OFFENSIVE LINE.
>> Troy: ZAY FLOWERS OPENED UP THE YEAR AGAINST THE TEXANS AS
THE MOST TARGETED GUY FOR BALTIMORE AND IT CONTINUED
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON. NOT MARK ANDREWS WHO IS NOT
PLAYING. YET.
>> Joe: NO. PLAY CLOCK AT 1.
JACKSON IN THE POCKET. OVER THE MIDDLE DELIVERS A
STRIKE. TODD MONKEN TOLD US CRITICAL
GAMES, LAMAR WANTS THE BALL IN HIS HANDS.
YOU WILL SEE THAT READ-OPTION. YOU WILL SEE THE READ-OPTION.
MORE TIMES THAN NOT HE WILL PULL IT OUT OF THERE.
AS HE FLINGS IT TO BATEMAN AND SHORT OF FIRST DOWN YARDAGE.
STEVEN NELSON WITH A STRONG PLAY YOU HOLD THEM TO FIELD GOALS.
SO FOR HOUSTON IN WHAT LOOKED INITIALLY LIKE A PROMISING DRIVE
FOR BALTIMORE TO FORCE THIS JUSTIN TUCKER ATTEMPT.
>> Joe: IT IS A LONG ONE, 53 YOU DON'T SEE THAT OFTEN FROM
DALTON SCHULTZ. A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM.
>> Joe: RAVENS PLAYING WITHOUT THEIR TOP CORNER MARLON HUMPHREY
AS WELL. BUT A GOOD START FOR THAT GROUP.
HERE IS COLLINS TRYING TO MAKE GOING THEY HAVE FIVE PENALTIES
FOR NICE AS MANY YARDS AS THEY HAD LAST WEEK.
>> Joe: STROUD SCHULTZ DID NOT ISSUE.
I THINK THAT ALSO NOGZ THAT WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THE NERVES OF
THE HOUSTON TEAM PLAYING THIS PLAYOFF GAME ON THE ROAD.
>> Joe: THIRD DOWN AND 13 NOW. BALTIMORE AND ABOUT TO ATTEMPT A
50-YARD TRY. LAS VEGAS.
THE TOP-SEEDED RAVENS TRYING TO GET THEIR STRIDE IN THIS
DIVISIONAL GAME AGAINST THE TEXANS' DEFENSE.
JACKSON HAS TO GO. THEY PLAY THE SECOND MOST ZONE
COVERAGE IN THE NFL.ZMi WHEN YOU PLAY MAN AGAINST A
QUARTERBACK LIKE LAMAR JACKSON YOU ARE GOING TO SEE MORE OF
THOSE RUNS IF IT CONTINUES. >> Joe: PITRE COMING ON THE
BLITZ. JACKSON STEPS UP.
ZAY FLOWERS WITH A CATCH AND A MALIEK COLLINS.
WHEN YOU ASKED DEMECO RYANS WHO HAS TO PLAY GREAT HE MENTIONED
SHELDON RANKINS AND MALIEK COLLINS.
>> Troy: YEAH. THOSE GUYS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
HOLD THE POINT IN THE MIDDLE. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THERE IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL COME OFF OF THIS IF HE IS BACK IN THE GAME
OFF OF THE SAME FORMATION. >> Joe: THIRD DOWN AND FIVE.
JACKSON, FIRST DOWN. I WOULD ARGUE HE IS A SIXTH
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN BECAUSE HE IS 300 POUNDS.
>> Joe: SECOND AND GOAL. THEY FAKE IT TO EDWARDS.
NOW COMPLETE IT TO AGHOLOR FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. 10-3 GAME.
NELSON AGHOLOR, FORMER FIRST ROUND PICK IN HIS NINTH YEAR HE
HAS BOUNCED AROUND. HE HAS GOT HIS FIRST CAREER
PLAYOFF TOUCHDOWN. IT HAS TO FEEL GOOD.
THE CROWD LOVES IT. >> Troy: HERE IN THE FIRST HALF
WE HAVE SEEN C.J. STROUD UNDER ENORMOUS PRESSURE.
>> Joe: NOTHING HERE. EVERYBODY BUT THE CENTER.
>> Troy: EVERYBODY BUT HIM. HE IS RIGHT.
>> Joe: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE? >> PUT IT DOWN AND GO.
>> Joe: OUT OF THE SHOTGUN JACKSON IN TROUBLE.
STILL GOING. ESCAPES THE POCKET.
IT IS A GOOD JOB DEFENSIVELY. >> Joe: HERE IS SIMS.
RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE. STILL GOING.
TOUCHDOWN TEXANS. TOUCHDOWN TEXANS.
JUST BROUGHT BACK UP TO THE ACTIVE ROSTER.
