Thursday Night Football: BENGALS VS RAVENS 815 pm

[Moab]

Bengals kick that extra point they have a good chance of winning the game instead of putting it all on the line on one play … percentage wise I think it’s better odds …

The Ravens had scored 4 TDs in their last 4 drives and while the Bengals were doing well on O also you're kind of leaving the game to a coin flip. I think he made the right call.

 

[Xeliou66]

That was a thriller! Both QBs were awesome and played fantastic, two of the NFL’s best, Lamar was awesome once again, 290 passing yards and 4 TD passes, and in the end the Ravens O was just too much for the Bengals, Burrow gave it all he had and was fantastic as well but they just couldn’t pull it off. Entire game changed on the Brown fumble in the 3rd quarter.

I agree they should be able to review penalties, that was a hold on Gesicki on the 2 pt try.

I don’t blame Zac Taylor for going for two, Lamar dominated the second half and they didn’t want to possibly not see the ball again, if either the Ravens won it in regulation or if they won the OT coin toss, we saw what happened with the Bucs Monday against the Chiefs, they didn’t go for two and they never saw the ball again. It was the right call IMO, just didn’t pay off.

What a thrilling game!

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Steelers have yet to play a division game?

 

[Cedrique]

I was kind of annoyed by the lack of calls at the end. Then I saw the Trailer for Red One and decided I don't care that much.

 

[Judge Fudge]

The Ravens had scored 4 TDs in their last 4 drives and while the Bengals were doing well on O also you're kind of leaving the game to a coin flip. I think he made the right call.

I'm the Flipside. Kick the point and hope to win the toss.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[Schmoopy1000]

If I were a Bengals fan. I would be pissed after this game.
Way to many missed calls the 2nd part of the 4th Qtr. Seemed to be all for the Ravens advantage. They werent gonna let the Ravens lose it seems.

Now for the Good news.
I had J. Chase & C. Brown in fantasy football (oh and Andrews)

Chase squared Ladies & Gentlemen!

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Yah but the rumor is the Ravens got the "Sauce Grab Gardner" skill trophy early on in the season that reduces referee flags by 25% chance.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I'm the Flipside. Kick the point and hope to win the toss.

35 seconds & 2 timeouts. It might not go to overtime. We already know Tucker has the leg to kick over 60.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

We already know Tucker has the leg to kick over 60.

he missed an extra point tonite

 

[Caliskinsfan]

travesty

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

I don’t know about all that. Would have came down to the coin toss

Still like the odds though, because you gotta score a TD to win it in OT if you get first possession …

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[msgkings322]

More egregious in this game than the Vikes Facemask

NFL has gotta fix this shit

I'd be irate as a Bengals fan, that's basically a season changer for them

This is for real why I’ll never be a big time football fan, officiating too important plus injuries

 

[Caliskinsfan]

This is for real why I’ll never be a big time football fan, officiating too important plus injuries

I get why some can't stomach it anymore

in many ways the game is not as pure as it once was

That said, I still love it

 

[msgkings322]

I get why some can't stomach it anymore

in many ways the game is not as pure as it once was

That said, I still love it

Nothing wrong with that I just like getting fully into NBA and MLB more

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Nothing wrong with that I just like getting fully into NBA and MLB more

MLB IMO has ZERO excuse to get anything wrong. The game moves WAAAY too slow. NBA moves very fast but it's a smaller area of play.

With the MLB and NBA getting things routinely wrong, especially when the MLB has the technology to completely eliminate bias, the NFL is always going to be 'whatever'.

 

[Money]

If I were a Bengals fan. I would be pissed after this game.
Way to many missed calls the 2nd part of the 4th Qtr. Seemed to be all for the Ravens advantage. They werent gonna let the Ravens lose it seems.

Seems strange since the Ravens had 11 accepted penalties against them and the Bengals had 3.

 

[Moab]

I get why some can't stomach it anymore

in many ways the game is not as pure as it once was

That said, I still love it

As do I, it's still a great game to watch. I also understand that the injuries are a turn off and it's probably not going to get better. As the players get bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic they're just being put more and more at risk. The good news is the NFL is at least putting in some effort to make it safer and people whining about the rules changes for safety are not looking at it realistically. If you go back and watch how the game was played in the 60's it was flat out crazy. The refs called almost nothing as a late hit or unsportsmanlike conduct. Guys went to the head all the time with clothesline tackles and cheap shots multiple times every game. They started to clean it up in the 70's and slowly but surely took the most dangerous stuff out of the game. It's still dangerous as hell, but I wouldn't even want to think about the injuries that would occur if the game was played with today's players with 1960's rules and refs, players would probably die. Yes, it was that ridiculous back then.

 

[broncosmitty]

Really dislike seeing all the post game talk being officiating.


Prolly the most enjoyable game I’ve watched this year. And it’ll get remembered for a flag that wasn’t thrown.