The Ravens (1-0) beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) in every facet of the game en route to a 35-7 victory. Baltimore’s defense forced seven turnovers, including three interceptions of Ben Roethlisberger. All the credit shouldn’t go to the defense, though.
Joe Flacco and the offense raced out to a 7-0 lead on three plays on the first drive of the game. Ray Rice started things off with a 36-yard run through the Steelers’ defense. Two plays later, Flacco hit Anquan Boldin with a 27-yard pass for a touchdown.
Rice and Flacco weren’t done after that drive. They were set up by the defense all afternoon. A fumble by Rashard Mendenhall caused by a tremendous Haloti Ngata to begin the second half directly led to a pass from Flacco to tight end Ed Dickson.
From there, it was just a highlight reel game for the Ravens. The important part of this game is the win over the Steelers. It’s a division win and a conference win. The Ravens play the Tennessee Titans in their first road game next Sunday.
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