Ravens Roll Past Panthers 17-13

The Baltimore Ravens came into Bank of America Stadium and took it to the Panthers on Saturday night, riding their perennially strong defense and an impressive performance by QB Joe Flacco to a 17-13 win over the Cats.Flacco, the Ravens' second-year quarterback out of Delaware, completed 23 of 28 passes for 247 yards and one touchdown, and led the Birds on two long touchdown drives of 80 and 90 yards as Baltimore roared out to a 17-3 lead.Ravens' wide receivers Derrick Mason and Kelley Washington combined for nine pass receptions and 137 receiving yards as Flacco's aerial assault carved up an injury-depleted Carolina defense that played without Jon Beason, Thomas Davis, Charles Godfrey, and Maake Kemoeatu, who is lost for the season with a torn achillies tendon injury.Carolina also played without their talented running back tandem of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart but star wide receiver Steve Smith played in his first preseason game of the year, catching two pas...