HOUSTON - Rather than enjoy a game in which he again teased the NFL by showcasing the potential to become a big-play receiver, Travis Taylor chose to concern himself with the future.

Specifically, Taylor is eager to find out if he can follow up yesterday's five-catch, 96-yard show that also included a leaping touchdown in a 23-19 Ravens win over the Houston Texans.

"This is just one game," Taylor said. "My main thing is being consistent game in and out, every week. That's my main thing, being consistent with it.

"It's not just one game and then you fall off. I want to go week in and week out and be one of those dominant receivers where teams can depend on me to make plays."

Similar words have previously come from Taylor. Every time it looks as though he is on the verge of becoming one of the AFC's better receivers, Taylor seems to get out of sync with the offense.

There was, however, more of a sense of urgency from him yesterday.

"I want to take my game to another level and get where I got to go," Taylor said.

With Taylor the only experienced receiver - and often the only receiver in a high number of two-tight end formations used by the Ravens - he still was able to be the focal point in a 97-yard, second-quarter touchdown drive that turned the game permanently in his team's favor.

Taylor accumulated 79 receiving yards on that drive, beginning with a 23-yard corner route from the Ravens' 3 and ending with a 26-yard touchdown in which he out-jumped cornerback Aaron Glenn and gave the Ravens a 13-7 lead.

From the slot position, Taylor ran a streak down the middle of the field, got a step behind Glenn and used his body to shield safety Eric Brown from what amounted to a lob pass from quarterback Jeff Blake. The Ravens never trailed again.

"It was great to see Travis, who has been beat up a bit, making plays and going up and finishing plays like that," Ravens coach Brian Billick said. "The kid is capable. The kid has a 40-inch vertical jump, and we ought to be seeing more of that play, and he knows that. You saw a bit of that there."

Taylor's leaping ability is one of the factors that made him a first-round pick in 2000.

"[Billick] is not exaggerating," Taylor said. "Actually, at the combine, I was measured at 40 inches. But I only use it when I have to use it. I use it on the basketball court more than anything. It is one of those plays where I had to use it, and I did.

"Blake gave me a chance to go up and get it."

It was a pass Texans coach Dom Capers said he prepared his team for last week.

"One of the best things [Blake] has done his whole career, and he threw a touchdown pass today, is throwing the lob deep ball probably as well as anyone in the league," Capers said. "That gives big receivers a chance to go up and make the play. It's something that we worked on all week, but [the Ravens] executed it."

Now comes the hard part for Taylor. Taylor had 83 receiving yards on five catches last week against New Orleans, and if he goes over 80 yards next week, it would easily be the highest three-game total of his career. That would be the consistency Taylor seeks.

"I just have to go out there and make plays," Taylor said.