Frank Gore looks to pound the rock

Week 16 v 49ers
Frank Gore looked to add to his 1300+ rushing yards on the season.
But found the Ravens d'line not in a helpful mood to his cause.
Chris Redman signed off free agency last week for the 49ers
managed to drive San Francisco down for a 1st quarter FG
of 37yds. 3-0 49ers.

San Francisco would add a 49yd FG to open the 2nd. 6-0 49ers
With 4.14 left in the 2nd the defense gave the ball back quickly
for Joe Flacco at his 47.Three plays later Flacco found M.Clayton
on a post pattern for a 48yd TD.  7-6 Ravens
San Frans next drive stalled at the Baltimore 15 and J.Nedney settled
for a 32yd FG.  9-7 49ers.
Ray Lewis intercepted Redman on the first play of the 49ers next drive and
returned the ball to the 49er 24.Flacco found Clayton again on the
first play after the turnover,for a 24yd TD. 14-9 Ravens
A 54yd pass from Redman to Crabtree allowed Nedney to kick his
fourth FG of the game. 14-12 Ravens.

San Francisco held Baltimore on the first drive of the second half,
but they lost 9 yards on two plays.Redman made another poor
throw for Raven CB F.Washington to return the INT for a 40yd TD.
21-12 Ravens
San Francisco would lose 6 yards on three plays.And gave Baltimore
good field position again,allowing N.Rackers to kick a 43yd FG.  24-12 Ravens
The 49er offense imploded  as Frank Gore fumbled and D.Landry
recovered at the 49er 33.N.Rackers missed a 47 yd FG attempt.

Nedney kicked another FG for the 49ers at the start of the 4th. 24-15 Ravens
A good 49er drive halted with a D.Landry INT at the Baltimore 45.
Two plays later Flacco found a wide open Boldin for a 54yd score. 31-15 Ravens
Flacco would close the scoring with a 29yd TD pass to P.Garcon with 1.45 left
in the game. 38-15 Ravens

J.Flacco 21 of 35  306yds  4TD's 0INT's
A.Boldin 10 rec 137yds 1TD
M.Clayton   6 rec 98yds 2TD's
Ravens D= 3 sacks, 3 Int's.

49ers
C.Redman 25 of 46  349yds  0TD's 3INT's
F.Gore 18 rushes 53yds 0TD's  rec 7 for 46yds
M.Crabtree 4 rec 118yds 0TD's

AFC Playoff race

Ravens 12-3

Chargers 11-4

Patriots 10-5

Bengals 10-5

Jets 9-5-1

Broncos 9-5-1

Colts  9-6

With Ray Rice out,Ravens look to Flaccos arm for offense

Week 15 @ Titans
Titans QB V.Young was sacked on 3rd & 8 on their own 37
on the Titans opening drive.Baltimore did not run once as
their drive managed to end in a Rackers 37yd FG.  3-0 Ravens

An 80 yard drive continued at the start of the second quarter
ending with a 7yd TD pass to Boldin. 10-0 Ravens
Titans RB C.Johnson broke off a 48yd run on the following drive
but were held by the Ravens defense to a 24yd FG.  10-3
With only 44 seconds left and starting on their own 25.
Baltimore still managed to chalk up another Rackers FG this
time from 39yds out. 13-3 Ravens

Baltimore had held the Titans passing game in check until
midway through the 3rd quarter.Poor coverage by L.Webb
saw N.Washington break away for a 69yd reception to the
Baltimore 11.Three plays later V.Young found B.Scaife for an 8yd TD.
13-10 Ravens

Raven QB Joe Flacco would break 4000 yard mark for the season.
And found Boldin for his second TD at the start of the 4th from 4 yards out.
20-10 Ravens The game ended with Rackers hitting his third and fourth FG
of the game from 18 and 30yds out. 26-10 Ravens

J.Flacco 29 of 36 301yds 2TD's 0INT's
W.McGahee 20 rushes 74yds 0TD's
A.Boldin  15 rec 169yds 2TD's

Titans
V.Young 8 of 17 104yds  1TD 1INT
C.Johnson 13 rushes 83yds 0TD's

Kick & Punt returner J.Miller out 1 week abdominal tear.
CB D.Foxworth and OLB T Suggs return from injury next week.

