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PFT praises the Ravens' explosiveness on the ground and through the air after Lamar Jackson willed Baltimore to a thrilling overtime win against division rival Cincinnati in Week 5. #NBCSports #ProFootballTalk #nfl
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[@kingroyalty9621]

This is the first time in history I’ve heard Mike Flores speak all positivity about Lamar 🙌🏾

[@Lewis9700]

He always speaks positively about Lamar

[@volcanicmax007]

@@Lewis9700that is NOT TRUE

[@volcanicmax007]

REAL TALK

[@kingroyalty9621]

@@Lewis9700 😂😂😂😂 find it and lead me there 😳

[@slowbro173]

Body language is all wrong with arms crossed

[@StudentOfLife365]

Did anyone see on social media where Lamar and Zay was out for dinner in Cincy and a Cincy fan was in their face telling them the Ravens was gonna lose.?? And Lamar said, see now its gonna be because of you that they lose, watch!! DON'T POKE THE BEAR PPL!!!!

[@PJL7095]

I’m a life long Cincinnati native & I fully agree with not poking the bear or packing up your gear in victory until the game is over. Our stupid Mayor two years ago talked smack about KC Chiefs & he too got egg in his face. I congratulate The Ravens on the victory. We have an excellent team obviously but we love to self destruct. Hope we can still pull out the playoffs. We are really only 2 games behind as of now. A bottom seed is fine. We can really play against the best

[@skywalker39100]

I Agree!

[@luisbaldi6264]

I'm glad you guys gave Lamar his credit. I am biased as a ravens fan, but I appreciate some good talk about my QB after so many drag him down

[@realnick8239]

everyone drags him and they just seem like they hate when they’re forced to give him credit

[@maddrone7814]

I’m a Rams fan and he’s the best QB that’s not named Mahomes

[@RC-ro4gq]

they should have lost, Lamar fumbled. This is such a week by week league lol opinions change so fast

[@michaelmullin6702]

Who has dragged him down specifically?

[@ReformedJerry]

@@maddrone7814😂😂😂

[@ronedward3660]

Keaton Michell is still on the mend. LJ, Henry, Hill, and Michell is a deadly backfield.

[@miwawilliams1339]

Especially running behind Pancake Pat

[@coreywade6710]

Bro i can't wait! When has our offense ever been light years ahead of our defense?! I still want Devante Adams too but prolly aint happnin

[@guyfromnewark]

They don't even know! Mitchell bout to embarrass defenses.

[@Shadow-jw1kt]

I completely forgot about that. That shits gonna be INSANE.

[@fadya.3660]

We kind of already knew the Ravens were one of the best teams. A toe tap against the Chiefs. A choke after a double digit lead against the Raiders. Almost choking against the Cowboys after blowing them out. The ravens are getting in their own way and one play in each game could have had them at 5-0.

[@asherkaye4891]

Absolutely

[@PJL7095]

Same holds true with The Bengals. This or that happening & they could be 5 - 0 as well. It’s a strange / frustrating game huh?

[@Dimples810]

@@PJL7095no the bengals have been pretty bad other than their last 2 games

[@fadya.3660]

@@PJL7095 I agree. The bengals are one of the best 1-4 teams. They’re a threat to win any game. But the Ravens losses were a choke job and literal last second toe tap off by inches. Point is that looking at a teams record isn’t effective in evaluating how good a team is. If literally inches changes how you perceive a team then it’s just being naive.

[@blick5511]

Rewriting history. Chiefs had 10 point leads in the 3rd and 4th quarter, Likely's catch would have tied it, not won it.

[@thebroskies4209]

Lamar haters in shambles rn

[@heartofthecityyclothing]

They are oddly quiet today 😂😂😂

[@terri1197]

😂😂😂😂

[@Youngjoeyy8852]

Mar not clutch. Per usual. Fumbled the ball in OT. Bengals choked that. King Henry was the one. He called game

[@shore-cityfilms]

@@Youngjoeyy8852who threw a INT yesterday? Hmm, not Lamar… lol

[@Youngjoeyy8852]

@@shore-cityfilms he played great. Just not clutch. That’s all. Gonna matter in the post szn

[@chrischilds368]

Lamar is the MVP front runner. Sam Darnold, Jayden Daniels, and Mahomes are in the conversation.

