Panthers vs. Ravens 11/21/10
Baltimore looks to rebound against Carolina after coming up short in their last game.
Baltimore Ravens (6-3) at Carolina Panthers (1-8)
NFL Football: Sunday November 21, 2010 1:00 PM EST
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Week 10 was a week to forget for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Carolina Panthers. While both teams picked up a loss in their last game it was a little harder for the Ravens to swallow their loss than it was for the Panthers. Carolina sits at 1-8, and while they of course aren’t happy about their record they knew how difficult this season was going to be for them. The Ravens, on the other hand, are coming off of a tough road loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
The Baltimore Ravens had completed their comeback. After being down two scores, Joe Flacco was able to lead his offense down the field twice for two touchdowns and the lead. With only moments left in the game, the Ravens had the exact setup they could’ve wished for after being down the entire game in week 10. With the Ravens pride-filled defense out on the field looking to end the game, the Falcons marched down the field and capped off their drive with a touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to Roddy White who was unstoppable the entire game. After a few play with only seconds left on the clock from the Ravens offense the game was over and the rough and tough Ravens found themselves deflated. The Ravens pride themselves on being able to stop anyone and everyone with their defense, especially in end of game situations. After blowing the lead like they did last week they get to come back against a weak Carolina team. QB Joe Flacco has had control of this offense all season long as has been a big part of the reason this team is a top five power rankings team. Of course the Baltimore defense keeps them high in the rankings, but as we saw last week sometimes the offense is just as important as the defense in Baltimore. Against Carolina, Flacco will have plenty of opportunities to show off what he can do and to help his team makeup for last weeks debacle. You can bet the defense will be out looking for the Panthers to call mercy after what they allowed to happen last week. This Ravens defense is extremely better than anything the Panthers can throw at them to stop the rush as we expect the Ravens to be blitzing most of the game. Turnovers should happen frequently in this game thanks to the Ravens defense and points should be blowing for Flacco and this potent offense which also includes talented RB Ray Rice and star wideout Anquan Boldin.
The Carolina Panthers head home after losing on the road last week to Tampa Bay extending their losing streak to three games. Injuries have hit this team hard on both offense and defense and it shows in the points columns. The Panthers have scored a total of 104 points while giving up a whopping 215 points to their opponents in nine games this season. The Panthers are 1-4 at home this season and have allowed at least 20 points per home game to the visitor. Carolina managed to score more than seven points at home only once and it came in their only win of the season when they scored 23 points against the 49er’s. As the defense continues to struggle, the Panthers have a new issue to figure out. Starting QB Matt Moore has already been placed on IR and backup rookie QB Jimmy Clausen was diagnosed with a concussion after taking a serious hit in last week’s game against the Buccaneers. If Clausen is unable to go in this one it will most likely be rookie Tony Pike who will get to lead this team on the field. The only other possible option would be QB Brian St. Pierre who the Panthers activated from the practice squad this week. While this situation will loom big in the Panthers offensive gameplan it still doesn’t change much in the outlook of this game. The Panthers have very little hop to their skip outside of running back Goodson who has taken over for both injured backs in Williams and Stewart. Goodson recorded his first career 100-yard game last week and is probably the only person who looks like he can do much with the ball right now for this team. The defense will likely struggle against the Ravens who are able to run and pass efficiently. Protecting the run gaps will be the first priority for the Panthers, but it will be a true test against a massive Ravens line. On offense, expect the Panthers to do their best to control the clock with the run game through Goodson, but he should also find out just how stout the Ravens can be on defense.
On paper this game is a severe mismatch, and in all actuality it’s probably even a little worse than that. 10 point favorites on the road usually spell trouble, but in this case it’s as safe as taking pretty much any other line this week. The Ravens haven’t played since last Thursday and aren’t exactly the happiest bunch in the NFL right now. After waiting for over a week to have another chance to get back on the field, Baltimore is going to come off fast in this one and we should see the white flags for Carolina being waived around halftime. Take the Ravens in this one with confidence that there will be no late comebacks or backdoor covers for the Panthers.