Bradford comes in slinging for the 8-4 Rams

Week 14 @ Rams
Baltimore got off to the worst possible start with a fumble by Miller on the
opening kickoff return.The Rams recovered at the Ravens 21.Baltimores
defense came out fired up forcing a 36yd FG which J.Brown missed.
S.Jackson broke off a 52yd run on the Rams next drive.Which led
to a Bradford to B.Foster 8yd TD catch. 7-0 Rams
Ray Rice would leave the game for the Ravens with an injured collarbone
in the 1st Quarter.

Raven QB J.Flacco opened the 2nd Quarter with a 3yd TD pass to TE
T.Heap. 7-7. S.Jackson would run 7 times for 60yds on the next Rams
drive,the final run being a 5yd TD for Jackson. 14-7 Rams.
Boldin broke one tackle to race for an 80yd TD down the left sideline.
14-14.  Baltimore closed the first half scoring with a Rackers 47yd FG.
17-14 Ravens.

St Loius drove 75yds for a second TD catch for WR B.Foster from 7yds out
on the opening drive of the 3rd Quarter.21-17 Rams.
Baltimore would hit back with their own 75yd scoring drive.As rookie RB
E.Hillis ran  into the endzone  from 1yd out.  24-21 Ravens.

The 4th Quarter saw W.McGahee break off a 35yd scamper to the Rams 4.
Rookie RB Hillis looking for his second career TD, fumbled at the Rams 1.
Steve Jackson was then dropped in the endzone for a safety.And Raven CB
L.Webb returned the free kick 78yds for a TD.The two point conversion
 was good.34-21 Ravens
Rackers added a 45yd FG with 1.57 to play.And Rams QB S.Bradford
missed a pass on 4th and 1 allowing Boldin to get his second TD of the
day from 16yds out. 44-21 Ravens

Flacco 21 of 29 354yds 3TD's 0INT's
A.Boldin 9 catches 207yds 2TD's

Rams
S.Bradford 20 of 34 293yds  2TD's 0INT's
S.Jackson 21 of 120yds 1TD
M.Gilyard 7 catches 103yds 0TD's

R.Rice broken collarbone out for 5 weeks

AFCN Standings

Ravens   10-3

Bengals    8-5

Steeelers  7-6

Browns    4-9

Ravens passing game in trouble with no Flacco?

Week 13 v Browns
With Flacco out for the week Dennis Dickson was thrown into the starting job.
And on his first pass threw an INT to S.Brown who was downed at the Raven 9.
But the Raven D came out strong holding the Browns to a 24yd FG 3-0 Browns.
On Dicksons third pass of the game.C.Francies intercepted Dickson again.
Cleveland took the ball at the Baltimore 35 and P.Dawson missed a 43yd FG.
Brad Gradkowski came in for the benched Dixon,the QB signed off free agency
last week connected with A.Boldin for 20yds with his first pass.The Ravens
went 82yds capping the drive with a 10yd TD pass to RB R.Rice.  7-3 Ravens

B.Gradkowski was sacked for 7yds on 4th & 3 at the Cleveland 34.The Browns
drive stalled at the Baltimore 16.And once again the Browns had to settle for a FG. 
7-6 RavensGradkowski found 4 different receivers on the next drive and N.Rackers
kicked a 40yd FG.10-6 Ravens

J.Harrison was the Cleveland workhorse in the 3rd quarter.And led the Browns downfield
for C,McCoy to find B.Watson for a 6yd TD.  13-10 Browns

The game would come to life in the 4th quarter.Gradkowski found T.Heap for a 5yd TD on
the first play of the quarter.  17-13 Ravens.Baltimore went 14 plays and 75yds on their next
drive with B.Gradkowski finding A.Boldin for a 13yd TD on 2nd & 13. 24-13 Ravens.
Cleveland closed the gap with 45 seconds left with a 20yd TD pass from McCoy to M.Floyd
and converted for 2 points 24-21 Ravens

D.Dixon 0 of 3 2INT's
B.Gradkowski  22 of 27 223yds 3TD 0INT's
R.Rice 22 rushes 121yds 0TD's

Browns
C.McCoy 14 of 21 176yds  2TD's 0INT's
J.Harrison 21 rushes 115yds 0TD's

Raven QB D.Dixon released.
T.Suggs Groin tear out 2 weeks

Leftwich leads Bengals to Baltimore

Week 12 v Bengals
With Bengal QB Carson Palmer out 2 weeks. The Ravens were looking
to increase their lead in the AFC North.Before the Ravens could celebrate
their win before it happened.Leftwich gunned a bomb to Ocho for 62yds.
Bengal RB C.Benson then stormed in for a 12yd TD run. 7-0 Bengals
A good looking Raven drive stalled on 3rd & 5 at the Baltimore 42.
And the Raven defense finally woke up midway through the 1st with
Raven CB L.Webb returning an INT 28yds for the score. 7-7
Cincinnati marched all the way down the field  and decided to kick the FG
on a 4th & 1 at the Baltimore 7. 10-7 Bengals

