Week 9 NFL, Ravens Vs. Dolphins: Baltimore D Dominant In 26-10 Win

After starting the 2010 season with a 4-0 record on the road, the Miami Dolphins’ streak of success away from home has finally come to an end. The Baltimore Ravens, keyed by an efficient offense and a dominant defense that forced three Chad Henne interceptions, cruised to an easy 26-10 victory with an outstanding performance in the second half.

Henne was intercepted twice in the second half, with the first of those setting up a Billy Cundiff field goal. Ed Reed and Josh Wilson did the honors, with Wilson’s interception coming on a last-second Dolphins drive that would only have added a meaningless score at the end of regulation.

If the Miami Dolphins are going to continue their impressive road winning streak, they’re going to have to overcome an early 7-0 deficit to do so.

Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens took the opening kickoff in today’s matchup at M&T Bank Stadium and quickly marched 74 yards for a touchdown, with the drive requiring fewer than three minutes to complete. Willis McGahee hauled in a pass from Joe Flacco and took it 32 yards to paydirt for the game’s opening score.

The Miami Dolphins, sitting at 4-3 and in third place in the ultra-competitive AFC East, must embrace their status as a statistical oddity today as they look to remain unbeaten on the road when they take on the Baltimore Ravens.

Miami is 4-0 on the road in 2010, which has kept them very much alive in the AFC playoff race despite being one of just three NFL teams to have not registered a win in their home stadium this season. (The other two teams are the 0-7 Buffalo Bills and the 1-6 Dallas Cowboys.)