Jacoby brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Raven 19 but flag on the play..... Unnecessary roughness on the Ravens, 1/2 the distance to the goal line... Ball is placed at the Raven 10.

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Flacco's pass is batted down by Barwin, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Flacco's pass to Dickson off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

3rd down pass is inc. Ravens have to punt.

Martin returns the punt to the Texan 46.

Pass to AJ good for 13. Ball at the Raven 40.

Tate for 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Tate for 2. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Pass to OD good for the 1st down at the Raven 24.

Schaub's pass is batted down at the LOS by Suggs, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foster for 4. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to OD goes for 4......

2 minute warning.

On 4th and 1, Texans decide to go for the FG.

Graham's 33-yarder is good.

Texans 26, Ravens 3

1:57 left in the half.

Jacoby brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Raven 44.

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Pass complete to Pitta for 7.

Ditto for 4 and a 1st down.

Pass to JJ goes for 8.

Flacco's pass is batted down by GQ, inc. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Flacco's pass is tipped by Mercilus and INT'ed by GQ! Texans ball!

1:06 left in the half.

Schaub's pass is batted down, inc.

Schaub's pass to Martin off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Timeout Ravens (?).

Pass to OD goes for about 18. Ball at the Texan 48.

Pass to OD goes for nice gain but flag on the play. Offsides Ravens is declined. Ball is at the Raven 33.

Pass to OD goes for 6. Play is under review.....

Play stands. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Schaub's deep pass can't find a home. 3rd and 4 coming up. 33 seconds left in the half.

That's a HORRIBLE call.

Schaub's pass off the mark but flag on the play.... Holding on Ravens, 5 yards and an auto 1st down. Ball at the Raven 23.

Pass to OD - can't hang on, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Casey off the mark, inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Pass to OD in the endzone is inc. but flag on the play...... Ravens hit a defenseless receiver.... auto 1st down at the Raven 11.

Oy, pass to Martin off his hands, inc. 12 seconds left in the half.

Pass over the middle, inc to Foster. Texans to go for the FG.

Graham's 29-yarder is good.

Texans 29, Ravens 3

3 seconds left in the half.

Not sure why you throw short on 2nd down if you're going to kick a FG on 3rd down. Take a shot at the end zone.

Still, gotta love being up by 26 at the half.

Ravens field the squibby kickoff and time runs out.

Halftime.

Halftime stats:

Passing: Schaub 19/32, 190 yds, 2 TD's

Rushing: Foster 9/53, Tate 5/17

Receiving: AJ 7/66, OD 7/59, KW 3/40

Tackles: GQ 4, Barwin 3 (welcome back!), JJo/Crick 2 each, many with 1

TOP: Texans 20:53, Ravens 9:07

1st downs: Texans 16, Ravens 4

3rd down efficiency: Texans 3/9, Ravens 0/7

Red zone: Texans 1/3, Ravens 0/0

Total yards: Texans 258, Ravens 84

Turnovers: Texans 0, Ravens 2

From a non-Texans board:

It's mind boggling how much that stupid bastard wants to talk about Suggs.

Prepare for a heavy dose of running game in the second half. Milk the clock.

Jacoby brings the 2nd half kickoff back to the Raven 27.

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Rice for 1.

Pass too high for Smith. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Dumpoff to Rice goes for 7. Ravens have to punt.

Martin fields the punt is downed at the Texan 10.

Yep, calling Foster/Tate/Forsett....

Foster for about 7.

Schaub is sacked. Loss of 9. 3rd and 12 coming up.

Schaub can't find a receiver and throws it into the dirt, inc. Texans to punt.

Punt is downed at the Texan 47. Ravens ball in Texan territory.

I just don't understand how the special teams can be so consistently horrible in every facet of the game.

Dumpoff to Pitta goes for 5.

Flacco's pass is batted down by Watt, inc. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Flacco's deep is inc but flag on JJo for PI. Auto 1st down for the Ravens at the Texan 21.

Rice for 6.

Flacco, pressured, throws it away, inc. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to Doss goes for the TD.

Texans 29, Ravens 10

10:36 left in the 3rd quarter.

Martin downs the ensuing kickoff in the endzone. Texans ball at their 20.

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Pass to AJ good for 13.

Foster caught in the backfield for loss of 2. 2nd and 12 coming up.

Deep pass to KW goes for big gainer. Ball at the Raven 35.

Foster for 3.

Pass to AJ good for 6. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Foster for 4 and a 1st down at the Raven 21.

Foster for 4 but flag down. Holding on Myers -10, redo 1st and 20.

Pass to Graham goes for 12. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Tate sweeps left for 5. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Foster improvises for nice gain and 1st and goal at the 7.

Tate for 2. 2nd and goal from the 5.

Foster to the 1 yard line. 3rd and goal from the 1.

Foster leaps in for the TD!

Texans 36, Ravens 10

2:56 left in the 3rd quarter.

Take that bow, Arian.

**************** Baltimore. This is what the game should have been like in January.

Jacoby bring the ensuing kickoff back to the Ravens 25. Ravens on offense.

