The Wave

138: The Ravens Season is Over. Josh Allen and the Bills Move On to AFC Championship. Why Can't The Ravens Get Over The Hump? Ohio State Wins the National Championship.


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The boys are back this week and to kick off the show, Josh tells the group about his first arancini experience. Spoiler: it went exactly how you’d expect. Our guy celebrated his 28th birthday on Monday and, albeit under unfortunate circumstances, it was a good one. Unfortunately, the Ravens’ season is over much sooner than we all would have hoped. The Ravens were beaten by the Buffalo Bills 27-25 in their AFC divisional round matchup. The boys started out using this episode as a therapy session (as they did last year) and tried to flush out the question “why do the Ravens do this every year?” Ultimately, the boys explain why they view this year as slightly different than years past, and why they believe there should be little to no questioning around the coaching staff as there often are after losses like this. Lamar Jackson had some extremely high moments, such as marching the Ravens 88 yards downfield on what should have been a game tying drive with less than 2 minutes left in the game, as well as some lows including his two turnovers. We all believe that, while it was certainly not the game we would’ve liked to see from Lamar, he did enough to win the game. Mark Andrews had two extremely costly drops, one of which was the game-tying two point conversion attempt, and a lost fumble in the fourth quarter. Josh and Dante explain their thoughts on Andrews’ game and why his uncharacteristic lack of execution was ultimately the difference in this matchup. Dante dives into the numbers in this game showing that the Ravens significantly outgained, out rushed, out passed, and out performed the Bills in almost all facets. Josh also adds that the Ravens did not punt once in this game. To put a bow on the Ravens season, the boys are asking and trying to identify what do the Ravens need to get over the hump, and Dante’s answer may be a bit surprising. EDC has a long list of impending free agents that the boys will address on next week’s episode. The Ohio State Buckeye are the 2024-2025 CFP national champions. Dante is not disappointed by what he saw out of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Marcus Freeman has done all but solidify that a former Irish coach was dead wrong in thinking it wasn’t possible to win a ring at Notre Dame. Lastly, the boys have a few music recommendations, and we send you all into what is hopefully the best weekend of your lives. Cheers!

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The WaveBy Dante Frezza