Just Not Their Day

There are games in the NFL where it just seems that it is not your day. For the Broncos their game in Baltimore was as simple as this: It was not their day. Denver suffered their first loss of the 2009 campaign as the Baltimore Ravens pounded the Broncos 30-7 on Sunday. The defeat drops Denver's record to 6-1, but the Broncos still hold a two game lead in the AFC West. No one expected the Broncos to win every game, and this game was supposed to be a test, but there is no such thing as a good loss in the NFL. The Broncos 6-0 start has given them the luxury of a few slip ups this season, but the Broncos have to go back and look in the mirror because they were dominated by the Ravens. They couldn't run the ball, they couldn't get open, and they couldn't protect the QB very well. Everytime you looked up it was 3rd and 10 or 3rd and 12. The Broncos offense is not going to be able to constantly overcome a lot of third and long situations. Also, the field position battle was completely in the favor of the Ravens. The Bronco special teams played terrible yesterday. They were terrible in kick coverage, couldn't generate any returns in the kicking game, and their new punter, Mitch Berger, was flat out awful. The pressure was constantly on the defense. For the first time this season, the defense cracked in the second half. They gave up 17 crucial points, and the Ravens killed the Broncos on third down. Once again, there are some days like this in the NFL. On the road and against a very good team that is desperate, is a tough game to win in the NFL. The Broncos found that out the hard way. Now the only the thing to do is regroup, put this game away, and get ready for the Pittsburgh Steelers next Monday Night. It will be interesting to see how Josh McDaniels and the rest of the Broncos respond against the defending Super Bowl Champions next week.