Third-and-2 from the Baltimore 38, 12:32 to play in first quarter: The Broncos defense stuffed Ravens running back Ray Rice on a third-down carry, forcing Baltimore to punt on the first possession of the game. Returner Trindon Holliday capitalized on the opportunity, returning the 52-yard punt 90 yards for a touchdown to mark the longest postseason punt return in NFL history.
Third-and-8 from the Baltimore 8, 11:26 to play in first quarter: Facing a third down deep in his own territory, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco lofted a pass down the right sideline for receiver Tandon Doss. Cornerback Tony Carter was there in tight coverage, but it was deemed to be a little too tight and drew a pass interference flag. Two plays later, Flacco connected on a 59-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Torrey Smith to tie the game at 7-7.
Third-and-7 from the Denver 29, 8:24 to play in first quarter: Needing a first down to avoid a three-and-out on the Broncos’ first drive after the Ravens took a 14-7 lead on a pick-six, quarterback Peyton Manning connected with tight end Jacob Tamme for a 21-yard pickup. The drive ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Stokley that knotted the score at 14-14.
Fourth-and-8 from the Baltimore 34, 1:21 to play in second quarter: After Manning’s third-down pass fell incomplete, kicker Matt Prater came on to attempt a 52-yard field goal. His kick was no good, turning the ball back to the Ravens at their 42-yard line. Baltimore needed just three plays and 40 seconds to turn that field position into points as Flacco hit Smith for a 32-yard touchdown that tied the score 21-21 heading into halftime.
Third-and-10 from the Denver 37, 2:55 to play in third quarter: Baltimore’s pass rush got to Manning as he dropped back on third down, strip-sacking the quarterback and recovering the loose ball. The Ravens converted that turnover into points with a 1-yard Ray Rice rushing touchdown that capped a five-play, 37-yard drive.
Third-and-3 from the Baltimore 33, 8:46 to play in fourth quarter: Manning’s third-down pass to Demaryius Thomas fell incomplete, but also falling to the ground was a yellow flag that signified defensive holding. The penalty extended the Broncos’ drive and three plays later Denver took a 35-28 lead on a 17-yard touchdown pass to Thomas.
Fourth-and-5 from the Denver 31, 3:16 to play in fourth quarter: With time winding down and the Broncos ahead by a touchdown, Baltimore had reached Denver territory but needed a fourth down conversion to keep their drive going. Safety Mike Adams, who was playing in his first career postseason contest, broke up Flacco’s pass intended for tight end Dennis Pitta, giving the ball back to the Broncos offense.
Third-and-7 from the Denver 47, 2:00 to play in fourth quarter: With Baltimore out of timeouts, a Broncos first down could have sealed the game. However, the Ravens defense came up with the stop, giving its offense one last chance. With time winding down, Flacco hit wideout Jacoby Jones on a 70-yard touchdown heave that sent the game into overtime.
Second-and-6 from the Denver 38, 1:01 to play in the first overtime: Looking for Stokley over the middle, Manning’s pass instead was intercepted by cornerback Corey Graham. That set up kicker Justin Tucker’s 47-yard game-winning field goal that send the Ravens on to the AFC Championship game.
I was wrong! HaHa!
CRAZY
Who does that? a 15 yard KO?
Anyone who doesn’t think we need another pass rusher, should watch yesterday’s game again. Big, athletic, DE round one. So far I like Alex Okafar. A bulked up Wolfe goes inside.
Congrats ATL! That was a fun game to watch! Congrats Tony G! First Postseason Victory! Hope you make the Superbowl!
wolfe should have been inside but when hunter went down we were deeper at dt then de… both our de’s are now free agents so i see him moving back inside.. use getting a quality de and draftinga dt.
OT… Check out DE Hunt from SMU… He is a Stud
Not sure where he goes in the draft, I think his stock will have to do greatly with the Combine due to his lack of basic Football Experience but he is interesting and BEASTLY
seatle just laid the game plan for the 49ers. they are very simialr teams and they almost won. should be good game next week.
We have a great pass rush, we were just nullified. Wouldnt consider it priority
and many blame to go around but when you dump a QB and drop almost 20 mil a year on a future HOF qb. you let him earn that money and do what he does. Even with only 30 seconds left.
TRB
oh you mean like matty ice just did.
Thats why u pay em man … thats why u pay em
TRB
I’m not as concerned with our secondary as some. All year we’ve played great back there, and I think we just got outplayed. Baltimore took shots, and we weren’t ready for it. We have some young guys there, and Quinton is coming back. Moore gave up a horrible play, but I don’t think one play means he can’t play football anymore, seems a bit drastic IMO. I think he comes back with a chip on his shoulder, and learns for his mistakes. Along with the need for a proper ILB, our other issue is RB depth. It was obvious this season that it would come down to RB health, and seeing us down to Hillman in the playoffs hopefully is enough for us to finally go out a draft or sign a BIG BODIED RB.
All right!
N-E/Houston about to start, just three hours away from knowing who we’ll play next Sunday.
Yeeaahhh!
I hope Fox watched this ATL game with a vet QB, 30 tics left on the clock and 2 timeouts you play to win you DO NOT TAKE A KNEE…but whatever, the staff can mull that over on the couch just like the rest of us… I hope Fox really recognizes what he did or let McCoy do or whoever, and changes his mindset going forward — however improbable that is —
you play win .. , not play for OT
You didn’t play to win.. and surprise.. you didn’t win. Shocking really
The real head scratcher with the play calling was the lack of consistency. We threw the ball to end the half, when all we need was to run down the clock and attempt a FG. Then we ran the end the game, when all we needed was a fist down to win the game..
*first down (our fists were down all game – lol)
I couldn’t sleep last night I thought that I was just having a bad dream just to wake up and realize IT WAS a bad dream, Rahim ‘the dream’ lol.. I couln’t get that play out of my head all night. It’s not like that play was what lost it for us, because it was a number of things. But that one just kept replaying in my dreams over and over.
Watching the Texans drive down for a FG was extremely TOUGH to watch… I would like to know who is really responsible for hanging it up like we did. SMH.
Was watching Nfl network Manning post game interview I dont know if I heard him right but I think he said that the last drive of the fourth quater when they ran 3rd and 7 he had called audible to run?????
They say hindsightis always 20/20.. but i was screaming at the tv both times before they passed it at the end of the first half to run the clock and kick it last second… and i was screaming at the end of the game to pass it and get the first down, but they don’t pay me to be a bad coach, they pay mccoy to be a bad coach, and now somoene will over pay.