This game really could have been on Sunday at 1pm...

The Ravens defeated the Cleveland Browns 16-0 on Monday Night Football in a nationally televised uncaptivating game. The birds won but not in the dominating fashion I and many others expected. This can be partially accredited to the seven penalties for fourty-three yards Baltimore committed.

Also the Ravens scored all of their points in the third quarter. At half time neither team had put up any points. The closest attempt came from a field goal attempt that Steve Hauschka missed. Because of this, I would not be surprised if the Ravens bring in the someone to try out for that position.

We saw the offense start slowly again. The Browns defense was getting major pressure of Flacco from almost every angle and as a result Flacco could not throw the deep ball that he wanted.

In the second half, we saw the Ravens energized by a touchdown drive that ended with a 13 yard touchdown run by Ray Rice. From there, the defense did there part by creating turnovers and robbing the Browns offense of any dignity they thought they brought of the locker room. Dawan Landry had a 48 yard pick-six. The second interception thrown by Brady Quinn was intercepted by Chris Carr and led to one of the only two kicks made by Hauschka on the night(had an extra point blocked).

I was glad to see the Ravens get their hands on the opposing quarterback. They had four sacks, two from linebackers. Jarret Johnson has become the pass rusher that Terrell Suggs was supposed to be. Speaking of Suggs, he came out of the game earlier because of an injury.

This allowed Paul Kruger to get some signficant time in at outside linebacker and from what I saw I was not impressed. His first instinct seems to be bull rush but he cannot succeed by that being his only way of rushing the passer. I saw him try a spin move one time and it did not help his cause. I will say he has potential to develop into a Jarret Johnsonesque player but he needs a lot more time.

Overall, I learned that the Ravens are not the team they came into the season as. In the Chiefs game I saw a team with enough offensive fire power to compensate for their defensive shortcomings. But on Monday the offense could not take advantage of the opportunities their defense gave them. I think the next two games are going to be VERY difficult for the Ravens. The undefeated Colts and the Steelers will not be as easy to shut out.