« Skins-Ravens Tickets Are Pricey | Home | Redskins-Ravens Open Thread »
Redskins-Ravens Predictions
By Jamie Mottram | December 7, 2012
Hey, let’s play Predictions! Last week’s winner is Beer, who accurately predicted Redskins-Giants. A reminder on how it works, for the uninitiated:
Our Redskins-loving “staff” makes predictions in the post, readers make predictions in the comments, and the commenter who comes closest to predicting the final score gets to make a guest post. Hip-hip!
Chris Mottram: Redskins, 23-20
This game is a complete toss-up to me, but I’m picking the Skins for a couple reasons. 1) Despite having weapons at wideout, the Ravens passing game is not all that imposing. 2) The game is at home, and the crowd was amazing last week. I’d expect the same on Sunday. We’re gonna need Kai to stay perfect; I see some very important kicks from him in this game.
Matt Terl: Ravens, 21-20
Tuesday morning, I was pretty sure the Redskins would win this one in a blowout. But my Redskins Fan Pessimism has had almost 20 years of near-constant nurturing and reinforcement. It is difficult to ignore.
JP Finlay: Redskins, 27-21
I want to go with Terl, but I’m not going to. I just don’t think the Ravens are that good. Lewis is definitely out, not eligible to return from PUP until next week, and Flacco struggles on the road.
I think there is real momentum in DC, personified by the Griffin-to-Morgan fumble TD. As sure as I am that there will be countless fights in the parking lots between drunk Ravens and Skins fans, I am confident the Skins can score on the Ravens D. It will be close, but not like the Giants game.
Andy Peden: Redskins, 27-23
Ravens are middle-of-the-road against the run this year plus Suggs and Lewis are likely out. Flacco is a slightly above-average QB but they don’t seem too aggressive in their play calling. If they don’t light up our secondary, it’s their fault for not going after us through the air. RGIII has a long TD run.
Todd Davis: Redskins, 31-23
Tempted to keep picking against them and continue to be happily wrong, but honestly starting to believe, especially in this soul-crushing running game.
Jack Kogod: Redskins, 31-24
RGIII guides the team down the field for the winning touchdown with under two minutes to play. The town loses its collective mind.
Me: Redskins, 27-17
Baltimore’s defense isn’t 100 percent, and their offense is below-average on the road, plus FedEx should be off-the-charts.
Composite prediction: Redskins, 27-21
(Hideous Redskins-Ravens fans image taken with love from the Bog.)
Topics: Predictions, Redskins | 36 Comments »
December 7th, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Wearing two opposing teams apparel is really awful.
December 7th, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Skins 20-12 (ask me how!)
December 7th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
5 of 6 being so confident in the Skins can only mean one thing: DISASTER. Terl keeps it real.
Ravens 37 Skins 17.
December 7th, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Pictured- John Harbaugh’s pure Mid-Atlantic American
Redskins 31-17
December 7th, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Ravens 27- 13
Ray Rice busts at least one huge gain on a 3rd down screen, FedEx field is considerably louder for the Ravens than for the Skins.
Skins keep it close, but the Ravens go up 27-13 with ~8 minutes left in the fourth, and the Skins offense can’t put anything together, Baltimore runs out the clock with a little over 4 minutes left.
I swear I’ve seen this game before. This is why we can’t have nice things ya’ll.
December 7th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Redskins 31
Ravens 21
It’s a close game till the 4th then RGIII goes up another gear.
HTTR
December 7th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Baltimore 24
WASHINGTON 20
I’m not happy about that choice, but I’m just too skeptical of the prospects of the defense shutting down a real team two week in a row, even at home.
By the way, the Sports on Earth preview of the game has an outstanding first graf.
December 7th, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Redskins 35-27
December 7th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
How Billy?
December 7th, 2012 at 1:29 PM
I am holding down 24-21 Redskins
December 7th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
I fear this might be the game RG3 gets injured and taken out for more than one game. Just afraid he’ll do whatever it takes to try to win it and get hurt in the process.
Ravens 27
Skins 23
December 7th, 2012 at 1:43 PM
one hot team, one cold team. glad we’re playing this game in the second half of the season.
skins 31, ravens 18
darrel young TD sighting and defense continues bend-don’t-break approach.
December 7th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
That dude’s flop sweat is mesmerizing.
December 7th, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Four in a row just doesn’t seem plausible.
Ravens 31
‘Skins 23
December 7th, 2012 at 2:05 PM
16-10 Skins
They make us sweat out another one and continue to tease us with playoff hopes. Even with his fifth int RGIII finds a way to win and Kai proves he’s this years third most valuable player (RGIII and Natty Mo).
December 7th, 2012 at 2:55 PM
20-16 Skins. Brig Owens shores up DBs, makes key INT w Flacco driving for win.
December 7th, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Ack…those shirts are an abomination! Burn it with fire!
December 7th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Is that dude wearing pleated jeans?
Skins 27
purple cammo 20
December 7th, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Ravens 23
Skins 10
Skins continue to struggle outside of division. Defense can’t get off the field (Haslett!). Offense struggles on 3rd down. Work is hell for me in Baltimore.
December 7th, 2012 at 4:27 PM
Men that eat crabs at the SW waterfront- 28
Men that eat Asian crabmeat at the Inner Harbor – 21
December 7th, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Skins 31
Purple Camo 24
RGesus, as my Ravens loving co-worker calls him, goes off on this suspect defense. Flacco with the pick to one of our scrub dbs to seal it. In true Ravens fashion Rice doesn’t get enough touches and has to watch Morris put up another 100+ from the sidelines.
December 7th, 2012 at 5:32 PM
Cleveland Browns 15, Darrell Greens 13
December 7th, 2012 at 7:09 PM
Skins 23 – Ravens 19
December 7th, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Redskins 20
Ravens 17
My pessimism is yelling loudly at me for making such a prediction but after 3 division wins in a row, the kool-aid is tasting pretty damn good.
December 7th, 2012 at 9:27 PM
15 skins
13 ravens
December 7th, 2012 at 9:58 PM
Once again the D bends but does not break. Kobra Kai remains perfect and the D ends up with a few turnovers.
Redskins 24
Ravens 16
December 7th, 2012 at 11:30 PM
27-23 redskins. Morris rushes for over 100 again with two td’s. Chris Cooley comes in the game for one play.
December 8th, 2012 at 6:56 AM
27-17 Redskins. Ravens D not nearly as good as previous years. Cam Cameron loves to forget to run the ball and calling Flacco inconsistent is like calling Manning or Brady elite.
December 8th, 2012 at 8:13 AM
24-21 Redskins
Not comfortable with this pick.
December 8th, 2012 at 3:37 PM
16-17 Ravens
December 8th, 2012 at 5:38 PM
31-Redskins
28-Bawl’mer
Kobra Kai FTW.
December 8th, 2012 at 11:42 PM
Redskins – 33
Ravens – 24
Secondary is going to get torched and will give up 1 big play to Torrey Smith. And by secondary i mean either Wilson or Hall.
December 9th, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Oh come on, all the good scores have been taken already.
Redskins – 41
Ravens – 34
December 9th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Skins- 13
Ravens- 9
Messy conditions = sloppy offense on both sides. Skins D bend it like Beckham but don’t break.
December 9th, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Skins 26
Ravens 18
December 15th, 2012 at 4:45 PM
[...] let’s play Predictions! Last week’s winner is Phil Reed, who nailed his Ravens game pick and has a doozy of a guest post coming. A reminder on how it [...]