Hey Yall! Just to keep you updated the Nationals won the World Series last week in an amazing final game. Moving on from that its now officially football season and nothing else and I couldn’t be more excited about it. This blog was meant to post Sunday after the game but I somehow never clicked publish. So incase you missed the game here is what happened!
Week 9 of the NFL ended this past weekend with an upset no one saw coming. The undefeated reigning Super Bowl Champs fell short when the clock hit 0:00 at the end of the fourth quarter.
The Baltimore Ravens hosted the New England Patriots late Sunday night. The Ravens are now 6-2 on the season. Will their winning streak continue as they finish out the season?
The Patriots kicked off the game giving the Ravens the ball first. Big plays were made by Ingram and Brown on the opening drives. Ravens soon fell short of the first down on the 4-yard line where they were 4th and 2 when they lined up a for a field goal. Special teams lined up for a 24-yard field goal just to see a flag thrown as the ball is snapped. The Patriots received the flag causing the ball to moved making it a first and goal for the Ravens. First and Goal the QB Jackson fakes a handoff and walks into the endzone putting his team up leading 7-0 midway through the 1st quarter. The Patriots receive the ball finally and the first play they have Brady gets rid of the ball straight to the ground. Soon they fall short of the first down and punt the ball right back to the Ravens. Ravens moved the ball down where near the end of their drive they fall short on 3rd and 10. 39-yard field goal attempt took place and was successful now the Ravens lead 10-0 going into the second quarter.
Patriots O line was not holding up near the end of the first they let Brady get sacked causing them to give up the ball again. Starting the second quarter Ravens QB Jackson hands off to Ingram turning into a huge play where he ended up on the Pats 10-yard line. 7 seconds wind down hand off to Edwards walks in for the touchdown. 17-0 still early in the 2nd quarter. Brady gets the ball back and fires and almost gets picked. The Patriots soon punt the ball where it was dropped and recovered by the Patriots on their own 20-yard line. Brady finally throws his first touchdown pass of the game to their new player Sanu SR who was recently traded from the Atlanta Falcons. Pats are now on the board 17-7.
With 7:27 left before the half the pats are running the ball on 3rd and 25 when they fumble, and the Ravens recover it. After reviewing the ball was marked down at the spot of the fumble but ended up not making a difference given, they fell short of the first down. Ravens right after fumbled the ball and the Pats recovered it on their own 20-yard line. Brady drives the ball down and soon was blocked at the goal line where they ended up taking a 22-yard feel goal making the game 17-10 Ravens. The patriots get one last drive before the half where Brady drives the ball down the field pass after pass just to fall short of the goal line once again. 19-yard field goal was made with 8 seconds left making it now a 4-point game starting the half.
Third quarter starts and the Patriots have the ball first. Second play of the drive is a flea flicker to Sanu SR for a huge gain on the play. Edelman soon gets the ball and is tackled and lets the ball slip where it was recovered by a Ravens player for a touchdown, making it a 70-yard fumble return. 24 - 13 Ravens.
Midway through near the 8-minute mark the Patriots finally make their second touchdown of the night bringing the game to only a 3-point difference. 5 seconds into the fourth quarter the Ravens run it in for another touchdown making the game 30-20 because the kicker missed the extra point. As a few minutes pass Tom Brady gets the ball back and on 3rd and 10 he throws a hail miry pass in hopes Sanu Sr catches it but instead its picked at the 7-yard line and run back to the 30. The Ravens run the clock down to 3:12 remaining just for Jackson to do a quarterback sneak to lean his way into the endzone making the score 37-20. The Patriots had 3 minutes left to attempt to get the job done but fell short. The undefeated Pats finally lost. Will their losing streak continue in the coming weeks or will they forget about this game and move on fast.
Unbeaten Patriots fall to Ravens. (2019, November 3). Retrieved from ESPN:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=401127899
