PITTSBURGH - The Baltimore Ravens were good enough reach the second round of the NFL playoffs but too flawed to make any further.
The Ravens won 13 games, finished tied atop the AFC North and he made a third consecutive trip to the playoffs. They also had an inconsistent offense, a propensity to the blowing potential clients of the fourth quarter and a mediocre 6-4 road record.
Which explains why his season ended too known as all - with a disappointing defeat in Pittsburgh.
The Ravens (13-5) were 30 minutes in advance to play the AFC title to take advantage of halftime 21-7 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. Everything shown in the second half when Baltimore autodestruyó in defeat by 31-24.
The Ravens are now 3-0 against the Steelers in the playoffs.
"I do not irrespeto to Pittsburgh, but entering the game that really isn't too worried because I really feel like we have more talent than them and we beat them, and should not be closed", said Baltimore cornerback Chris Carr. "When I was 21-7, arrived here at halftime and were as ' it should be.'" We should expect. It is only to drown as the way in which we have done... "
Carr voice was because words could not really express how upset was for the final season of that way.
The Ravens lost primarily because they committed three losses of ball's second half as the Steelers converted into 17 points. Joe Flacco is only the third quarterback since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to the playoffs in his first three seasons, but his game against the Steelers was erratic: it launched for only 125 yards, lost a fumble, was chosen out of once and sacked five times.
FLACCO was clearly outdone by Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh, who orchestrated a superb comeback against a team that lost nine fourth victory quarter carries this season.
"Sucks to lose a game like this," Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata. "We must find a way to overcome the Steelers in (your) home." "Pica increasingly lose here."
Changes must be made during the offseason if Baltimore is competing with the elite of the AFC.
"We have much work to do," said Ravens coach John Harbaugh. "Better continue all the time to be as good as possibly having." "It's a competitive world in which we live."
Ngata had no desire to put a positive spin of a season that ended so bitterly.
"I don't think you ever sit and you can let him go," he said. "You want to work harder so you can come here and beat them."
Linebacker Ray Lewis was not so shot like the others, while he has spent the last decade trying to duplicate the sensation experienced in the conduct of the Ravens to its only Super Bowl victory.
"It is heartbreaking for us to lose the way we lost."Absolutely, said. "But you have to shelve". We had a heck of a year. We had a heck of a performance in it.
"I became the leader of this team, there are a lot of guys who will be hurt because of this game." A lot of guys will hit themselves due to the work or that play. "What you can do is go back and be better."
Baltimore offense struggled at times this season despite the addition of wide receivers Anquan Boldin and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, the latter of which is a free agent and does not return.
Ngata, cornerbacks Carr and Josh Wilson and offensive tackle Jared Gaither is also unlimited free agents in an offseason could be halted by a work stoppage.
When they return from the Ravens, its main objective will be putting together a team capable of beating the Steelers.
"We are two good football teams," said Flacco. "Essentially is that they are better to win right now than we." We have to improve. "We are simply does not exist yet".
FLACCO could have many more opportunities to reach the Super Bowl. For the crowd of over-30, which includes Lewis, safety Ed Reed and defensive tackle Kelly Gregg, the allotted time.
"We are obviously frustrated lost the lead" offensive tackle Marshal Yanda, said. "It sucks could not do so by the guys of the ancient of Ray for Ed." "It is difficult to go out like that."
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