This must be how Dolphins players see the Ravens, because we play them as if we’re terrified of them. I’ve documented here our failures against the Ravens, but lest you forget, our last 3 meetings with the Ravens we’ve been massacred, bludgeoned and beaten and outscored 137-16. No typo. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN to SIXTEEN. The Ravens are a historically well coached team, and since John Harbaugh took the reins, the Ravens since 2008 are 135-85, good for a .625 winning percentage.. That’s NFL royalty right there. The Dolphins on the other hand, since 2008 are 98-110. No longer among the best teams in the NFL, the Dolphins have been clearly in the bottom half of the NFL 32. In addition, during John Harbaugh’s successful reign beginning in 2008, the Dolphins have employed 5 different Head Coaches, Tony Sparano, Todd Bowles, Joe Philbin, Adam Gase and now Brian Flores. Brian Flores at the moment is sliding downhill and more than likely tonight’s meeting with the Ravens will leave him and the Dolphins on shakier ground.
The Dolphins stumbled and bumbled through 5 turnovers to eek out a victory over the equally hapless Houston Texans, you know, the team with the QB who doesn’t play that has 22 civil suits lodged against him, the one that our team owner Stephen Ross, desperate fuck is he, personally calls said QB to have a little chat. (Disgraceful!!!). Not going to spend any more time on that game, it was awful, admittedly I only watched bits and pieces which is all this excuse of a team deserves at this point. This week we play the the big boys, the bullies, the kind of team that will put their foot on your neck and keep it there until 60 minutes are up. The Ravens are the antithesis of the Texans, they are buttoned up, they have the same system and coach for quite a while now and they are a perennial winning franchise. This what we hope the Dolphins become. Last year Brian Flores inspired us to believe that we were heading in that direction. BITCHSLAP!!! Back to reality dreamer!!!
The Ravens are a running team, and it’s mostly their dangerous QB Lamar Jackson doing the running. He actually leads the Ravens with 600 yards rushing, followed by a trio of “once weres” in Latavius Murray, Devonta Freeman and Le’Veon Bell and most likely never will be in Ty’Son Williams. The quartet of aforementioned RB’s have just 62 more rushing yards combined than the QB (662-600). Our leading rusher is Myles Gaskin with 313 yards. Our RB’s have accounted for all of TWO TD’s this season on the ground. That’s how easy it is to get 2-7. Not one of our RB’s is averaging more than 3.8 YPC and our starter Myles Gaskin is averaging 3.6. There’s an O-line problem, and a gameplan problem. Just because you can’t run successfully doesn’t mean you don’t do it. We have a measly 158 rush attempts this season.
Anyway, if you’re watching tonight, best of luck to you, I recommend being on a soft, cushioned couch near no sharp edges and I’d probably lay off the heavy alcohol if you tend to get ornery and violent. Your house will thank you. I most likely won’t watch this one from start to finish but I do think there’s a part of me, the sadistic and masochistic part of me that wants to flip on the game and see another 59-10 slaughter so I can see the carnage. I don’t want Tua to get injured and I’m not even sure if his finger is still swollen if he should play at all. This Ravens defense doesn’t have the teeth they used to have but they do have an excellent Head Coach who will find weaknesses and there are 5 of them on the field every week right in front of either #1 or #14.
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GO DOLPHINS!!!DOLPHINS!!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
If I was told we got 15 points, I’d expect the Ravens to have 38
Who predicted us to win?
Still most of a quarter left. Defense needs to finish.
Yep
Exactly
I will be smiling when I hand my coworker his $20 tomorrow morning.
Everyone is congratulating Bookman and not Howard. LOL
Howard is not on the blog lol
Need a stop and a time consuming drive
They need to play EXACTLY The way they’ve been playing. They’d better not switch to zone.
Agreed
I was praying X didn’t get tackled inside the 10
If you’re going for 2 and your offense couldn’t punch it in last drive with something seeming like 10 tries then surely you have a better play to call than that. Trick play? Anything??
