Signs of Life

The Ravens certainly showed signs of life on Sunday as they beat the Steelers 16-13 in overtime. The game was capitalized by several two critical things that had been missing in recent weeks:

• Defense: The Defense forced two turnovers on Sunday, more than we can say for recent games. The defense stopped the Steelers cold at the most critical times.
• Chester Taylor: Taylor had more carries than Jamal Lewis this week. 19 carries for 59 yards is not wonderful, but Taylor was given the opportunity and was more successful than Lewis (13 carries, 29 yards). The fans, in particular, have been screaming for Taylor for most of the last month or so, and they were certainly happy he got the chance. Taylor provides a different look out of the backfield and so far he has capitalized on his opportunities. What really frustrated the fans was the fact that in the Taylor had more carries today (19) then he had in his the last four games (13).

We will have to see if the team is finally on the way back next week against the Bengals.