"A Descent into the Maelström" - qpc123's Baltimore Ravens CCM(M13)

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Ravens "D" holds off Bengals in season opening win

BALTIMORE -- An uncharacteristic performance by Ray Rice and the Ravens offense was offset by an effective outing by Ray Lewis and the team's veteran defense.

The Bengals defense did a good job a bottling up Rice, holding him to 81 yards on 27 carries.

After Rice was stuffed on a third and one with a little less than two minutes to play leading to a Baltimore punt, he never doubted what the outcome of the game would be.

"I just looked at the clock and I said, 'Our defense will get it done,' " Rice recalled. "That's the faith I have in our guys."

At times the Ravens defense was forced into a bend a but don't break mode as the offense failed to get things going early. The Bengals dominated the time of possession by 13+ minutes.

The Ravens won in large part because of Torrey Smith, whose 78 yard catch and run ignited the Baltimore offense in the second quarter. Smith finished the game with 3 catches for 113 yards.

Flacco would connect with Anquan Boldin for an eight yard TD on the teams next drive to give the Ravens a 14-10 lead headed into the locker room at halftime.

Cincinnati's first half TD came courtesy a 12 yard TD pass from Andy Dalton to Ben Tate. Tate led all receivers in the game with 9 receptions gaining 98 yards.

The Bengals had a chance to cut their deficit to one just before the half, but Josh Brown missed a 44 yard FG as time expired.

Baltimore opened the second half with a touchdown drive capped off by a one yard Rice run to make the score 21-10.

While the offense would not score again the defense was able to hold the Bengals to just three points in the second half to secure the 21-13 win.

"That certainly wasn't what we expected to have out there today," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. "We got outplayed and we got outcoached."

To add injury to insult the Bengals will be without defensive anchor Domata Peko who suffered a broken jaw and will miss at least a couple games.

Look forward to next week the Ravens will make the short road trip to Philadelphia to face the Eagles. Philly is coming off a 30-18 opening week win over the Cleveland Browns.

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
Sep 10, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)	3	7	3	0	13
Baltimore Ravens (1-0)	0	14	7	0	21

Team Stats Comparison
	CIN	BAL
Total Offense	350	288
Rushing Yards	124	91
Passing Yards	226	197
First Downs	21	12
Punt Return Yards	25	38
Kick Return Yards	46	96
Total Yards	421	422
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-16(37%)	5-12(41%)
4th Down Conversion	0-2(0%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	2/0
Penalties	1-10	1-5
Posession Time	36:22	23:38

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CIN	BAL
4:17	(CIN) J. Brown, 52 Yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CIN	BAL
13:34	(CIN) B. Tate 12 Yd pass from A. Dalton (J. Brown kick)	10	0
12:44	(BAL) T. Smith 78 Yd pass form J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	10	7
6:11	(BAL) A. Boldin 8 Yd pass form J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CIN	BAL
10:54	(BAL) R. Rice, 1 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	10	21
0:26	(CIN) J. Brown, 52 Yd FG	13	21

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Dalton 25/38 228 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Green-Ellis 33 111 3.3 0 B. Scott 4 13 3.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Tate 9 98 10.8 1 J. Gresham 5 41 8.2 0 M. Sanu 3 35 11.6 0 A. Green 3 27 9.0 0 B. Green-Ellis 3 8 2.6 0 M. Jones 1 13 13.0 0 J. Conner 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD R. Nelson 6(0) 0 0 0 L. Hall 5(0) 0 0 0 T. Howard 5(0) 0 0 0 M. Lawson 5(0) 0 0 0 G. Atkins 4(0) 1 0 0 M. Johnson 4(0) 0 0 0 T. Mays 3(0) 0 0 0 A. Jones 3(0) 1 0 0 R. Geathers 3(0) 0 0 0 R. Malualuga 3(0) 0 0 0 J. Allen 3(0) 0 0 0 C. Dunlap 1(0) 0 0 0 R. Sands 1(0) 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Brown 2/3 1/1 7 52 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Baker 5 180 36.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Tate 1 23 23.0 0 A. Hawkins 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Tate 4 25 6.2 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 13/20 220 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 27 81 3.0 1 B. Pierce 4 14 3.5 0 J. Flacco 2 -4 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Smith 3 113 37.6 1 J. Jones 3 43 14.3 0 D. Pitta 3 29 9.6 0 A. Boldin 3 24 8.0 1 R. Rice 1 11 11.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. McClain 9(0) 0 0 0 P. Kruger 9(1) 1 0 0 L. Webb 8(1) 0 0 0 R. Lewis 7(1) 0 0 0 C. Williams 5(0) 0 0 0 A. Jones 4(0) 0 0 0 T. Suggs 4(0) 0 0 0 E. Reed 4(0) 0 0 0 H. Ngata 4(0) 0 0 0 J. Smith 3(0) 0 0 0 C. Graham 2(0) 0 0 0 M. Kemoeatu 2(0) 0 0 0 B. Pollard 2(0) 0 0 0 C. Johnson 2(0) 0 0 0 T. Cody 1(0) 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 0/0 3/3 3 -- PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 7 292 41.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 96 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 38 9.5 0

