FLASH RECAP:
Joe Flacco throws for a touchdown and rushes for another to help Baltimore (4-3) beat visiting Oakland (2-5) before an announced crowd of 71,254 at M&T Bank Stadium on Oct. 26, 2008.
Flacco's 70-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Williams midway through the second quarter puts Oakland in a 16-0 hole. Flacco's 12-yard scoring run with 3:35 remaining in the game caps the scoring.
The Raiders score all their points in the third quarter: a Sebastian Janikowski 22-yard field goal and Justin Griffith's 2-yard TD catch.
Oakland has a season-low 47 rushing yards against Baltimore's top-ranked rush defense. Oakland enters the game ranked fifth in rushing offense (143.0 yards per game).
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
Ravens defense The unit allows 47 rushing yards, 234 total yards, has four sacks and a safety.
OLB Terrell Suggs Spearheads Baltimore's defense with a sack, 2 tackles for loss and 2 quarterback hits.
QB Joe Flacco Is an efficient 12-of-24 passing for 140 yards and one TD with no turnovers. The rookie from the University of Delaware has 23 rushing yards on 4 carries, capped by a 12-yard TD run. Flacco also makes his first NFL catch, hauling in a 43-yard pass from backup QB Troy Smith out of a single wing formation.
WR Chaz Schilens Has 3 catches for 76 yards, including as 60-yard to set up a Sebastian Janikowski 22-yard field goal in the third quarter.
CB DeAngelo Hall Contributes a fumble recovery, 3 passes defensed and 4 tackles.
FB Justin Griffith Scores his first TD of the season (second in two seasons) on a 2-yard reception.
KEY STATS:
The Ravens surrender 47 rushing yards on 19 carries. Baltimore enters the game ranked first in the NFL in rush defense, allowing 67.2 yards per game.
The Raiders allow a safety for the first time since Dec. 12, 2000 against Seattle.
Led by Ray Rice's 64 yards, the Ravens have 192 rushing yards on 46 attemps (4.2 yards per carry).
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell
"You have to grow up fast and I think, with certain situations, you become better. Its tough out there, man I promise.
"I trusted myself that if they threw it, I would catch it. I was hoping I would catch it. I didnt want to make a fool of myself.
Ravens QB Joe Flacco
BY THE NUMBERS:
8.0: Average yards per carry for Ravens RB Ray Rice, who has 64 rushing yards on 8 carries.
63-13:Combined score of Oakland's past two road games, losses at New Orleans (34-3) and Baltimore (29-10).
434: Rushing yards allowed by Oakland the past two games.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders drop to 0-4 against the Ravens in regular-season games in Baltimore.
Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell is sacked for
a safety by Ravens OLB Jameel McClain, right.
