Nov 2, 2009 9:54 am US/Eastern
Ravens' Defensive Backs Enjoyed A Bounce-Back
BALTIMORE (AP) ―
The Ravens' defensive backs enjoyed a bounce-back performance against Denver quarterback Kyle Orton.
The unit, which didn't finger-point at each other after several dubious efforts during the losing streak, celebrated the turnaround as a team improvement.
"Today, we all stepped up. Today, I think we created our own breaks," cornerback Domonique Foxworth said. "We still had some plays that didn't go our way, (but) we fought through them and kept playing."
The biggest difference was that Foxworth and Fabian Washington didn't allow Orton to throw deep routes to his receivers, effectively shortening the field.
During the losing streak, Ravens defensive backs displayed a penchant for untimely pass interference penalties and allowed big plays. Foxworth was whistled for a pass interference call against Denver, but Orton completed 23 of 37 attempts for only 152 yards and a quarterback rating of 71.
"We were always looking for things to take our shots, but they're playing the safeties pretty deep," Orton said. "We tried to work inside on the linebackers, and didn't have much success doing that. We tried to throw outside, and really didn't have much success doing that as well. Really not a good day for us. A good day for them; they were the better team today."
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