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Ravens Seek To Rebound From Rough Start To Season
Source: baltimore.cbslocal.com - Tuesday, September 09, 2014
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have more to worry about than just moving forward without Ray Rice. Rice, the second-leading rusher in franchise history, was cut Monday after a video released by TMZ Sports showed the suspended running back hitting his then-fiancee in an elevator last February. Hours after declining comment, the Ravens terminated Rice’s contract. The move came around 24 hours after a slew of dropped passes and missed tackles, two turnovers and not a single sack added up to a 23-16 home loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Many of the flaws that plagued Baltimore in 2013 — an inconsistent running game, poor quarterback protection, bad clock management and a fourth-quarter collapse by the defense — were on full display Sunday. “We had a chance to control the football game,” coach John Harbaugh said. “We very easily could have done it by doing some things right.” Fortunately for Baltimore, there are 15 games left in the NFL season. The next one is Thursday night — against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Harbaugh must decide in the days ahead whether to start Bernard Pierce or Justin Forsett in place of Rice, whose two-game suspension was extended indefinitely by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. Pierce ran for 14 yards against the Bengals before losing a fumble that caused him to be exiled to the sideline. Forsett took over and finished with 70 yards and a score. “This game is done. It’s shaken off. On to n
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