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Baltimore Ravens Lose Due to Checkdown Obsession, Not Flags
Published: October 11, 2009
How could the leagues third-ranked offense in yards and scoring not get any kind of rhythm? Because the check down pass ruled the day, and it ultimately lead to the Raven's demise.
The Ravens leading reciever was Ray Rice, who had 74 yards off of 7 catches, but the majority of those were quick check down passes for short yardage. Until the 48 yard touchdown, Rice only had 26 yards.
Next in line was Todd Heap. He had 7 catches for 46 yards and a pedestrian 5.9 yard average. Why? Because he was Flacco's safety blanket. Truly, there is nothing wrong with that, but you can't check down the ball every play.
You can't win a game if you don't throw down field. The Ravens receivers were thrown to
less than 10 times, and had a combined five catches. Whenever Mark Clayton or Kelley Washington would catch a football, it would result in a first down. S...
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