Play of the Game

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League Update - Week 1

TOP STORIES:

Leshoure replaced as Lions starter - After a Week 1 performance in which he gained just 22 yards on 11 carries Detroit Lions HB Mikel Leshoure as been demoted to second string in favor of the explosive but oft-injured Jahvid Best who gained 77 yards on 6 carries in the first game.

Patriots extend Welker - The New England Patriots and wide receiver Wes Welker have reached an agreement on a 6-year $76.5M deal. The deal ensures Tom Brady will have to go to guy for the foreseeable future.

Moss moves into 2nd on TD list - Randy Moss's TD Sunday moved him past Terrell Owens into 2nd on the all time TD receptions list behind only Jerry Rice.

Havin out with foot injury - Minnesota will be without Percy Harvin for the nest 4-6 weeks after the receiver suffered a broken foot in the season opener.

Texans lose Watt for season - Houston Texans defensive end will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn rotator cuff Sunday. The expected recovery time is 6 months at a minimum.

Week 1
Wednesday's Game	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Cowboys 35 @ Giants 3	T. Romo - 261	D. Bryant - 96	F. Jones - 86
Sunday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Colts 13 @ Bears 31	J. Cutler - 295	M. Forte - 139	A. Jeffery - 84
Jaguars 20 @ Vikings 56	V. Young - 281	A. Peterson - 64	C. Shorts - 92
Bills 48 @ Jets 38	R. Fitzpatrick - 266	C. Spiller - 119	L. Evans - 114
Dolphins 38 @ Texans 31	M. Schaub - 225	R. Bush - 107	D. Bess - 102
Patriots 37 @Titans 10	T. Brady - 331	S. Ridley - 72	B. Lloyd - 109
Rams 41 @ Lions 44	M. Stafford - 260	T. Ganaway - 94	B. Gibson - 100
Redskins 20 @ Saints 55	D. Brees - 355	D. Sporles - 119	D. Henderson - 127
Eagles 30 @ Browns 18	D. Garrard - 242	L. McCoy - 119	T. Richardson - 89
Falcons 24 @ Chiefs 17	D. McNabb - 221	M. Turner - 61	D. McCluster - 111
49ers 44 @ Packers 27	C. Kaepernick - 327	C. Benson - 80	V. Davis - 153
Seahawks 23 @ Cardinals 17	K. Kolb - 200	M. Lynch - 141	S. Rice - 74
Panthers 13 @ Buccaneers 37	J. Freeman - 310	D. Martin - 93	M. Williams - 91
Steelers 35 @ Broncos 38	P. Manning - 367	W. McGahee - 144	A. Brown - 116
Monday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Bengals 13 @ Ravens 21	A. Dalton - 228	B. Green-Ellis - 111	T. Smith - 113
Chargers 33 @ Raiders 24	C. Palmer - 276	R. Mathews - 175	D. Moore - 123

