Washington Commanders: The least important winning band in American professional sports has ended.
Washington Commanders kick Joey Slye drilled a 49-yard field thing with nine seconds left to give his platoon a 29- 28 palm over the Baltimore Ravens, which entered Monday’s game having won 24 straight preseason games dating back to 2016.
Washington came one yard from tying the game at 28 with four twinkles remaining, but Ravens cornerback Kyu Kelly stonewalled Commander’s fullback Alex Armah after he caught a pass in the flat from third-string quarterback Jake Fromm to baffle the Commanders’ two-point conversion.
The Ravens, with quarterback Anthony Brown Jr. leading the way, could not run out the timepiece. Washington faced a 4th- and- 11 on their own side of the field with 69 seconds remaining and were bailed out by a pass hindrance call that kept the drive alive.
Fromm and Kazmeir Allen connected for the final eight yards to bring Slye’s attempt within a manageable range.
“ We were just grinding, scrapping, clawing,” Fromm told USA TODAY Sports.
With his focus on figuring out where the Ravens’ pressure was coming from, Fromm said he was not allowing important about putting a stake through their band. But Baltimore head trainer John Harbaugh said that those who considered the band a collection of pointless palms has it all wrong.
“ Because you noway played,” Harbaugh said.” You were noway out there in a preseason game. You were noway fighting for a spot. And also you have the audacity to say that the trouble notoriety puts in to fight and win a game like that’s pointless. ”
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reason the band lasted as long as it did, Harbaugh said. It’s a reflection of how the association practices, holds meetings, develops youthful players and scouts the collegiate and pro game for depth pieces.
“ In the end, it’s about football and the men and women now — who play the game. It shows you why this game is so great, why it matters so important,” Harbaugh said.” Because it takes those kinds of sweats. It’s a game of valorous people and it’s a game for people who are willing to throw themselves around in tough, awkward situations. Physicality. It takes that kind of fortitude to play this game, fight like that. utmost people who love football love it for that reason right there. They admire what it takes to play the game. ”
It was a battle of first-round draft picks during the game’s first drive, with Ravens wideout Zay Flowers( 22nd overall) and Commanders cornerback Emmanuel Forbes( 16th overall), lining up across from one another. Flowers hauled in his first target for an 11-yard catch, and also set up a plenitude of open lawn on a play-action pass he took 26 yards to the house latterly in the drive for his first professional touchdown.
Commanders quarterback Sam Howell, named the starter Friday, went 19- for 25 with 188 yards and two touchdowns — both within the final two twinkles of the first half. Washington trainer Ron Rivera kept his obnoxious starters in for the game’s first 30 twinkles, and not without threat; wide receiver Terry McLaurin was mugged while leaving the field with a toe injury.
” It’s really not a real game,” Howell said,” but at the same time, whatever platoon you’re on, you want to win.
“ It was so important fun to watch and be a part of. ”
Ravens tight end Travis Vokolek, an undrafted novitiate from Nebraska, caught two touchdowns in the alternate half.
Baltimore assumed the record for utmost successive preseason palms since 2021 when they won their 20th successive game to displant the 1959- 1962 Green Bay Packers( under fabulous trainer Vince Lombardi) from having the fattest stretch of preseason dominance.
Monday’s game carried an air of familiarity, as the brigades held a brace of common practices at the Ravens’ installation in Owings Mills, Maryland, last week. The ultimate practice featured a brace of fights between Washington’s obnoxious line and the Ravens’ protective front, and that bad blood carried over.
After a Washington touchdown, right guard Sam Cosmi broke out his” Griddy” festivity. Over the weekend, Cosmi who had been involved in the practice dust-ups — played down the Ravens’ preseason record.
“ I suppose it’s a stupid record. I mean, who gives a(curses) about preseason games? ” Cosmi told reporters.However, great, “ If we beat it. We’re gon na beat it, so there we go. ”