[@juniorluma9129]

facts

[@theblinkerx]

Jayden & Sam are both over Lamar. Ravens started 0-2, Sam is quarterbacking a undefeated team that NOBODY saw coming & Jayden turned a team that picked 2nd to a contender.

[@kingroyalty9621]

Mahomes not even top 50! It’s okay to say Chris Jones

[@chrischilds368]

@@theblinkerxJayden has been great but Lamar has been better. Lamar has more passing yards passing TDs and rushing yards. Dornald is neck and neck with Lamar but Lamar has more passing yards, more total tds, Lamar has a better completion percentage, better passer rating. Lamar has taken care of the football more also where Darnold has 6 turnovers Lamar has only 3.

[@theblinkerx]

@@chrischilds368 respectfully disagree. Jayden has played all time for a rookie and is taking a team that picked 2nd overall to contender status. Sam darnold beaten 4 playoff caliber teams with amazing play. Lamar has only beaten one (Buffalo)

[@mhairsto24]

Do you all get the perfectly timed commercial advertisement as soon as MIKE FLORES (FLORIO) says "let's listen to the RAVENS players!"

[@miwawilliams1339]

Yup... not just here... as soon a the vid says watch/ listen to this... boom! ad!

[@elvintrusty88]

It's Mahomes and Jackson..... that's it! Only Mahomes stands in the way.... Allen and Burrow are great. However, they're not in Lamar's or Patrick classroom. I'm a Ravens guy, but Lamar is seated in the second row, and Patrick is head of the class!

[@miwawilliams1339]

Okay hear me out... not bashing Patrick...*again*.. not bashing Patrick. It's well known he's always had better tools around him than Lamar has. Hard to do the comparison when Patrick has had clear advantage in support. Regardless of how talented either is... still a team sport. Who's around you matters.

[@henrim9348]

​@@miwawilliams1339Jayden Daniels is sneaking his head in there

[@jimmcnerney9440]

@@miwawilliams1339 When it's all really on the line - and the team needs one great drive or one nearly impossible play - Mahomes is the guy who consistently delivers ... and he has the rings to prove it!

[@bern717]

@@miwawilliams1339 very true , Mahomes talent this entire career has been above-average but he’s also being coached and schemed by perhaps the greatest offensive mind in the league’s history

[@SSVYTV]

Ravens look scary i just finished a video talking about them they are gelling that was an instant classic Henry is in his zone

[@SodaPopinksi]

"Oh my gosh lamar almost blew it"? More like Oh my gosh burrow DID blow it.

[@dmonster007]

burrow didn't blow it bengals defense and special teams lost it and burrow out played lamar stats wise fact the defense lost it and the bengals coach taylor is a terrible coach at calling plays fact he should of never ran the ball at the end the coach is what lost the game not burrow coach taylor was wanting to lose by calling all runs at the end

[@skywalker39100]

GO RAVENS 💯 🏈🖤💜👏

[@JetSetRadiumFuture]

Lamar vs Jayden will be a good match-up. Jayden is like a mini Lamar.

[@sickkicksalwaysglobal1433]

Lamar Will Show Jayden WHO The Master Is Don't Compare A Rookie TO A 2 TIME MVP And Lamar Is On Pace For A Back 2 Back MVP With A Superbowl Jayden On His Way Though 😅

[@sgavathe]

Both team (especially Lamar and Burrow) played their absolute best. Ravens got lucky with FG miss. Ravens Defense , was not lit. It needs lot of work.

[@JSatty]

Ravens didn’t get lucky, bengals got lucky with the blatant facemask penalty that got missed . Or ravens end it with no OT.

