Week 5 Loss to Cincinnati bumps us down in AFC N

The play on the left was one of the defining moments that caused this loss. Although awesome, Lewis was penalized for unneccessary roughness giving the Bengals a chance to get 15 yards closer to the end zone & for the game winning TD pass. This game was tough for our offense, we didn't really make any significcant drives as Flacco usually does. I think it was mainly because of the absence of our lineman Gaither who was carried off the field the last game with a back injury. With a week line Flacco seemed flustered getting the ball off & had trouble looking for open recievers. He made a lot of short passes & only with the help of Ray Rice was he able to get a TD. The first half of the game our Defense wasn't playing as well as they usually perform in the Red Zone. Our defense was 3rd against the rush but the first TD came from Cedric Benson who ran the first TD in for Cincinnati. In the end we basically beat ourselves again with penalties. "On first-and-10, Ravens cornerback Chris Carr was flagged for illegal contact, which negated an incomplete pass. Later, linebacker Ray Lewis earned a 15-yard penalty that was enforced from the 50-yard line for unnecessary roughness. Then, a Palmer throw fell to the turf on third-and-16 with 43 seconds remaining, but cornerback Frank Walker was tabbed for pass interference. " -BR.cm You can't make those mistakes in the 4th & expect to pull off a win. The only praise of the game went to Ed Reed who had a 52 yd interception for a TD & a forced fumble before halftime. The rest of the squad did little to help gain a win. The loss puts the Bengals tied with us for 1st in our division. Next week we need to pull a win over Farve.