Super Bowl XLVII Recap
Ravens 34, 49ers 31
These Ravens won't go down as the best team of all time or anything, but one of the best players to every take the field was able to win his second Super Bowl ring on his final ride. Ray Lewis, who was the center of attention for the early part of the week because of the deer antler spray revelation, told his team that he was going to retire after this season. This seemed to inspire Baltimore during its magical run to the Super Bowl. Lewis did not play well physically, but he was instrumental mentally and inspired his team like no one else could. In the triumph, Lewis became the first player in NFL history to claim consecutive Super Bowl rings 12 or more seasons apart.
It was also nice to see the other Ravens win the Lombardi. Contrary to popular belief, Ed Reed was not part of the stalwart 2000 Baltimore defense, so this was his first championship. Terrell Suggs, Bryant McKinnie, Anquan Boldin, Ray Rice, Marshal Yanda and others served as great players in this league over the years, so they deserved this trophy as much as anyone.
Of course, the person primarily responsible for making this happen was Joe Flacco, who claimed the MVP trophy - and rightfully so. There have been arguments for Jacoby Jones, but one of Jones' two scores came via a Flacco bomb. Granted, it was underthrown, and Jones had to juke two 49ers to reach the end zone, but without Flacco, there's no chance Baltimore would have won the Super Bowl. If Jones wasn't on the roster, the Ravens would have definitely still had a legitimate chance, so it would be very contrarian to state that Jones deserved the award.
Flacco was outstanding. He went 22-of-33 for 287 yards and three touchdowns. He was unreal on third down, converting 9-of-16 attempts. He was hot in the first half, torching a helpless San Francisco secondary with his monstrous arm. He was barely able to do anything in the third quarter after the infamous blackout because the 49ers held all of the momentum, but he made enough clutch throws to lead his team to field-goal drives of 71 and 59 yards in the fourth quarter, occupying nearly 11 minutes of the clock on those two possessions.
Colin Kaepernick was awful early on. CBS analyst Bill Cowher even suggested that the 49ers should bench Kaepernick in favor of Alex Smith. This was a completely ridiculous notion at the time, and it proved to be so as Kaepernick finished 16-of-28 for 302 yards, one touchdown and an interception along with seven carries for 62 rushing yards and a second score on the ground. Kaepernick wasn't very good in the red zone, however, thanks to Baltimore's No. 1 red-zone defense. However, 49er fans may point to poor officiating as a reason for that. They certainly have some beef - Michael Crabtree was clearly held in the end zone on San Francisco's final offensive play, but the refs' whistles were silent.
The officiating was putrid throughout. The Ravens benefited from most of the calls, though they were screwed over by a phantom running-into-the-kicker penalty on a David Akers miss. However, San Francisco has only itself to blame for this defeat. The team committed too many mental errors. The first play of the game, a 20-yard completion to Vernon Davis, was wiped out by illegal formation. The 49ers also wasted two crucial timeouts in the second half, and the play-calling in the red zone on the final offensive drive was abysmal. If it wasn't for the blackout, Baltimore may have run away with a victory of at least two touchdowns.
For more thoughts, check out my updated NFL Power Rankings, which will be posted Tuesday morning.
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Charlie
10-17-2011
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EmmittSmith22 Emmitt Smith
Prayers of piece to da world of Racing. I didnt believe when you "spoke" Emmitt... Damn... it was hard to figure out what he meant! Is he really a college graduate???
Chris
10-17-2011
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I dont think you can really call Brady's pics ugly, his throwing arm was hit hard on both plays, leading to the ball not having enough power to zip to its target. Other than that, he played as he always had against Rob Ryan... Poorly
Mitch
10-17-2011
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@stine.. no you're just a moron. that was a terrible call. whether he was roughed or not is irrelevant anyways, intentional grounding in the endzone is called a saftey if you didn't know. even if that roughing call was there or not it shoulda been 2 for the skins and the drive nill for the eagles. just face the fact that the Eagles are not that good. they need a turnover machine to give them 4 picks just to stay within a touchdown and squeak out a win in the last few seconds by barely getting a first down. haha
Stine
10-17-2011
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Any helmet to helmet is a personal Foul Walt. I know you are a Vick hater but at least be honest about the calls. Just because you lost the game you blame it on the Refs? How about the Personal Foul Called on Brady in the second half? He was barely pushed and won an oscar for his tumble to the turf! No that was Legit right?
Jason
10-17-2011
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Great recap Walt! How are you doing in your leagues?
joe L
10-15-2011
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matt ryan- up or
big ben- down thanks
Frank
10-10-2011
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I'm not sure Doug Baldwin is inconsistent.
He's just coming onto his own. He's had 80+ yards three times. The Steeler's game was a complete lost cause. He is the team's leading receiver, and at times looks like the best one. Also Charlie Whitehurst did not look particularly better than Tarvaris. He still locked onto receivers non-stop, but he did make some beautiful throws. Hopefully He gets a full game to start, and show what He can do. Tarvaris is still starter in my opinion though.
Martin
10-10-2011
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@Mitch - Thanks for a good laugh. If youre going to pontificate and spout off about people being morons, you might want to make sure you actually know what youre talking about.
No one is suggesting that Vick's play on the field has absolved him of his crimes. He was found guilty in a court of law, was sentenced, and served two years in federal prison. He was released on parole and forced to serve an additional suspension by the league. If thats not paying your dues to society, I don't know what is. And this is coming from a Skins fan.
ryan
10-10-2011
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this is the 2nd time you have said not to pickup doug baldwin in fantasy. i started julio jones yesterday while baldwin was available on waivers. now, who knows if I'll be able to pick him up. darnit.
ayyyy
10-10-2011
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"James Starks (12-40) had more than double the carries that Grant did (7-18)."
Might want to double check that math..
Mitch
10-10-2011
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Which makes me think.. what kind of moron would think that he payed his dues? The freakin guy wins a couple football games and he automatically is relieved from the fact that he tortured innocent animals? It's not like he saved 10 babys from a burning building he won a few football games. Man some people are stupid.
Mitch
10-10-2011
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Well if you're referring to QB Dog Killer you have to say QB Dog Killer because that is the killer of dogs name. Now if he didn't kill dogs and if he didn't change his name to QB Dog Killer then maybe he would have a different name like Mark, or Mary. But that isn't the case and he murdered and tortured innocent dogs.
RobG.
10-10-2011
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"I'd write something involving clever wordplay with "dream team" and "nightmares," but all of those puns have been exhausted already."
But QB Dog Killer isn't?
Mookie
10-10-2011
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Doug Baldwin leads the team with 20 catches, 330 yards, and 2 scores and yet he's inconsistent? Dude you're joking. I don't even think he has a drop.
The QBs are inconsistent more than anything. I'd pick him up after the bye!
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"James Starks (12-40) had more than double the carries that Grant did (7-18)"
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