A tough day for Eric Wright ends with a third TD pass allowed
Anquan Boldin is hoisted in celebration by guard Marshal Yanda after Boldin's third touchdown reception of the game gave Baltimore the lead it wouldn't relinquish in a 24-17 victory over the Browns at M&T Stadium.BALTIMORE, Md. -- Observations, opinions and some facts about the fourth quarter ...
• On second-and-goal from the Ravens' 1, Seneca Wallace does the play-fake, roll right thing and tosses to Benjamin Watson for the touchdown. Browns get their first points in the second half for the season on the first play of the fourth quarter in the third game. Crowd is stunned by 17-14 Browns' lead.
• Browns can't afford any errors. T.J. Ward swarms kick return Jalen Parmalee at the Ravens' 15, but an offsides call brings a re-kick. Parmalee's second return is to the 31 -- a 16-yard difference.
• Anquan Boldin scorches Eric Wright again, this time for 13 yards and a first down.
• Browns move Wright to Derrick Mason's side. Uh, oh, Ravens spot it and Flacco fires for 15-yard completion at Browns' 43.
• Ravens commit two penalties -- false start and a roughness call on Michael Oher, who pushed, then punched, Robaire Smith. Twenty yards in penalties.
• But Ravens get the first down on completions of five and 14 yards to Todd Heap with Mike Adams jabbing at the ball.
• Third-and-5 from Browns' 27: This is a surprise. Flacco to Boldin vs. Wright. Touchdown. Way too easy. Boldin has eight catches, 142 yards, three TD vs. Wright.
• From the 20, Wallace turns and pitches to Hillis, the ball eludes him and Wallaces falls on it at the Browns' 3. It looked like Hillis may have been expecting a handoff and Wallace pitched it.
• Reggie Hodges punts from back line of end zone. Ravens don't rush and Tom Zbikowski's eight-yard return gives Ravens the ball at Browns' 42 with 7:39 to play.
• For the first time, Flacco's TD throw for Boldin is broken up in the end zone. Wright? No, T.J. Ward makes up ground and survives contact before the ball gets there and breaks it up.
• Browns defense holds and forces 49-yard field goal try. Billy Cundiff nails it for 24-17 lead with 5:29 left.
• Ravens special teams getting stronger. Cundiff boots his second consecutive touchback, taking the ball again out of Josh Cribbs' hands.
• Browns go three-and-out, as Wallace targets Cribbs, single covered by Josh Wilson. Where's Mohamed Massaquoi?
• With 1:55 left and the Ravens facing third-and-four, Matt Roth is called for offside and a game-killing first down for Baltimore. It's kneel-down time and the Browns fall to 0-3.