The Bengals came out of the gate in a hurry as Andy Dalton found A.J. Green deep on the very first play of the game.
But a Chris Canty sack would stall the Cincinnati drive as they were forced to settle for a field goal attempt.
The kick was easily placed between the uprights by Mike Nugent, giving the Bengals a quick 3-0 lead.
On the Ravens' opening drive, a couple of quick first down tosses by Joe Flacco got his offense to around midfield. That was when the QB found Torrey Smith deep for another completion, who then took it on in for the touchdown. This gave the lead to Baltimore, 7-3.
The Bengals were unable to return the favor on their next drive as a Josh Bynes sack forced Cincinnati to send out Kevin Huber to punt the ball away.
After the Ravens took over, they let their running game do the work on this possession. Running back Ray Rice found daylight and broke free for a 20-yard touchdown run, giving his team a 14-3 advantage over Cincinnati.
Andy Dalton again found his offense in a tight spot as the Bengals were staring at 4th down and 3, around midfield.
They would elect to run another play, but unfortunately the stingy Baltimore defense picked off an Andy Dalton pass. The Ravens would bring their offense back out on the field with an opportunity to build on their 11-point lead.
Not wasting any time, Joe Flacco aired it out deep to Jacoby Jones who made an unbelievable diving catch.
Jones made his way down to the Bengals 15-yard line before a Cincinnati defender was able to get a hand on him.
This would set up another touchdown pass to Torrey Smith who put the Ravens on top 21-3 late in the first half.
Mike Nugent would take a shot at a 67-yard field goal as the final seconds ticked away in the second quarter.
And to no one's surprise, the ball sailed wide right. The kick definitely had the distance though.
So the score would remain 21-3 in favor of the Baltimore Ravens as the game entered halftime. Joe Flacco was clearly leading the quarterback duel as he had completed 75 percent of his passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Dalton only had 76 yards through the air with zero touchdowns and one pick.
During the break, the Ravens Cheerleaders came out to delight the fans. They danced to a parody of "What Does The Fox Say" called "What Does The Raven Say."
Receiving the ball in the second half, the Ravens had an opportunity to really put the game out of reach for Cincinnati. But James Harrison stopped another touchdown drive in its tracks with a monster sack of Flacco.
Ravens kicker Justin Tucker did nail a field goal try, however, extending the Baltimore lead to 24-3.
Following a reception in Ravens territory by Jermaine Gresham, the tight end lost control of the ball but quickly recovered, giving the Bengals a great shot at getting their first TD.
Andy Dalton would waste no time finding A.J. Green in the back of the end zone for six points. After the PAT, the Bengals had narrowed the Ravens lead to 24-10.
On the next drive, the Bengals defense was finally able to keep Baltimore from scoring as Sam Koch was forced to punt the ball away to Cincinnati.
This would close out the third quarter of action, leaving the Bengals just five minutes to score two touchdowns.
Thanks to a leaping catch by Mohamed Sanu, the Bengal offense found itself quickly in the red zone with a chance to narrow the lead to seven.
Facing 4th down and 7, Dalton was unable to see the wide open A.J. Green in the end zone so he decided to tuck the ball and run. This did not get him anywhere as Cincinnati had to turn the ball over on downs with only a minute and a half left to play.
The Bengals would burn their last timeout on 2nd down and 1, but were unable to get any type of stop as the Ravens let Ray Rice run out the clock.
This would make the final score 24-10 as the Bengals got absolutely outplayed on both sides of the ball.
Joe Flacco finished the game with 223 yards and two touchdowns. Dalton tallied only 138 yards passing with one TD and one pick. He did get 37 yards on the ground though. BenJarvus Green-Ellis never really had a chance to do much damage as the Bengals got down by three scores early.
With the loss, the Bengals no longer have any breathing room in the division as the Ravens are now just one game behind. Cincinnati will try to get back on track next week as they host the 4-5 Cleveland Browns coming up in Week 11 action of the Tecmo Super Bowl Season.
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