Ravens V Redskins - Beltway Brawl or Maryland Massacre?

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4 weeks ago, I think we all would have looked at this game and been worrying about Ravens feasting on our bones. We were coming off two losses to the Steelers and Carolina. The team looked disjointed, the coach talked about evaluation for future years. Now, who isn't secretly hoping for a scalping of the northern neighbors? Who doesn't want to see Garcon turn up a gear as he slices through their secondary?

And it's possible. AccuScore, which hasn't picked us in along time, has us at 51 to 49%. We are favored by 2pts (not much considering we are home). Terrell Suggs is a game time decision, and Ray Lewis is out. There defense has allowed 372 yds/game, and ours is at 399. Our offense averages 384, theirs is 350.

Of course we lost Cedric Griffin, London Fletcher has said repeatedly how sore he is. We saw a few early drops and Morris has fumbled 3 times in the last 6 games.

Playoff wise, we certainly need every win. If Giants or Seahawks falter at all, we need to be able to step in and not have lost our positioning, because of a bad game. The Ravens are definitely trying to straighten out there ship and make a push for the post season.

Leaderboard:
Baltimore
Passing: Flacco - 252-426, 3038 yds, 15 tds
Rushing: Rice - 198 car, 872 yds, 8 tds
Receiving: Smith - 42 rec, 732 yds, 7 tds

Washington Leaders
Passing: Griffin III - 218-325, 2660 yds, 17 tds
Rushing: Morris - 230 car, 1106 yds, 6 tds
Receiving: Moss - 29 rec, 416 yds, 7 tds

My one question: do we focus on stopping Rice and force Flacco to win, or play not to give up the big plays and let our defense hold serve against the run?