The Ravens were penalized three times on the Cincinnati Bengals' game-winning drive, setting up quarterback Carson Palmer's 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Caldwell with 22 seconds left in front of 71,161 at M&T Bank Stadium on Oct. 11. It was the Ravens' second straight loss and followed a tough setback to the New England Patriots in which penalties also played a role. The defeat, which came against a team that finished 4-11-1 the previous season, dropped the Ravens into a second-place tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North.
WHAT HAPPENED: : The Ravens' offense, which had been shut down all day, put the game into the hands of the defense with one play, a 48-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Flacco to running back Ray Rice that was more Rice than anything. He braced himself with his left arm to keep from falling and outraced the Bengals to the end zone. After the Bengals got the ball back with 2:15 remaining in the game, the defense committed three penalties - illegal contact on Chris Carr, unnecessary roughness on Ray Lewis and pass interference on Frank Walker - that accounted for 30 of the 80 yards on Cincinnati's last drive.