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Pass to Smith good for about 15.

Rice for no gain. About 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

Pass to Pitta goes for 9. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Flacco sneaks for the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 49.

Pass to Smith off his hands, inc.

Pass to Jacoby good for 9. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Flacco carries for a couple and the 1st down.

End of the 3rd quarter.

Appears that Reed is playing ILB while in nickel.

Ravens ball at the Texan 35.

Pass to Boldin is broken up by McCain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Boldin good for 7 but flags down.... PI on the Ravens -10. Makes it 2nd and 20.

Red flag is thrown by Harbaugh - challenging that GQ didn't tip the ball.....

Pass is ruled complete despite the tip. 3rd and 3 for the Ravens coming up.

Flacco's pass sails inc. Brings up 4th and 3. Ravens to go for it.

Oy, Flacco's pass off the mark but PI on JJo give the Ravens an auto 1st down at the Texan 19.

Flacco is sacked by A Smith! Loss of 8. 2nd and 18 coming up.

Flacco is sacked by A Smith, again! Loss of 9. 3rd and 27 coming up.

Flacco can't find a receiver and chunks it away, inc. Ravens to try the 54-yard FG.

FG is good.

Texans 36, Raven 13

12:23 left in the game.

Ravens onside kick is fielded by Braman. Texans ball at the Raven 44.

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Tate for 9.

Tate for about 4.

Foster goes around right end for about 16.

Foster for 2. Ball at the Raven 12.

Tate improvises for 8 and a 1st down at the Raven 3. 1st and goal. 9:27 left in the game.

Foster punches it in for the TD!

Texans 43, Ravens 13

8:48 left in the game.

8 minutes and a 30 point lead, OK Kubiak now hopefully we can get Schaub, Andre, Foster, &/or OD off the field and out of the game ?

Jacoby brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Raven 29.

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Screen to Pitta goes for 7.

Pass to Boldin goes for about 8 and the 1st down.

Pass to Smith goes for 6. Ball near midfield.

Dumpoff to Rice, caught in the backfield, loss of 2. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Flacco's pass to Boldin goes for a 1st down at the Texan 43.

Dump to Rice gets 2.

Dumpoff to Rice, gets caught for a loss of 2. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Deep pass to Smith in the endzone goes inc. Ravens going for it on 4th down....

Pass the Smith off the mark, inc. Texans take over on downs.

Texans ball at their 44.

Forsett for 4.

Forsett for 4. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Forsett sweeps left for nice gainer and the 1st down. Ball at the Raven 37.

Forsett for 3.

2 minute warning.

Forsett to the Raven 31.

Forsett for 7 and the 1st down.

Texans kneeling it out.

Final score:

Texans 43, Ravens 13

Nice, nice win.... rest up, fellas....

Great win to go into the bye week with. Texans now have a 1-1/2-game lead for the conference home field.

A couple of random thoughts...

Did the Ravens make a single tackle today that didn't involve the defender wrapping both arms around the helmet? Terrible tackling form and it played a big role in Foster's escape act first down runs.

Kevin Walter has been very good this year.

The rest of the defense showed up with Watt today. Joseph was still not Joseph, but oddly they rarely tested him deep and let him instead get physical with a non-physical WR (Smith) on short stuff. A great job from him of playing well when he is not at his best.

Mercilous needs more snaps.

I think we finally saw what a total effort out of this team looks like.

Marcus Pollard has always been dirty, but playing for Baltimore has somehow allowed him to get dirtier. He is nearing Roman Harper territory.

That was pretty impressive. Great to see the full team contribution to a super victory.

One interesting thought...

Kubiak seemed to have the same game plan as last week. The only difference was Green Bay jumped all over our ass from jump; forced us to abandon the run. We were lucky enough to not get torn apart in same way after those first two 3 and outs.

On the other hand Wade definitely made some adjustments. The defense clearly came out with cruel intentions. Congrats to Barwin, Antonio, and Whitney for being showing up.

I remember us coming out throwing last week.

You're absolutely right...but he's come out throwing before...and we still came away with the win. My point was that our defense kept it tight early on while we had a couple three and outs...as opposed to last week...great game

The defense was unreal today. I can't remember a more complete performance, ever.

Mercilous definitely needs to be in the rotation from here on. He had a burst that we haven't seen from anyone not named Watt. I think this kid is going to be a very disruptive force for us for in the future and for a long time. I'm actually surprised at how big his lower and upper body is. When he came out of college he looked much more slender than he is today. He has the body type and speed of Suggs (well, the Suggs before he became a fatty by putting on like 30lbs during his injury). I think we have a player here, folks.

What a day for Antonio Smith yesterday: Back-to-Back sacks on Back-to-Back plays on his BD ! Happy belated 31st big guy !

Glover Quin had a real good day as well.

I agree the defense kept us in good position early until the offense got untracked. But the gameplans weren't similar, the lack of execution was. Luckily, when you field a complete team, neither the offense nor the defense has to always perform on every possession (a luxury very good teams like NE/NO/CHI/SF do not have).