The end came abruptly and unexpectedly. It was a great regular season for 2023 Baltimore Ravens but as Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor confess, the end wasn’t as beautiful as the rest of it. Lots of changes ahead in Owings Mills as the franchise and the fan base regroups from the promise and tremendous disappointment.
The end came abruptly and unexpectedly. It was a great regular season for 2023 Baltimore Ravens but as Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor confess, the end wasn’t as beautiful as the rest of it. Lots of changes ahead in Owings Mills as the franchise and the fan base regroups from the promise and tremendous disappointment.
Former NFL player and football media pundit Ross Tucker tells Nestor what he saw and heard on the Chiefs sideline during AFC Championship Game as he called the game for Westwood One Radio.
He’s played for four Hall of Fame and Super Bowl-winning coaches and former Ravens kicker Matt Stover tells Nestor that staying cool in the heat of the battle is the only way a kicker can make it in the NFL. Some words of wisdom in the aftermath of a difficult bad beat for the Baltimore football team.
Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection joins Nestor to discuss composure and exposure of Ravens weaknesses by Chiefs
He’s played for four Hall of Fame and Super Bowl-winning coaches and former Ravens kicker Matt Stover tells Nestor that staying cool in the heat of the battle is the only way a kicker can make it in the NFL. Some words of wisdom in the aftermath of a difficult bad beat for the Baltimore football team.
Hear Nestor Aparicio’s #ColumnNes after Ravens loss to Chiefs in AFC Championship Game
Former NFL player and football media pundit Ross Tucker tells Nestor what he saw and heard on the Chiefs sideline during AFC Championship Game as he called the game for Westwood One Radio.
Mike Rosenfeld of Web Connection joins Nestor to discuss composure and the exposure of Ravens’ mental weaknesses by the mind games of the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the aftermath of an awful loss to end the season, the final numbers for Lamar Jackson and the offense were puzzling, especially the running game. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what went wrong with the Ravens’ offense and the play calls of Todd Monken in the AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Luke Jones and Nestor lament the end of Ravens amazing 2023 run and an ugly 17-10 loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at home in AFC Championship Game. What went wrong? And how will we judge this team in the aftermath of an epic collapse in a memorable season.
In the aftermath of an awful loss to end the season, the final numbers for Lamar Jackson and the offense were puzzling, especially the running game. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss what went wrong with the Ravens’ offense and the play calls of Todd Monken in the AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Luke Jones and Nestor lament the end of Ravens amazing 2023 run and an ugly 17-10 loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at home in AFC Championship Game. What went wrong? And how will we judge this team in the aftermath of an epic collapse in a memorable season.
Patrick Mahomes > Lamar Jackson. Still. The more prepared, better coached, better led and more composed team is going to Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. And the team that made massive mistakes at pivotal times and committed dumb penalty after stupid penalty followed by too many men on the field with the season on the line lost the football game. Read the #ColumnNes of Nestor Aparicio after the Ravens loss to the Chiefs.
Luke Jones and Nestor get in final words and predictions before the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Ravens in the first AFC Championship Game played in Baltimore since 1971. #RavensFlock
Our old friend Dan Pompei of The Athletic came to Baltimore last week to write about standout defensive tackle Justin Madubuike but has been here many times over the years chronicling great players Ozzie Newsome and Eric DeCosta have brought to Baltimore.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Lamar vs. Mahomes in AFC Championship Game on Baltimore Ravens soil
Legendary Peter King of NBC Sports returns to Baltimore to discuss halftime speeches vs. adjustments, the revolution of Lamar Jackson and how the Ravens became the hunted in the AFC race for Super Bowl glory in Las Vegas. No beer or coffee nerds talk in this one: just football and who is going to win.
Dan Pompei of The Athletic tells Nestor what makes Ravens franchise ready for next Super Bowl glory
The teacher and the student will battle in the AFC Championship Game for a chance to head to another Super Bowl. Luke Jones and Nestor focus on the return of Patrick Mahomes to Baltimore and ways that coaching will make a difference in Sunday’s epic battle of NFL heavyweights.
