Tag Archives: Baltimore Ravens

A Super Bowl victory won’t take the monkey off Joe Flacco’s back

By BOB PADECKY Torrey Smith, the Ravens’ wide receiver, was singing the praises today about his quarterback. I brought him to a screeching halt with a question. “If the Ravens win the Super Bowl, will the criticism of Joe Flacco … Continue reading

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NFL power pendulum swings back to the NFC

It’s the morning after Super Bowl XLVI, I just woke up and I have two points to make. Here’s the first: The NFL is an NFC-dominated league once again. They’ve won three Super Bowls in a row. Three years ago … Continue reading

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Week 12 grades

Here are my Week 12 grades for the 9-2 Niners. Alex Smith: D. His primary job on this team is to not turn the ball over, and he failed at that assignment tonight. With eighteen seconds left in the first … Continue reading

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HarBowl live blog: 49ers @ Ravens

This is the live blog for the Niners’ Week 12 Thursday night game against the Baltimore Ravens — The Harbowl. I will be updating this frequently from my bedroom in the Oakland hills. 4:18 Moran Norris will start in place … Continue reading

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Prediction: Niners 30, Ravens 3

The Niners are going to blow out the Baltimore Ravens 30-3 on Thursday, and I’ll explain why. First, the football reasons. The Ravens offense revolves around their running back, Ray Rice. The Niners defense will stop him with their front … Continue reading

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