[@asherkaye4891]

@@JSattygood point

[@1972Ray]

If a missed FG is luck, the it's all luck. It was a bad play. Luck was getting away with the facemask penalty.

[@brandonbooth3231]

The Bengals were lucky to even get the ball in OT. If Lamar didn't fumble the snap the Ravens would have scored a TD on their 1st possession.

[@Firedrake18]

Bad Bengals play calling at the end. Why be so conservative and because your kicker can hit 50+ long field goals doesn't mean you should play for that. He didn't do his kicker any favors.

[@rico5527]

Mike flores. U know who the mvp is

[@beny.1413]

Mike FLORES iykyk 😂👌

[@Mrfantastic-hp2en]

Lamar Jackson keeps showing why he deserve the mvp last year its not even close Lamar is Thanos

[@VatoWithPride]

He hasnt gone that low yet” 😂 Chris saying Rodgers would nvr lmao

[@henrim9348]

Lamar is a unique person and player

[@orangecoolius]

Ravens fan but man, that lamar fumble was bad. We lucked out that their holder bobbled it and they blew the field goal. Burrow pick was bad too, Cincy blew it.

[@drb5003]

Calm down... A win is a win.💪🏿

[@orangecoolius]

@@drb5003 it's true for once it wasn't us that blew it. Just funny that everyone saying Lamar is a god now but you knew if they kicked it in everyone would be saying he a choke artist

[@bern717]

It was a comedy of errors for both teams. Thankfully, Baltimore made it out with the W

[@erickblackwell5649]

“Football is LIFE!”

[@ScottADunn]

I just don’t want a Chiefs 3-peat lol😅

[@byhooksorbycrooks7650]

The people that knock Lamar’s play aren’t haters. Everyone acknowledges he’s got out-of-this-world talent. He’s an MVP (two times). The knock on Lamar is that he doesn’t get it done in the playoffs. He’s never been to an AFC Championship game. (CORRECTION-he’s never been to a Super Bowl) He can’t seem to beat Mahomes & Reid. If he beats them and wins the Super Bowl, he’s better than Mahomes.

[@omeeawakened]

He went to the afc championship last year. If he beats mahomes and wins a championship, he still won’t be better

[@odinsraven52]

He was literally in the AFC championship game last year?? yes he lost. But you said hes never been lol

[@anthonyanderson9303]

To be fair, how many guys have beaten Mahomes? Brady a couple times, Burrow once, that's about it right?

[@garylazarus1750]

Last year, AFC Championship game for Lamar. He's also had 2 first round byes, which are essentially wild card round playoff wins. He still needs to conquer Mahomes and the Chiefs to be considered in his class.

[@sagaswp]

Lamar vs. JD5, King Henry vs. B. Rob coming up this week, they need to flex that to Sunday night if they haven't already.

[@daddybondrewd]

They tried, but the network that has the game rn declined

[@xc.b3075]

Best segment of the day.

[@senorprepotente]

Eventually the media will start to have the dialogue about John being in the way of this teams success

[@Firedrake18]

Titans got me salty for allowing a top back and a unicorn like Derrick Henry to leave, he should have retired a Titan. He's correct the Ravens have an unbeatable combination offensively. Derrick Henry in the game is just a threat even if he doesn't get the ball. The offensive coordinator has an easy button but I would definitely take advantage of some new plays with Lamar, Henery, and Hill. They can all run and throw a pass. Also Ricard is a blocking menace 😂

[@aroperdope]

Amy Adams Strunk fired The former GM who got rid of AJ brown and she fired The previous coach. The current Titans coach. Should be sweating bullets right now

[@Firedrake18]

@@aroperdope Truth . The Titans have a habit of training up good players to become top players and typically trading them to Baltimore. I believe that with the players they had with this current roster Vrabel would have excelled. Unfortunately he had some hurdles and key players being injured.

[@henrim9348]

The Ravens always find new Tigh Ends.

