Ravens beat Browns for 10th consecutive time
Ravens beat Browns for 10th consecutive time
UPDATED: 11/04/2012

By Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) — Somehow, some way, Joe Flacco always finds a way to beat the Browns.

Flacco threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith with 4:26 left as the Baltimore Ravens won their 11th straight game inside the AFC North with a 25-15 comeback win over Cleveland on Sunday.

Smith caught Flacco's strike and spun away from cornerback Joe Haden as the Ravens (6-2) defeated the Browns (2-7) for the 10th consecutive time - all with Flacco at quarterback. It was also Baltimore's 15th straight win following a loss, and helped the Ravens shake off a 30-point loss to Houston two weeks ago.

Baltimore improved to 5-0 after a bye week under coach John Harbaugh, who like Flacco is 10-0 in his career against Cleveland.

Phil Dawson kicked five field goals for the Browns, who were again competitive but failed to score a touchdown on five trips inside Baltimore's 20-yard line.

After Dawson's 41-yard field goal put the Browns ahead 15-14 with 8:48 left, Flacco got Baltimore's offense moving again.

The Ravens, who led 14-0 with touchdowns the first two times they had the ball, went six straight possessions without a first down when Flacco completed a 21-yard pass to Anquan Boldin. Two plays later, Flacco threw an incompletion but Browns safety T.J. Ward was called for roughing the passer to move the chains again for Baltimore .

On third-and-10, Flacco fired a slant pass to Smith, who wheeled away from a flat-footed Haden and sprinted into the end zone to make it 20-15.

The Ravens then converted the 2-point try with Flacco hitting a wide-open Boldin to extend the lead to seven.

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