boldin has had a big, big half. brad, to finish that conversation, alex brings up a lot of really good points. flacco puts it on boldin right here. when i say he does compare himself. he had a conversation with him yesterday, with regard him not signing a new contract yet and where he thinks he fits in this league. he knows what drew brees just signed for, and he thinks he's a top three or four quarterback. i don't blame him. you ought to think that. >> brad: that could have been a dangerous one. and when we did talk to joe flacco, compared to this time last year, his demeanor in our meeting, you know, he's so at ease, and he's so calm. he just became a dad about three months ago. he has a new son steven. just the maturation process you've seen take place. ray rice bangs his wait out to the 48. >> mike: he's the oldest of six kids. the conversation was fun, when you asked about being a father, because he just launched into, well, we just had our first, i'm thinking maybe eight or nine, because i don't want them to l

by boldin. he waited. boldin got free and beats arrington on the play.nd a big throw and catch here. 24 yards for a first down. >> cris: yeah. torrey smith opened up this whole half of the field and they locked him down with a double teal. watch this. over/under. they run the safety back underneath and that opened up the other half of the field. flacco with a great job of patience. he came off smith and found boldin. >> al: over and unders in football, huh? ball at the 42 yard line on first down. rice. nothing happening through the middle. second and long. >> cris: and that is what is supposed to happen with this patriots defense. you've got vince wilfork and kyle love. some big guys there and they want them to play the run and hang in there and get off the blocks. you make it second and nine often enough and somebody else on the back end will make a play for you. >> al: rice again. taking the ball to the 35 yard line. as we tick down under 12 minutes. it will be third down and 3. >> cris: it's been a good battle out here between michael oher and chandle

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a fake toss to boldin. a slant caught on the outside by lloyd. first down. back to the fourth down stop. >> cris: yeah, it was the pressure by mayo that forced vonta leach here and basically left patrick chung alone on the ends of the line of scrimmage to make the tackle. the inside pressure by mayo is really what made that play. >> al: first and ten at the 47. lloyd has caught nine balls now for 109. welker 6 for 120. so two receivers in triple figures tonight. this is the rookie bolden who scored his first nfl touchdown in the first half. ngata makes the tackle. belichick normally with a lot of veterans on his team. this is about the youngest team that bill has had. we asked him last night. he said, yeah, he would have to think this was the youngest on balance in his 13 seasons in new england. >> cris: i thought they needed to get young, especially on defense. you can see the energy level on that side maintaining throughout the game. >> al: second and eight. the ball is at the 49 yard line. and that is caught and it's a big night for welker and a first dow

joe flacco throws a perfect pass to anquan boldin for a touchdown. that put the ravens up 17-3. the offense and the defense look good. ed reed picked off a pass from andy dalton and takes it in for the score. that put the ravens up for good. keith mills will have reaction coming up later in sports. there was a ceremony before the game. >> kim dacey is live where past and present ravens will gather later today for the funeral of art modell. >> the final fire roll is here at the baltimore hebrew congregation. they have been preparing for a large gathering to say by to the former ravens owner. the ceremony will honor art modell. he was 87. there was a moment of silence at the game last night. the players wore a decals on the back of their helmets. the focus will be on his larger- than-life personality and his many contributions. >> jewish tradition teaches us our funerals are the same matter who we are, whether we're someone who lived a quiet life. i think he would want the same. >> the funeral for art modell will be carried live on wbal plus at 11:00 a.m. on comcast channel 208, v

flacco extending the lead with boldin. split safeties. 17-3 at that point. >> the bengals would not go away. green-ellis ran the ball very well today. 17-10 was the score at the half. the third quarter, the bengals came out with a field goal. nice to be that call and get it. 24-13, ravens in front. it pretty much was sealed. take six, the nfl's all-time leader with interception return yardage. that a 34-13, the final period they missed the entire preseason and seemed ready to go. >> we saw with the offense could do, wondering if that is what we are going to see. we saw that and more. >> we have been laying a foundation for this offense all the way back from last year. we knew our potential and we are finally tapping into that. >> of the touchdown catch, my goodness, what a throwing catch. >> they were playing the house on that play and i tried to get good leverage with my guy. trying to put it up high, where i can get it. >> can i ask you about joe tonight? the control that he has, combined with throwing yet, it was unbeli

joe flacco went back on the attack in the second quarter with a beautiful touchdown toss to anquan boldinthe bingles bounce back as well, 17-10, reagan than front. the first defensive touchdown of the season for the ravens. ed reed becomes the all-time league leader in interception return yards. he put the raiders in front, 34- 13. a final came from ray rice, he had the first touchdown and the last touchdown. john harbaugh feel best about the status that mean the most, the final scores. >> he is a difference maker on the field. that is what he is as a player. how many touches is less concerning to me than in what position he makes the play. ed dixon will be our guest on wbal plus. you can see our interview with him. we will be talking about it tonight, straight ahead. the orioles resume the playoff race and the tampa bay rays rise for -- arrive for the playoffs. the action starts tonight at the yard at 7:05. tom tasselmyer is back to let us know it today spectacular weather will stretch across the next seven days. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylander

