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The Ravens’ 24-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday propelled Joe Flacco into an elite club – of one.

Flacco has won 44 games in his first four years, which is the most in NFL history for a quarterback of his experience. Flacco took the achievement in stride.

“It’s pretty special for us to be able to come out here the last four years the way that we have week in and week out to win games,” he said. “Hopefully, I can add three more playoff wins on top of what we have the last few years. If we play well, we have the team to do it.”

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great game for Rice yesterday

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Baltimore – Three Performances of Note

Cary Comes Good

This is exactly what the Ravens were expecting to see when they surprisingly named Cary Williams (+2.2) their starting cornerback before the season. He struggled at the beginning of the year but has been much better recently with just one negatively-graded game in his last five. This week was a perfect example of that improvement as he had his best game in coverage, giving up just four receptions for 28 yards from the 10 passes thrown his way. Even more impressive were his three pass deflections including when he was covering rookie sensation A.J. Green (-0.1). He’ll see tougher tests than this in the playoffs but the Ravens will be happy with his growth since the start of the year.



Joe Keeps it Cool

Was that really Joe Flacco (+2.2) against the Cincinnati Defense that has given him fits since he entered the league? Yes, it was, and while he may not have caught much attention on a day where Matt Flynn and Matt Stafford put up Arena League stats, this was one of the best performances from Flacco all year. Normally we see him try to force things and that’s where he’ll get off track, but on Sunday he very calmly grabbed everything the Bengals would give him, completing 15-of-19 for 130 yards and a touchdown. Those numbers would have looked better were it not for a Lee Evans (-1.6) dropped pass on 3rd-and-8 with 7:45 left in the second quarter. Did he look like an elite QB? No, but with the way the Ravens are running the ball just now he doesn’t need to be, he just needs to be efficient and that’s exactly what he was here.



Pernell Brings the Pressure

After a quiet last three weeks, rookie defensive tackle Pernell McPhee (+3.3) was back to disrupting opposing QBs. On the field for 24 snaps, the fifth-round pick generated three pressures and deflected a pass at the line of scrimmage. On 3rd-and-8 with 45 seconds left in the first, he drove left tackle Andrew Whitworth (+1.3) deep into the backfield, forcing a quick throw from Andy Dalton. McPhee showed the same ability to beat Whitworth in the team’s first meeting so it’s good to see his production is not just a case of him beating up rubbish offensive linemen.

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OWINGS MILLS -- Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Jameel McClain has a sprained medial collateral ligament.
Although McClain will be rested in practice this week, the injury isn't regarded as serious, according to coach John Harbaugh.
"It will be something that he'll deal with during the course of this week," Harbaugh said.
Offensive guard Marshal Yanda is "sore," due to bruised ribs and cartilage that separated from the bone.
Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has an elbow laceration.
Rookie cornerback Jimmy Smith and safety Tom Zbikowski have no concussion symptoms today after leaving the game due to concussions Sunday during the Ravens' 24-16 victory over the Bengals.
"That's really good news," Harbaugh said.
Wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who had surgery on his knee to repair a torn meniscus, will practice this week.
Nose guard Terrence Cody sprained his left hip, but returned to play.
Inside linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo sprained his quadriceps.

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so glad we got the bye