The Baltimore Ravens had won their previous five games by a combined 23 points. On Sunday, they defeated the Oakland Raiders by 35 points. In fact, the 55 points that the Ravens scored matched the most the Raiders have ever allowed in their franchises history. The Raiders have surrendered 55 points on three different occasions and the last time was in 1981 to the San Diego Chargers.
The Ravens dominated the game from start to finish. The Ravens outscored the Raiders 10-o in the first quarter, 17-10 in the second, 21-7 in the third, and 7-3 in the fourth.
Ray Rice, punter Sam Koch, and Joe Flacco each had rushing touchdowns for the Ravens. Flacco also passed for 341 yards and three touchdown. Torrey Smith had two catches and scored touchdowns on both of them.
Jacoby Jones closed out the scoring with a 105 yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
The Raiders made more mistakes Sunday than some teams make in a season. The Raiders gave up 55 points, over 400 yards of offense, and were penalized 10 times for 105 yards. The Raiders also turned the ball over three times.
Next week, the Ravens (7-2) will travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers on Sunday Night Football, and the Raiders (3-6) will host the Saints.