Tim – Pretty sure Howard isn’t on this blog
Beer!
Joking. But very little is said about how Howard is a game changer. We don’t hear much about him this year because they don’t throw his way often. Then he makes big plays. He’s a special player.
The offense needs to do something to close this game out too. Complimentary football.
Yes. Make Hunt and eligible receiver on every play for the rest of the game…lol
“Salt in wound” … if we hold on to Jax and Atl games…. this game would put us smack dab in middle of playoff picture. 😟
he’s just cramping
Congratulations, Howard!!!!
He told me to post “thank you”
lol
LOL
LMFAO
DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We really disrupted their offense early and now they are just a mess on offense
We’ve got them completely flustered
Ravens are playing very tight. Our defense is taking them out of their usual mindset
Put the game away. Somebody or all of you.
Their offense looks like ours
Yes
Gotta love a ND tight end when you need a play 🙂
Thank god Eich got that
Thank goodness for Eichenberg!!!
Eich saves the game
Eich saves us big time there
Eichenberg giveth and taketh away
Not a fan of this
I’m just glad they didn’t run from the shotgun
Uep
FINALLY
You can’t do it any better
Hollins is there every time. He’s a great STs player.
I love this punter!!! Lol!
This is the right call
Crampless Mack!!
Best punt of the season
What is going on?!?!
This team is FIRED up … one game win streak = momentum lol.
My wife’s only brother is a Raven’s die-hard … so, yeah, this one counts!!!
Please get a safety
Please please please
For pork
Fuck
This is what sucks about football now.
Hate that call
I hate the rule, but that was dumb by Baker
Come on Baker. So fucking stupid
That was a a fast whistle
But I guess he was bown
That’s a Penalty every single time
Troy Aikman actually said he picked him up
I swear Aikman drinks
Close but down
Roughing
Weak
BS call
Now that was a shitty effing call
That’s crazy ticky tack
Bull shit call
Bullshit
The Ravens entire drive in on penalties. 3 times.
Refs are trying hard this game. FFS!!
More BS!!
Just falling apart on this drive
How about the hold on Phillips
That Ravens drive brought to you by Referees…
Yep
That was a gift fucking TD by the BS refs. Anybody remember the refs that flew back home with Pitt that year? This is atrocious
This is what makes you think the fix is in. Something was not right about that drive. We continued to dominate them but they needed some help. It’s fucking obvious.
I’m glad somebody else said it out loud before me. At least we have insight to why “Q” is a thing. lol
for fuck’s sake …. is the handwriting on the wall or what? come on man, get a moral victory for us fans. WE NEED IT
Baker took a stupid penalty. That changed the momentum of this game.
Whoa!!!!!
NO DICKHEAD THEY HAVEN’T COMMITTED * PENALTIES
C’mon, don’t unravel here
Woohoooooooooo!
Part time!!!!
Fuck yeah
Wow!!!!!!
BUG TINe part time !!!
Fucking penalties
Never mind
Fuck, another hold?
That’s what I thought
Good, let’s put the Ravens to bed
Ran right into tacklers
Throw it in the end zone once please
Just get the TD
I really hate that presnap too many men called instead of letting the play run
Brissett 156 yds passing, Tua 158
Don’t worry about the clock
OL stepping up again
Really?
Now the penalty
Robert Hunt? Really ?
Nothing could be finer than to be in Camolina . . .
That was nicely ran and blocked
Did they really just call a false start because Hunt was breathing?
Did he report as an eligible breather?
LMAO
a FG here means balt scores a td and 2conv and we lose in OT. yup… that
s where I am
1st down is almost better than TD
And we got it
Best possible result
That’s actually perfect
Best to get the first and not score. Nice. Now run it 3 straight times.
Game over. Either we get the TD or we run the clock down to around 30 seconds with a FG to go up 8.
YES!!!!!
TD TUA !!!
Or once. That works too. Lol
TD Tua
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee
TOO-UH!!!!
Awesome drive
Fuck yeah