Who knows, if Robinson plays, maybe it is an extra 5-7 minutes of ball possession on the day - enough time to give the Ravens one less possession with which to potentially score and we are talking a different result. We found ourselves in way more 3rd and 9/10 type-plays at Baltimore and had several short series offensively compared to prior games. A running game is one of a defense's best friends, we lacked it today, and still put up a fight. Over and above that, the Ravens forced Daniels to stay in the pocket and use his arm and he still stood out for us.
At the end of the day, we went punch for punch with a top three NFL team/franchise minus an extremely important offensive piece, lost to a non-conference opponent, stayed in first place despite the result, and were reminded by the other NFC East rival scores that the rest of the division is trending in the wrong direction. This division is right there for the taking and Sunday's result at Baltimore should be the type of performance that propels a team forward, not stall success. A great opportunity stands before us here.