Big plays? No, make that HUGE plays.
Where do you want to start?
OK, start with linebacker Jarret Johnson's thunderous hit on Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton on the first play from scrimmage, which left Orton looking over his shoulder and hearing footsteps the rest of the afternoon.
That "was really big," linebacker Terrell Suggs said of the hit. "I don't think we've ever started a game with a sack like that."
Now move to Lardarius Webb's electrifying 95-yard touchdown run off the second-half kickoff, when he apparently became invisible to the entire Broncos defense.
Suddenly it was 13-0 Ravens.
The Broncos looked like they'd taken a collective punch to the jaw.
The Ravens? They looked like they had their mojo back - finally.
"Everybody just got their man," Webb said of his blockers. "I just saw a hole and ran as fast as I can."
Finally, in the fourth quarter, you had Joe Flacco's 20-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Mason, a perfectly placed bullet over the deep middle that made it 23-7 Ravens and took all the heart out of the Denver defense.
How good is Flacco right now?
Scary good.
On the day, he was 20-for-25 passing for 175 yards and touchdown, an 80 percent completion rate that tied him with Elvis Grbac, of all people, for the team's single-game record.
This season, he has completed 66 percent of his passes (165-for-250) for 1,849 yards and 12 touchdowns against just five interceptions, giving him a 95.6 rating.
With 26 career touchdown passes, he's already third on the Ravens' all-time list, which would be even more impressive if you didn't remember all the horrible quarterbacks that have played for this team over the years.
But why be a killjoy and dwell on that now?
This was a big win for the Ravens. Let them enjoy it for a couple of days.
The swagger was back. The big plays were back.
They played like the Ravens of old.
On most Sunday afternoons, that's usually plenty good enough.
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