Ravens Rout Bengals 44-13 Behind Joe Flacco's Strong Night | | Ravens QB Joe Flacco completed 21-of-29 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns, as Baltimore (1-0) scored 27 unanswered points to win its 11th straight regular season game at M&T Bank Stadium.
Ray Rice totaled 93 yards from scrimmage and ran for two scores, Dennis Pitta and Anquan Boldin each caught a touchdown pass and Ed Reed recorded the seventh interception return for a touchdown of his illustrious career.
The Ravens are coming off a 12-4 campaign that ended in an AFC Championship Game loss to the New England Patriots.
The Bengals (0-1) also made the postseason with a surprising 9-7 record behind a pair of offensive rookies in Andy Dalton and A.J. Green, but lost in the wild card round against the Houston Texans.
Dalton had a tough start to his sophomore season, hitting 22-of-37 attempts for 221 yards with an interception and a lost fumble. Green caught five passes for 70 yards.
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