Coming into their Week 11 match-up against the Carolina Panthers, the Ravens had never won a regular season game in Carolina, but the combination of a bad Carolina offense and a solid team effort by the Ravens helped change that.
In the first quarter, Joe Flacco threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh to give the Ravens the early lead 7-0. Then Billy Cundiff kicked a 22-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10-0 after one quarter of play. In the second quarter, the Panthers kicked a field goal to get on the scoreboard and make it a 10-3 game. The Ravens answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Ray Rice to add to their lead 17-3.
In the third quarter, both the Ravens and Panthers added field goals to make the score 20-6 through three quarters of play. In the fourth quarter, the Panthers connected an 88-yard touchdown pass to cut into the Ravens lead and pull them close for the first time all game. Billy Cundiff added his third field goal of the game to give the Ravens a little breathing room, 23-13.
Later in the quarter, the Ravens scored two defensive touchdowns within eleven seconds of each other. The first came on an Ed Reed interception, which he returned to the ten yard line and pitched to Dawan Landry who took it into the end zone. The very next play, Ray Lewis intercepted a pass and returned it in for a touchdown. Within eleven seconds the Panthers went from being in the game to being blown out and would have no other answers as they fell 37-13 to the Ravens.
The win was the first for the Ravens in Carolina during the regular season. The Ravens record improved to 7-3 as a result of a solid defensive effort. The Ravens return home in Week 12, as they will face off against the 7-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The defense will need to continue to play well to shut down the surprisingly good Buccaneers offense.
- Charlie Rachel
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