His fiery, fearsome eyes scanned Baltimore’s sideline looking
for any teammate who didn’t believe a comeback was possible.
Ray Lewis wasn’t giving up, and he wasn’t about to let the Ravens quit either.
“He told the whole team, ‘We’re going to win this game’,” linebacker Terrell
Suggs said. “You could see the truth in his eyes.”
Inspired by their emotional middle linebacker’s words, the Ravens scored 24
unanswered points in the final 16 minutes and rallied for a 37-27 win over the
up-and-down Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Matt Stover kicked three field goals, rookie quarterback Joe Flacco threw two
touchdown passes and first-year running back Ray Rice ran for 154 yards to lead
the Ravens (5-3), who seemed to be in big trouble when they fell behind 27-13 in
the third quarter. But with Lewis leading the way, Baltimore bounced back and
won its third straight.
“Ray Lewis is the greatest general, the greatest leader—hands down—of our time,”
said Suggs, whose 42-yard interception return for a TD with 2:43 remaining put
it away...more
Vidcap: Rich Gannon and Kevin Harlan recap the Ravens'
37-27 come-from-behind victory over the Browns
Joe Flacco passed to Mark Clayton to the left for 47
yard gain (Matt Stover made PAT)
10 - 0
5:05
CLE
TD
BAL kicked off, Joshua Cribbs returned kickoff for 92
yards (Phil Dawson made PAT)
10 - 7
2nd Quarter
5:50
CLE
FG
Phil Dawson kicked a 23-yard field goal
10 - 10
0:29
BAL
FG
Matt Stover kicked a 32-yard field goal
13 - 10
0:03
CLE
FG
Phil Dawson kicked a 54-yard field goal
13 - 13
3rd Quarter
13:05
CLE
TD
Derek Anderson passed to Braylon Edwards to the right
for 28 yard gain (Phil Dawson made PAT)
13 - 20
6:07
CLE
TD
Derek Anderson passed to Jason Wright to the right for 7
yard gain (Phil Dawson made PAT)
13 - 27
1:10
BAL
TD
Le'Ron McClain rushed to the left for 1 yard gain (Matt
Stover made PAT)
20 - 27
4th Quarter
13:57
BAL
TD
Joe Flacco passed to Derrick Mason to the right for 28
yard gain (Matt Stover made PAT)
27 - 27
5:36
BAL
FG
Matt Stover kicked a 22-yard field goal
30 - 27
2:43
BAL
TD
Terrell Suggs intercepted Derek Anderson for 42 yards
(Matt Stover made PAT)
37 - 27
Team Statistics
BAL
CLE
First Downs
21
14
Passing
13
12
Rushing
8
1
Penalty
0
1
Third Down Efficiency
7-16
2-12
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0
0-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
429
274
Total Plays
72
57
Average Gain Per Play
6.0
4.8
NET YARDS RUSHING
193
64
Rushes
41
23
Average Per Rush
4.7
2.8
NET YARDS PASSING
236
210
Completions-Attempts
17-29
17-33
Yards Per Pass Play
7.6
6.2
Times Sacked
2
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
12
9
Had Intercepted
0
1
PUNTS
6
6
Average Punt
41.7
41.7
PENALTIES
7
8
Penalty Yards
42
37
FUMBLES
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
33:45
26:15
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
New Page 1
Preview:
Teams suddenly have
needed to get much more creative
in order to try and stop
Baltimore's offense. The Ravens
insist intentional eye gouging
is one unusual tactic an
opponent has used. With their
offense heating up, the Ravens
face the Cleveland Browns on
Sunday in a rematch of a
controversial contest from last
month between the AFC North
rivals. Baltimore (4-3) has
averaged 28.0 points en route to
winning two straight, moving
within one game of Pittsburgh
for the division lead...more
Pick:
The Ravens stomped the Browns 28-10 in September and have the defense
to do it again. Derek Anderson still looks horrible this year and against that
defense it wont even be fair. Ravens 23 - Browns 10
21.9
22.4