1 focus it not to allow them to throw the ball over us.” With their four turnovers, the Ravens are now plus-nine in the turnover ratio. Said defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis, “We always want to take away the big play. “Our defense was magnificent,” Ravens coach Bill Billick said. The Browns turned the ball over on downs with 8:14 remaining in the game when Couch’s pass to Travis Prentice came up short. It was one of three interceptions by Couch on the afternoon. “That would have made it a completely different game at halftime.” Then, early in the fourth quarter, All-Pro linebacker Ray Lewis intercepted a Tim Couch pass at the Ravens’ 16-yard line. Cornerback Rod Woodson recovered the loose ball in the end zone.
On second-and-goal from the 4-yard line, Browns fullback Marc Edwards plowed up the middle to the 1 when he coughed up the football. Perhaps the most crucial stop came with 1 minute, 5 seconds left in the first half with Baltimore clinging to a 9-0 advantage. “What better motivation than to be in the record books?” Three times the Browns dared to hazard into the red zone and three times they were thwarted by the Ravens. “We have to get motivated somehow,” Ravens defensive end Rob Burnett said.
The 1985 Chicago Bears recorded that rare fear over Dallas (44-0) and Atlanta (36-0) on successive weeks (Nov. It’s the first time in 15 years a NFL team has posted back-to-back shutouts. Perhaps that’s why the Ravens have blanked three opponents in the first five weeks of the season, including yesterday’s 12-0 verdict over the Browns. By BOB FINNAN Venture into the red zone and they take it as a personal affront. |CLEVELAND - The Baltimore Ravens’ defense is territorial.
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