Pryce Is Right: Ravens Hold Off Titans
Posted: 5:54 pm PST November 12, 2006
Nashville, TN -- (Sports Network) - Trevor Pryce blocked a 43-yard Rob Bironas field goal attempt to secure a 27-26 comeback victory for the Baltimore Ravens over the Tennessee Titans.The Ravens (7-2) scored the game's last 20 points after being down 26-7 in the first half. Steve McNair threw for 373 yards on a 29-of-47 day, with three touchdown passes and two interceptions in his first game in Tennessee as a Raven. Mark Clayton caught seven balls for 125 yards and a touchdown. Jamal Lewis had a quiet day on the ground, with only 45 yards on 16 carries. "Just a phenomenal game," said Ravens coach Brian Billick. Travis Henry had a big day for the Titans (2-7), rushing 27 times for 107 yards and one score. Vince Young was 13-of-25 for 211 yards, with one interception. Drew Bennett led all Titans receivers with 115 yards on six catches. "It's still a loss, even if it's to a friend," said Bennett. Young left the game with an injury after a 17-yard rush to put the ball at the Baltimore 31-yard line on the Titans' final drive. Kerry Collins came in to hand the ball off to Henry three times to set up Bironas' field goal attempt. It was a hookup between two ex-Titans that gave the Ravens the lead, as McNair found Derrick Mason uncovered in the middle of the end zone for an 11- yard touchdown pass to give the Ravens a 27-26 lead with 3:39 left. Mason's touchdown grab capped a four-play, 50-yard drive for the Ravens. Matt Stover scored the first points of the second half on a 40-yard field goal just 40 seconds into the fourth quarter, making it a one-possession game at 26-20. Tennessee struck early, marching 66 yards on nine plays on their opening drive, most of it coming on a 34-yard strike from Young to Bennett that put the ball at the Baltimore eight-yard line. The drive stalled there, though, and the Titans had to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Bironas to give the Titans a 3-0 lead with 11:12 left in the first quarter. Baltimore quickly struck back to take a 7-3 lead, on a 65-yard bomb from McNair to Clayton. The Tennessee secondary bit badly on a McNair pump- fake to the flat, and Clayton was uncovered streaking down the sideline for the score, with 9:40 left in the first quarter. Young and the Titans responded, with the rookie quarterback taking the ball into the end zone himself from two yards out to put the Titans back on top 10-7. Young's score capped an eight-play, 64-yard drive at 5:28 of the first quarter. A McNair mistake gave the Titans two free points, as the he stepped out of the back of the end zone while releasing a pass. The safety gave the Titans a 12-7 lead, and good field position off of the ensuing free kick. The Titans capitalized on that field position with a 13-yard touchdown run by Bo Scaife on a broken play. Young flipped the ball backwards to Scaife as he was being dragged down, and Scaife ran in untouched to pad the Titans lead to 19-7. Henry dove into the end zone from one yard out to boost Tennessee to a 26-7 lead at 9:55 of the second quarter. The play finished off a short 29-yard drive, thanks to Lamont Thompson's first interception of McNair. McNair cut into the 19-point Titans advantage with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ovie Mughelli with 5:01 left. The score capped a five-minute, 10-play drive that spanned 80 yards, cutting the Tennessee lead to 26-14. Stover added a 27-yard field goal at the end of the first half to bring Baltimore to within 26-17 at halftime. Game Notes Stover's second field goal was his 36th consecutive converted attempt, six short of Mike Vanderjagt's league record of 42...Thompson was on the receiving end of both of McNair's interceptions...Bironas also pushed a 41-yard attempt wide right with 1:50 left in the first half.
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