All of this means, that when the Ravens are set to play the Steelers, I'm simultaneously nervous and excited. Honestly, the Ravens haven't been playing that well this year, so I sort of assumed they'd have their tails handed to them - especially when I heard that Ben would making his triumphant return for the Steelers. I hate the guy, but you have to admit he's a good QB that gets lucky a lot of the time. But then again, the Ravens were horrible last year too and the only team they managed to beat twice was the Steelers. It was really anyone's guess who was going to win.
What I wasn't expecting today was the ridiculous number of penalties on the Steelers side (I'm used to the Ravens getting all of them...) and the terrible playing of both teams - though thank goodness for the Ravens defense for finally learning how to play ball effectively! It was ugly. I'm used to ugly when it comes to these 2 teams playing, but more of an ugly, we're going to slaughter your team sense. Today was more ugly in the sense that it seemed that both sides just sort of forgot how to play football.
Then there was the On-side kick heard round the world, which is already being called the worst play in history. You sort of have to feel bad for the kicker, though I'm not sure a hacky-sack move was his smartest idea when the entire game was on the line.
In the end, the Ravens finally - FINALLY! - managed to win, which is super exciting, since they've lost the last 4. However, the Ravens and Steelers will meet again, on Christmas day in Pittsburgh. I'm sure the Pittsburgh weather in December will be bad enough to make their Christmases miserable, but now they also have to deal with the Steelers having something to prove. Somehow, I think the Ravens are getting coal (or maybe Steel...see what I did there? :) in their stockings this year...
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