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HOUSTON -- Leave it to the 35-year-old future first-ballot Hall of Famer to put what could have been one of the biggest collapses in Baltimore Ravens history in the proper perspective. "You want a tale of two tapes?" middle linebacker Ray Lewis asked. "Last week, we almost shut a team out -- and lose. This week, we win."
If Monday night's game made you turn off the TV and go to bed early -- and it did for a lot of you, I'm sure -- you missed a wild one.
Because this week, the Ravens had a three-touchdown lead in the second half, were in complete control of a Houston Texans team that seemingly waited a half before bothering to show up, then wound up in overtime after surrendering 99- and 96-yard touchdown drives -- plus a two-point conversion -- in the fourth quarter.
After forcing a punt in overtime, the Texans took over again inside their own 10, and with nearly 500 yards of offense already, had every reason to believe they could mount a game-winning drive to an epic instant-classic comeback.
On second-and-10 from his 9, Houston quarterback Matt Schaub dropped and, under pressure, tried to stuff a pass to wideout Kevin Walter. Ravens cornerback Josh Wilson instead met the ball in stride and walked into the end zone for a 12-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 34-28 victory that was as exhilarating for the Ravens (9-4) as gut-wrenching for the tough-luck Texans (5-8).
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