Baltimore Ravens overcome early deficit dominate Dolphins

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Down by 10 points in the second quarter, their playoff chances fading, the finally picked up a first down Jarran Reed Jersey .After that, the couldn't stop them.The rallied with consecutive touchdown drives of 97 and 75 yards, then added the clinching score after a favorable replay reversal to beat Miami 28-13 Sunday.A gamble by coach in the third quarter helped. The made a first down on fourth-and-1 in their own territory, jump-starting the TD drive that put them ahead.The victory gave Baltimore (8-5) a significant edge over Miami (7-6) in the AFC's scramble for a wild-card playoff berth. The also tightened the race for the AFC North title, helped by a lo s by first-place Cincinnati (8-4-1) to Pittsburgh."Our fate is in our hands," Baltimore linebacker said. "If we win, we're in. That's the mentality we'll have down the stretch."The , who haven't been to the postseason since 2008, are now a long shot with three games to go. Their frustration boiled over in the final minutes, when defensive tackle yelled at coach on the sideline after a long gain."Emotions were running high," Odrick said. "I probably should have calmed down a little earlier."Said Philbin: "Football's an emotional game. We had a discu sion. I've already had another discu sion with him. Football gets fiery out there. It's good."But the showed little fire in the final three quarters, when they were outgained 425-161. Byron Pringle Jersey  The played 17 minutes before they made a first down and still finished with 26 first downs and 447 yards. led Baltimore's defensive charge with 3 sacks, increasing his season total to a franchise-record 16. Miami's threw for 227 yards and a score, but was sacked six times.Baltimore allowed the only 249 yards."We settled down and started grasping how they were trying to play us," Dumervil said. "We started making plays."The ' went 25 for 33 for 269 yards and two touchdowns, and overcame an interception in the end zone. He also ran for a score.Flacco and Harbaugh improved to 5-0 against the , including four wins in Miami.  Mike Remmers Jersey The won without defensive tackle , suspended during the week for a performance-enhancing substance violation, and they bounced back from a last-minute lo s last week at home to San Diego."We've got a team that's playing pretty well right now and gaining some confidence," Flacco said.Leading 14-13, the were helped by a replay reversal midway through the fourth quarter. Flacco fumbled attempting to throw and Miami recovered, but a review determined his arm was moving forward when he lost the ball, and the play was ruled an incomplete pa s.On the next play, scored on a 2-yard run.The gave up 183 yards rushing and have allowed 661 in the past three games. Frank Clark Jersey The went three-and-out on their first three po se sions, but drove the length of the field in the final 3:08 of the first half, capped by Flacco's 1-yard pa s to on third down with two seconds left. That cut their deficit to 10-7.When Baltimore went for a first Patrick Mahomes Jersey  down on fourth-and-1 at their 34 in the third quarter, Flacco gained 2 yards on a sneak."We've got an offensive line that can do something like that," Harbaugh said. "We had decided if we got close there, we were going to go for it."Flacco went on to hit with a 13-yard pa s for the score and the lead.Miami was up 10-0 in the second quarter when a long completion and scoring threat were negated by a penalty on guard for being downfield on the play. That infraction seemed to deflate the ."It's definitely disappointing, especially having the lead, having the upper hand early on, then falling apart," Miami linebacker said.