The Ravens improved to 7-4 and created a four-way logjam in the division with their 34-27 win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday night.
The Ravens are now 5-1 all-time against the Saints, with wins in their past three meetings. They snapped the Saints streak of 12 straight wins in prime-time games played at home.
The Saints have lost three straight home games for the first time since a four-game skid that spanned the 2006 and 2006 seasons.
Difference maker: Justin Forsett
Ravens running back Justin Forsett ran for a career-high 182 yards, 170 coming between the tackles. That’s the second-most yardage anyone has had rushing between the tackles in a game this season, surpassed only by Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell’s 196 against the Titans in Week 11.
Forsett is averaging a league-best 5.7 yards per carry when running between the tackles. On Monday, he excelled hitting the hole between the center and the right guard, gaining 106 yards on his 10 rushes that went to the right side.
Forsett put the Ravens in a lot of good situations with runs on first down. He had 163 yards on first down on Monday, an average of 11.6 per carry.
Forsett had 115 first-half yards, matching the NFL’s top opening half this season (DeMarco Murray against the Titans in Week 2).
Flacco excels from deep
Joe Flacco’s touchdown pass to Steve Smith was his 11th TD on a throw at least 15 yards downfield this season. The only quarterback with more is Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers with 12.
Flacco also excelled against the blitz, completing 13 of 17 attempts for 222 yards and a touchdown against the Saints’ added pressure.
Flacco found the Smiths when the Saints sent the blitz. Flacco was 9-of-11 for 187 and one touchdown when targeting Steve Smith Sr. and Torrey Smith against the blitz. The totals accounted for every reception by both Smiths.
Drew Brees, Flacco's quarterback counterpart, was 13-for-16 against blitzes but threw a third-quarter interception that was returned for the score that put the Ravens ahead for good.
It was the third interception returned for a touchdown against Brees this season. OnlyBlake Bortles and Austin Davis have more (4).
So does Justin Tucker
Ravens kicker Justin Tucker made his fourth field goal of at least 50 yards this season. Tucker and Phil Dawson are the only kickers to have at least four field goals that long in each of the past three seasons.
Elias Sports Bureau stat of the night
This is the first time in NFL history in which every team in a division (in this case, the AFC North) is at least three games over .500 at the end of a week of play.
It’s also the first time in NFL history that every team in a division (the NFC South) is at least three games under .500 at the end of a week of play.
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