Baltimore 29, Atlanta 7
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 19, 2014
Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Temperature:
54°
Head Official:
Carl Cheffers
Attendance:
71184
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Ravens 29, Falcons 7: Joe Flacco threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns as Baltimore cruised past visiting Atlanta for its fifth win in six games.
Flacco went 16-of-25 and Justin Forsett ran for 95 yards for the Ravens (5-2), who overcame three turnovers. Torrey Smith hauled in three catches for 81 yards and a score while tight end Owen Daniels added a team-high six catches and a touchdown for Baltimore.
Matt Ryan went 29-of-44 for 228 yards and a TD but was sacked five times as the Falcons (2-5) dropped their fourth straight game. Roddy White had 100 receiving yards and a score but Atlanta totaled 68 yards on the ground and fell to 0-4 on the road.
The Ravens got the benefit of a pass interference call deep inside Atlanta territory on their first drive and Flacco made it count with a 5-yard TD pass to Daniels through traffic over the middle. Ryan was sacked and fumbled inside the red zone later in the first quarter and Matt Bryant missed a 57-yard field-goal attempt in the second while Baltimore used a 1-yard TD burst by Bernard Pierce and a 38-yard field goal to take a 17-0 lead into the half.
Atlanta finally got on the board with 7:12 left when Ryan’s 4-yard scoring pass to White capped a 90-yard drive and sliced the deficit to 20-7. The Falcons forced a punt on the ensuing possession but were backed up deep in their own territory and Terrell Suggs sacked Ryan in the end zone for a safety before Flacco’s 39-yard TD pass to Smith on fourth down put the game away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: White’s TD catch was the 58th of his career, moving him past Terrance Mathis and into first place on the Falcons’ all-time list. … Atlanta C Peter Konz had to be helped off the field in the first half and did not return. … Suggs has eight sacks on the season and his safety marked the eighth in team history.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Atlanta |
|
Baltimore |
Steven Jackson |
Player |
Justin Forsett
|
8 |
Attempts |
23 |
22 |
Yards |
95 |
2.8 |
Avg Yards |
4.1 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
4 |
Long |
21 |
Receiving
Atlanta |
|
Baltimore |
Roddy White
| Player |
Torrey Smith
|
9 |
Receptions |
3 |
100 |
Yards |
81 |
11.1 |
Avg Yards |
27.0 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
23 |
Long |
39 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Atlanta
|
254 |
68 |
186 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
Baltimore
|
371 |
123 |
248 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Baltimore will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Ravens have a W/L % of .600 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Falcons have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .250 after a loss.