The Baltimore Ravens (13-4) scored 17 first-quarter points and held on late for a 20–13 win Sunday over the Houston Texans (11-7).
Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco threw a pair of touchdowns in the opening quarter and finished the day 14 of 27 passing for 176 yards against the league’s second best defense (in terms of total yards).
Houston rallied for 10 points in the second quarter to pull within 17–13 at the half. Arian Foster ran in the only Texans touchdown and finished with 132 yards on the ground on 27 carries versus the league’s third best defense.
But rookie quarterback T.J. Yates struggled, throwing three picks and completing just under half his passes (17 of 35).
Baltimore will travel to New England to take on the Patriots for the AFC Championship this Sunday.
