Ravens Lose Pre-Season Giants Battle but Win War of Attrition

Ravens Lose Pre-Season Giants Battle but Win War of Attrition

The Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants locked up in a pre-season defensive struggle Sunday night which the Giants prevailed 13-12.  Sloppy play, penalties and injuries were the highlight of this snooze fest.  The Ravens couldn’t get any kind of rhythm going offensively and once again depended on Matt Stover’s foot to put points on the board.  The good news for the Ravens is that it’s the pre-season and this was a meaningless game.  More good news is that Samari Rolle and Mark Clayton both limped off the field with sprained ankles, but neither is serious and should be ready to play the next game.  Those were the extent of injuries for the Ravens.

The Giants, however, who may have won the game, have put themselves in a tough spot for the regular season because of some major injuries.   Starting Safety Will Demps dislocated his right elbow and is expected to miss three weeks.  Sam Madison left the game with a pulled hamstring.  Receiver and expected punt return specialist, Michael Jennings, will most likely miss the entire 2007-08 season with a ruptured Achilles tendon.  Steve Smith, who was the only Giant receiver to score a touchdown, left the game with a concussion after a rough blow from Ravens’ Safety Ed Reed following Smith’s score. 

So with the final score of a pre-season game not very meaningful, the Ravens got out of a tough game fairly unscathed.   The important thing was the main skill players remain healthy, and hopefully a lesson was learned that when you play sloppy and commit penalties, you lose close games. 

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