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Ravens 3-0 for first time since moving to Baltimore

A win is a win, right? Okay, the Special Teams gets a B+, mostly because of Stover. The Offense gets a B- because it did enough to win, and certainly didn’t make any huge mistakes to lose it (0 turnovers again). The Defense? B-, but this is a tough grade. Quarters 1, 3, 4 are A. Quarter 2 was not good.

I am not so sure that it was truly bad play, but rather the Cleveland QB, Charlie Frye, pulled some plays outof his butt that relly shouldn’t have happened. The long pass to Browns TE Kellen Winslow, Jr., near the end of the 2nd quarter was a prayer. It was a dumb pass, and he got lucky. The TD to Edwards was a good throw, and a good play call. But those 2 plays were the bulk of the offense.The Ravens had no turnover again, and ‘only’ 5 penalties. For the recent history of the club, that is a very clean game, and coming in a division game on the road says they may have their heads screwed on straight.

Which is more than can be said for the Browns’ Winslow, at times. I gather he is an emotional guy, but this is his second taunting penalty in three games. He is not helping the team when he does that. His dad was probably my favorite player while I was growing up. I just wish his son had the kind of on field class his dad had.

Overall, I am not sure this is a step forward for the Offense, but they did get all their points from longish drives, and not from/after returns from the Special Teams or the Defense. At times, McNair looked bad. But he also made some important plays when the Ravens really needed them, and the bottom line is the Ravens won. Still, I wish the offense were more consistently potent.