Colts lost their respective games.

The Browns are going to play with nothing to lose which makes them even more dangerous than before. I'm glad that Harbaugh said that this game is basically a championship game because they need to treat it like it. We CAN NOT afford a slow start like the beginning of the season finale last year. The only game this season where I have stressed out before a game to this extent was week 1 against the Bills due to my recent growing hatred for them. If this is a close game to the end, I don't know how I'm going to handle it. If we lose this game (which I'm afraid we will due to some bullshit), I don't think I'll ever trust this team to clinch a playoff spot again (don't get it twisted, I will ALWAYS root for this team to win).
 
allblackraven said:
We'll beat them by more than two TDs
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You're a helluva lot more confident in this game than I am. I'm a fucking emotional trainwreck towards this game. Barring injuries, NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this defense to allow more than 14 points since we shut down the Chargers to 10 points in which 7 of them came in a gift basket.
 
RavensFan419 said:
4th and 36 perriman is wide open makes the game winning touchdown #TheRavnesway
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Foot lands out of bound and saves us..... only for the ref to rule the play stands as called and we lose lol.

RavensPunkXVX said:
If you all are superstitious, believe in jinxes, and bad vibes, we aren’t doing ourselves any favors. Lol I see people buying Ravens playoff tickets.
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I am not buying them until I know for sure we are in, and what the dates are that we are playing.
 
RavensPunkXVX said:
If you all are superstitious, believe in jinxes, and bad vibes, we aren’t doing ourselves any favors. Lol I see people buying Ravens playoff tickets.
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To be fair potential playoff teams sell tickets around this time to sell out the stadium but I understand what you're saying. Heck even the Colts are doing it.
 
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