It was billed as a battle between the best two teams in the AFC. It was billed as a battle of the two best running backs in the AFC. It was billed as a battle between two teams who have lost their middle line backer to a season ending injury. Regardless of the story line, in the end, the Houston Texans blew out the Baltimore Ravens, 43-13 to take control of the AFC.
The Texans got huge production from their star players. Arian Forster gained 103 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns. Andre Johnson had 9 catches for 86 yards and Matt Schaub passed for over 250 yards and two touchdowns.
The Ravens appeared to be a team in disarray playing their first game without Ray Lewis. Joe Flacco was intercepted twice and Ray Rice rushed for only 42 yards. Terrell Suggs did record a sack in his first game since being activated from the PUP list.
Next week, the Texans (6-1) and the Ravens (5-2) are both on a bye.