NFC/AFC Players of the Week - Week 1
Award	Player	Pos	Stats
NFC Offensive Player of the Year	C. Kaepernick - 49ers	QB	16/27, 327 YDS, 4 TD
AFC Offensive Player of the Year	B. Roethlisberger - Steelers	QB	18/29, 322 YDS, 4 TD
NFC Defensive Player of the Year	A. Jefferson - Vikings	CB	6 TKL, INT, TD
AFC Defensive Player of the Year	B. Spikes - Patriots	MLB	7 TKL, 2 INT

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 10, 2012
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys	1	0	0	35	3
Philadelphia Eagles	1	0	0	30	18
Washington Redskins	0	1	0	20	55
New York Giants	0	1	0	3	35
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Detroit Lions	1	0	0	44	41
Minnesota Vikings	1	0	0	56	20
Chicago Bears	1	0	0	31	13
Green Bay Packers	0	1	0	27	44
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	0	37	13
New Orleans Saints	1	0	0	55	20
Atlanta Falcons	1	0	0	24	17
Carolina Panthers	0	1	0	13	37
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	1	0	0	23	17
San Francisco	1	0	0	44	27
Arizona Cardinals	0	1	0	17	23
St. Louis Rams	0	1	0	41	44
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	1	0	0	37	10
Miami Dolphins	1	0	0	38	31
Buffalo Bills	1	0	0	48	38
New York Jets	0	1	0	38	48
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	1	0	0	21	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	1	0	35	38
Cleveland Browns	0	1	0	18	30
Cincinnati Bengals	0	1	0	13	21
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	1	0	20	56
Tennessee Titans	0	1	0	10	37
Houston Texans	0	1	0	31	38
Indianapolis Colts	0	1	0	13	31
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	1	0	0	33	24
Denver Broncos	1	0	0	38	35
Oakland Raiders	0	1	0	24	33
Kansas City Chiefs	0	1	0	17	24

Notable NFL Injuries - Week 1
Team	Player	Injury Note
GB	Clay Matthews - OLB	Shoulder Tear - Out 2-4 Weeks
HOU	J.J. Watt - DE	Torn Rotator Cuff - Out 6-8 Months
OAK	Jared Veldeer - T	Hip Fracture - Out 6-8 Months
CAR	Greg Hardy - DE	Torn Bicep - Out 4-6 Weeks
STL	Courtland Finnegan - CB	Knee Cartilage Tear - Out 2-4 Weeks
PHI	DeMeco Ryans - MLB	Upper Arm Fracture - Out 2-4 Weeks
SEA	Max Unger - C	Complete PCL Tear - Out 6-8 Months
SF	Ahmad Brooks - OLB	Knee Cartilage Tear - Out 2-4 Weeks
MIN	Percy Harvin - WR	Foot Fracture - Out 4-6 Weeks
DET	Ndamukong Suh - DT	Abdominal Tear - Out 1-3 Weeks

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Week 2 Preview | September 16, 2012
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Baltimore Ravens (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Philadelphia Eagles (1-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 422 Total Yards 548 288 Total Offensive Yards 433 197 Passing Yards 198 91 Rushing Yards 235 21.0 Points Per Game 30.0 2 Passing TD 1 1 Rushing TD 2 12 First Downs 16 2 Red Zone Attempts 2 2-0 Red Zone TD-FG 1-1 100% Red Zone Percentage 100% Defensive Stats Comparison 350 Total Yards Allowed 302 226 Passing Yards Allowed 242 124 Rushing Yards Allowed 60 13 Points Allowed 18 1 Sacks 0 0 Fumble Recoveries 2 0 Interceptions 4 3 Red Zone Attempts 2 1-0 Red Zone TD-FG 0-1 33% Red Zone Percentage 50% Injury Report lbert McClellan Knee Cartilage Tear - Out 1-2 Weeks DeMeco Ryans Upper Arm Fracture - Out 2-4 Weeks James Ihedigbo Dislocated Hip - Out 2-4 Weeks Game Notes Both teams enter the game with 1-0 records after opening week wins. This game is the first meeting between the teams since November 23rd 2008, a 36-7 Ravens win.

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Solid win to start the season. Destroy the Eagles!

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Vick runs wild as Ravens lose 38-30

PHILADELPHIA -- With the all the pressure focused on him, Michael Vick made all the right decisions -- again.

