Ravens Soar Over Raiders In CFL Superbowl VII

On a field where the CFL's never hosted a regulation game before, in conditions that were quite possibly the worst ever for a CFL Superbowl, the high-powered Raiders met the short-handed Ravens for the '07-'08 Championship. The bad ground conditions made for an extremely slippery game as large patches of the field looked more like reflective mirrors than grass, dirt or snow, but against the Raiders wishes, the game would not be post-poned another day. Both teams took the field as the Ravens and their captain, Edwin, playing against doctor's orders and risking further injury, eagerly looked forward to playing in the biggest game of their young careers. Fast-forward into the game and at more than halfway to the winning score of 72-points, the Raiders extended their lead 41-34 over the Ravens on Tank's touchdown. Things looked bleak for the Ravens but definitely not hopeless. If the game was up to 50-points, the Ravens might have been hitting the panic button after Tank's touchdown, but good teams find ways to be great when it matters most. Down by 7-points, the Ravens put together an incredible run and scored 20 straight unanswered points putting them ahead 54-41. Fast-forward further, and by the time the Raiders reached 54 points, the Ravens had 61. To make things worst for the Raiders, their captain, Frank, suffered a demoralizing injury to his leg that wasn’t as severe as Edwin’s injury in the Ravens playoff game, but was just a debilitating. With the Raiders down 54-61, Frank stepped out of the game and saw the Ravens score immediately thereafter making it 68-54. The Raiders took possession of the ball on the following drive and drove the ball past midfield, but on a pressured play, and in the blink of an eye, Bryan of the Ravens/Patriots made the play of the game and perhaps of the year and picked off a pass intended for Ernie and ran it back all the way to the endzone for the game-ending score putting an end to the ’07-’08 season and crowning the Ravens Champs. (Note: To view videos, click light blue link above and download for best viewing experience. More videos available on the CFL Films site.)