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Ravens Beat Dolphins 27-9 To Move On In Playoffs Chad Pennington waited in front of his end zone, the last line of defense for the Miami Dolphins. A blocker buried him -- just like the Baltimore Ravens treated Pennington and the Dolphins all day. The block allowed Ed Reed to complete a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown, and the Ravens came up with four other takeaways Sunday to win 27-9, spoiling the Dolphins' first playoff game in seven seasons. Baltimore stuffed Miami's ground attack, had no problems with the Wildcat, and harried Pennington into uncharacteristic mistakes. After throwing only seven interceptions during the regular season, Pennington had four. With a rookie coach in John Harbaugh and a rookie quarterback in Joe Flacco, wild-card entrant Baltimore (12-5) won for the 10th time in 12 games and will play Saturday at NFC South champion Tennessee. The playoff victory was the first for the Ravens since they beat Miami in a first-round game in January 2002. "Our defense gave us a bunch of chances today," Flacco said. The result put the brakes on this season's remarkable resurgence by the Dolphins (11-6), who won the AFC East after going 1-15 in 2007. A soft schedule contributed to Miami's turnaround, and there was nothing soft about the Ravens. They forced a flurry of turnovers against a team that tied an NFL record with only 13 during the regular season. Reed had two interceptions, and Jim Leonhard and Fabian Washington made one apiece. More...
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