Flacco throws three touchdown passes, Ravens beat Browns
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[November 11, 2016]
(The Sports Xchange) - Joe
Flacco threw three touchdown passes and the Baltimore Ravens kept
the Cleveland Browns winless with a 28-7 victory on Thursday night.
Cleveland is 0-10 for the first time in its 66-year history.
Baltimore (5-4), meanwhile, has won two straight and extended its
lead atop the AFC North.
Flacco completed 30 of 41 passes for 296 yards. He was also picked
off twice on potential scoring drives. Terrance West had 65 of the
Ravens' 119 yards on the ground.
Baltimore took a 13-7 lead when Flacco found Darren Waller on a
4-yard pass with 9:36 left in the third quarter. The Ravens had gone
17 consecutive drives without a touchdown before that score. It was
also the first career touchdown for Waller, a second-year player
from Georgia Tech.
Cleveland quarterback Josh McCown took over for rookie Cody Kessler
on the next possession and threw an interception to Baltimore
cornerback Jerraud Powers. Flacco could not take advantage as Joe
Haden got his second interception of the game in the end zone.
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Flacco, however, redeemed himself with a 11-yard touchdown pass to
Steve Smith. A two-point conversion on a slant to Kyle Juszczyk
boosted the margin to 21-78 with 2:05 left in the third quarter.
On the Ravens' next possession, Breshad Perriman caught his first
career touchdown pass on a 27-yard lob from Flacco that was upheld
after a review.
Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs, who is playing with a torn
biceps, forced a fumble on the Cleveland 30 to continue the misery
for the Browns. Cleveland has been outscored 157-51 in the second
half this season, including an overtime loss to Miami.
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Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) throws as Cleveland Browns inside
linebacker Demario Davis (56) applies pressure during the second
quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA
TODAY Sports
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The Ravens now lead the all-time series 27-9. Baltimore, which
relocated from Cleveland in 1996, has also won five of the past six
games, including a 25-20 victory on Sept. 18.
The Ravens threatened near the end of the first quarter, but Flacco
was intercepted by rookie cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Baltimore
then drove to the Browns' 7-yard line with 10:29 left in the half,
but could only manage a 25-yard field goal by Justin Tucker.
Cleveland took advantage and grabbed a 7-3 lead on the next
possession with a 25-yard pass from Kessler to Seth DeValve, a
rookie tight end from Princeton. Baltimore cut the margin to 7-6 at
the half on a 40-yard field goal by Tucker as time expired.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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