The Bengals defense had the Raven offense bottled up,Joe Flacco did not
see Bengal LB K.Rivers over the middle interecepting the pass giving Cincinnati good
field position at the Balktimore 37.Leftwich hit Ocho for 27yds down to the
Baltimore 1 foot line.And then hit FB N.Tahi for a 1yd TD pass.   17-7 Bengals.
Flacco was sacked twice on the next Raven drive.And 3 and out  on their
following possession.Lefwich found J.Gresham for 20yds on a 3rd & 18 which
led to another N.Tahi TD catch from 3yds out. 24-7 Bengals

There would be no scoring in the 3rd quarter.However the Ravens came close as
Raven RB Ray Rice fumbled at the Bengal goal line which led to a touchback.

The Bengals managed to increase their lead at the start of the 4th with a 28yd FG.
27-7 Bengals.Joe Flacco  found M.Clayton for a 44yd TD before the Raven QB
left the game with an injury.Final score 27-14 Bengals

J.Flacco  22 of 35 204yds  1TD 1INT
R.Rice  4 rushes 22yds 0TD's
A.Boldin  8 rec 79yds 0TD's
M.Clayton  2 rec 64yds 1TD

Bengals
B.Leftwich 17 of 22 314yds 2TD's 1INT
C.Benson 19 rushes 60yds 1TD
Ocho 6 rec 160yds 0TD's
N.Tahi 2 rec 3yds 2TD's

J.Flacco torn shoulder labrum out 1 week.

Dennis Dixon to start.

Ed Reed returns to secondary for first game of the season next week

Free Agent QB B.Gradskowski signed to 1 year contract

AFCN Standings
Ravens 8-3
Bengals 6-5
Steelers 6-5
Browns 4-7

High flying Jets land in Baltimore

Week 11 v Jets
A sack on the opening drive would force the Jets to punt.
Flacco immediately found M.Clayton in the slot for 40yds,
a sign that the Jets could be had in the secondary.Two
plays later Flacco found M.Clayton in the endzone from
15yds out. 7-0 Ravens

Raven kicker N.Rackers added a 31yd FG in the 2nd Quarter.10-0 Ravens
Raven rookie CB J.Ash with his first extended playing time got his first INT
at the Baltimore 31.Todd Heap caught an 11yd TD after the INT.17-0 Ravens
On the Jets next drive Sanchez found S.Holmes for 30yds and two plays later
J.Ash was beaten badly again by S.Holmes for a 38yd TD. 17-7 Ravens
Raven RB Ray Rice struggling to get going on the ground caught 4 passes
for 75yds on the next drive.As the Jets defense looked confused.
M.Clayton caught his 2nd TD of the day from 4yds out. 24-7 Ravens
Sanchez was sacked twice on the Jets next drive to end the 1st half.

Raven TE T.Heap would be the main target for the Ravens opening drive of the 2nd half,
catching 3 passes for 54yds.Resulting in a N.Rackers 31yd FG 27-7 Ravens
Sanchez was downed for a 5yd loss on 3rd & 3.And Baltimore had good field
position on their 40.Ray Rice later slipped into the endzone on a 5yd draw play. 34-7 Ravens
 
New Yorks pain would continue in the 4th.With a 20yd TD catch by A.Boldin,
with 5.06 left. 41-7 Ravens.An amazing catch and run by A.Boldin for 64yds,
saw the Raven WR shed numerous tackles as he finally was dropped at the Jets 1.
From there M.Clayton got his 3rd TD reception of the game. 48-7 Ravens
Sanchez got the Jets back on the scoreboard with a 9yd TD pass to J.Browne. 48-14 Ravens
Ray Rice would add more salt into the wound with a 6yd TD sweep to the left. 55-14 Ravens.

N.B. Jets CB D.Revis left the game in the 2nd Quarter with a leg injury and did not return.
Raven TE E.Dickson out for 6 weeks with torn hamstring.

