Atlanta Falcons vs Baltimore Ravens Match Player Stats On Oct 19, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 19, 2014

Ravens 29, Falcons 7: Joe Flacco threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns as Baltimore cruised past visiting Atlanta for its fifth win in six games.

Flacco went 16-of-25 and Justin Forsett ran for 95 yards for the Ravens (5-2), who overcame three turnovers. Torrey Smith hauled in three catches for 81 yards and a score while tight end Owen Daniels added a team-high six catches and a touchdown for Baltimore.

Matt Ryan went 29-of-44 for 228 yards and a TD but was sacked five times as the Falcons (2-5) dropped their fourth straight game. Roddy White had 100 receiving yards and a score but Atlanta totaled 68 yards on the ground and fell to 0-4 on the road.

The Ravens got the benefit of a pass interference call deep inside Atlanta territory on their first drive and Flacco made it count with a 5-yard TD pass to Daniels through traffic over the middle. Ryan was sacked and fumbled inside the red zone later in the first quarter and Matt Bryant missed a 57-yard field-goal attempt in the second while Baltimore used a 1-yard TD burst by Bernard Pierce and a 38-yard field goal to take a 17-0 lead into the half.

Atlanta finally got on the board with 7:12 left when Ryanกฏs 4-yard scoring pass to White capped a 90-yard drive and sliced the deficit to 20-7. The Falcons forced a punt on the ensuing possession but were backed up deep in their own territory and Terrell Suggs sacked Ryan in the end zone for a safety before Flaccoกฏs 39-yard TD pass to Smith on fourth down put the game away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Whiteกฏs TD catch was the 58th of his career, moving him past Terrance Mathis and into first place on the Falconsกฏ all-time list. กญ Atlanta C Peter Konz had to be helped off the field in the first half and did not return. กญ Suggs has eight sacks on the season and his safety marked the eighth in team history.