2017 Week 12 Monday Game Ball

It’s not every Monday that you get a snoozefest on Monday Night Football… oh wait; this is nothing new. This Raven-Texan game would have been interesting if Deshaun Watson was under center but since he went down the hype around the Texans went to bed as Watson went under the knife.

The Ravens now are in the playoff picture and with a middle of the road remaining schedule with Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati. With the way Baltimore has played on either end of their spectrum; you don’t know what you’ll get from them on a week to week basis. It also shows how bad the quarterback play has been in the AFC this year. We may see Blake Bortles, Marcus Mariota, and Joe Flacco starting in the playoffs this year. 2017 is crazy.

I’m not going to lie, I didn’t catch much of this game, and for good reason. The parts of the game I did watch it wasn’t entertaining. But, the special teams play was actually not that bad. And, it’s not every week that I get to pitch a player from my favorite part of football, special teams.

My Week 12 Monday Game Ball will go to Baltimore Ravens Kicker Justin Tucker. Tucker is undoubtedly the best kicker in the NFL, and he showed that again last night. Tucker went 2/2 on extra points, 3/3 on fields goals, including a 53 yarder. He scored 11 points last night for Baltimore which is one of the best nights you could have as a kicker. This guy is as sure of a thing as you can have in sports and the Ravens would be nowhere near where they are right now without Justin Tucker. How many teams can you say that about?


Looking ahead to Week 13, we will see maybe four good games in the slate of games that we have for Week 13. The Falcons-Vikings, Saints-Panthers, Seahawks-Eagles, and Steelers-Bengals (maybe) will be the only games worth watching. After that, it’s a good weekend to go get your Christmas Tree or go to the movies, or just have a nice family weekend. It’s crazy to believe that we will be going into Week 13 and soon enough it’ll be Super Bowl Sunday, enjoy the football while we have it. 

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