Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Baltimore 31, Denver 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 10, 2010
Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Temperature: 67°
Head Official: Jerome Boger
Attendance: 71246

Ray Rice rushed for 133 yards and scored two touchdowns – both 1-yard runs - to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a 31-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Joe Flacco also scored on a 1-yard run and was 14-of-25 passing for 196 yards for the Ravens (4-1).

Kyle Orton finished 23 of 38 for 314 yards and two touchdown passes to Brandon Lloyd for the Broncos (2-3), who are 0-5 all-time against the Ravens in Baltimore. Denver added to their NFL-worst running game with 39 yards.

The Ravens gained 147 of their 415 total yards of offense in the first quarter, but only led 7-0 on Flacco’s touchdown with 48 seconds left in the period.

Rice’s first touchdown gave the Ravens a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. His second made it 24-7 in the fourth quarter.

Orton’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Lloyd with 57 seconds left in the half made it 17-7. The pair hooked up for 44 yards to finish the scoring in the fourth quarter.

Willis McGahee’s 30-yard touchdown run gave the Ravens a 31-10 lead.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Denver   Baltimore
Laurence Maroney Player Ray Rice
6 Attempts 27
27 Yards 133
4.5 Avg Yards 4.9
0 Touchdowns 2
13 Long 18
Receiving
Denver   Baltimore
Brandon Lloyd Player Ed Dickson
5 Receptions 1
135 Yards 58
27.0 Avg Yards 58.0
2 Touchdowns 0
44 Long 58
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sacks FF
Denver 346 39 307 2 1 0 1.0 0
Baltimore 415 233 182 4 1 0 1.0 1