Ravens rookie QB Joe Flacco completed his first seven passes before being intercepted by Cleveland LB D'Qwell Jackson late in the first quarter. Flacco locked onto TE Todd Heap on the left side and missed Jackson who was underneath. Until then, Flacco was running the offense smoothly and had just picked up a fourth-and-one on a QB sneak. On the ensuing position, the Browns drove 52 yards to scored the game's first touchdown on a 19-yard pass play to take a 7-0 lead.
On the next Ravens possession, they tried a deep flea flicker that Flacco threw into what amounted to triple coverage. Willis McGahee was in the end zone on the receiving end and was ineffective trying to play pass defense with Cleveland taking over on a touchback.
