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BALTIMORE (AP) — as dazed and bleeding as he was helped off the field.Diagnosed with a concussion after absorbing a late hit by Miami linebacker Kiko Alonso late in the second quarter Youth Matt Skura Jersey , Flacco was taken to the locker room and did not return.Fortunately for the Ravens, they didn’t need him in a 40-0 rout of the Dolphins on Thursday night.Alex Collins ran for a career-high 113 yards, and Baltimore (4-4) returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the most lopsided shutout in franchise history.In the midst of one of his best performances of the season, Flacco was hit high by Alonso while sliding at the end of an impromptu run. Flacco’s helmet flew off his head, and the 10-year quarterback appeared wobbly as he struggled to his feet.Alonso was flagged for unnecessary roughness, providing Baltimore with a first down that ultimately turned into a touchdown.Flacco was initially placed in concussion protocol, and by halftime was ruled out.“Joe had a concussion and a cut ear,” coach John Harbaugh said. “They were stitching it up without any anesthesia, so he’s a tough dude. That’s as much as I know.”Flacco went 10 for 15 for 101 yards Stitched Ty Montgomery Jersey , including a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin.After losing four of five to fall under .500 for the first time this season, the Ravens put it all together with a showing that included a 63-yard interception return by C.J. Mosley and a 50-yard pick-six by Jimmy Smith.“We coached a lot better, obviously. And we played a lot better,” Harbaugh said. “It was just a much better game for us.”The Dolphins (4-3) came in with a three-game winning streak after rallying from 17- and 14-point deficits in the previous two weeks. There would be no comeback in this one, not against a swarming Baltimore defense that limited Miami to 196 yards.Matt Moore was making his first start of the season, for an injured Jay Cutler. Four days earlier, Moore engineered a victory over the Jets after Cutler left with fractured ribs.In this one, Moore completed 25 of 44 passes for 176 yards. He was sacked three times, and both his interceptions turned into scores for Baltimore.“This is tough. These are hard ones Youth Ty Montgomery Jersey ,” Moore said. “You don’t ever go into a week preparing and expect it to turn out like this. I don’t know what to say right now. It’s just tough, tough. We got to figure some stuff out. I got to figure some stuff out.”Moore received little backing from the running game, which generated only 45 yards against the 32nd-ranked rushing defense in the NFL.“It was inept. We’re not doing anything,” Miami coach Adam Gase said.Baltimore went up 7-0 when Maclin slipped behind Bobby McCain and Nate Allen to haul in Flacco’s perfect pass on the right sideline.Justin Tucker added field goals of 55 and 48 yards in the second quarter. After Cody Parkey missed from 50 yards for the Dolphins — his first misfire in nine tries this season — Flacco began the drive that would end in the end zone without him.The late hit by Alonso gave Baltimore a first down at the Miami 5. Three plays later, Ryan Mallett threw a 2-yard TD pass to Benjamin Watson.Mosley iced it with 14:15 left when he snared a poor throw by Moore near the line of scrimmage and turned it into his first career interception return for a touchdown.As the Ravens were closing in on another score, a few players exchanged shoves and punches before Chris Moore pounced on a fumble in the end zone.Overseeing an offense focused on protecting a sizable lead, Mallett went 3 for 7 for 20 yards.CAT NAPA cat ran onto the field in the fourth quarter, providing some amusement after the game had lost all suspense.The feline reached the Miami sideline and skipped around a bit before running out of sight.INJURIESDolphins: Allen hurt his calf in the second quarter and did not return.Ravens: TE Vince Mayle was placed in concussion protocol in the second quarter. … LT Ronnie Stanley hurt his shoulder in the third quarter but returned to action.UP NEXTDolphins: Miami plays the second of three straight night games, this one at home against Oakland on Nov. 5.Ravens: Baltimore faces Tennessee on the road on Nov. 5 Stitched Mark Ingram Jersey , the first meeting between the teams since 2014. OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are still fighting to end a three-year playoff drought even though they are riding their longest winning streak of the season.The Ravens hold a one-game lead for the sixth and final postseason spot in the AFC. Baltimore (7-5) also is within a half-game of the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North after the Ravens’ 26-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.It was their third in a row behind rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson. He has emerged as a playmaker since taking over for Joe Flacco, who is battling a hip injury.Baltimore faces its toughest test of the season this week when the Ravens take on the high-powered Kansas City Chiefs.Flacco still has to be cleared by doctors to potentially play in that game. In the meantime, Jackson has shown that he can effectively lead the Ravens offense.“He’s getting better,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said or Jackson during the coach’s Monday news conference. “Football is like that, especially with that position. You do it practice and that’s one thing, but there’s nothing like the game. The game is where you learn the lessons kind of the hard way.“He made a few mistakes that are well-documented. He’ll learn from it just like the week before.”The Ravens have run for more than 200 yards in each of the last three games. The emergence of Gus Edwards, an undrafted rookie from Rutgers, has coincided with that success. He had two consecutive 100-yard performances before finishing with 82 yards on 21 carries against the Falcons.Edwards has taken over the starting job for Alex Collins Youth Mark Ingram Jersey , who was placed on IR with an injured foot.The Ravens have been able to dominate time of possession with the revamped running attack, keeping opposing offenses off the field. That strategy will be especially vital this week against Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who has thrown for 3,923 yards with a staggering 41 touchdowns.“I feel like we’re controlling the clock, keeping our defense off the field, keeping them fresh, and taking the air out of their pass rush,” offensive lineman Marshal Yanda said“That’s a big deal.”The running game has also helped the Ravens defenders stay fresh late in the game. Baltimore has converted a pair turnovers into touchdowns the last two weeks and is ranked No. 1 for overall defense.“We really don’t care what people say outside,” linebacker C.J. Mosley said. “We have a standard as a Ravens defense Stitched Earl Thomas Jersey , whether we’re home, away or at a neutral site, on how we want to play football, and that’s always been being physical at the point of attack, stopping the run and getting after the quarterback on third down.”The Ravens have bounced back from a three-game losing streak heading into their bye. That skid prompted questions about the future of Harbaugh with the franchise.Now, Baltimore can control its destiny to end the playoff drought and quiet the critics.Harbaugh is proud of the way his players responded to the adversity.“I think we have a lot of leaders and guys that have been through a lot,” Harbaugh said. “Our guys have been through a lot of challenges and that’s usually the best way of learning how to deal with adversity. I think they have done a good job.”