On the road in Baltimore for Round 2 of the Playoffs.
This one's gonna be tough.
The Ravens are healthy and rested and will be playing at home in front of a rabid crowd.

I always believe that if you're built to run the ball and play good defense like we are, you have a chance to be in every game.
For example, just look at the..............uh.................Ravens.

The Ravens are favored by 7 1/2 points.
That sounds about right.
We'll have to play a near perfect game to come into their house and beat them in a Playoff game with everything on the line.
Here's hoping we can do just that.....

Thoughts....

By the numbers.....
( I wonder if these numbers pass, run, and tackle as well when it's under 40 degrees)
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Texans Average Team Rankings Ravens 12.8 Total Offense 12.8 12.5 Total Defense 8.3 14.3 Passing Offense 16.0 5.6 Passing Defense 5.8 6.7 Rushing Offense 11.3 6.2 Rushing Defense 7.8 15.7 Receiving Offense 15.3 9.7 Receiving Defense 6.2 20.2 Punting 21.0 16.5 Return 20.7 15.5 Kicking 18.5

Total Offense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Points/Game 23.8 10 23.6 13 Total Yds/Game 372.1 13 338.7 15 Giveaways 20 6 24 17 Total 1st Downs 321 13 312 16 3rd Down Efficiency 41.5% 5 42.4% 4 4th Down Efficiency 27.3% 28 57.1% 27 Total TDs 38 11 36 16 Scoring Efficiency 37.2% 10 35.5% 11 3 and Out Drives 44 15 33 9 Penalties 99 13 92 9 Penalty Yds 852 17 742 4 Avg Total Off. Rank 12.8 12.8		Total Defense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Opp. Points/Game 17.4 4 16.6 3 Opp. Total Yds/Game 285.7 2 288.9 3 Takeaways 27 12 26 15 Opp. Total 1st Downs 270 5 269 4 Opp. 3rd Down Efficiency 35.8% 12 32.1% 5 Opp. 4th Down Efficiency 46.2% 16 47.6% 32 Opp. Total TDs 26 4 21 1 Opp. Scoring Efficiency 29.8% 9 26.6% 2 Opp. 3 and Out Drives 46 14 48 11 Opp. Penalties 88 29 103 14 Opp. Penalty Yds 686 31 1032 1 Avg Total Def. Rank 12.5 8.3
Passing Offense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Total Attempts 467 30 544 18 Total Completions 288 26 314 17 Completion Pct. 61.7 9 57.7 22 Passing Yds/Game 219.1 18 213.9 19 Yds/Attempts 7.51 8 6.29 21 Passing TDs 20 18 21 17 INTs Thrown 9 3 12 7 QB Rating 92.7 7 81.7 15 Passing 1st Downs 176 17 181 14 Sacks Allowed 33 12 33 13 Sacks Yds Allowed 190 9 206 13 Avg Passing Off. Rank 14.3 16.0		Passing Defense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Opp. Total Attempts 538 16 535 15 Opp. Total Completions 279 4 288 5 Opp. Completion Pct. 51.9 1 53.8 2 Opp. Passing Yds/Game 189.7 3 196.3 4 Opp. Yds/Attempts 5.64 2 5.87 3 Opp. Passing TDs 18 6 11 1 Interceptions 17 13 15 19 Opp. QB Rating 69.0 2 68.8 1 Opp. Passing 1st Downs 166 3 166 5 Sacks 44 6 48 4 Sacks Yds 287 6 290 5 Avg Passing Def. Rank 5.6 5.8
Rushing Offense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Total Attempts 546 1 459 8 Rushing Yds/Game 153.0 2 124.8 10 Yds/Carry 4.5 7 4.3 14 Rushing TDs 18 3 15 11 Rushing 1st Downs 131 3 98 13 Rushing Fumbles 10 24 6 12 Avg Rushing Off. Rank 6.7 11.3		Rushing Defense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Opp. Total Attempts 378 4 419 13 Opp. Rushing Yds/Game 96.0 4 92.6 2 Opp. Yds/Carry 4.1 11 3.5 2 Opp. Rushing TDs 8 3 10 14 Opp. Rushing 1st Downs 73 2 79 6 Opp. Rushing Fumbles 8 13 10 10 Avg Rushing Def. Rank 6.2 7.8
Receiving Offense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Receptions 288 26 314 17 Receiving Yds/Game 231.0 18 226.8 19 Yds/Reception 12.8 8 11.6 20 Receiving TDs 20 18 21 17 Receiving 1st Downs 176 17 181 14 Receiving Fumbles 2 7 1 5 Avg Receiving Off. Rank 15.7 15.3		Receiving Defense Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Opp. Receptions 279 4 288 5 Opp. Receiving Yds/Game 207.6 3 214.4 6 Opp. Yds/Receptions 11.9 11 11.9 15 Opp. Receiving TDs 18 6 11 1 Opp. Receiving 1st Downs 166 3 166 5 Opp. Receiving Fumbles 0 31 6 5 Avg Receiving Def. Rank 9.7 6.2
Punting Stats Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Punts 74 19 73 20 Punting Yds 3256 21 3393 20 Punting Average 44.0 20 46.5 10 Inside 20 19 27 21 24 Touchbacks 8 9 9 8 Blocked 0 1 0 23 Net Punting Average 37.7 24 38.6 21 Avg Punting Stats Rank 20.2 21.0		Return Stats Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Kick Returns 29 31 42 18 Kick Return Yds 730 30 1047 14 Kick Returns for TD 0 12 0 32 Punt Returns 51 2 36 16 Punt Return Yds 529 5 345 15 Punt Returns for TD 1 19 1 29 Avg Returns Stats Rank 16.5 20.7
Kicking Stats Texans Ravens Stat Rk Stat Rk Extra Points Made 39 13 40 12 Extra Points Pct. 39/40 97.5 14 40/40 100.0 12 Field Goals Made 32 4 30 8 Field Goal Pct. 32/38, 84.2 5 30/39, 76.9 8 FG 1-19 0/0, 0 14 1/1, 100.0 12 FG 20-29 14/14, 100.0 2 9/9, 100.0 16 FG 30-39 10/11, 90.9 5 10/12, 83.3 6 FG 40-49 4/8, 0 28 9/11, 0 8 FG 50+ 4/5, 80.0 8 1/6, 16.7 29 Avg Kicking Stats Rank 15.5 18.5