[@jayreal923]

I better hear nothing but respect out of y’all mouths or else

[@johndavids4780]

Would you still be saying this if the FG snap wasn't mishandled and the Bengals won? I am not crying as a Bengals fan as it was a legit loss. But IMO the Bengals may be the most dangerous 1-4 team in the history of the NFL. Three bone headed plays by players who weren't on the team a year ago decided a bunch. We could easily be 4-1. But we have a HC who just doesn't get it. They aren't a championship team right now but they could flip the switch any time but likely too late.

[@jerryboone3450]

Some how they praise Ravens the same way the Falcons won but they say Falcons got lucky and shouldnt have won that game smh.

[@joshholmes1372]

Kirk cooking right now

[@miwawilliams1339]

As a Ravens fan... we've been there (even last year) we win and all the coverage is about how the opponent lost the game & we got lucky. I feel your pain.

[@ebarefield316]

How are the Ravens being talked about being the best team right now? They gave up 38 points to the Bengals and only one because of a special teams gaffe. That is not the mark of a good team.

[@uncleb3545]

So nobody seen him wave him to the spot. He was never throwing it away.

[@staomruel]

It's insane to me how Lamar is more realistic about this game than fans and commentators. As electric as he played for most of this game (who'll ever forget that stiff-arm before the TD to Likely? Golly!), but him being sloppy would have cost them the game if not for the sloppy Bengals FG attempt.

[@alexandercreef6161]

Florio is right, the Vikings would get smoked. 21-1 career record as a starter vs the NFC for the Llama.

[@nwsausuke1]

For at least one day....Mike Flores took a back seat and Mike Florio talked. I'm not mad.

[@DreAmDocTa]

Vikings/Ravens would be a fun game to watch

[@oaklandtraphouse]

Just give the ravens devante adams already

[@bern717]

Yes please. Give them every star jus so we don’t have to see Chefs threepeat lol

[@georgeturner301]

They said the SAME ugly things ab9out : Michael Jordan, Peyton Manning and John Elway.1

[@Thomasfastje]

Let's consider Chris Jones for MVP

[@dwade2795]

I live to see Lamar haters to eat their words… cuz we all know they can’t stand to give him his respect .. keep winning bro Era 8 forever

[@JustAnotherQuantumWaveFunction]

Ain't the Gatorade cold?! 😈

[@Ron-zn1ui]

Mike with no wiggle room to hate on him

[@mattcannon7334]

Okay. Hear me out. 2019, Mark Ingram was Lamar's hype man. This year, we've got one of the best RBs to ever do it calling him MVP in the fifth week of the season... I don't think Henry is a guy to blow smoke just to pump his teammate up. Guys who know football legit get behind Lamar as the best player to do it. Looking forward to sitting back and watching more of the MVP.

[@richardc13]

Chris don't forget Burrows interception in critical moment. Had Andrew's face being ripped off been called, ravens would have won before over time and Burrow would be slandered for throwing the game

[@drb5003]

You can tell these 2 announcers aren't very happy with how this turned out.😂😂

[@VictoriaStrittmater]

Hey Mike Flores. Lamar owns the NFC. He’s 17-1.

[@nickmorris9311]

It's Mahomes, Lamar, Burrow, Allen

[@Zappy1210]

The 9/30 140 yards Allen, THAT Allen... you sure bro?

[@Zappy1210]

9/30 140 yards Allen, THAT Allen? You sure he is in the convo bro?

[@limitedbom2206]

Mahomes? How?

[@kevinbillingsley8256]

Burrow is better than Allen. Burrow is good against good defenses. Allen is good against weak defenses and falls apart when faced with tough D. Allen is a paper champ.

[@Broadkill54]

Mike looks stressed 😂😂😂😂

[@michaelsoutdoorlife]

Ok to their point about pre snap looks and getting Lamar to audible to a pass play.... thats all good and fine but he can still take off and run for 100 + in a game.

[@henrim9348]

Florio can't mess with Lamar anymore. Cause he's going to get called out

[@NJSportsGuru]

Lamar is only held back by postseason success. The second he's in the SB he's the best in my eyes.

