INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -A week after running wild all over New England, the Ravens didn’t get to see much of Indianapolis.
The same ground game that churned out 234 yards and four touchdowns against the Patriots in the opening round of the playoffs fell flat against the Colts, totaling just 87 against the league’s 24th-ranked run defense, as Baltimore bowed out meekly 20-3 Saturday night.
After going 87 yards on their opening drive for their only score of the game, a 25-yard field goal by Billy Cundiff, the Ravens’ offense didn’t cross midfield again until the start of the second half.
Their most promising foray into Indianapolis territory after that game-opening drive began when Ray Rice took off from the 50 early in the fourth quarter and pin-balled 20 yards through the Colts defense. But Indianapolis defensive end Raheem Brock slammed into Rice from the side, knocking the ball loose with his helmet, and linebacker Clint Session recovered.
Flacco’s desperate heave into double coverage, intended for Derrick Mason, was intercepted by cornerback Antoine Bethea at his own 2-yard line.
Against the Patriots, Rice rumbled for 159 yards and two of Baltimore’s four TDs. He finished this game with only 67 yards on 13 carries. The time-of-possession battle was nearly as lopsided as the final score, with Peyton Manning and the Colts commandeering 33:58 of the clock to 26:02 for the Ravens.
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