Diplomatic Immunity

Browns 40, Ravens 25 : Week 4 – Recap & Grades :
Offense – Mark Ingram rushes for 71 yards on 12 carries, an average of 5.9 yards per carry, but loses a crucial fumble. Lamar Jackson throws for 247 yards & 3 TD’s, but also 2 INT’s & he is sacked 4 times.
Grade : C
Defense – This unit allows over 500 yards in back to back weeks for the first time in Franchise history. Nick Chubb rushes for 165 yards on 20 carries & 3 TD’s, averaging 8.3 yards per carry. They generate little pressure & the secondary is torched.
Grade : D
Special Teams – Justin Tucker connects on his only FG, from 41 yards & Sam Koch punts it 3 times for 141 yards, an average of 43.7 yards per punt. The coverage is good all day, allowing just 43 return yards.
Grade : B-
Coaching – HC John Harbaugh is responsible for having this team ready to play. There were too many breakdowns in coverage & the team as a whole just did not look fundamentally prepared for this game.
Grade : D
Overall Grade : D
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#RealityCheck

Browns 40, Ravens 25 : Not So Tough Now – The Ravens allow over 500 yards of offense for the 2nd straight week, as the Browns shred the Ravens on the ground & through the air in Baltimore. Baker Mayfield hits TE Ricky Seals-Jones on a 9 yard TD pass as Cleveland led 7-0 after 1. Rookie WR Miles Boykin catches a 9-yard TD pass from Lamar Jackson to tie it in the 2nd & the Browns led 10-7 @ the half. Justin Tucker hits on a 41 yard FG to tie it in the 3rd, but RB Nick Chubb has TD runs of 14 & 2 yards to give Cleveland a 2 TD lead after 3 quarters. Jackson hits TE Mark Andrews on an 8 yard TD pass in the 4th & Mark Ingram runs it in to convert the 2. Chubb breaks off on a 88 yard TD run to make it 30-18 in the 4th & Dontrell Hilliard runs it in from 2 yards out as the the Browns make it a 40 burger. The once proud Ravens defense is picked apart for the 3rd week in a row. There are many issues that need to be corrected right now.
Bal (2-2) @ Pit
Cle (2-2) @ SF
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#GettingExposed

Red Sox 5, Orioles 4 : Fantastic Finale – Mookie Betts scores from 1st on a single by Rafael Devers as the Red Sox walk it off against the O’s in the 9th inning of the season finale for both teams. Austin Hays doubles home Richie Martin in a 3-run 3rd against Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez, but Christian Vasquez singles home Xander Bogaerts in the 6th to tie it against O’s starter Chandler Sheppard. Bogaerts singles home Devers in the 7th against reliever Evan Phillips to put Boston ahead, but Jonathan Villar singles home Hanser Alberto in the 8th to tie the game again against reliever Matt Barnes, who blows the 20th win of the year for Rodriguez. Wilkerson then makes the catch of the year to rob Bradley Jr. of a homer in RF in the 8th. Betts walks against reliever Dillon Tate in the 9th & then scores on the single by Devers as the ball bounces off the SS Martin’s glove to end the game & the season.
Bal (54-108) Bos (84-78)
WP : Workman (10-1)
LP : Tate (0-2).
GO O’S!!
#SeeYouNextYear

Orioles 4, Red Sox 1 : Friday Night Lights – Renato Nunez homers & drives in all 4 runs for the O’s, as they take the first game of season ending series @ Fenway. Nunez hits a 3-run shot (#30) off of Boston starter Nathan Eovaldi in the 3rd to give the O’s the early lead & starter Asher Wojciechowski makes it stand up the rest of the way. Wojciechowski goes 6 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits, he walks 1 & strikes out 6. Eovaldi goes 5 innings, he allows 3 runs on 5 hits, he walks 4 & strikes out 3. Boston falls to 37-40 @ Fenway, the Sox first losing season @ home since 2014. Nunez singles home Austin Hays in the 9th against reliever Marcus Walden for his 4th RBI. Rafael Devers scores on a single by Xander Bogaerts in the 9th to break up the shutout against reliever Richard Bleier. The Red Sox go 1-13 w/ runners in scoring position on the night. Baltimore has lost 7 of their last 12.
Bal (53-107) Bos (83-77)
WP : Wojciechowski (4-8)
LP : Eovaldi (2-1).
GO O’S!!
#PlayingForPride

Blue Jays 3, Orioles 2 : Getting Rowdy Again – Rowdy Tellez homers twice, as the O’s lose a close one in their last game of the year in Canada & also their last against Division rival Toronto. Billy McKinney smashes a solo shot (#12) off of O’s starter Gabriel Ynoa in the 1st & Tellez launches solo shots in back to back @ bats in the 4th (#20) & 6th (#21) innings to add on some more runs for Jays starter Jacob Waguespack, who goes 6 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits, he walks 2 & strikes out 5. The O’s break through for 2 in the 8th, as Austin Hays singles against reliever Jordan Romano, scores on a grounder to 1st by Rio Ruiz & Wilmer Font walks D.J. Stewart w/ the bases loaded to force home the Orioles 2nd run. Closer Ken Giles strikes out the side in the 9th to close it out. Baltimore has now lost 7 of their last 11 games. They will finish the season w/ 3 @ Boston.
Bal (52-107) Tor (65-94)
WP : Waguespack (5-5)
LP : Ynoa (1-10)
S : Giles (22).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundNineteen

Orioles 11, Blue Jays 4 : On a Trey – Trey Mancini has a career high 5 hits, scores twice & drives in a run, D.J. Stewart homers & Dylan Bundy pitches 7 strong innings, as the O’s beat the Blue Jays. Renato Nunez doubles home Mancini & Villar, then scores on a single by Dwight Smith Jr. in a 3-run 1st inning against Blue Jays opener Thomas Pannone. Smith Jr. hits a solo shot (#13) off of reliever Wilmer Font in the 4th & 2 batters later, C Austin Wynns takes Font deep (#1) as well. The Orioles have now homered at least once in 18 straight games. D.J. Stewart hits a 2-run blast (#3) off reliever Brock Stewart & Mancini singles home Stevie Wilkerson in a 3-run O’s 6th. Bundy goes 7 innings, he allows 2 runs on 3 hits, walks 2 & strikes out 6.
The O’s score 3 more times in the 8th to break it wide open against reliever Sam Gaviglio. Baltimore still lost 6 of their last 10. Game 3 is tonight.
Bal (52-106) Tor (64-94)
WP : Bundy (7-14)
LP : Pannone (3-6).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundEighteen

Chiefs 33, Ravens 28 : Week 3 – Recap & Grades :
Offense – Lamar Jackson has an up & down game, passing for 267 yards, while rushing for 46 & a TD. Mark Ingram rushes for 103 yards on 16 carries, for an average of 6.2 yards per carry & 3 TD’s.
They rush for 203 yards as a team.
Grade : B-
Defense – This group only registers 1 sack, despite getting numerous pressure for most of the day. The secondary gets shredded by Patrick Mahomes for 374 yards & 3 TD’s, also allow 140 yards rushing as a team by Kansas City.
Grade : B-
Special Teams – Justin Tucker hits on his only FG from 39 yards, Sam Koch punts it away 3 times for 153 yards & 1 touchback & Justice Hill returns 2 kicks for 47 yards.
Grade : B
Coaching – HC John Harbaugh’s decisions to go for it on 4th down numerous times, as well as 3 failed 2-point conversions, did raise some questions, but the coaches definitely had an aggressive approach all game & were playing to win.
Grade : B
Overall Grade : B-
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#UpToTheTest

Chiefs 33, Ravens 28 : Barbecued Birds – The Ravens come into Kansas City & strike first, but then fall behind by 3 scores before rallying late, but still falling short, lose for the first time this season. Mark Ingram runs it in from 2 yards out to cap off the 14 play 84 yard opening drive & the Ravens go for 2 but don’t get it. Patrick Mahomes then leads the Chiefs down the field on a 11 play 74 yard drive, capped off by a 1 yard TD run by LeSean McCoy to put K.C. ahead. Mahomes hits WR DeMarcus Robinson on an 18 yard TD pass & then finds Rookie Mecole Hardman on an 83 yard TD pass to make it 20-6 & the Chiefs led 23-6 @ the half. The Ravens open the 2nd half w/ a 9 play, 75 yard TD drive, capped off by Ingram’s 2nd TD run of the game & Mahomes finds McCoy on a 14 yard TD pass to make it 30-13 in the 4th. Jackson runs it in from 9 yards out w/ 2:01 left but Baltimore runs out of time & loses a tough game on the road.
Bal (2-1) vs Cle
K.C. (3-0) @ Det
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#ARespectableLoss

Blue Jays 11, Orioles 10 (15 innings) : That Costs Extra – Anthony Alford hits a walk off homerun in the bottom of the 15th inning as the Blue Jays beat the O’s @ home. Randal Grichuk hits a 3-run shot shot (#31) off of O’s starter Chandler Shepard in the 1st & Brandon Drury hits a solo shot (#15), along w/ Jonathan Davis (#2) as the pair go back to back off of Shepard in the 2nd. Rookie Austin Hays homers twice, including a 3-run shot (#3) off of Jays starter Clay Buchholz in the 3rd & drills a solo shot (#4) in a 4-run 5th. Rookie Cavan Biggio ties it on a solo shot (#16) off of reliever Paul Fry in the 7th. Jonathan Villar & Hays add RBI singles in the 8th, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ties it again on a single in the 9th & the teams play on until the 15th when Alford walks it off on the solo shot (#1) against reliever Ryan Eades. Baltimore has now lost 2 extra inning games in the last 3 days.
Bal (51-106) Tor (64-93)
WP : Adam (3-0)
LP : Eades (0-1).
GO O’S!!
#BirdFightRoundSeventeen