It's going to be loud in Baltimore on Sunday.
Probably not as loud as Reliant was against the Bengals since the Ravens have an open air stadium and we had the roof closed, but I'm sure it will be close.

So far we've had no crowd noise issues on the road with Yates under center.
Hopefully that continues on Sunday......

Just how loud was Reliant against the Bengals?

That’s 118.3 decibels. Just how loud is this? It’s above the level of sandblasting and a loud rock concert, and just beneath the level at which pain begins.

The level also exceeds safety levels specified by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The federal organization says a workplace is unsafe if employees are exposed to levels of 115 decibels for more than 15 minutes a day.

I guess this made Reliant Stadium a hazardous workplace for the Bengals offense on Saturday.

wow this forum really died off didn't it...... I was looking for some good raven texans smack pictures...... but this place has died.

The last playoff game in Baltimore was against the Broncos in 2000, the year the Ravens won it all.

It was beyond loud. The fans stood the entire game. They should drown out the commentators.

Check the stats for the Ravens at home, and also coming off a bye.

The Defense will be in playoff mode, its a wonderful thing to see.

Cc

Crabcruncher wrote: The last playoff game in Baltimore was against the Broncos in 2000, the year the Ravens won it all.

It was beyond loud. The fans stood the entire game. They should drown out the commentators.

Check the stats for the Ravens at home, and also coming off a bye.

The Defense will be in playoff mode, its a wonderful thing to see.

Cc

I'm sure the crowd's gonna be jacked up and  it's gonna be loud.
Trust me, we know how good the Raven's defense is and that we'll have to play near perfect on offense to have a chance in this one.
I also think our defense will play well against the Raven's offense though.
It may come down to who can force the most turnovers.

Please bring your cheerleaders

TSU86 wrote: Please bring your cheerleaders

Hey TSU, haven't seen you since the old Outhouse days at the Chiefs board.
Lookin forward to a good game on Sunday.
Cheerleaders?
Yeah, we got those.....

I am a Raven fan and was at the game.  Thought your team played better.  I have great respect for your team.

Thanks man.
I thought we played pretty well on defense and Arian Foster had a nice day.
Jacoby Jones had his worst game of the year at the worst possible time.
His muffed punt that gave the Ravens the ball at the 2 yd line was a killer.
Yates was good in spots but made too many rookie mistakes.
Y'all took advantage of the turnovers, both forced and unforced.
That's what good teams do.

Good luck the rest of the way.

It was a wild ride, Bubba.
I'm disappointed that we won't be playing next week, but also proud of the way this team grew up this season.
Hopefully next year we can stay a little healthier......

Amazing.  That game pretty much the way I thought it would with the Texans playing much closer than everyone anticipated but not having enough to get it done.  The Texans were clearly the better team in all phases of the game except for turnovers.  On the road in the playoffs, that gets you beat.  Also amazing that the Ravens did not commit one penalty.  In summary, the Ravens executed as flawless as a team could and still barely beat a team at home that most thought they would blowout.  I'm disappointed in the outcome, but not in the Texans.  I'm excited for 2012.  The Texans defense is the next best thing in the NFL.