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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Ravens expand lead over Texans in 4th

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The Baltimore Ravens extend their lead over the Houston Texans in the fourth quarter.

With 12: 38 left in the first quarter, Neil Rackers made a field goal to take a 3-0 lead.

With 9:51 left in the first, the Ravens got a touchdown when quarterback Joe Flacco threw to tight end Kris Wilson and then got the extra point to take a 7-3 lead. Jacoby Jones' muffed punt led to that touchdown.

With 6:02 left in the first, the Ravens made a field goal to take a 10-3 lead.

Flacco passed to Anquan Boldin for the 10-yard touchdownwith 1:08 left in the first, and the extra point, to lead 17-3. Rookie T.J. Yates was intercepted by LaDarius Webb, and that led to the Ravens' touchdown.

With 11:42 left in the second, Rackers made another field goal to narrow the Ravens' lead to 17-6.

Arian Foster scored a touchdown with 4:48 left in the second quarter, and Rackers got the extra point, to narrow the Ravens' lead to 17-13.

At the end of the third quarter, the score remained unchanged from the half -- the Ravens led 17-13

With 2:52 left in the 4th, the Ravens made a field goal to expand their lead to 20-13.

The Texans (11-6) are in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They won their first-ever playoff game at Reliant Stadium 31-10 over the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 7.

The Ravens (12-4) were off during wild-card weekend after earning a first round bye and winning the AFC North title.

The Texans and Ravens last met on Oct. 16, a 29-14 Baltimore victory at home. The Texans have changed a bit since then, most notably at quarterback, where Yates has taken over for injured Matt Schaub.


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