by Sports Xchange

Ngata tested his tender ankle in warm-ups and said he was "pretty close" to playing. "But the coaches decided they didn't want to risk making it worse," he said. "I could have been out longer if I hurt it again."

He later said that he expected to play Monday night against the Browns.

--The loss to Cincinnati was different than the Ravens' other defeats this season. Their previous three losses were by a combined 11 points. This one was by 10 points and it felt like a larger margin of defeat.

"Don't hit the panic button just yet," linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "We're not out of the playoffs. It's not where wanted to be or expected to be but it's where we are. We have to be men and climb on out of it."

--The Ravens allowed the Bengals to score on their first three possessions. The Ravens players explained that Cincinnati surprised them early by going away from its tendencies. The Bengals had an extra week to prepare because they were coming off the bye.

"In the first quarter, they gave us the same looks that we were seeing but gave us different plays," cornerback Domonique Foxworth said. "We figured it out and adjusted but it was too late. We had already given up too many points."

--The Ravens have lost in four of their past five trips to Cincinnati.

--Ravens running back Ray Rice scored a rushing touchdown for the third straight game.

--Quarterback Joe Flacco threw to wide receiver Derrick Mason 13 times but only completed three passes to him. Mason didn't have his first reception until the first minute of the second half.

--It marked only the second time this season the Ravens defense gave up a touchdown on the first series. The other was at Minnesota.

--Flacco was sacked a season-high four times.