"They pushed the Baltimore Ravens downfield. They stuffed the ball down their throats. They scored two touchdowns on them. They finally put points on the board in the second half. Yes, there were some moral victories claimed by the Browns in loud M&T Bank Stadium on an overcast Sunday. But Ray Lewis, the linebacker and spiritual leader of the Ravens' defense, broke down the game succinctly when he stated, "There's one thing that matters in this business, and that's wins and losses." The Browns found a way to lose their third game in a row despite a career-high 144 yards rushing by downhill runner Peyton Hillis. No Browns back ever posted 100 yards on the Ravens before. The Ravens prevailed, 24-17, because receiver Anquan Boldin's three touchdowns trumped Hillis' one. Early in the game, Boldin became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 600 career catches. It looked like he would threaten 700 by day's end. Boldin caught eight of 11 passes thrown to him by quarterback Joe Flacco, scoring on receptions of eight, 12 and 27 yards. A last-instant breakup by rookie safety T.J. Ward in the fourth quarter kept Boldin from a four-TD game. All the touchdowns and the total of eight catches for 142 yards were the result of uncommonly poor coverage by cornerback Eric Wright -- who seemed lost, some miscommunication with the safeties, and no pressure on Flacco. A distraught Wright stood in front of his locker after the game and offered no excuses for what surely was the toughest game of 49 in his Browns career. If there were some underlying reason for Wright's uncharacteristic performance, he wasn't giving it up. " http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2010/09/cleveland_browns_final_baltimo.html
