Ravens At Falcons Game Recap

Ravens At Falcons Game Recap
The first-team units struggled early, but the reserves fought back for a 31-17 win.by Ryan Mink
Aug 9, 2012, 10:14PM Font Size:


Good thing it's just the preseason, because it wasn't a good start for the Ravens first teamers – on offense, defense or special teams.

The Ravens won their preseason opener in Atlanta's Georgia Dome, 31-17, but that was on the back of the second- and third-teamers.

Baltimore trailed Atlanta by 10 points at halftime and was drastically outplayed in the first quarter when both team's starters were on the field.

The Ravens were outgained in total yards, 191-9 in the first quarter.

The offense didn't get a first down until the second quarter. The much-hyped secondary was burned by Falcons receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White. The punt unit nearly gave up a touchdown.

"We just got a lot of things we need to work on in all three phases basically," Head Coach John Harbaugh told WBAL's Stan White at halftime. "We have a lot of work to do.

"I'm not happy with any of it."

After his team scored 24 consecutive points in the second half, Harbaugh addressed reporters after the game with more positives. He hesitated to make too many judgments on the first preseason performance.

Harbaugh said he's not really evaluating where the team stands as a whole right now, but rather judging every play individually.

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Well at least it seems the Rat's first teamers struggled worse than ours. That's always good to hear.