Vick threw for 319 yards and 2 touchdowns and added 86 rushing yards and two more TD's giving him four total in the game.

With the win the Eagles are 2-0 for the first time since Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens led them to the Super Bowl in 2004.

Trailing by eight mid-way through the third quarter it appeared the Ravens had gotten the break the had been needing all day.

Vick threw incomplete as he was being hit by Haloti Ngata, but the play was ruled a fumble and it was recovered by the Ravens. A replay overturned the call and Vick scored on the next play.

"There's some serious calls the refs missed," Baltimore's Ray Lewis said. "It's just the way it is, man."

This was a homecoming of sorts for Flacco and Ravens coach John Harbaugh. Flacco grew up in nearby Haddon Township, N.J. Harbaugh spent 10 seasons as an assistant under Reid before going to Baltimore in 2008.

"I think we'll be just fine coming out of this going forward," Harbaugh said.

However, Harbaugh's definition of "fine" may differ from most.

The biggest loss for the Ravens Sunday was Ed Reed's injury just before the half. Reed suffered a shoulder tear and will miss the next 6-8 weeks. Sean Considine will take over in the starting line-up.

Making matters worse Reed will be out of next weeks AFC Championship re-match against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Baltimore Ravens at Philadelphia Eagles
Sep 16, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Baltimore Ravens (1-1)	14	3	6	7	30
Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)	7	21	7	3	38

Team Stats Comparison
	BAL	PHI
Total Offense	425	474
Rushing Yards	140	152
Passing Yards	285	322
First Downs	18	15
Punt Return Yards	33	29
Kick Return Yards	158	221
Total Yards	616	724
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	4-14(28%)	5-13(38%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-2	2-1
Penalties	3-30	1-10
Posession Time	31:28	28:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BAL	PHI
11:22	(BAL) J. Jones 59 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	7	0
8:22	(PHI) M. Vick, 48 Yd run (A. Henery kick)	7	7
2:21	(BAL) B. Pierce, 1 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BAL	PHI
11:40	(PHI) B. Celek 6 Yd pass from M. Vick (A. Henery kick)	14	14
10:02	(PHI) J. Macklin 68 Yd pass from M. Vick (A. Henery kick)	14	21
5:03	(BAL) J. Tucker, 30 Yd FG	17	21
4:52	(PHI) D. Jackson, returned kickoff 99 Yds (A. Henery kick)	17	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BAL	PHI
10:53	(BAL) J. Tucker, 53 Yd FG	20	28
8:02	(PHI) M. Vick, 13 Yd run (A. Henery kick)	20	35
3:22	(BAL) J. Tucker, 28 Yd FG	23	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BAL	PHI
7:05	(PHI) A. Henery, 18 Yd FG	23	38
0:50	(BAL) T. Smith 59 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	30	38

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 22/38 285 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 29 136 4.6 0 B. Pierce 3 6 2.0 1 J. Flacco 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Rice 5 18 3.6 0 J. Jones 4 88 22.0 1 A. Boldin 4 45 11.2 0 T. Smith 3 86 28.6 1 D. Pitta 3 24 8.0 0 E. Dickson 2 12 6.0 0 V. Leach 1 12 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Suggs 8 0 0 0 E. Reed 7 0 0 0 S. Considine 5 0 0 0 C. Graham 5 0 0 0 R. Lewis 5 0 0 0 A. Jones 4 0 0 0 C. Williams 4 0 0 0 H. Ngata 3 1 0 0 L. Webb 3 0 0 0 P. Kruger 3 1 0 0 B. Pollard 2 0 0 0 J. McClain 2 1 0 0 J. Smith 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 3/4 3/3 12 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 5 210 42.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 7 158 22.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 33 8.2 0

