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At the midpoint of their 2009 campaign, the Ravens find themselves mired in a group of teams that are in desperate need to string together a few victories in order to keep playoff hopes alive. Coming off a resounding 17-7 loss at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore (4-4) has dropped four of the last five contests. And, considering the Bengals’ dominance last Sunday, the Ravens know they have a lot to work to do. Head coach John Harbaugh will begin with himself.
Featuring head coach John Harbaugh.
There can be no sugar-coating what happened yesterday at Paul Brown Stadium. A superior first-place football team, the Cincinnati Bengals, easily defeated an inconsistent team with a .500 record -- the Ravens. The winners were better on offense, better on defense, better in the kicking game, and much sharper at the outset. They jumped ahead early, never looked back, and left the Ravens in a precarious state.
With a chance to knock the Ravens out of contention in the AFC North, the Cincinnati Bengals delivered on Sunday. In front of hostile crowd at Paul Brown Stadium, the Ravens were simply overmatched in every aspect of their 17-7 loss.
There were few bright spots in the Ravens’ 17-7 loss to the Bengals Sunday, but Lardarius Webb was definitely one of them. Given his first chance in an extended role at cornerback, Webb played a large part in patching up Baltimore’s pass defense. And in the process, Webb made a bid for keeping a starting spot.
The Ravens are set for their eighth game of the 2009 season against the Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 p.m. ET). BR.com offers a look at Baltimore's Week 9 opponent.
Following a string of lackluster performances, the Ravens’ defensive backfield stepped up last week against the Denver Broncos to limit quarterback Kyle Orton to a 71.0 passer rating. The unit will have a chance to demonstrate that such an outing was not an anomaly this weekend when Baltimore travels to Cincinnati to face Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer and his stable of talented wideouts.
Featuring head coach John Harbaugh, QB Joe Flacco, LB Ray Lewis, WR Derrick Mason, S Ed Reed, RB Ray Rice and LB/DE Terrell Suggs.
The Ravens are set for their seventh game of the 2009 season against the Denver Broncos (1:00 p.m. ET). BR.com offers a look at Baltimore's Week 8 opponent.
For most of the offseason, many Ravens fans clamored for their team to trade with the Denver Broncos for then-disgruntled receiver Brandon Marshall. This weekend, Marshall actually will come to Baltimore, only it won’t be in purple and black. The undefeated Broncos bring a potentially deadly passing attack to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, one that is ranked 12th in the league with 236.0 yards per game.
