Baltimore Ravens and Joe Flacco Fall a Mile in a Game of Inches

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Published: December 8, 2009

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... from an increasingly clogged AFC wild card picture. A chance to break away from their hated rival Pittsburgh Steelers. And most importantly a chance to prove to all doubters that they belong with the NFL's elite. Unfortunately, they're just not good enough.

With everything to play for, Joe Flacco, a battered Ravens defense, and a rag-tag group of receivers made mistake after mistake as the Packers did their best to give Baltimore a shot. Although the game featured an ungodly deluge of yellow penalty flags, the lasting images in the disappointing defeat will be Flacco's ill-advised pick in the end zone on second down and the under thrown ball to Todd Heap on his next pass.

Flacco took the blame for the loss in his postgame interview. "I think it was a stupid decision and a worse throw," Flacco said.

While Flacco admittedly may have cost the Ravens the game, his attempt at making a play reveals a greater problem as the team moves further. With no reliabl...

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