Joe Flacco is making a team known for defense look pretty potent
on offense.
Flacco threw two touchdowns and Ray Lewis had a pair of interceptions to lead
the Baltimore Ravens to their fourth straight win, a 41-13 victory over the
Houston Texans on Sunday.
The Ravens have scored at least 27 points in a team-record four consecutive
games.
Flacco was 15-of-23 for 185 yards and threw touchdowns to Yamon Figurs and Todd
Heap, keeping his composure despite being under heavy pressure most of the day.
Willis McGahee returned after missing last week with an ankle injury to run for
112 yards and two touchdowns. His second score came on a 4-yard run in the
fourth quarter set up by an interception by Samari Rolle.
Lewis’ first interception came in the third quarter and his second one led to
Heap’s second touchdown. Troy Smith threw that 14-yard pass to make it 34-13
with about seven minutes left...more
Scoring Summary
BAL - HOU
1st Quarter
7:05
BAL
TD
Joe Flacco passed to Yamon Figurs down the middle for 43
yard gain (Matt Stover made PAT)
7 - 0
2nd Quarter
6:48
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 23-yard field goal
7 - 3
3:53
BAL
SY
Safety
9 - 3
1:01
BAL
FG
Steven Hauschka kicked a 54-yard field goal
12 - 3
0:00
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 48-yard field goal
12 - 6
3rd Quarter
9:16
BAL
TD
Willis McGahee rushed to the left for 1 yard gain (Matt
Stover made PAT)
19 - 6
3:01
HOU
TD
Sage Rosenfels passed to Kevin Walter down the middle
for 60 yard gain (Kris Brown made PAT)
19 - 13
4th Quarter
14:03
BAL
TD
Joe Flacco passed to Todd Heap to the left for 1 yard
gain (2pt attempt converted, Joe Flacco pass to Derrick Mason)
27 - 13
6:29
BAL
TD
Troy Smith passed to Todd Heap to the right for 14 yard
gain (Matt Stover made PAT)
34 - 13
4:37
BAL
TD
Willis McGahee rushed to the left for 4 yard gain (Matt
Stover made PAT)
41 - 13
Team Statistics
BAL
HOU
First Downs
23
19
Passing
8
13
Rushing
13
5
Penalty
2
1
Third Down Efficiency
5-11
3-8
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0
0-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
333
355
Total Plays
67
56
Average Gain Per Play
5.0
6.3
NET YARDS RUSHING
162
75
Rushes
40
16
Average Per Rush
4.1
4.7
NET YARDS PASSING
171
280
Completions-Attempts
16-24
23-38
Yards Per Pass Play
6.3
7.0
Times Sacked
3
2
Yards Lost to Sacks
28
14
Had Intercepted
0
4
PUNTS
4
3
Average Punt
50.0
46.3
PENALTIES
7
10
Penalty Yards
55
76
FUMBLES
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
36:17
23:43
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
New Page 1
Preview:
The emergence of rookie
quarterback Joe Flacco has
helped the Baltimore Ravens
string together three straight
victories. The Houston Texans
had their own three-game streak
going before losing their
starting quarterback to an
injury in last week's loss. In
the makeup of a Week 2 game that
was postponed because of
Hurricane Ike, Flacco looks to
continue his strong play on
Sunday when the Ravens visit the
Texans, who will be without Matt
Schaub. Baltimore (5-3) lost
three in a row...more
Pick: Houston is going to be
very over-matched by the Ravens defense and will struggle to put enough points
on the board to keep pace on Sunday without their starting qb. Ravens 20 - Texans 10
Video Preview:
The Baltimore Ravens and
Houston Texans will finally play their scheduled game after Hurricane Ike forced
a delay. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz preview the upcoming game
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