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Vick 20/25 319 2 0 N. Foles 1/1 15 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. McCoy 15 57 2.7 0 M. Vick 7 86 12.2 2 J. Maclin 1 3 3.0 0 D. Jackson 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Jackson 5 91 18.2 0 J. Macklin 4 148 37.0 1 D. Johnson 3 34 11.3 0 B. Celek 3 26 8.6 1 L. McCoy 3 25 8.3 0 J. Avant 2 5 2.5 0 C. Harbor 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD O. Atogwe 7 0 0 0 C. Matthews 7 0 0 0 A. Jordan 7 0 0 0 N. Asomugha 5 0 0 0 C. Jenkins 5 0 0 0 M. Kendricks 4 0 0 0 D. Rogers-Cromartie 4 0 0 0 Kurt Coleman 3 0 0 0 J. Chaney 3 0 0 0 B. Boykin 3 0 0 0 D. Tapp 2 0 0 0 B. Graham 2 0 0 0 F. Cox 2 0 0 0 N. Collins 2 0 1 0 T. Cole 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Henery 1/2 5/5 8 18 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. McBriar 5 199 39.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Jackson 3 148 49.3 1 B. Boykin 3 69 23.0 0 C. Harbor 1 4 4.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Jackson 3 29 9.6 0

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League Update - Week 2

TOP STORIES:

Colts resign pass rush duo - The Indianapolis Colts will have Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis terrorizing QB's for the next 5-years as both players agree to contract extensions to stay in Indy.

Gonzalez re-ups with Atlanta - In a somewhat surprising move the Atlanta Falcons resigned veteran tightend Tony Gonzalez to a 6 year deal worth $46.6M. Experts had speculated that Gonzalez may retire soon, but that appears to not be the case at this time.

NFL Scoreboard - Week 2
Thursday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Bears 17 @ Packers 23	J. Cutler - 256	M. Forte - 95	B. Marshall - 90
Sunday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Buccaneers 41 @ Giants 20	J. Freeman - 177	L. Blount - 119	M. Williams - 58
Saints 41 @ Panthers 31	D. Brees - 456	D. Williams - 51	D. Sproles - 161
Cardinals 20 @ Patriots 30	T. Brady - 263	B. Wells - 99	B. Lloyd - 100
Vikings 21 @ Colts 20	A. Luck - 163	A. Peterson - 99	R. Wayne - 71
Ravens 30 @ Eagles 38	M. Vick - 319	R. Rice - 136	J. Maclin - 148
Chiefs 38 @ Bills 42	D. McNabb - 259	J. Charles - 138	S. Johnson - 75
Raiders 24 @ Dolphins 10	R. Tannehill - 216	R. Bush - 77	D. Bess - 85
Browns 10 @ Bengals 34	A. Dalton - 202	B. Scott - 81	A. Green - 119
Texans 37 @ Jaguars 13	M. Schaub - 277	M. Jones-Drew - 85	R. Williams - 87
Cowboys 23 @ Seahawks 27	R. Wilson - 308	F. Jones - 125	S. Rice - 88
Redskins 35 @ Rams 36	R. Griffin III - 298	A. Morris - 84	J. Knox - 130
Jets 29 @ Steelers 34	M. Sanchez - 307	S. Greene - 68	E. Sanders - 123
Titans 34 @ Chargers 41	P. Rivers - 243	C. Johnson - 132	A. Gates - 76
Lions 19 @ 49ers 13	C. Kaepernick - 247	M. Leshoure - 73	R. Moss - 81
Monday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Broncos 13 @ Falcons 31	M. Ryan - 333	W. McGahee - 48	W. McGahee - 96

NFC/AFC Players of the Week - Week 2
Award	Player	Pos	Stats
NFC Offensive Player of the Year	D. Sproles - Saints	HB	15 car, 43 yds, 6 rec, 161 yds, 4 TD
AFC Offensive Player of the Year	J. Charles - Chiefs	HB	16 car, 138 yds, 2 rec, 112 yds, 2 TD
NFC Defensive Player of the Year	E. Henderson - Vikings	OLB	12 TKL 1 Sack, INT, FF
AFC Defensive Player of the Year	D. Butler - Colts	CB	4 TKL, INT, TD

