SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO -- The drought is over for Dawan Landry.
The fourth-year strong safety intercepted a pass from Philip Rivers in the third quarter of the Ravens' 31-26 victory over the host San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, marking his first interception since 2006, when he picked off five passes as a rookie.
"It's been a while," Landry said. "I was thinking about that a couple days ago and thinking, 'Man, it's been about two years since I got one.' Today was just my lucky day, I guess."
Landry's interception proved to be a pivotal play. With the Ravens clinging to a tenuous five-point lead after halftime, Landry benefited from Ray Lewis' pressure on Rivers, who floated an ill-advised pass toward the middle of the field.
Landry dived to his left to catch the football before lateraling it to free safety Ed Reed, who scampered 8 yards to San Diego's 22-yard line.
Four plays later, quarterback Joe Flacco found tight end Todd Heap for a 9-yard strike and a 12-point cushion at 28-16.
"I had the receiver [Chris Chambers] coming underneath, and he [Rivers] just threw it," Landry said. "I think he was trying to throw it away, but he didn't see me."
Landry's interception, combined with linebacker Antwan Barnes' first career takeaway off a batted pass from cornerback Domonique Foxworth late in the fourth quarter, gave the Ravens two interceptions from unlikely sources.
"It's always good to get interceptions from whoever gets them," Landry said. "As long as we create turnovers and put our offense back on the field, we know they can score."
Like Landry, Kelley Washington got to do something he hadn't done in three years: reach the end zone.
The wide receiver caught a 27-yard scoring strike from Flacco in the second quarter - his first touchdown as a Raven and first since Sept. 17, 2006.
"Just a great feeling to be able to contribute to the offense and to be able to make a play," said Washington, who added an exclamation point by doing "The Squirrel Dance" at the behest of his teammates. "We worked on that play and executed out there. It was just a good executed play."
Injury update
Fabian Washington was the biggest injury concern for the Ravens as the starting cornerback left the fourth quarter with a head injury.
After the game, Washington looked glassy-eyed and spoke slowly, but he said he had yet to talk to the team doctors about whether he had suffered a concussion.