67 YARDS. ONLY JORDAN STOUT IN THE MIDDLE
HAD THE BEST SHOT AT HIM. >> Troy: HE DID THE BEST HE
COULD. IT WAS KIND OF A SOFT RUSH ON
HIS PART. SO WHEN HE DID ESCAPE HE WAS
THERE THEN TO MAKE A PLAY ON HIM.
HE IS THE TYPE OF ATHLETE, AS YOU MENTIONED JOE, THAT CAN AT
LEAST KEEP UP WITH HIM A LITTLE MACDONALD OF THE RAVENS.
BOTH GUYS ARE HIGH ON MANY LISTS.
>> Troy: THEY SURE ARE. I HAVE TO BELIEVE BOBBY SLOWIK
WILL CALL SOMETHING WHERE THE BALL COMES OUT QUICK.
>> Joe: OVER THE MIDDLE. THAT IS NICO COLLINS!
WHAT A THROW AND CATCH. THIRD DOWN AND LONG AND C.J.
STROUD FINDS COLLINS FOR 29 THEY HIT NICO COLLINS.
OUTSTANDING JOB OF CONVERTING THIRD AND LONG AGAINST THIS
DEFENSE. >> Joe: THREE TIME-OUTS LEFT ON
EACH SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN A REAL DEFENSIVE
BATTLE FOR THE MOST PART. RIGHT NOW THE TEXANS, THEY ARE
IN FIELD GOAL RANGE ALREADY. C.J. STROUD KNOWS HE HAS GOT
THAT IN HIS HIP POCKET. >> Joe: BLITZ COMING.
STROUD TO THE RIGHT UNDER THROWS REALLY SHOWING HIS MATURITY.
HE KNOWS HE HAS GOT A FIELD GOAL AND DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING
TO RISK LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.
>> Joe: 47-YARD TRY BY >> Joe: 37-YARD RETURN BY
DUVERNAY. THE BEST STARTING FIELD POSITION
FOR THE RAVENS TONIGHT. THE OFFENSIVE MOMENTUM THEY LOST
IN THAT HALF. SECOND DOWN AND ONE.
>> Joe: THAT IS LIKELY AND THE >> Joe: LAURA, THANK YOU.
SECOND DOWN AND SEVEN. BLITZ COMING FROM THE SECONDARY.
THE PASS IS CAUGHT, FIRST DOWN UNDERNEATH ISAIAH BUT THAT IS A
REALLY NICE PLAY BY PITRE GETTING HIS HANDS ON THE BALL.
>> Joe: THIS IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE BLITZ WISE DEMECO
RYANS HAS BEEN AS A DEFENSIVE PLAY CALLER IN THE NFL.
TWO YEARS IN SAN FRANCISCO. HIS FIRST IN HOUSTON.
HE IS WATCHING LAMAR JACKSON TAKE IT IN.
TOUCHDOWN RAVENS. THEY OPENED IT UP WITH LAMAR
JACKSON ON THE KEEPER. >> Joe: LAMAR WAS 3 FOR 4 FOR 37
YARDS AND HAD THE 15-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN. At Target, try fast
and free drive up. >> Joe: AVERAGING UNDER A YARD
PER CARRY ON SEVEN CARRIES. IT IS THIRD AND SIX.
STROUD TO SCHULTZ. HE HAS A CHANCE IF HEw DELIVERE
IT RIGHT AWAY BUT THAT IS THE INTERMEDIATE AREA BOBBY SLOWIK
TALKED ABOUT. THE INTERMEDIATE ZONES WILL BE
THE BIG PLAYS FOR US BECAUSE THE RAVENS STAY ON TOP OF THE
RECEIVER SO WELL. >> Joe: THEY STICK WITH THE RUN
AND ARE REWARDED WITH A FIRST ON THAT PLAY.
>> Joe: IT IS THIRD DOWN AND 15. PROTECTION BREAKS DOWN.
SCHULTZ, A LONG WAY TO GO AND HE LAST YEAR LOST THEIR WILD CARD
GAME TO THE BENGALS WITH LAMAR JACKSON INJURED AND TYLER
HUNTLEY THE STARTING QUARTERBACK.
FIRST DOWN AT THE 21. ALL DAY.
BATEMAN. A CHANCE FOR THE TEXANS TO MAKE
A STOP AND GIVE C.J. STROUD THE BALL AT MIDFIELD.
>> Troy: GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH THIS
DECISION AT ALL. >> Joe: JACKSON GETS IT AND THEN
SOME. THREE POINTS HERE.
>> Joe: BLITZ. FURTHER LOOK.
THEY WILL MISS HIM OUT THERE. PRETTY GOOD PAIR, HE AND DEREK
STINGLEY JR. SECOND AND ONE.
JACKSON ARIZONA, LIKELY FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. ON HIS WAY BACK.