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>> al: bended for boldin and arrington fell down on the play. third and nine. >> cris: arrington if he stays on his feet will catch this like a fair catch. 24 coming down the field. just loses his balance. that thing is coming right to him and he just got bitten by the carpet slug. wow. >> al: third down and nine with the ball at the 34 yard line. from the gun. four-man rush. going down the right side again and that is incomplete but here comes two flags in! and jacoby jones knows it's going to be against mccourty. >> cris: adjustment for jacoby jones. a week ago in that game, got offensive pass interference called, major controversy over that. >> referee: pass interference, defense, number 32. automatic first down at the spot of the foul. >> al: the ravens walk into the end zone. >> cris: we saw that in super bowl, didn't we? >> al: we certainly did. >> cris: arm draped around. absolutely no question about that one. and joe flacco is getting it done. >> al: at the 7 yard line. 46 seconds. patriots have two time-outs. all he is going to do is go

joe flacco dismantled cinci's defense. 34-yard bomb to anquon boldin. the first of two touchdowns from flacco. ed reed sealed the deal in the third, picked off andy dalton. rumbled down the sidelines. soared into the end zone. ravens had everything going and they won it easily 44-13. >> raiders had some of the most passionate fans in the league, but their team, well, that's another story. chargers grabbed the lead in the second. philip rivers to malcolm floyd. san diego up 10-6 at the half. then the wheels fell off. oakland's special teams were anything but. two snaps in the dirt, one blocked put, the mistakes added up and the raiders played themselves out of the game. chargers won it 22-16. >>> from the gridiron to the diamond, white sox increased their lead in the a.l. central with a victory over the tigers. alex rios and a.j. prosinski hit back-to-back homers. sox lead the division by three games after a 6-1 win. >>> pirates and reds played into the wee hours of the night. tied at 3 in the 14th. two aboard for ryan ludwick. ripped a grounder to short

>> al: bended for boldin and arrington fell down on the play. third and nine. >> cris: arrington if he stays on his feet will catch this like a fair catch. 24 coming down the field. just loses his balance. that thing is coming right to him and he just got bitten by the carpet slug. wow. >> al: third down and nine with the ball at the 34 yard line. from the gun. four-man rush. going down the right side again and that is incomplete but here comes two flags in! and jacoby jones knows it's going to be against mccourty. >> cris: adjustment for jacoby jones. a week ago in that game, got offensive pass interference called, major controversy over that. >> referee: pass interference, defense, number 32. automatic first down at the spot of the foul. >> al: the ravens walk into the end zone. >> cris: we saw that in super bowl, didn't we? >> al: we certainly did. >> cris: arm draped around. absolutely no question about that one. and joe flacco is getting it done. >> al: at the 7 yard line. 46 seconds. patriots have two time-outs. all he is going to do is go

joe flacco going deep, to anquan boldin. 34-yard touchdown. flacco, two touchdowns. ravens up 17-3. final minute of the third quarter now. andy dalton, no? ed reed with the interception. he now leads the nfl, and passes rod woodson on the return yards as the ravens win. >>> novak djokovic, taking on andy murray, making his fifth appearance at the u.s. open. the tiebreak. this lasted 87 minutes, the longest tiebreak in terms of the u.s. open history. djokovic returned. right to the net. murray up 2-0. djokovic, down 4-2. break point for murray. djokovic, forehand, again into the net. murray, 5-2. one game away from becoming the first player not named federer, nidal or djokovic to win a grand slam. murray serves for a double point. djokovic can't do it. he becomes the first british man to win a grand slam final since 1936. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm jorge andres. have a great day. >> i will have a great day. >>> back to football. the late monday night game featuring the chargers and the raiders. and san diego q.b., philip rivers, heading malcolm floyd on a short touchd

