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SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter


2nd Quarter

Ravens - TD E. Reed 52 yd interception return (S.Hauschka kick is good)
Bengals - FG Graham 32 yd. Field Goal Drive

3rd Quarter
Bengals - TD C. Benson 28 yd. run (S. Graham kick is good)

4th Quarter
Ravens - TD R. Ricke 48 yd. pass from J.Flacco (S.Hauschka kick is good)
Bengals - TD A.Caldwell 20 yd. pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick is good)

Press Box Announcements
Attendance: 71,161
Bengals QB Carson Palmer playing with a sprained left thumb.

Key Performers

DT Haloti Ngata had a tackle for a 5-yard loss and a quarterback knock down on the Bengals' first drive, helping hold Cincinnati scoreless.

DT Kelly Gregg blocked Bengals kicker Shayne Graham's 32-yard field goal attempt on Cincinnati's first drive.
S Ed Reed interecepted a 2nd-QT pass and returned it 52 yards for a TD. It's his 6th career INT return for a TD. Reed also forced a fumble near the end of the first half to halt a Bengals drive.
RB Ray Rice caught a short pass, broke several tackles and ran for a 48-yard touchdown to put the Ravens up 14-10 with about seven minutes remaining. He leads the Ravens in rushing and receiving.

Post-Game Quotes

QuotesHead Coach John Harbaugh 

"I want to give my compliments to the Bengals. ... They played well throughout the game, but then in the end, they finished and won the game. So, hats off to them on that. They are in control of the division, and we're all looking up at them."

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Team Notes

  • Including postseason, Ed Reed has scored 13 TDs in his career. Amazingly, Reed is the only player in NFL history to score return TDs off a punt return, blocked punt, INT and fumble recovery. Reed’s 8 total defensive touchdowns are the most in franchise history. His 6 INT-TDs rank 1st.
  • Ed Reed's 45 career INTs rank 1st among all NFL players since he entered the league in 2002, as do his 1,213 INT return yards. Additionally, his 27.0-yard return average ranks 1st in NFL history (among players with at least 30 INTs).
  • With a 14-yard reception in the second quarter, wide receiver Mark Clayton surpassed Qadry Ismail for third all-time on the Ravens' receiving yardage list.
  • The Ravens' streak of 39 games without allowing a 100-yard rusher was broken by Cedric  Benson's 28-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The last 100-yard rusher was Kansas City Chiefs' Larry Johnson on Dec. 10, 2006.

Inactives

Ravens

QB John Beck (3rd QB)
RB Jalen Parmele
LB Prescott Burgess
T Oniel Cousins
T Jared Gaither
TE Tony Curtis
NT Kelly Talavou
LB/DE Paul Kruger

Bengals

QB Jordan Palmer (3rd QB)
S Tom Nelson
LB Rashad Jeanty
T Andre Smith
T Scott Kooistra
TE Chase Coffman
WR Jerome Simpson
DT Tank Johnson

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