Baltimore ravens forced to play 1st game on the road

[Pat McCrotch]

Because the Orioles are playing that day!!

Just proves how thick these people really are

They won the penetrating Superbowl for god sake!!!

Surely a season opener at home is more important than some baseball game?

Am I wrong?

[rm18]

who are they playing? Baltimore might finish last this year

[rm18]

OK I see the story, they should just play on Sunday/monday at home I think then instead of on the road

[nvrlose37]

Who the hell cares, this isn't the Super Bowl champs anymore anyway, it's Joe Flacco and the Pips. 5-11

[MoneyLineDawg]

The Ravens firesale squad will go 7-9 anyway

I agree they should just open up at home for sunday night or monday night

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

Ravens are going to blow...also thanks for Ed Reed! 15mil? Yes please!

Defending champs should open at home though, sucks but hey it's baltimore, who cares.

[LT Profits]

OK I see the story, they should just play on Sunday/monday at home I think then instead of on the road

The Ravens firesale squad will go 7-9 anyway

I agree they should just open up at home for sunday night or monday night

They don;t want to break the tradition of the Super Bowl Champion playing in the first NFL game of the season.

[meader99]

Do they still get to raise their banner on the road??

[MoneyLineDawg]

They don;t want to break the tradition of the Super Bowl Champion playing in the first NFL game of the season.

So they would rather open up on the road just to play the first game? Makes no sense

[broadway6]

orioles owner (angelos) is a d-bag

[seaborneq]

Is/was this a Sunday game that the ravens wanted to bogart from the orioles? Or some opening thursday type game?

[lakerboy]

ravens should not be on tv more than 1 game this year. so sick of all the tv games they got last year

[LT Profits]

Is/was this a Sunday game that the ravens wanted to bogart from the orioles? Or some opening thursday type game?

It is the first game of the season, on Thursday.

[InTheDrink]

They don;t want to break the tradition of the Super Bowl Champion playing in the first NFL game of the season.

how old is this tradition....five years?

[LT Profits]

So they would rather open up on the road just to play the first game? Makes no sense

Meh, what difference does it make really? NFL/NBC just want Super Bowl Champs in the game, doesn't matter to them if they are home, away or in your backyard.

[LT Profits]

how old is this tradition....five years?

Longer than that, but true less than 10 I think. But they want to keep it permanent (as of now )

[MoneyLineDawg]

Meh, what difference does it make really? NFL/NBC just want Super Bowl Champs in the game, doesn't matter to them if they are home, away or in your backyard.

Just saying from the Ravens perspective........ Sunday Night home>>>>Opening away

Not really debatable.......for NBC/NFL I don't think it matters, but it's ridiculous to have the Super Bowl team champion open up on the road no matter what time/day

[Pat McCrotch]

exactly, who cares wat team it is, i would say it bout any team

Just saying from the Ravens perspective........ Sunday Night home>>>>Opening away

Not really debatable.......for NBC/NFL I don't think it matters, but it's ridiculous to have the Super Bowl team champion open up on the road no matter what time/day

[SpreadSniper]

Who the hell cares, this isn't the Super Bowl champs anymore anyway, it's Joe Flacco and the Pips. 5-11

Oh really?

The Ravens firesale squad will go 7-9 anyway

I agree they should just open up at home for sunday night or monday night

Oh really?

Ravens are going to blow...also thanks for Ed Reed! 15mil? Yes please!

Defending champs should open at home though, sucks but hey it's baltimore, who cares.

You are welcome. I love the guy, but he's flavorless. Trust me, I know, I sucked his yummy, gooey, milky flavor for years and know it's barely salty anymore

ravens should not be on tv more than 1 game this year. so sick of all the tv games they got last year

Ya, it really sucked watching the Super Bowl Champs on their way to the top, didn't it? Enjoy Cutler... Flacco is paying dividends