The Baltimore Ravens have struggled when facing teams from the NFC North, especially playing against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. And since that’s where these Ravens are going to be this Sunday when we conclude Week 13 of the 2009 NFL football season, the Ravens know exactly what they have to deal with at Lambeau.
”You know what comes with Lambeau Field,” Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said. ”You know the history behind it.” However, it seems the Ravens have had their problems with other NFC North stadiums as well. In the 14 years that the Ravens have been in the NFL, they have never EVER won in Green Bay, Chicago, Minnesota or Detroit, losing all of the six games the Ravens have played in those stadiums.
And since they have a young Aaron Rodgers who just went for three touchdowns and 348 yards to lead the Green Bay Packers pound the Lions last week on Thanksgiving, I’m definitely not liking the Ravens’ chances this Monday.
To say that the Baltimore Ravens hate playing in the NFC North could be an understatement.
You see, the Ravens have always been humiliated every single time they make the trip north. They lost to the Lions in a penalty-filled game once. They also let then Bears running back James Allen look like Walter Payton the way he ran the ball against the Ravens defense. They let then Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre rip them apart in Green Bay after a Super Bowl season and who can forget the way the Ravens missed out on beating the Vikings after Steve Hauschka missed what would’ve been the game-winning field goal?
The Ravens definitely hate playing those guys from the NFC North.
And for a team known for its defense, it’s ironic that the Ravens will have to face the no.1 ranked defense in the league. Yes, the Packers now have the best defense in the league at this point of the season.
For the third straight week, the Ravens have to beat a team playing their own game. Two weeks ago they played a Colts defense that ranked first in the league in average points allowed per game, last Sunday they played a Steelers defense that topped the NFL in average yards allowed.
And now they have the Packers who, for some reason, learned to play D.
Can the Green Bay Packers beat the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football?
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