In the first Thursday night game of the NFL season, the Ravens headed down to Georgia to take on the Atlanta Falcons. Coming into the game, the Falcons were undefeated at home and the Ravens had struggled on the road for the most part this season. This game was no different for the Ravens, as their road struggles continued in Atlanta.
Through the first two quarters of the game, the Falcons outplayed the Ravens as they shut them out and made it hard for the Ravens offense to get anything going. The Falcons led 10-0 at halftime, but the score did not reflect the Falcons' dominance of the Ravens. The loan bright spot for the Ravens in the first half was their defense who kept them in the game, while they waited for the offense to wake up.
In the third quarter, the Falcons added to their lead with a field goal, which made it 13-0. Midway through the third quarter, the Ravens offense finally showed signs of coming alive as Joe Flacco threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin, which made it 13-7 Falcons.
In the fourth quarter, the Falcons added to their lead with another touchdown, but the Ravens scored two touchdowns (a 6-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Mason and a 9-yard touchdown pass to Todd Heap) to take the lead 21-20. It looked like the Ravens might pull out the win, but the Falcons were able to respond with a touchdown pass with just 33 seconds left in the game to steal back the win 26-21.
Joe Flacco had a good game throwing three touchdown passes, two of which came late in the game to help the Ravens take the lead in the fourth quarter. The offense gained 320 yards, but had two costly turnovers that impacted the outcome of the game. With the loss, the Ravens fall to 6-3 on the season. After having two games in 5 days the Ravens look to get some rest as they get over a week off before their next game and look to rebound when they travel to Carolina to take on the Panthers in Week 11.
- Charlie Rachel
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