The Ravens traveled to Kansas City during Wild-Card weekend. The Chiefs, who won the AFC West with a 10-7 record, had one of the top rushing attacks in the NFL in the regular season.
As it turned out, the Chiefs were not able to get anything going offensively and ultimately were smothered by the Ravens' defense. The game was close for much of the first half, as the Ravens went into the half leading 10-7. A close game turned into a blowout in a matter of thirty minutes as the Ravens' defense forced five turnovers and helped the offense extended their lead to 30-7. By forcing five turnovers in the game, the Ravens extended their streak of forcing five turnovers in wild-card games to three straight seasons.
The Ravens' offense fed off of their defense in this game. The Ravens' offense was able to rack up 390 yards of offense and scored 30 points. Joe Flacco had a big game, throwing for 265 yards and two touchdown passes, one to Anquan Boldin and one to Ray Rice. Todd Heap also had a big game, with 108 receiving yards on the day.
The Ravens will head to Pittsburgh next Saturday, renewing one of the league's fiercest rivalries. They split season series with the Steelers, with each team winning on the others home field.
- Charlie Rachel
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