quarter ravens lead 10-3, joe flacco drops back, throws a perfect pass down the middle to anquan boldin21 of 29, two tds for flacco. 3rd quarter andy dalton's pass intercepted, 34 yards on the return for the touchdown. ravens pound the bengals 44-13. >>> u.s. open men's final andy murray facing defending champ novak djokovic. fifth and deciding set murray serving in the near court. murray defeats djokovic 6-2 in the 5th set to finally capture his first grand slam crown. is he the first man from before i -- he is the first man from britain to win a grand slam since 1936. >>> congratulations to perry hills named the acc's rookie of the week. that's all for sports. good night. wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it doesn't really matter how you present it. it doesn't matter how you present it. verizon. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. i

check out the touch on that pass to anquan boldin. two touchdowns for joe flacco, 299 yards. benjarvus green-ellis. cincinnati has a long drive in the second half but the ravens answered. joe to dennis pitta. 44-13 was the final. an ed reed and is set in for a touchdown off the pass from andy dalton. an impressive win for the ravens. >> we saw what this offense could do in the preseason and we were wondering if that was what we were going to say. we surprised? >> we were laying down the foundation since last year. we bill our potential and we're tapping into that. >> take me back to the touchdown catch. >> they were bring the help on that play. i tried to get it in good leverage with my guy. joe threw a great ball and put it up high and we were able to convert. >> talk to me about show tonight. the control he had for the offense and the throes he made. >> he only threw 22 times and we put up 44 points. he did a great job of managing the team and leading us. it was a great way to start. it was in perfect. it wasn't easy to jump into the first game on monday night. >> thank you

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. >> a double header last night. 34-yard touchdown pass to anquan boldin.t gave the ravens a 17-10 lead at than half. . the defense sealed the deal. it was an easy victory for the ravens, 44-13. oakland raiders hosted the chargers last night. san diego took the advantage of the special teams mistakes like that one for the victory. oakland suffered three blocked punts after they lost a pro to a head injury. this punt was blocked. >> one texas town is not big enough for two college football teams. >> it there using spray paint and did damage to the texas a&m billboards that recently went up in austin. texas a&m, looks like there are some territorial issues at the state capitol. >> katie couric one-third new talk show to be great television, but she says there's no way to predict whether it will be a hit. she is a little nervous during the debut, but the audience did not seem to notice. >> the ladies in the front row said they had to keep themselves from dumping into the conversation and making comments. we want to create an environment where it feels natural

there is rare race and anquan boldin. justin tucker all rookies. college football last night. virginia tech over georgia tech in overtime. how about them o's, huh/ >> thank you. >> a baltimore mother is gunned down. i have a live update, next. >> search crews are combing the water near the chesapeake bay for a man thrown from a

boldin drops the ball. kyle arrington with the coverage. a hold is indicated against new england.going to be an automatic first down. >> referee: holding, defense, number 24. five-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> al: arrington. >> cris: i think the officials are taking back control of this game. julian edelman going back in. you can tell he was hurt a little bit at the end of the half. see if arrington doesn't grab the back of his jersey just a bit here as he goes. he has x-ray vision if he saw him grab the back of that jersey there. it's almost like the officials are making a statement early in the second half. >> al: play action buys time and dropped off down to rice. over the middle. rice gets out to the 46 yard line for a gain of four. >> cris: it was so interesting talking to some of the ravens. they practiced all week because they felt like the philadelphia eagles grabbed and held and maybe this is the way the nfl is going to be this year with the replacement officials and so they spent all week practices getting help and getting those cheap shots as they call them, an

great pass to anquan boldin for the touchdown. flacco 22 of 29 for 299 yards and two touchdowns. third quarter, baltimore up 27-13. and you know in baltimore the ravens defense will not be one upped by the offense. so there's ed reed picking off andy dalton. a 34-yard interception return for the score. reed breaks the all-time interception return yardage record on the play. and the ravens go on to win 44-13. >>> game two of "monday night football," norv turner and the chargers in oakland taking on the raiders. first quarter, oakland up 3-0. chargers quarterback philip rivers airs it out to former tennessee vol and new orleans saint robert meacham. 46-yard hook-up. san diego would settle for a field goal. second quarter, more rivers. we're tied at three now. and this is just a great individual effort by the quarterback, creates some space, steps up in the pocket, and then hits malcolm floyd for the six-yard touch. rivers, 24 of 33 for 231 yards and a touchdown. the chargers win 22-14 over the raiders. >>> baseball time. nats in new york looking for win number 88 on the season. tha

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