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 17, 2012
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	2	0	0	68	48
Dallas Cowboys	1	1	0	58	30
Washington Redskins	0	2	0	55	91
New York Giants	0	2	0	23	76
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Detroit Lions	2	0	0	63	54
Minnesota Vikings	2	0	0	77	40
Green Bay Packers	1	1	0	50	61
Chicago Bears	1	1	0	48	36
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	2	0	0	96	51
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	0	0	78	33
Atlanta Falcons	2	0	0	55	30
Carolina Panthers	0	2	0	44	78
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	2	0	0	50	40
San Francisco 49ers	1	1	0	57	46
St. Louis Rams	1	1	0	77	79
Arizona Cardinals	0	2	0	37	53
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	2	0	0	90	76
New England Patriots	2	0	0	67	30
Miami Dolphins	1	1	0	48	55
New York Jets	0	2	0	67	82
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	0	69	67
Baltimore Ravens	1	1	0	51	51
Cincinnati Bengals	1	1	0	47	31
Cleveland Browns	0	2	0	28	64
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	1	1	0	68	51
Indianapolis Colts	0	2	0	33	52
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	2	0	33	93
Tennessee Titans	0	2	0	44	78
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	2	0	0	74	58
Oakland Raiders	1	1	0	48	43
Denver Broncos	1	1	0	51	66
Kansas City Chiefs	0	2	0	55	66

Notable NFL Injuries - Week 2
Team	Player	Injury Note
BAL	Ed Reed - FS	Shoulder Tear - Out 4-6 Weeks
PIT	Max Starks - T	Disloacted Ankle - Out 4-6 Weeks
ARI	Dan Williams - DT	Broken Collarbone - Out 4-6 Weeks
KC	Justin Houston - OLB	Torn Rotator Cuff - Out 4-6 Months
MIA	Tony McDaniel - DT	Broken Hand - Out 6-8 Weeks
CAR	Ron Edwards - DT	Shoulder Tear - Out 2-4 Weeks
STL	M. Brockers - DT	Fractured Shoulder Blade - Out 6-8 Months

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Week 3 Preview | September 23, 2012
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New England Patriots (2-0, 1-0 Away)		Baltimore Ravens (1-1, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1038 Total Yards 862 713 Total Offensive Yards 818 482 Passing Yards 594 231 Rushing Yards 224 25.5 Points Per Game 33.5 4 Passing TD 4 2 Rushing TD 4 Defensive Stats Comparison 824 Total Yards Allowed 524 548 Passing Yards Allowed 369 276 Rushing Yards Allowed 155 51 Points Allowed 39 4 Sacks 4 1 Fumble Recoveries 2 0 Interceptions 5 Injury Report Ed Reed Shoulder Tear - Out 4-6 Weeks James Ihedigbo Dislocated Hip - Out 1-2 Weeks Game Notes This game marks the first meeting since last season's AFC Championship Game which the Patriots won 23-20.

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No Reed, No Problem for Ravens

BALTIMORE -- You don't have to ask Tom Brady what he thinks about Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed, just look at his wrist.

Before Brady faces the Ravens he writes "Check Reed" on his wristband to remind himself to find out what Reed is doing before every snap.

Sunday, that wasn't necessary as Reed was on the Ravens sideline with a torn shoulder.

Maybe Brady should have written "Check for Williams" instead.

The Ravens nickel corner was Brady's nemesis on this Sunday. Williams recorded 7 tackles with a sack as well, to top it off he picked off a pass and took it back 36 for the touchdown. The performance earned Williams AFC Defensive Player of Week honors.

Baltimore jumped on the Patriots from the start and New England never held the lead.

Already up 3-0 a 33 yard touchdown run by Ray Rice made it 10-0 Ravens after one quarter. Rice finished the game with 136 yards on 27 carries.

New England got a field goal of their own before Williams pick six made the score 17-3 in Baltimore's favor.

Danny Woodhead would score on a 11 yard run before the half to make the Ravens lead 17-10 at the break.

Another Tucker FG made it 20-10 Ravens before Brady and Welker connected for their first of two TD's.

Welker and Brady caught the Baltimore in zero coverage and took advantage for a 64 yard touchdown that cut the Patriots deficit to just three.

Joe Flacco had a rough passing day, but his QB sneak from the one yard line put the Baltimore lead back to 10.

Welker's 2nd TD cut the lead back to three once again, but New England would get no closer.

