In a battle of Defenses, the Broncos intercepted Joe Flacco twice, including one by Darian Stewart (former Baltimore Raven) in the end zone to seal the game with :34 seconds left. in the game, but the drive ended on an interception. The Ravens defense played great, but losing star defender and the heart of the team, Terrell Suggs, for the year to a torn ACL is going to hurt them. Jimmy Smith played well, but then again so did the whole secondary. The Ravens receivers clearly still have work to do, but nobody was able to get open and rookie wide receiver Breshad Perriman needs to get back soon from his injury to add a deep threat. The Ravens offensive line needs work too. Left tackle Eugene Monroe left in the 1st quarter due to a concussion and the makeshift line had Joe Flacco scrambling for his life most of the game. The Broncos only sacked Flacco twice, but disrupted his rhythm all game. The Ravens will now look to rebound next week when they head to Oakland and there is no better team to play when you need to get things back on track.
Bal (0-1) Den (1-0)
Bal : Flacco 18-32, 117 yds, 2 INT’s, Forsett 14 rush, 43 yds, M. Brown 2 rec 25 yds, J.Smith 8 tckl, INT for TD.
Tucker 2-2 FG’s (52,44).
Den : Manning 24-40, 175 yds, 1 INT, Hillman 12 rush 41 yds, Sanders 8 rec 65 yds, Trevathan 9 tckl, Talib 3 tckl, INT for TD.
McManus 4-4 FG’s (57,56,43,33)