NFL Playoff Recap - Ravens Roll Past Titans On Stover Field Goal
- By Lisa Smith
- Published 01/13/2009
- NFL Football Playoffs News
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Joe Flacco Three forced turnovers, a not so green rookie quarterback and a 40 year-old kicker, was a nice winning combination for the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday afternoon in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans.
Baltimore survived 13-10, to advance to the ACF Championship game next week in Pittsburgh off a late field goal with 57 seconds remaining. Veteran kicker Matt Stover connected on the 43-yarder after the unflappable first-year quarterback Joe Flacco moved the offense in position to score.
"I just watched on the big screen," said Flacco. "I didn't watch it live for whatever reason."
Saturday, Flacco became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to win two playoff games. The first-round draft
"It seems like we've been on the road for the longest time," said Flacco. "It doesn't matter to us. We're going to go out there and battle the crowd, battle the other team, and give it our best."
After Stover nailed the winning field goal, their best has them at 13-5. Stove is the longest tenured Raven. He is the last member of the Ravens who played when the franchise was in Cleveland.
"I would say this would be the no. 1 kick in my career," Stover said. "But we've got some more kicks, too. So let's just be humble about that."