[@orangecoolius]

Rave On

[@Dustin030888]

No. It's Mahomes, Lamar, then Allen. Always has been. Allen has zero accolades and no rings whereas lamar has 2 mvps and all pros. Lamar has always been better than Allen and will always be better than Allen.

[@JordanT3025]

People acting like Lamar didn’t almost lose the game for them.

[@HIM.9]

Flores

[@ReformedJerry]

Burrow cooked a decent defense and Lamar cooked one of the worst defenses I’ve ever seen. Lamar ain’t that dude

[@omeeawakened]

But Lamar isn’t supposed to beat defenses when he’s forced to throw. Bengals shut down the run and they couldn’t stop Lamar’s passing

[@almostmadeit96]

florist drinking the gatorade

[@81suze]

They still can’t beat Mahomes ever

[@SaintsWorld24]

Y’all white analyst are outta control Lamar fumble important to you but not Burrows 4th quarter interception lead to Baltimore tying the game and ultimately winning but because he threw for a lot of yards and touchdowns yall don’t speak on that sports media goofy

[@JaredT]

STROUD

[@qriusjorj38]

Do the Ravens pay these guys? So much praise for struggling to beat a 1-3 team in overtime. Meanwhile, even with a horrible offensive performance, the undefeated Vikings dominate a 2-2 team for 3 quarters and win in regulation and everybody's saying the Vikes aren't for real.

[@1972Ray]

It didn't look like a struggle, it was a great game for both teams.

[@bobdude7490]

No one is saying that. Also, the bengals are the best 1-4 team in the nfl, after all they have an elite qb.

[@shore-cityfilms]

They struggled against a 1-3 team? Oh you mean a team that threw 5 TD passes. Yeah sounds like they really struggled against a bad team 😂

[@qriusjorj38]

I'm just saying, crowning the Ravens as one of the best teams in the NFL while needing overtime to beat a 1-3 team is a stretch. Yes, the Bengals have an elite QB, but the Vikings have beaten Brock Purdy, CJ Stroud, & Jordan Love. And none of the games have gone to overtime and they've trailed for all of what, 5 minutes all season? I'm just saying, the Vikings are not getting the respect they've earned this season and the Ravens seem to be getting a free pass for a 3-2 team...

[@donovangarrett3506]

Because do you honestly think the vikings would beat the Ravens? ​@qriusjorj38

[@thefeezie]

great team until they play a team that actually has a defense

[@StudentOfLife365]

Who..??

[@aroperdope]

Who?

[@KingRickiTV]

Haters

[@baltimoregetup9537]

Lamar haters quiet today 😆 pathetic

[@getbrainseeds]

lamar chokes every time in the playoffs he's mvp at it, burrow makes it to afc championships... that's the difference....this game was all on bengals defense being trash

[@antionenicholson3946]

Who made it to the Afc Championship last year?

[@00ABM]

Did the Bengals defense throw a late pick and allow the game to get to overtime I'm confused

[@raya7052]

Ummm..was Lamar not in the AFC Championship last year? Or did I miss something?

[@shore-cityfilms]

What happened in that championship Game Burrow made it to? 😂

[@miwawilliams1339]

Edit - Burrow makes it to the AFC Championship... in years Lamar is hurt. You're welcome. ☮️

[@ejford5083]

Among best? They lost to the Raiders. Only quality team they’ve played were the Chiefs and that was a loss too

[@djgg8156]

So the Cowboys, Bills and Bengals are not "quality teams"? Lamar took down Dak/Allen/Burrow

[@nightlygarbagerun7395]

lmao

[@michaelnance8917]

Lamar just went head to head and beat 2 top 3 QBs back to back weeks so what do you mean ?? The Bills were smashing through teams before they faced Baltimore and Baltimore carved them up

[@KKBEATSTUDIOS]

so out of 32 teams in the league the Ravens arent top 5? chiefs vikings lions maybe houston and who else?

[@doobie176]

@@michaelnance8917nah bruh how could Allen and burrow be top 3 if mahomes and Lamar are the top 2?