Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The Denver Broncos hadn't beaten the Ravens
in Baltimore in their last five tries.
But that was before they had Peyton Manning.
Manning tossed a touchdown pass, Knowshon Moreno ran for a score and the
surging Broncos won their ninth straight game with a 34-17 thumping of the
Ravens.
Manning, who has won each of his past nine starts against Baltimore, including
two playoff meetings, threw for 204 yards on 17-of-28 efficiency for Denver
(11-3), which is in the midst of its longest winning streak since the 1998
squad won their first 13 contests en route to the team's second consecutive
Super Bowl.
Moreno carried the ball 22 times for 118 yards, Eric Decker caught eight
passes for 133 yards and a score and Chris Harris returned an interception 98
yards for a touchdown in the triumph.
Following last Sunday's 31-28 overtime setback to the Washington Redskins, the
Ravens fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron a day later and elevated
quarterbacks coach and one of Manning's mentors, Jim Caldwell, to the post.
The offense, though, didn't get the jolt it was looking for.
Baltimore (9-5), which has lost three straight contests, registered three-and-
outs on each of its first four possessions and didn't record its initial first
down until Bernard Pierce broke off a 14-yard run on a 2nd-and-6 at the 8:12
mark of the second quarter.
Joe Flacco was 20-of-40 for 254 yards with two touchdowns and an interception
in defeat.
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