Houston @ Baltimore
M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore, MD
December 4th, 2005
Ravens unleash hell on Texans in 55-14 drubbing
BALTIMORE, MD- The vaunted Ravens' defense, known for forcing turnovers like the plague, started off slow to start the season.
They tried to make up for it all in one game, as they intercepted SIX passes and scored on two of them in a 55-14 raping of the Houston Texans.
While the defense went nuts, and Anthony Wright's day was easy, going 9-18 for 160 yards, it was Jamal Lewis that ruled the day, carrying 37 times for 259 yards and 4 touchdowns, averaging SEVEN yards a carry. Mark Clayton and Todd Heap each caught 3 passes, for 47 and 55 yards respectively.
For the second straight game the Ravens' defense put the opposing QB through hell, as David Carr threw 27 passes, completing only a third of them, and the six interceptions. Domanick Davis carried 22 times for a tough 59 yards and a TD. Corey Bradford caught 2 passes for 99 yards. Chris McAlister continued his domination of WRs, as star Andre Johnson had a single catch for 29 yards.
Ray Lewis continued to rack up the tackles, getting 12 of them, 2 of them for sacks. He also forced a fumble, that was recovered by Ed Reed. Along with that, Reed had 6 tackles and a pair of interceptions, the 2nd one he nearly scored on. After have 1 INT in the first 10 games, Reed has 4 in the last two. Samari Rolle, Chris McAlister, Tommy Polley and Adalius Thomas each had an INT, Polley and C-Mac scoring on their. Thomas added 6 tackles.
Safeties Marcus Coleman and Glenn Earl led the Texans with 9 tackles each, since Jamal Lewis rumbled into the secondary on basically EVERY play. Jason Babin and Morlon Greenwood each had 6 tackles. Antwan Peek had 4 stops and a sack.
The 8-4 Ravens travel far west next week, taking on the Denver Broncos.
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| TEAMS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F | Houston | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 14 | Baltimore | 7 | 20 | 21 | 7 | | 55 |
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Visitor | GAME STATS | Home | 240 | Total Yds | 434 | 10 | First Downs | 19 | 62 | Rushing Yds | 280 | 24-1 | Rushes-Fumb | 42-0 | 2 | Rushing TD | 5 | 178 | Passing Yds | 154 | 9-27-0 | Comp-Att-TD | 9-18-0 | 6 | Interceptions | 0 | 4-12 | 3rd Down Conv. | 4-9 | 17:36 | Time of Pos. | 26:24 |
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1st Quarter
1. BAL, J. Lewis, 5 yard run (Stover kick), 6:29
2nd Quarter
2. BAL, Stover, 48 yard FG, 10:18
3. HOU, Davis, 9 yard run (Brown kick), 7:27
4. BAL, C. Taylor, 7 yard run (Stover kick), 0:58
5. BAL, McAlister, 39 yard INT return (Stover kick), 0:31
3rd Quarter
6. BAL, Polley, 25 yard INT return (Stover kick), 10:14
7. BAL, J. Lewis, 8 yard run (Stover kick), 6:53
8. BAL, J. Lewis, 37 yard run (Stover kick), 3:22
4th Quarter
9. HOU, Wells, 3 yard run (Brown kick), 8:15
10. BAL, J. Lewis, 1 yard run (Stover kick), 3:25
Player of the Game
Jamal Lewis: 37 carries, 259 yards, 4 TD
Baltimore Ravens
A. Wright: 9-18, 160 yards
J. Lewis: 37 carries, 259 yards, 4 TD
M. Clayton: 3 receptions, 47 yards
R. Lewis: 12 tackles, 2 sacks
E. Reed: 6 tackles, 2 INT
A. Thomas: 6 tackles, INT
T. Polley: 5 tackles, INT, TD
C. McAlister: 2 tackles, INT, TD
Houston Texans
D. Carr: 9-27, 188 yards, 6 INT
D. Davis: 22 carries, 59 yards, TD; 3 receptions, 18 yards
C. Bradford: 2 receptions, 99 yards
M. Coleman: 9 tackles
G. Earl: 9 tackles
J. Babin: 6 tackles
M. Greenwood: 6 tackles
Record: 8-4
Next Game: @ Denver