CINCINNATI -- A season filled with hope began with the Ravens grimacing in pain.

The unsettling combination of injuries and turnovers was too much to overcome for the Ravens last night in a 27-20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, a troubling first impression in front of a sold-out Paul Brown Stadium and a national television audience.

JETS@RAVENS Sunday, 4:15p.m., Ch. 13, 1090 AM, 97.9 FM Line: Off the board