Joe Flacco 38 of 49 538yds 5TD's 0INT's
Ray Rice 10 rushes 28yds 2TD's
T.Heap 11 rec 147yds 1TD
R.Rice 11 rec 120yds 0TD's
A.Boldin 7 rec 158yds 0TD's
M.Clayton 6 rec 80yds 3TD's

Ravens Defense recorded 5 sacks on Sachez

Palmer back off injury to start vs Ravens

Week 10 v Bengals
Bengal QB Carson Palmer did not get the start he was
looking for infront of his home crowd.As Ray Lewis
stepped infront of his pass and returned the INT 44yds
for a TD.7-0 Ravens.Baltimore came away empty
handed on their next drive as N.Rackers missed a 45yd FG.
Palmer worked the rust out finding a wide open C.Ochocinco
for a 57yd TD to tie the score up in the 1st Quarter  7-7.

Baltimore would open the 2nd Quarter with a N.Rackers 21yd FG. 10-7 Ravens.
But the Bengals would enter the half on top with a J.Reed 31 & 34yd FG.
13-10 Bengals

Baltimore received the halftime kick and Flacco looked strong finding
Heap all alone down the middle for 49yds on the drive.Two plays
later on 2nd & 10 Flacco hit P.Garcon on a square out for a 10yd TD.17-13 Ravens.
Thanks to a sack the Bengals were forced to punt from their own 21.
11 plays later Flacco found M.Clayton crossing in the endzone for a 13yd TD.
24-13 Ravens.

The 4th Quarter saw J.Reed miss a 49yd FG for the Bengals.And
Raven RB Ray Rice closed the game out for scoring with
4 straight carries covering 61yds.The final scoring play on
that drive was a  46yd TD off left tackle.Ravens 31-13

Joe Flacco 21 of 33  219yds 2TD's 1INT
Ray Rice 17 rushes 140yds 1TD
T.Heap 4 rec 89yds

Bengals
C.Palmer 16 of 27 234yds 1TD 2INT
C.Benson 17 rushes 83yds
J.Shipley 5 rec 92yds
C.Ocho'   4 rec 99yds 1TD

AFCN standings

Ravens 7-2

Bengals 4-5

Steelers 4-5

Browns 3-6

Steelers look to get back on track

Week 9 v Steelers
Raven QB J.Flacco would open the scoring in the 1st Q
with a 17yd TD pass to A.Boldin on an out pattern.7-0 Ravens.
The Steelers would reply with a grinding 11 play 82yd scoring
drive.B.Roethlisberger would find M.Wallace for a 9yd TD.7-7

A promising Baltimore drive would stall at the Pitt 29.But Raven
kicker N.Rackers would connect on a 46yd FG.10-7 Ravens.
Pittsburgh would take the lead on their next drive with a
B.Roethlisberger 7yd scramble up the middle.14-10 Steelers.
Again the Ravens drive would end with a Racker FG this time
from 47yds.Ending the first half scoring.14-13 Steelers.

Flacco started the 2nd half with an INT but the Ravens defense
held  Pittsburgh to try a 25yd FG attempt which Crosby missed.
Three drives later Flacco fumbled near the goal line and the Steelers
recovered for the score.21-13 Steelers.
Baltimore would quickly reply with a 99yd J.Miller kickoff return for a
TD.The 2 point conversion failed. 21-19 Steelers.
On the following drice Steeler kicker M.Crosby was successful on a
49yd FG in the pouring rain. 24-19 Steelers.

At the start of the 4th.Joe Flacco managed to convert a 4th & 11 at
the Steeler 35,a crossing pattern to M.Clayton.But again Flacco was
sacked and fumbled for the Steelers to recover.
Baltimore came unstuck again on their next drive as T.Polamalu jumped
infront of T.Heap for the INT.The turnover led to a M.Crosby 30yd FG
and the final score of  27-19.Steelers

Raven RB Ray Rice had his worst game of the season, 11 carries for 10yds.

Injury news-Starting CB D.Foxworth out 6 weeks torn quadricep.
Free Agent OVR 77 CB Tramon Williams signed.

0-5 Cardinals need a win bad

Week 7 v Cardinals
After the shocking loss to the Texans,the Ravens would get to face the 0-5
Cardinals on Monday Night Football.

Ravens QB J.Flacco would go 3 of 3 on the opening drive,finding RB
L.McClain for a 19yd TD flare pass.7-0 Ravens.On the following
drive the Cardinals would go on a  9  play drive ending with a B.Wells
1 yd TD run.7-7.Raven QB J.Flacco would fumble the ball on a scramble
at the Cardinal 41 .Two plays later M.Leinart would find A.Roberts on the
right sideline for a 59yd TD. 14-7 Cardinals.

