Ray Rice rushed for 133 yards and scored two touchdowns – both 1-yard runs - to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a 31-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Joe Flacco also scored on a 1-yard run and was 14-of-25 passing for 196 yards for the Ravens (4-1).
Kyle Orton finished 23 of 38 for 314 yards and two touchdown passes to Brandon Lloyd for the Broncos (2-3), who are 0-5 all-time against the Ravens in Baltimore. Denver added to their NFL-worst running game with 39 yards.
The Ravens gained 147 of their 415 total yards of offense in the first quarter, but only led 7-0 on Flacco’s touchdown with 48 seconds left in the period.
Rice’s first touchdown gave the Ravens a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. His second made it 24-7 in the fourth quarter.
Orton’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Lloyd with 57 seconds left in the half made it 17-7. The pair hooked up for 44 yards to finish the scoring in the fourth quarter.
Willis McGahee’s 30-yard touchdown run gave the Ravens a 31-10 lead.
Denver | Baltimore | |
Laurence Maroney | Player | Ray Rice |
6 | Attempts | 27 |
27 | Yards | 133 |
4.5 | Avg Yards | 4.9 |
0 | Touchdowns | 2 |
13 | Long | 18 |
Denver | Baltimore | |
Brandon Lloyd | Player | Ed Dickson |
5 | Receptions | 1 |
135 | Yards | 58 |
27.0 | Avg Yards | 58.0 |
2 | Touchdowns | 0 |
44 | Long | 58 |