National Football League
Baltimore 24, Cleveland 10
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2011
Where: Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 54°
Head Official: Ed Hochuli
Attendance: 63648

Ray Rice rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries as the Baltimore Ravens held onto first place in the AFC North with a 24-10 victory over the host Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Lardarius Webb returned a punt for a touchdown and Ricky Williams added a rushing score for the Ravens (9-3), who own the tiebreaker over the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3) in the division.

Baltimore still has a strong shot at the overall No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Going up against the best pass defense in the league, the Ravens put the game on Rice. The Rutgers product rushed seven times for 48 yards on Baltimore’s first scoring drive, punching it in for a 6-yard score.

Rice piled up 107 yards in the first half alone as the Ravens took a 10-0 lead into the break.

Rice set up Williams’ 1-yard score with a 67-yard run in the third quarter, making it 17-3, and Webb put the game away when he broke a punt 68 yards for a touchdown.

The Ravens’ defense had its way with the Browns, pressuring Colt McCoy into one interception and sacking him three times. They bottled up the running game as well, limiting Cleveland to 59 yards on 17 carries.

The Browns (4-8) have dropped five of six.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Baltimore   Cleveland
Ray Rice Player Peyton Hillis
29 Attempts 12
204 Yards 45
7.0 Avg Yards 3.8
1 Touchdowns 0
67 Long 9
Receiving
Baltimore   Cleveland
Ed Dickson Player Peyton Hillis
3 Receptions 1
47 Yards 52
15.7 Avg Yards 52.0
0 Touchdowns 0
25 Long 52
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Baltimore 448 290 158 3 1 1 3.0 0
Cleveland 233 59 174 1 1 0 1.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Browns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Baltimore will play their next game at home against Indianapolis. The Ravens have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.