The NFL Thread 2012: Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII

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smbu2000 said:

theRepublic said:

smbu2000 said:

theRepublic said:

smbu2000 said:
Wow, one and done. Broncos are out of it.

That was a great pass to tie it up at the end of regulation.

That was an awful pass that should have been intercepted, or at least knocked down.  The defenders just misplayed it badly.

Well he found the open receiver which is what he was supposed to do. The Broncos playing bad defense was just a part of it. I'm still not sure how you can rush 3 drop 8 and still give up a 70 yard TD.

There were 2 defenders right there.  He wasn't really open.  Flacco threw up a prayer and it just worked out for them.

He looked pretty wide open. The defender tried tom jump and reach out and still his arm was over a yard away. His body was even further away. In the NFL that's open.

Check out the picture here.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_22363125/broncos-peyton-manning-playoffs-ravens-shock

Let me quote myself, "How do you misplay a ball on defense that badly? It hung in the air forever."

He misjudged the flight of the ball and let it go over his head.  He had plenty of time to get back, but didn't think the ball was going to travel that far.  He could have easily taken a different angle, but just didn't.  The defenders completely misplayed it.  You really have to watch the video to see how badly he played it.