LIKELY, THE SECOND-YEAR PRO FROM COASTAL CAROLINA, A 15-YARD
TOUCHDOWN THROW FROM LAMAR >> Troy: YEAH.
THIS HAS BEEN AN OFFENSE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON THAT HAS
BEEN EXCELLENT IN EXPLOSIVE PLAYS AND BIG PASS PLAYS
DOWNFIELD. BALTIMORE, TRUE TO CHARACTER HAS
JUST NOT GIVEN UP ANY OF THOSE. THEY PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT IN
BUFFALO. BACK-TO-BACK TOUCHDOWN DRIVES
PUT TOGETHER BY THE RAVENS' OFFENSE.
JACKSON WAS SURPRISED BY THE OF THE PRACTICE SQUAD.
THEY CUT MELVIN GORDON LOOSE AND BROUGHT DALVIN COOK ABOARD BUT
WE ONLY SAW HIM FOR ONE PLAY I REMEMBER AND HE DIDN'T TOUCH IT.
>> Troy: I THOUGHT WE MIGHT SEE AND THEN AT NIGHT IT IS BUFFALO
HOSTING KANSAS CITY AND EDWARDS BANGED UP AFTER THAT LAST
ONE-YARD PICK UP. >> Troy: QUITE AN ATMOSPHERE
LAST WEEK AT FORD FIELD. IT WILL BE THAT MUCH BETTER
TOMORROW. >> Joe: SECOND AND NINE, HILL,
FIRST DOWN PLUS. CONFRONTATIONAL LEADER WITH THE
GUYS ON THE TEAM. NOT IN A BAD WAY BUT A GOOD WAY.
HE IS GETTING UP. HE IS DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY.
THERE IS A LOT OF IT GOING ON AND A LOT OF IT IS GOOD FOR THE
RAVENS. HAD A COUPLE OF NICE CARRIES
THERE. I HAVE A FEELING AS THEY MOVE
THROUGH NEXT WEEK'S GAME AND WHATEVER MIGHT HAPPEN THERE WE
MIGHT SEE MORE FROM DALVIN COOK. THIS IS A CONFIDENT FOOTBALL
TEAM. >> Joe: JACKSON KEEPS.
STANLEY IN FRONT OF HIM. TOUCHDOWN LAMAR. POINTED TO THE A.F.C.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. HE HAS BEEN HEARING ABOUT THAT
RECORD IN THE PLAYOFFS. THEY ARE SO WELL COACHED.
YOU MENTIONED IT EARLIER. I WOULD BE SURPRISED.
I WOULD BE SHOCKED, ACTUALLY, IF MIKE MACDONALD RETURNS AS
DEFENSIVE COORDINAOR AND IS NOT A HEAD COACH SOMEWHERE IN THE
NFL NEXT YEAR. COORDINATOR AT MICHIGAN.
HE WAS WITH THE RAVENS PRIOR TO LEAVING TO GO TO JIM'S STAFF
WITH THE WOLVERINES. HE IS BACK.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO BELIEVE NOT FOR LONG.
STROUD ON FOURTH DOWN INCOMPLETE THEY WILL LOOK BACK ON WHAT THEY
ACCOMPLISHED AND START FOCUSING ON 2024.
>> Joe: THIRD DOWN AND FIVE. THE TEXANS ARE OUT OF TIME-OUTS.
TOSS TO HILL. BACK FROM INJURY.
IT IS A LONG LIST AND THERE IS A LOT TO BE EXCITED ABOUT.
FOURTH DOWN AND THREE. BALTIMORE.
JONATHAN OGDEN WAS THE FIRST FIRST ROUND PICK.
THEIR SECOND FIRST ROUND PICK WAS RAY LEWIS.
HE IS IN THE HALL OF FAME. YOU KNOW, ERIC DECOSTA HAS
CONTINUED TO DRAFT GREAT PLAYERS HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE.
THIS IS TO MAKE IT A 24-POINT GAME.
WHICH HE DOES. IT WAS CERTAINLY CLOSE.
DID NOT LOOK INITIALLY LIKE HE HAD A CHANCE TO RECOVER IT, BUT
I GUESS THAT HE DID. WON AN MVP.
LOST TO TENNESSEE. 2020 THEY FINALLY GOT A WIN AT
TENNESSEE. THEY LOST AT BUFFALO IN THE
DIVISIONAL. AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT BY
ALL ACCOUNTS HE WILL WIN HIS SECOND LEAGUE MVP, AND
RIGHTFULLY SO. YET THIS IS A BIG WIN.
BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE LEFT. HERE AT M&T BANK STADIUM.
>> Joe: THE RAVENS ARE MOVING ON TO THE A.F.C. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
JOHN HARBAUGH WITH HIS BROTHER, FATHER, MOM, WITH FAMILY IN
ATTENDANCE GETS TO CELEBRATE A
