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The Baltimore Ravens used an aggressive defense and a long
kickoff return to end the Denver Broncos' unbeaten start to the
season with a 30-7 victory on Monday.
Rookie Lardarius Webb sprinted 95 yards with the second-half
kickoff for a touchdown and the Ravens (4-3) held the Broncos (6-1)
to a third-quarter touchdown in snapping a three-game losing
streak.
"When our defense is hitting at all phases ...our offense is going
to move and our special teams, when they are playing their game, we
are going to be tough to beat," Webb told reporters.
"We are a real multi-dimensional team, and it showed today."
Denver's loss left the NFL with only two unbeaten teams - the
Indianapolis Colts (7-0), who eked out an 18-14 victory over the
San Francisco 49ers, and the New Orleans Saints (6-0), who host the
Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday.
Webb's return put Baltimore ahead 13-0 and after Denver recovered
to within 13-7 on Knowshon Moreno's one-yard run, the Ravens scored
the game's final 17 points.
Quarterback Joe Flacco passed for one touchdown and Steve Hauschka
kicked three field goals, two in the first half, for the Ravens who
dominated the Broncos' top-ranked NFL defence.
Flacco, who completed his final 14 passes, was 20 of 25 for 175
yards for the game.
"The players played fundamental Raven football," said Baltimore
coach John Harbaugh.
"Getting after the quarterback on defense...running the football,
protecting the (Baltimore) quarterback...and the special teams were
off the charts."
Denver quarterback Kyle Orton went without a touchdown. He
completed 23 of 37 passes for 152 yards.
