Raiders Fall to Ravens 28-6

Sunday, September 17, 2006
The Baltimore Ravens defeated The Oakland Raiders 28-6 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Andrew Walter took over QB duties for the Raiders during the game and completed 10 of 27 pass attempts for 162 yards and 3 INT.
Baltimore got on the board first after a B.J. Sams 72-yard kickoff return gave the Ravens excellent field position. K Matt Stover capped off the 8-play, 25-yard drive with a 25-yard field goal, which put Baltimore up 3-0 with 10:38 left in the 1st quarter.
After a Raiders' turnover, Stover's 33-yard field goal gave Baltimore a 6-0 with 6:41 left in the first quarter. Stover was true on his third field goal attempt of the first quarter when he hit from 37 yards out, to give the Ravens a 9-0 lead with 3:45 left in the quarter.
QB Andrew Walter relieved an injured Aaron Brooks at quarterback. The Raiders mounted a 13-play, 64-yard drive, which was highlighted by a specatular catch by WR Ronald Curry along the sideline, which kept the drive alive. K Sebastian Janikowski put the Raiders on the scoreboard and cut the Ravens lead to 9-3 with a 34-yard field goal with 2:59 left in the second quarter.
Ravens QB Steve McNair engineered a scoring drive which he capped off with a 1-yard TD pass to TE Todd Heap. The Ravens and Raiders went to the locker room at halftime with the Ravens leading 16-3.
With 8:43 left in the 3rd quarter, LB Adalius Thomas sacked Walter in the end zone, increasing Baltimore's lead to 18-3. Stover's fourth field goal of the game, this one from 23 yards out, put Baltimore up 21-3 with 13:21 left in game.
Janikowski then capped off an 8-play drive with a 51-yard field goal, which cut the Ravens lead to 21-6 with 9:55 left to play.
RB Mike Anderson ended any hopes of a Raiders comeback when he scampered in from 34 yards out to cap a 5-play, 81-yard drive. The TD run put Baltimore up 28-6 with 1:51 left to play.
The Silver Black will get back to Oakland for a bye week and take on the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, October 1.