Dennis Pitta put the game on ice when he took a simple 5 yard crossing route and turned it into a 74 yard touchdown to give the Ravens a 34-24 win and a bit of redemption from last season.

The win extends the Ravens home winning streak to 12 going back to prior seasons.

After the loss the Patroits now hold a 2-1 record. "We didn't do what we needed to do to help our offense tonight," Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said. "And it (stinks), because coming into the game, I think we had a pretty good idea of how we wanted to play it."

As usual not all the news is good for the Ravens. Starting Middle Linebacker Jameel McClain suffered a Broken Tailbone in the game and will miss the the remainder of the season and will likely be placed on injured reserve.

Next week the Ravens will be at home again as they welcome the division rival Cleveland Browns who are currently 1-2 on the season.

New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
Sep 23, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New England Patriots (2-1)	0	10	7	7	24
Baltimore Ravens (2-1)	10	7	3	14	34

Team Stats Comparison
	NWE	BAL
Total Offense	427	398
Rushing Yards	70	171
Passing Yards	357	227
First Downs	19	13
Punt Return Yards	17	27
Kick Return Yards	111	109
Total Yards	555	534
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	8-19(42%)	8-16(50%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1(0%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1	1-1
Penalties	2-15	1-5
Posession Time	37:37	22:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NWE	BAL
6:14	(BAL) J. Tucker, 18 Yd FG	0	3
3:19	(BAL) R. Rice, 33 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NWE	BAL
8:11	(NWE) S. Gostkowski, 32 Yd FG	3	10
6:23	(BAL) C. Williams, returned interception 36 Yds (J. Tucker kick)	3	17
2:52	(NWE) D. Woodhead, 11 Yd run (S. Gostkowski kick)	10	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NWE	BAL
7:40	(BAL) J. Tucker, 40 Yd FG	10	20
5:51	(NWE) W. Welker 64 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	17	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NWE	BAL
7:31	(BAL) J. Flacco, 1 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	17	27
3:53	(NWE) W. Welker 5 Yd pass from T. Brady (S. Gostkowski kick)	24	27
2:25	(BAL) D. Pitta 74 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	24	34

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Brady 34/49 385 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Ridley 19 57 3.0 0 D. Woodhead 4 10 2.5 1 W. Welker 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Lloyd 10 117 11.7 0 W. Welker 7 123 17.5 2 D. Branch 4 49 12.2 0 R. Gronkowski 4 41 10.2 0 A. Hernandez 4 37 9.2 0 S. Ridley 4 19 4.7 0 D. Dickerson 1 -1 -1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Hightower 7 0 0 0 A. Talib 6 0 0 0 R. Dowling 5 0 0 0 D. McCourty 4 0 0 0 D. Fletcher 4 0 0 0 N. Koitouvides 3 0 0 0 W. Allen 3 0 0 0 R. Ninkovich 2 0 0 0 A. Dennard 2 0 0 0 V. Wolfork 2 0 0 0 K. Love 2 0 0 0 S. Ellis 2 0 0 0 K. Arrington 2 0 0 0 B. Spikes 2 0 0 0 J. Mayo 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Gostkowski 1/2 3/3 6 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Z. Mesko 6 240 40.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Edelman 3 69 23.0 0 M. Slater 2 42 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Edelman 3 17 5.6 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 12/31 227 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 27 136 5.0 1 B. Pierce 3 35 11.6 0 J. Flacco 1 0 0.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Pitta 4 107 26.7 1 A. Boldin 4 46 11.5 0 T. Smith 3 72 24.0 0 R. Rice 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Webb 10 0 0 0 C. Williams 7 1 1 1 B. Pollard 6 0 0 0 P. Kruger 6 1 0 0 R. Lewis 6 1 0 0 J. McClain 5 0 0 0 H. Ngata 5 0 0 0 C. Graham 4 0 0 0 S. Considine 4 0 0 0 A. Jones 2 0 0 0 J. Smith 2 0 0 0 T. Suggs 2 0 0 0 C. Upshaw 1 0 0 0 A. McClellan 1 1 0 0 D. Ellerbe 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 2/2 4/4 10 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 6 226 37.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 5 109 21.8 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 27 6.7 0

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