The 2nd Q would start very similar to the first but this time with a 21yd TD
pass from Flacco to McClain.14-14.Arizona would take the lead on the
following drive with a 37yd FG. Joe Flacco switched to the hurry up
offense with 2.46 left in the half.And  led the Ravens on a 10
play scoring drive a 23yd TD pass to TE T.Heap on a 3rd and 15.
21-17 Ravens.Arizona  went a quick 3 and out.Allowing Baltimore
to cover 54yds in 22 seconds and a 20yd TD pass to T.Heap.28-17 Ravens.

Heap concentrates between 3 defenders for the TD catch

The Raven scoring explosion continued on the opening drive of  the
the 3rd Q with an L.Webb 43yd INT return for a TD. 35-17 Ravens.
Raven WR P.Garcon  added to the Cardinal embarrassment breaking
two tackles for a 60yd TD catch.42-17 Ravens.Cardinals RB B.Wells
found the endzone  breaking a large number of tackles for a 26yd TD
run.42-24 Ravens.Raven WR P.Garcon  caught his 2nd big play of the game
an 80yd TD strike.49-24 Ravens.The Raven defense seemed to take the next
play off as Steve Breston caught a screen and raced 80yds for a score.
49-31 Ravens.

The start of the 4th Q  saw Raven QB J.Flacco throw an NFL record equalling
7th TD in the game, finding Heap from 8yds out for his 3rd TD catch.56-31 Ravens.
A.Roberts caught his second TD of the game from 34yds [56-38 Ravens]
and the Cardinals would recover an onside kick.
Raven CB D.Foxworth would stop the offensive
madness with a INT of Leinart returning the ball to the Baltimore 36.
The big plays would continue with P.Kruger interecpting Leinart on their next drive
and returning the ball to the Cardinal 17.Only for Flacco to fumble 2 plays later.
Leinart would not make any mistakes this time  finding J.Bonner for a 79yd TD pass.
56-45 Ravens.Arizona would make the game interesting
with a 6yd TD pass to S.Breston on 4th & 2,and converted for 2 points to make
the final whacky score of 56-53 Ravens.

J.Flacco 19 of 29 for 438yds 7TD's 0INT
M.Leinart 28 of 53 572yds 5TD's 3INT's Cardinals
R.Rice 17 rushes 114yds 0TD's
T.Heap 6 catches 113yds 3TD's
P.Garcon 2 catches 140yds 2TD's
L.McClain 4 catches 69yds 2TD's
S.Breston 8 catches 226yds 2TD's Cardinals

Tough 4-1 Texan test

Week 6 @ Texans
The Ravens got off to a great start on the Texans opening drive of the game
with a T.Suggs INT on the Texan 19.Raven RB L.McClain dived in for a
2yd score. 7-0 Ravens.

The Texans hit back big on a dazzling 77yd TD sprint by S.Slaton. 7-7

A nine play Raven drive would result in a wide open Ray Rice on
the right sideline who then ran in untouched for an 8yd TD. 14-7 Ravens.

The 2nd Q would be all Texans as they chalked up 21 unanswered
points in the Quarter.28-14 Texans.

Baltimore managed to claw back into the game with a 1yd TD run by L.McClain
with 1.04 left in the 3rd.And then tied the game up in the 4th with another McClain
dive into the endzone with 2.19 left in the game.28-28

The Ravens managed to hold the Texans to a punt and the game would be decided
in overtime.

The Texans won the toss and elected to receive and managed a 6 play drive
resulting in a 22yd FG for the 31-28 Houston win.

Raven QB J.Flacco completed 26 of 38 passes for 345yds 1TD 3 INT's
Raven RB R.Rice rushed 13 times for 59yds.
Raven RB L.McClain rushed for 3TD's.
Raven WR A.Boldin caught 8 passes for 121yds.

AFCN Standings

Ravens 5-1

Bengals 3-3

Steelers  2-4

Browns  2-4

Slow start in Cleveland

Week 5 @ Browns
Colt McCoy got the start for Cleveland and was sacked on the first drive.
Giving the Ravens good field position on their 46.A four minute drive
gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead with a L.McClain 3yd rush off tackle.

The best field position for Cleveland came on a fumble by Flacco at
the Ravens 41.But on 3 plays the Browns lost 8yds and were forced
to punt.

Baltimore elected to go for a 4th & 5 at the Browns 34 and came up
with a pass to Heap for no gain.This gave the Browns some renewed
confidence as they drove down field for a 10yd TD pass from McCoy
to B.Watson.Making the halftime score 7-7.