Legendary Peter King of NBC Sports returns to Baltimore to discuss halftime speeches vs. adjustments, the revolution of Lamar Jackson and how the Ravens became the hunted in the AFC race for Super Bowl glory in Las Vegas. No beer or coffee nerds talk in this one: just football and who is going to win.
The Ravens move to one step away from another Super Bowl. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Lamar and Ravens mighty effort in beating Texans after a scare
The teacher and the student will battle in the AFC Championship Game for a chance to head to another Super Bowl. Luke Jones and Nestor focus on the return of Patrick Mahomes to Baltimore and ways that coaching will make a difference in Sunday’s epic battle of NFL heavyweights.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Baltimore Ravens’ mighty second half effort in beating the Houston Texans after a halftime scare. Todd Monken and Lamar Jackson adjusted the offense and a fiery locker room speech by the two-time MVP quarterback sparked a 34-10 beatdown of the AFC South champs. Next up: Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Lamar vs. Mahomes in AFC Championship Game on Baltimore Ravens soil
This Baltimore Ravens team appears to be on schedule for a third Purple Reign. And Lamar is ready to write that script. Believe that.
Festivus Fever is hot, stakes are high and temps are low for Lamar and Ravens against Texans. Luke Jones and Nestor get Ravens fans ready for AFC Divisional playoff game with Houston Texans. #RavensFlock @BaltimoreLuke
Luke Jones and Nestor get Ravens fans ready for AFC Divisional playoff game with Houston Texans
Nestor remembers the Pittsburgh hotel manager howling when the Baltimore AM sports radio wackjob guy told her he was gonna bring a thousand people in purple to her fancy corporate wedding ballroom for four hours to drink beer and prepare to eliminate the Steelers from the AFC Championship Game. The game didn’t go well in 2009 or 2011 but we threw a helluva party up there with ‘yins. Our WNST Roadtrips could affect everything but the outcome for #RavensFlock.
Luke Jones and Nestor preview the realities of this meaningless game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the wide variety of Pro Bowl standouts named by the NFL this week.
Luke Jones and Nestor preview the realities of this meaningless game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the wide variety of Pro Bowl standouts named by the NFL this week.
Sure, the game is meaningless to the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson isn’t playing – but someone has to play in the awful weather on Saturday as a “tune up” for the only game that really matters in two weeks. Luke Jones and Nestor debate who sits against Pittsburgh and the Ravens’ grand plan for a successful January run at the Super Bowl with lofty expectations.
Sure, the game is meaningless to the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson isn’t playing – but someone has to play in the awful weather on Saturday as a “tune up” for the only game that really matters in two weeks. Luke Jones and Nestor debate who sits against Pittsburgh and the Ravens’ grand plan for a successful January run at the Super Bowl with lofty expectations.
The Baltimore Ravens are in the best position in the entire NFL playoff tournament. But the playing-for-their-lives Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to town with a quarterback controversy and a real reason to win. Meanwhile, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the waiting and the hardest part of Steelers Week with nothing on the line and who will play in the rain and snow on Saturday afternoon.
The Baltimore Ravens are in the best position in the entire NFL playoff tournament. But the playing-for-their-lives Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to town with a quarterback controversy and a real reason to win. Meanwhile, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the waiting and the hardest part of Steelers Week with nothing on the line and who will play in the rain and snow on Saturday afternoon.
Luke Jones and Nestor fete the dominant AFC top seeded Baltimore Ravens for a regular season for the ages
This is Chapter 9 of “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story.” Author and radio host and entrepreneur Nestor Aparicio is releasing it chapter by chapter daily to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Ravens Super Bowl win in New Orleans.
The minute Tony Siragusa landed on Rich Gannon, it was all over for the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship Game. Let @NestorAparicio take you back to The Black Hole and experience the day the Ravens went to their first Super Bowl.
The leader of the purple pack reminds us about real life in wake of Ravens’ dramatic loss in AFC Championship Game
It’s a big, emotional week of football in Baltimore and the reason it’s so significant is because of our civic
