Ravens use defense, catch by Flacco to top Raiders 29-10
Seven games into his professional career, Joe Flacco has already
done things some quarterbacks never accomplish.
The Baltimore Ravens rookie has thrown for touchdowns. He’s run for touchdowns.
And in Sunday’s 29-10 win over the Oakland Raiders, Flacco nearly stumbled into
the end zone after grabbing a 43-yard pass from backup quarterback Troy Smith.
“I trusted myself that if they threw it, I would catch it. I was hoping I would
catch it,” Flacco said. “I didn’t want to make a fool of myself.”
Using their own version of the single wing, the Ravens (4-3) inserted Smith at
quarterback and used Flacco as the wide receiver on the left side. Baltimore
coach John Harbaugh joked the formation was called the “Suggs Package,” a
reference to linebacker Terrell Suggs’ assertion that Smith should be the
starting quarterback...more
Scoring Summary
OAK - BAL
1st Quarter
10:32
BAL
SY
JaMarcus Russell sacked for a safety
0 - 2
2nd Quarter
14:26
BAL
TD
Willis McGahee rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Matt
Stover made PAT)
0 - 9
7:26
BAL
TD
Joe Flacco passed to Demetrius Williams to the left for
70 yard gain (Matt Stover made PAT)
0 - 16
0:10
BAL
FG
Matt Stover kicked a 38-yard field goal
0 - 19
3rd Quarter
10:13
OAK
FG
Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 22-yard field goal
3 - 19
3:18
BAL
FG
Matt Stover kicked a 30-yard field goal
3 - 22
0:36
OAK
TD
JaMarcus Russell passed to Justin Griffith to the right
for 2 yard gain (Sebastian Janikowski made PAT)
10 - 22
4th Quarter
3:35
BAL
TD
Joe Flacco rushed to the right for 12 yard gain (Matt
Stover made PAT)
10 - 29
Team Statistics
OAK
BAL
First Downs
10
18
Passing
8
6
Rushing
2
12
Penalty
0
0
Third Down Efficiency
2-13
10-18
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-4
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
234
375
Total Plays
56
71
Average Gain Per Play
4.2
5.3
NET YARDS RUSHING
47
192
Rushes
19
46
Average Per Rush
2.5
4.2
NET YARDS PASSING
187
183
Completions-Attempts
15-33
13-25
Yards Per Pass Play
5.1
7.3
Times Sacked
4
0
Yards Lost to Sacks
41
0
Had Intercepted
1
0
PUNTS
5
6
Average Punt
49.8
40.3
PENALTIES
2
8
Penalty Yards
10
52
FUMBLES
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
23:40
36:20
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
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Preview:
The Baltimore Ravens and the Oakland Raiders halted their
respective three-game losing streaks last weekend. Now each club will be looking
to improve their positioning in their tightly bunched division races. The Ravens
and Raiders look to make it two wins in a row Sunday when they meet at M&T Bank
Stadium. Baltimore (3-3) opened the season with back-to-back victories for the
first time since starting 4-0 in 2006, but was unable to continue that success
and went on to lose three straight - a stretch capped by a miserable 31-3 defeat
at Indianapolis in Week 5, during which it allowed 334 yards...more
Pick:
While the Raiders can be scrappy and are coming off
a win, Baltimore just has too many weapons and appear to be back on track, plus
stick with the trend and wager heavily against a West Coast team flying
east. Particularly when it’s Al Davis’ crew of misfits Ravens 20 - Raiders 10
Notable:
Each team's defensive
coordinator is a Ryan Brother so young quarterbacks Joe Flacco and
JaMarcus Russel can expect to be swarmed every time they drop back.
Raiders-Ravens undercard: Ryan vs Ryan rivalry
The Spread, MI
The Raiders and Ravens are among the most feisty
teams in the league, but there's no hatred between them. They have played in
only four regular-season games ...
Like Ravens, I can't wait for Raiders to get here
Baltimore Sun
Claims John isn't who he thought he would be when the Ravens
hired him. My only regret going into this game is that Oakland and Baltimore are
so far apart, ...
23.5
22.4