The 3rd Q did not start well for the Ravens with Ray Rice fumbling at
the Raven 41.Again the Browns could not capitalise on the turnover.
Allowing Baltimore to then go on a long drive capped by a 8yd TD run
by Ray Rice.14-7 Ravens.

Another Cleveland  3 and out.Gave Baltimore a chance in the 3rd
with a quick strike 48yd TD pass to A.Boldin.

Another sack of McCoy in the 4th ended another Browns drive.And
another long Ravens drive led to L.McClains 2nd rushing TD this one from
5yds out.Making the final score Ravens 28-7 Browns.

Raven RB Ray Rice rushed 25 for 118yds 1TD
Raven QB J.Flacco completed 17 for 23 for 202yds 1TD 0Int
Raven WR A.Boldin caught 6 for 95yds 1TD

Season stats so far after 5 games
Flacco has thrown for 1374yds 14TD's  1Int
Ray Rice has rushed for 682yds 8TD's.
A.Boldin 412yds receiving 4TD's

Offensive shootout in Kansas

Week 4 @ Kansas City

With heavy rain all game Baltimore opened up a commanding 21-3 1st Q lead.
Chief QB M.Cassell would bring his team back with 2 TD passes in the 2nd Q.
A wild and wacky 3rd Q would see both teams score a combined 35 points.
With 4 of the scoring plays going over 60 yards.
The scoring bonanza would fizzle out in the 4th with a Raven 42yd FG by N.Rackers
to give Baltimore the win 52-31.

Ravens QB J.Flacco 15 of 18 285yds 2TD 1Int [1st Int of the season].
Ravens RB R.Rice 13 rushes for 186yds 3TD's. [Out entire 4th Q with wrist injury].
Ravens WR P Garcon 4 rec 145yds 2TD's.

AFCN
Ravens 4-0
Bengals 2-2
Browns 2-2
Steelers 2-2

Colts come to end Ravens winning streak?

Week 3 vs Colts
The high powered Raven offense crashed and burned in the 1st Q.
Chalking up a disappointing -5 yds and a safety.Mistakes did
not help the Ravens cause when a Ray Rice 96yd TD run was
called back by a clipping call in the 1st Q.But all would
change in the 2nd and 3rd Q when Raven QB Joe Flacco
would hit a hot streak.And the Ravens O' clocked up 270yds.

The Colts held a fragile 9-6 lead at the end of the half.And did
not know what hit them from then on.As Baltimores offense
scored 3 straight TD's and 35 total 2nd half points to win
41-16.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco 23 of 27 263yds 3TD's 0Int
Ray Rice did not break the 100yds rushing barrier
for the first time this season only gaining 70yds.

Raven WR Mark Clayton caught 7 for 74yds.
Raven TE  T.Heap caught TD passes.
Raven FB L.McClain dived in for two short yardage TD's.

Play of the game. Flacco to Boldin 75yds on 3rd & 18 at the Balt 12.

Flacco lights up the NFL.

Week 2 vs Jaguars
A tight 14-7 lead by the Ravens suddenly turned into
a blowout with 28 unanswered Raven points.
As Baltimore would win their 2nd game 42-10.


Ravens QB Joe Flacco was in amazing form completing 24 of 34 for 388yds and 5TD's.
Ravens RB Ray Rice left the field with a minor injury but still totalled 104yds  and 1TD.
Ravens WR A.Bolden had his best game as a Raven with 8 rec 129yds and 3TD's.
Ravens TE T.Heap caught 4 passes for 161yds and 1TD.


Play of the game,was a 71yd TD pass from Flacco to Heap.
Flacco was voted offensive player of the week.


The injury crisis worsened as 2nd round draft pick,DT  R.Thomas  has gone out for the season.
Center D.Hale is out for 6 weeks.LOLB S.Kindle is out 7 weeks.

Season Opener

Week 1 @ Steelers
The Ravens opened the new NFL season with a crushing victory
over divisional rival Pittsburgh 48-10.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco threw for 236yds 3TD's 0 INT's.
Raven RB Ray Rice rushed for 204yds and 3 TD's.
Mark Clayton led the team with 6 catches for 65yds 2TD's.

Raven Free Agent DE T.Brayton was defensive player of the week
with 5 tackles,2 sacks,2 forced fumbles.
Ray Rice was voted offensive player of the week.

All was not good news as Raven safety Ed Reed injured his hip and is out for 11 weeks.