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Bills fell short vs. Ravens 34-37
Oct 29th
The Buffalo Bills once again fell short on its quest for a win in the ongoing National Football League season.
The Bills suffered a disappointing defeat at the hands of the host team Baltimore Ravens 34-37 in the 2010 NFL season.
The Bills were on the verge of winning its first game in the current NFL season when Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis stripped the ball from Bills tight end Shawn Nelson, to carry the Ravens to an escaped victory against the Bills.
Lewis played hero in the game as he stopped the Bills from escaping with a victory against them.
Ravens safety Ed Reed also had a nice game against the Bills as he force three turnovers to the visiting team that lead to their victory.
The superstar quarterback of the Ravens Joe Flacco also contributed big for his team to their victory as he threw three touchdown passes, to improve to 14-1 under Ravens coach John Harbaugh against teams with sub-.500 records.
With their latest victory, the Ravens are feeling high these days.
Harbaugh believe that if they can sustain their winning momentum they have a huge chance of getting a slot at the NFL playoffs and compete for the Super Bowl this year.
The Bills for its part are still confident of their chances in the 2010 NFL season despite their bad record.
Bills coach Chan Gailey said hope is not lost for them all they have to do is to continue to play hard and avoid their usual errors.
Gailey said they have a great team, all they have to do to win games is to play tough defense and avoid mistakes.
Ravens ready to topple win-less Bills
Oct 24th
The Baltimore Ravens is fully motivated to get their fifth win in seven games when they host the struggling Buffalo Bills in the ongoing National Football League season on October 24.
The Ravens have more reasons to be confident in their game against the Bills since the latter had had the worst record in the NFL this year with a 0-5 win-loss record.
Expected to lead the way for the Ravens in their game are reliable quarterback Joe Flacco and running back extraordinaire Ray Rice.
In the current NFL season, Rice is tied for sixth in the NFL with 115 attempts.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said if Flacco and Rice will continue to play great there is no way they could lose against the visiting Bills.
Harbaugh said all they have to do to win is to play their usual game and get energised by the presence of their countless fans.
He said the Bills is a dangerous team which is why they prepared hard for their game to ensure the latter could not upset them in their game.
The Bills for its part is very hungry with a win and vowed to play their 101 percent effort against the heavily favored Ravens.
Bills coach Chan Gailey said to get their first win in the current NFL season they will shift from their usual 3-4 defence to 4-3.
He said he decided to change their defensive style to more bigger bodies in-front to make life harder for their opponents.
The coach said despite their woeful record they are not yet ready to push the panic button and will just play their hearts out in the game.
Gailey said if they succeed in limiting both Flacco and Rice they have good chances of winning against the host team.
He assured the Bills fans worldwide to keep dreaming since upset and miracles could happy anytime of the day.
Steelers fell to Ravens 14-17 in 2010 NFL season
Oct 5th
The word is now out the three-game winning streak of the red-hot Pittsburgh Steelers is now over.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally meet its match as they fell prey to the Baltimore Ravens 14-17 right in-front of their own fans last October 3.
Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Joe Flacco was the hero for the visiting team as he feed an 18-yard scoring pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 32 seconds remaining to hand the Steelers its first loss of the current NFL season.
As the home-team, the Steelers was poised to win the game as they took a 14-10 lead on Rashard Mendenhall’s 7-yard run midway through the fourth quarter, and appeared ready to win after turning away
Baltimore on third- and fourth-down plays from the 2 with over 2 minutes remaining.
However, their goal of winning their fourth game of year was rudely shattered when Flacco made his heroic with seconds left in their exciting game.
Flacco was no doubt the star of the game as he finished 24 of 37 for 256 yards and an interception to outplay Charlie Batch, the No. 4 quarterback who couldn’t win only his second start since
2007 for Pittsburgh.
Batch, a 38-13 winner at Tampa Bay the week before, went 12 of 21 for 141 yards and an interception.
The Ravens and Steelers are now tied 3-1 win-loss record.
With their win, the Ravens are now more focused on having a banner 2010 NFL season.
Despite losing their winning streak, the Steelers for its part are themselves hopeful that they can still have a stellar 2010 NFL campaign.