SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 11, 2012
Ravens 55, Raiders 20: Joe Flacco threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns and Torrey Smith caught a pair of scores as host Baltimore set a franchise scoring record in a rout of Oakland.
Punter Sam Koch scored his first NFL touchdown on a fake field goal in the third quarter and Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff 105 yards for a score for the Ravens (7-2).
Baltimore began to open it up before halftime, when Flacco guided a seven-play, 80-yard drive in 1:13 that ended with Ray Riceกฏs 7-yard touchdown burst and sent the Ravens into the break with a 27-10 lead. Baltimore got the ball to start the second half and needed only three plays to find the end zone again, when Flacco and Smith hooked up for a 47-yard score.
Smith and Flacco hooked up on a 20-yard score following a muffed punt by the Raiders with 9:27 left in the third and the special teams took over from there. Koch, serving as the holder on a field goal attempt, peeled off for a 7-yard score later in the third and Jones responded to an Oakland field goal with his second kickoff return TD of the season to make it a 55-20 gap with 12:34 left.
Carson Palmer completed 29 of 45 passes for 368 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for the Raiders (3-6), who turned the ball over three times.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland RBs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson both missed the game with high ankle sprains. Marcel Reece led the Raiders with 48 yards on 13 carries. กญ Baltimore TE Dennis Pitta made five catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. กญ The Ravens extended their home winning streak to 15 games - the longest current mark in the NFL.