Ravens vs. Chiefs: Whose stock is up following a 27-20 loss in Week 1

Any Given Sunday‘s “inches” speech, delivered by Al Pacino in his prime, is one of the all-time greatest football movie scenes.

As fictional coach Tony D’Amato (Pacino) said:

“I mean one-half a step too late, or too early, and you don’t quite make it. One-half second too slow, too fast, you don’t quite catch it.”

That’s precisely what happened last night, as Isaiah Likely’s potentially game-tying touchdown in the final seconds was ruled out of bounds upon further review. His toe was on the line, at the back of the end zone.

Indeed, it was a game of inches, and the Ravens fell 27-20 at the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite the loss, there were plenty of heroes last night for Baltimore, and we’ll run through them now.