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SPORTSWednesday 28 October
Johnson rolls over defender, Cardinals beat Ravens 26-18
BOB BAUM Arizona Cardinals running back Chris Johnson (23) runs for a touchdown as Baltimore Ravens in 12 carries.
AP Sports Writer defensive end Carl Davis (94) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. A 26-10 lead seemed com-
GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) — 26, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. fortable before Bryant burst
Chris Johnson rolled his way up the middle to block
to a big play and Joe Flac- Associated Press Drew Butler’s punt to set
co couldn’t quite respond up the final Ravens touch-
with one of his own as the ball.’ We made it a game late in training camp after Palmer completed 20 of 29 down.
Arizona Cardinals escaped at the end.” recovering from a gunshot passes for 275 yards and The play of the night came
with a 26-18 victory over The eight-point loss was the wound during the offsea- two touchdowns. Flacco in the third quarter, when
the luckless Baltimore Ra- most one-sided of the sea- son, topped 100 yards for was 26 for 40 for 252 yards, Johnson hit the line and was
vens on Monday night. son for the Ravens. the third time this season with a touchdown and that pulled down, but he came
Johnson rushed for 122 and didn’t even play in the one interception. The Ra- to rest on the belly of 6-foot-
yards, 62 on a play where Johnson also ran 26 yards for fourth quarter. The last Ari- vens’ Justin Forsett had a 1, 335-pound Brandon Wil-
he rolled over the belly of a touchdown. The 30-year- zona player to do that was 14-yard touchdown run but liams. Johnson’s knee or
a big defender and kept old running back, signed Edgerrin James in 2007. finished with only 36 yards elbow didn’t touch, so he
on running to set up a field alertly got up and kept run-
goal. ning to the 4. The play set
up Chandler Catanzaro’s
Baltimore (1-6) drove to the second 21-yard field goal,
4 in the final seconds before making it a two-possession
Tony Jefferson’s intercep- game at 20-10.
tion deep in the end zone
clinched the victory for Na- After Arizona scored again,
tional Football Conference Catanzaro’s try for the con-
West-leading Arizona (5-2). version bounced off the
“A lot of things happened right upright and was no
during the game,” Cardi- good, setting the stage for
nals coach Bruce Arians the tight finish.
said. “Good, bad and one The only turnover of night,
ugly one, but we finished before Jefferson’s intercep-
and made a great play at tion, led to a touchdown
the end.” that put the Cardinals up
Arizona led 26-10 before 14-10 at the half and Arizo-
Asa Jackson’s blocked a na never trailed again.
punt to set up Joe Flacco’s Baltimore, leading 10-7,
1-yard touchdown pass to forced a punt late in the
Kyle Juszczyk. The 2-point second quarter.
conversion pass to Nick Justin Bethel, a Pro Bowl
Boyle made it an eight- player on special teams
point game with 4:26 to the last two years, stripped
play. the ball from punt returner
Baltimore got the ball back Jeremy Ross’ hands and re-
and Flacco quickly moved covered at the Ravens 25.
the team downfield before Penalties gave Arizona a
the final ill-fated throw. series of chances inside the
“The punt block and all of a 5 and, finally, Palmer threw
sudden you let them in,” Ar- 3 yards to Michael Floyd
izona’s Carson Palmer said, for the score to put Arizona
“but that’s what you want up 10-7 with 1:01 left in the
on ‘Monday Night Foot- half.q
