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Game 2, Year 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
38 -- 1-1
09 -- 1-1
Ravens All-Pro FS Ed Reed scores on a 68-yard fumble return for a touchdown to make the score 31-0 in the third quarter. Reed recovered Bengals QB Carson Palmer's fumble following a 15-yard run and finished the game with 8 tackles and an interception to go along with this big play.
The Cincinnati Bengals were blown away by the Baltimore Ravens 38-9 Sunday at home. Bengals QB Carson Palmer, fresh off one of the best performances of his career, struggled versus the ferocious Ravens defense going just 33 of 53 for 235 yards and throwing four interceptions. The Bengals turned the ball over a whopping 7 times during the contest.
Baltimore FS Ed Reed's 68-yard fumble return for a touchdown following Palmer coughing the ball up in Ravens' territory made the score 31-0 in the third quarter and ended all hopes of a Bengals comeback.
"They made us one-dimensional early when they took the big lead and when you become one-dimensional against a defense like that, you're in trouble," said Palmer.
The news got worse for Cincinnati when the team learned that their leading receiver, Shaun McDonald, suffered a high grade concussion in which doctors have already concluded will cause him to miss several months of action and effectively end his 2010 season. He was injured in the fourth quarter by Baltimore MLB Ray Lewis when he received a vicious hit while going over the middle to catch a pass. McDonald laid motionless on the turf for several seconds before being carted off.
McDonald was off to a hot start playing again in Mike Martz's offense, catching 10 receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens, one week after gaining over 100 receiving yards in the team's season opening win versus New Orleans. McDonald will likely be replaced in the lineup by WR Mike Furrey and the team will need to sign another receiver to take his place on the active roster.
"This was a tough deal for him because he was off to such a fast start," said Bengals head coach Mike Martz.
"We have some options of replacing him but there is no replacing the type of speed Shaun brought to this offense."
The team also lost rookie WR Jacoby Ford with an abdominal injury early in the game that is expected to keep him out of one week of action.
Cincinnati (1-1) will host Tampa Bay (0-2) next week at home.
2010 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule/Results
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38 -- 1-1 09 -- 1-1 Ravens All-Pro FS Ed Reed scores on a 68-yard fumble return for a touchdown to make the score 31-0 in the third quarter. Reed recovered Bengals QB Carson Palmer's fumble following a 15-yard run and finished the game with 8 tackles and an interception to go along with this big play.
RAVENS D SHUTS DOWN PALMER AND THE BENGALS IN 38-9 THRASHING
Cincinnati turns the ball over 7 times in blowout loss, falls to 1-1 on the year | After big 10-catch performance, WR McDonald suffers severe concussion that is expected to keep him out the remainder of the 2010 season | Team scrambling for answers as they prepare to face Tampa Bay next week
The Cincinnati Bengals were blown away by the Baltimore Ravens 38-9 Sunday at home. Bengals QB Carson Palmer, fresh off one of the best performances of his career, struggled versus the ferocious Ravens defense going just 33 of 53 for 235 yards and throwing four interceptions. The Bengals turned the ball over a whopping 7 times during the contest.
Baltimore FS Ed Reed's 68-yard fumble return for a touchdown following Palmer coughing the ball up in Ravens' territory made the score 31-0 in the third quarter and ended all hopes of a Bengals comeback.
"They made us one-dimensional early when they took the big lead and when you become one-dimensional against a defense like that, you're in trouble," said Palmer.
The news got worse for Cincinnati when the team learned that their leading receiver, Shaun McDonald, suffered a high grade concussion in which doctors have already concluded will cause him to miss several months of action and effectively end his 2010 season. He was injured in the fourth quarter by Baltimore MLB Ray Lewis when he received a vicious hit while going over the middle to catch a pass. McDonald laid motionless on the turf for several seconds before being carted off.
McDonald was off to a hot start playing again in Mike Martz's offense, catching 10 receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens, one week after gaining over 100 receiving yards in the team's season opening win versus New Orleans. McDonald will likely be replaced in the lineup by WR Mike Furrey and the team will need to sign another receiver to take his place on the active roster.
"This was a tough deal for him because he was off to such a fast start," said Bengals head coach Mike Martz.
"We have some options of replacing him but there is no replacing the type of speed Shaun brought to this offense."
The team also lost rookie WR Jacoby Ford with an abdominal injury early in the game that is expected to keep him out of one week of action.
Cincinnati (1-1) will host Tampa Bay (0-2) next week at home.
