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BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens have long relied on their defense to win, and it appears that might be the case again this season.Not if Joe Flacco has anything to do with it.Flacco spent much of Sunday afternoon frantically running from the pocket, and he had only one touchdown to show for it in a 16-10 loss to the Washington Redskins.The Ravens went three-and-out on four occasions, gained only 125 yards after halftime and were so ineffective offensively that even the home fans felt compelled to boo.Its frustrating. Im not happy, Flacco said. When you play like that, its embarrassing to run off the field in front of your home fans, in front of your teammates.In this wide open, pass-happy NFL, holding the opposition to 16 points usually results in a victory. The Ravens defense did its part; the offense did not, scoring its lone TD on the games first drive.Our defense is putting up awesome plays week after week and were just running off the field, Flacco said. It doesnt feel good as a quarterback, the leader of this offense, to do that.Even though the offense sputtered, the Ravens (3-2) nearly won anyway. Flacco drove them downfield in the final minute and would have pulled out a stunning comeback victory if Breshad Perriman had found a way to get his left foot in bounds on his potential touchdown reception with 30 seconds remaining.And so, the fifth straight game involving the Ravens to be decided by no more than six points went the way of the Redskins.Right now, were playing to win on the last drive or have our defense hold them on the last drive, and its not a good formula, Flacco said.Flacco began the game operating behind a makeshift offensive line that was without injured left tackle Ronnie Stanley and lost tackle Rick Wagner to injury in the third quarter. In addition, receiver Steve Smith left with a sprained ankle in the first quarter.Under duress for much of the day, Flacco essentially abandoned his trademark deep throw downfield for short flips to tight ends Dennis Pitta and Crockett Gillmore.Its definitely tough when youre hitting Dennis in a flat route on third down. Youre not giving yourself a chance, Flacco acknowledged. You call plays, and when theyre not open downfield you have to take what you have. When its not working, it doesnt look good.Coach John Harbaugh would not accept the depleted offense line and the loss of Smith as excuses for an offense that has thus far proven to be a burden to a defense that started the weekend ranked No. 1 in the NFL.We have to find our offense. Thats the story of the season, Harbaugh said. We didnt protect the quarterback particularly well. The running game was pretty good for the most part. But you cant just run the ball. Youve got to make some plays in the passing game.Terrance West rushed for 95 yards and the Ravens averaged a robust 6.2 yards per carry. But Flacco managed only 210 yards passing and was sacked three times.Everybody sees what we can be, West said. We have great players on this team. We just have to put it all together.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFLDiscount Basketball NCAA Jerseys . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Cheap Wake Forest Demon Deacons Jerseys China . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. http://www.cheapcollegechina.com/ . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. 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I just want to give it my all. Whatever they need me to contribute, whatever they ask of me, Im going to try to do it and give it my best shot.New York is in third place in the WNBA playoff race with an 18-8 record.I thought that she looked as good as can be expected, Libertty coach Bill Laimbeer said.dddddddddddd Obviously there is some rust, but we knew that would be the case. I expect her to be a contributor for us down the stretch and in the playoffs.Prince missed the first 26 games this year after averaging 14.2 points last season to help New York reach the Eastern Conference final.Its great to have her back, Liberty star Tina Charles told the AP at U.S. womens basketball practice Friday. Shes a great scorer and great teammate, and I look forward to playing with her again.Bulgak was picked 12th overall in the draft. The forward out of Florida State had appeared in six games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds. ' ' '