Success

I was happy w/ our rush, and our line in general. The defense in general is a concern, though. We should get upgrades with our 1st round pick & 2 acquisitions coming in sometime in October. I'd really like to see us get Peppers or someone else to shore up our safety unit. Our LB's are what they are - but that's largely good. Both Milano & Bernard are fast & play smart, but we do sacrifice size for speed in that position group. And that can hurt us against the Henry's of the world. Good thing there is only one Henry of the world.

I didn't see it as him speaking down to the fans in any way. To me, it was more how you'd speak to members of your family if they did something that surprised you a bit.

There is just something about Bass's kicks. His percentage is fine, but quite a few just seem to be fading right, even on PAT's. It was just good to see someone nailing the easy ones down the middle.

Good ol' Nicky has been coming around the past couple of years.

I thought it was PI on that last one to Coleman, too. Looked like the DB was holding his shoulder pad the whole time.

The O-line was great last night. So important when you have a top tier QB. Protect that guy, and he will make things happen.

Just watching the replay - they also spotted Shakir short on that flip pass from Allen. He clearly got the 1st down.

The play call on the 1st try was weird to me. We only did it because of the penalty, which put the ball on the 1. But choosing to go shotgun & throw it there made that a moot point. They could have done that from the regular spot.

I'm so glad I didn't see how close that was when it happened. When I watched the replay, I saw Hamilton immediately cover his face in his hands like he just missed it, and sure enough, when I watched it again, I was like 'how did he miss blocking that?' We had some good luck last night.

It's not just you. And it started w/ that 4th down in the KC game last year. That 1st down Josh made was clear & obvious. Maybe they didn't have a great angle, but that could have been a game-changing spot if we hadn't won.

I was kind of hoping someone would start this discussion. Overall, I don't think our D is as bad as it looked last night. But the safety position was glaring. I'm not sure if we can just stand pat there. I kind of hope they're considering Peppers right now.

It was one of those games where we felt so outclassed for most of it that it was easy to settle into "it's just game 1 - at least the rest of the division lost" mode. Like most, I had basically given up on getting a W. I was hoping most of the 2nd half that they could just make it respectable. But it was always on my mind that we stayed within 2 scores the whole time, and that we had the ability to make up that gap. I had faith in Allen & the O to do that. I didn't have the same faith in the defense to get the stops. It was Oliver causing that fumble that turned the game.

I kept thinking last night that we should sign Peppers. That unit really struggled, imo.

He had pretty much the exact game I was hoping to see from him this season. He became a #1 last night.

Some were wondering why we kept Coddrington on the roster. He's really one of the more exciting returners we've had over the years. That was a big play to start the game yesterday.

This was the one negative from yesterday. I shouldn't be embarrassed about what a random fan does, but I was. I just don't know how any fan of the game could behave that way.

I didn't realize in real time how close a Raven was to blocking that kick at the end. He knew it, too - he put his head in his hands right after he just missed it. Whew. What a game.

It really became a thing last year w/ both fanbases because or the MVP race. It's silly, imo. Both guys are simply amazing. I don't think fans of either team would trade their guy for the other.

I wouldn't agree w/ the characterization of "a lot." If you read through the comments on this thread, most give Lamar a lot of respect & credit. I still don't know how we won tonight.

A game like that can give a team a LOT of confidence. They will feel like they're never out of a game.

We finally won one of these. I'm still stunned. We are very privileged to be able to watch Josh Allen as our QB.

I'll take Josh all day, every day. But Lamar Jackson is an absolute beast. If he wasn't our biggest competition, I'd love to watch him play as a football fan.

It doesn't matter that he was pushed out of bounds?

Most teams in the league have offensive HC's. If you have a defensive HC - it has to look better than this.

Surprised by that from Bosa. Gotta be more disciplined against Jackson.