Place Ravens flourish at expense of winless Browns

Baltimore, West 21-65, Dixon 6-38, Moore 1-10, Flacco 1-3, Juszczyk 1-3, Allen 2-3, Mallett 2-(minus 3). “Maybe at the end of the season, we’ll look back on this as the turning point”. Josh McCown was awful in Kessler’s place, completing six of 13 passes for 59 yards, with no touchdowns and two interceptions. He was also picked off twice inside the red zone.

The 28 points were a season high for Baltimore.

This time there were no unforced errors as Flacco connected with Steve Smith for his second scoring pass of the night.

That’s not to mention how good he and the rest of his Ravens teammates looked on Thursday night.

The defense played absolutely lights out. He led a quick three-and-out, which led to a Ravens touchdown. If he doesn’t have what it takes, at least he got his shot.

Sure, the Browns are the worst team in the league, and their head coach Hue Jackson employed an unusual platoon at the quarterback position.

“I thought there were some plays that we left out there on the field, so I wasn’t going to sit there and keep watching the plays be missed”. Sometimes, the newness – I have said this before and I think I have said it to all of you – I think the pressure of playing and doing things right play in and play out is tough.

The joy of youth was infused into a offensively dormant Ravens team, when tight end Darren Waller (two catches, 14 yards, touchdown) and wideout Breshad Perriman (64 yards, three catches, touchdown) scored their first career touchdowns during a 22-0 second-half blitz keyed by quarterback Joe Flacco’s recovery from a slow first half. Was anyone better off that some insane technicality that defied the vision of fans at home and the referee better off with the Browns starting at the one-yard line after making a great defensive play on Steve Smith and Joe Flacco?

“You just have to stay positive”, Browns left tackle Joe Thomas said. With six games left on the schedule, Cleveland is dangerously close to finishing in without a win. “He is the quarterback and he will come back out here and get ready to fight against Pittsburgh”. “I have played with a torn biceps before”. You also start to make questionable decisions like the one we saw last night.

The Ravens now lead the all-time series 27-9.

The Baltimore offense booed earlier in the game was suddenly healed!

Ravens: Travel to Dallas on November 20 to face the Cowboys, a team they’re 4-0 against since the series began in 2000. “We’re going to have to try to find a way to get a win here”.

Ravens: LG Alex Lewis injured his right ankle in the third quarter, was carted off the field and did not return.

The lethargic Ravens began the second half trailing by one, 7-6, needing a spark. The Ravens then pulled within one at halftime after Tucker drilled a 40-yard kick as time expired.