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[b][u]Box Score[/u][/b][u][/u]
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final[/b]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG] Baltimore 1-1 -- 7 10 14 7 38
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG] Cincinnati 1-1 -- 0 0 7 2 9
[U][b]1st[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG]: 15 yd TD pass from Flacco to Heap (Carpenter kick) 0:59 -- 0-7
[U][b]2nd[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG]: 25 yd FG by Carpenter 7:27 -- 0-10
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG]: 13 yd TD pass from Flacco to Mason (Carpenter kick) 3:58 -- 0-17
[U][b]3rd[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG]: 13 yd INT return for TD by J.Johnson (Carpenter kick) 14:51 -- 0-24
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG]: 68 yd FUM return for TD by Reed (Carpenter kick) 6:27 -- 0-31
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 7 yd TD pass from Palmer to McDonald (Graham kick) 0:10 -- 7-31
[U][b]4th[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: Safety (Flacco fumbles in endzone and Ravens recover) 8:22 -- 9-31
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG]: 20 yd TD pass from Flacco to Jenkins (Carpenter kick) 5:06 -- 9-38
[b][u]Notable Statistics[/u][/b][u][/u]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG] [b]Cincinnati [/b]
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Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U]
9-QB Carson Palmer 47.3 33 53 235 1 4
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Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U]
25-RB C.J. Spiller(R) 14 32 0 (1 fum)
21-FB Jacob Hester 3 8 0 (1 fum)
9-QB Carson Palmer 1 15 0 (1 fum)
28-RB Bernard Scott 2 3 0
35-RB Jerome Harrison 1 3 0
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Receiving REC YDS TD[/U]
84-WR Shaun McDonald* 10 73 1
* - injured in fourth quarter (severe concussion) | out for the season
35-RB Jerome Harrison 8 53 0
80-TE Chase Coffman 3 27 0
85-WR Chad Ochocinco 3 24 0
28-RB Bernard Scott 2 7 0
12-WR Brandon London 2 13 0
87-WR Mike Furrey 2 18 0
83-TE Ryan Moya(R) 1 14 0
25-RB C.J. Spiller(R) 1 3 0
21-FB Jacob Hester 1 3 0
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Defensive SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U]
58-MLB Rey Maualuga 5 3 1 1 0
93-DE Michael Johnson 3 0 2 1 0
23-CB Javier Arenas(R) 3 0 2 1 0
29-CB Leon Hall 2 3 0 0 1
42-FS Taylor Mays(R)* 1 2 0 0 0
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Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
17-PK Shayne Graham 0 0 n/a n/a 1 1
[B][U]Bengals Key Team Stats: [/U][/B]
Total Offensive Yards: 288
Rushing Yards: 61
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 9-18 (50%)
Offensive Turnovers: 7
Penalties: 4 for 30 yards
Time of Possession: 37:41
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/ravens_30.gif[/IMG] [b]Baltimore [/b]
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Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U]
5-QB Joe Flacco 105.3 13 22 176 3 1
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Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U]
27-RB Ray Rice 18 51 0
33-FB Le'Ron McClain 4 27 0
23-RB Willis McGahee 2 8 0
5-QB Joe Flacco 1 19 0
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Receiving REC YDS TD[/U]
86-TE Todd Heap 4 76 1
85-WR Derrick Mason 4 56 1
27-RB Ray Rice 2 15 0
12-WR Michael Jenkins 1 20 1
80-WR Malcolm Floyd 1 8 0
33-FB Le'Ron McClain 1 1 0
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Defensive SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U]
20-FS Ed Reed 8 0 1 0 1 (1 fr, 1 td)
95-LB Jarrett Johnson 5 4 1 0 1 (1 td)
32-CB Walter McFadden(R) 4 0 0 0 1
98-DT Fred Robbins 3 1 2 1 1
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Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
9-PK Dan Carpenter 1 2 25 58 5 5
[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]
Total Offensive Yards: 265
Rushing Yards: 105
Sacks Allowed: 3
3rd down conversions: 7-13 (53%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 2 for 25 yards
Time of Possession: 22:19
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2010 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule/ResultsCode:
Opponent (record) Result Bengals Player of the Game -Record-
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vs New Orleans (0-1) W 38-31 QB C.Palmer 26-33 359 yds 3 tds 1-0
vs Baltimore (1-1) L 09-38 WR McDonald 10 rec 73 yds 1 td 1-1
vs Tampa Bay
at Baltimore
at Kansas City
vs Houston
at Buffalo
at Atlanta
vs New York Jets
at New England
vs Cleveland
at Pittsburgh
at Carolina
vs Miami
at Cleveland
vs Pittsburgh
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AFC North Standings - through week 2
Baltimore 1-1
Pittsburgh 1-1
Cleveland 1-1
Cincinnati 1-1
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Next Game:
Sunday, September 26th, 2010 @ 1:00pm
AFC North Standings - through week 2
Baltimore 1-1 Pittsburgh 1-1 Cleveland 1-1 Cincinnati 1-1----------------------------------
Next Game:
Sunday, September 26th, 2010 @ 1:00pm
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