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pponent's 20-yard line this season White Tony Jefferson Jersey , scoring 12 touchdowns on a dozen trips in the red zone.Denver still hasn't quite got the hang of it yet.Baltimore (2-1) went 3 for 3 in the red zone Sunday and came away with a 27-14 victory. Joe Flacco threw a 12-yard touchdown pass, Alex Collins scored on a 6-yard run and Javorius Allen pounded in from the 1."You have to give the players credit," coach John Harbaugh said. "Joe has done a great job. We've run the ball down there very well. It doesn't always show up on the stats, but you have to be able to run the ball in the red zone."Denver (2-1) got inside the Baltimore 20 twice in the fourth quarter, looking to cut the deficit under a touchdown. On each occasion, the Broncos came away with nothing.Coach Vance Joseph lamented his team's mistakes and penalties, but acknowledged that the Ravens have what it takes to score when close to the goal line."We gave them a couple of short fields and they punched it in on us," Joseph said. "They've been great in the red zone. So, it's what we expected."Some things we learned from the Broncos-Ravens game:HAPPY TO SHARECollins and Allen are developing into a potent 1-2 punch.Collins rushed 18 times for 68 yards, and Allen scored twice. Allen's 12-yard TD catch in the second quarter gave a Ravens a 17-14 lead and they never looked back.Allen said he's delighted with the team's two-pronged approach."You see what it can do," he said. "You never know who's getting the ball, where it's going. Run, pass, we can do it all. As long as they keep drawing up plays for us to make, we're going to make them."ROOKIE EJECTEDThe Broncos didn't establish the run, despite totaling 120 yards on the ground and averaging 5.0 yards a carry.One reason is that Phillip Lindsay was ejected just before halftime for throwing a punch in a scrum after a fumble.Lindsay became the first undrafted rookie to total 100 yards from scrimmage in each of his first two games.The streak ended with a thud Sunday. He ran for 20 yards and didn't catch a pass."He's obviously a big part of what we do offensively Tony Jefferson Jersey 2019 ," Joseph said. "Losing him, that's a big deal."SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS: The fact that the Broncos were assessed 120 yards on 13 penalties was a huge factor in the defeat.Not only did Lindsay get 15 yards for throwing a punch, but rookie Isaac Yiadom got 15 yards for delivering a push — while standing on the sideline during a kickoff return."We can't do that. It probably cost us 20 points today," Joseph said of the infractions. "A lot of the penalties really were guys losing their composure."TO THE HOUSE, AND BACKRavens inside linebacker Patrick Onwuasor effectively ended the Broncos' fourth-quarter comeback attempt with his first career interception.With the Broncos at the Ravens' 15-yard-line, Onwuasor picked off a Case Keenum pass and sprinted for an apparent touchdown, stumbling into the end zone while getting swarmed by his teammates.The play, however was called back when linebacker Matthew Judon was called for an illegal block."I broke on the ball and I saw the play in front of me," Onwuasor said. "I saw Judon put a great block out there in front of me on the return, but it got called back. Judon may owe me some food or something."NOT MILLER TIME: Baltimore's shaky offensive line should have been an opportunity for Broncos linebacker Von Miller to enhance his sack total, which stood at an NFL-best four before the game.Instead, Miller was largely quiet. He had two tackles and no sack.He was also upset about being called offside twice."I don't understand it," he said. "When we practice, we don't have all those penalties. We have to clean that up." Understanding that 27 carries a game is way too dangerous for an NFL quarterback, Lamar Jackson may do things differently in his second NFL start Sunday.Playing in place of the injured Joe Flacco last week, the former Louisville star slithered White Maxx Williams Jersey , juked and bulled his way for 117 yards rushing to lead the Baltimore Ravens past the Cincinnati Bengals 24-21."I didn't know about it until after the game," Jackson said. "I was like, 'I ran 27 times?' I was shocked myself. So, I was like, 'Dang, maybe I do have to get down.'"Or perhaps the rookie will decide that passing might be the way to go when the Ravens (5-5) face the Oakland Raiders (2-8)."We did whatever it took to win," Jackson said. "Hopefully, I'm going to start throwing the ball more."With Flacco out with a sore right hip for at least one more week, Jackson hopes to utilize both his feet and right arm when operating the run-pass option that has suddenly become a staple of the Baltimore offense."They played a different style of football," Raiders coach Jon Gruden said after watching tape of the Cincinnati game. "They were able to adapt, and it's a real credit to all those Ravens. But (Jackson) is tough to prepare for. You don't know what he's going to do, but you do know what he's capable of doing and it's scary."With Jackson and rookie running back Gus Edwards (115 yards rushing) leading the way, the Ravens snapped a three-game skid and got back in the playoff hunt.The Raiders ended a five-game losing streak against Arizona last week, and quarterback Derek Carr wants to keep the momentum going."I want to mess up the draft . I don't want the first pick," Carr said. "I want to win all these games. I want everyone to be mad at me for that."Some other things to know about the Raiders-Ravens matchup:ROCKET RICHARDThere haven't been many positives for Gruden in his first season back in charge of the Raiders, but the play of running back Jalen Richard has been one of them.Richard leads the team with 51 catches this season and has been counted on as a runner more after Marshawn Lynch went on IR with a groin injury last month. Gruden called Richard the team's MVP so far."He's a guy that I think someday could run for 1 Maxx Williams Jersey 2019 ,000 yards and catch 1,000 yards worth of passes," Gruden said. "He's a guy we can line up in the slot, we can line him up out wide. He might not be the biggest back, but he plays big. He's very quick and decisive, and he's got great vision."FAST AND STRONGCombining speed and strength, Edwards, an undrafted free agent, burst onto the scene last week with a huge performance."Size and speed are a good combination," coach John Harbaugh said of Edwards. "He has good acceleration, he runs hard, he's a north/south guy, and he's 240-plus (pounds). Yes, he's doing a good job, and he has that big back-type build, which is a big plus."RELIABLE ROOKIESeventh-round receiver Marcell Ateman fared well in his debut for Oakland last week White Earl Thomas Jersey , catching four passes for 50 yards, including a 32-yarder on the game-winning drive.Ateman got his first chance because of injuries to Martavis Bryant and Jordy Nelson. Nelson might be back this week, but Brandon LaFell is out for the season with an Achilles injury 鈥?meaning the Raiders will need more from Ateman again."I was really pleased with Ateman," Gruden said. "It wasn't too big for him. He was confident. He was under control. He was calm. He made some plays."UNUSED WIDEOUTSJackson's propensity to run means fewer catches for Baltimore receivers, but with they'll gladly trade receptions for wins.Long-ball threat John Brown said: "I haven't played with a quarterback that runs that much. But, at the end of the day, that's his style of play, and he's making the plays. Everybody is happy with it."MISSING CRABMichael Crabtree was Carr's most trusted receiver during their three years together in Oakland. Whenever Carr needed to find someone for a key first down or touchdown, Crabtree was usually the player he looked to first. Crabtree's 217 catches and 24 TDs on passes from Carr are the most of anyone.The Raiders released Crabtree in March and he signed with Baltimore, where he has 42 catches for 479 yards this season.Crabtree expressed no desire to extract revenge against his former team."Next game. We're on the end of a stretch right here, so every game counts for us," Crabtree said. "The next game is the Raiders."AP Sports Writer Josh Dubow in Oakland contributed to this report.