BALTIMORE — If the Washington Redskins are fortunate, it might be another four years before they have to face the Baltimore Ravens again.
If the Redskins are lucky, maybe Ed Reed will be retired by then.
Reed set up a touchdown with an interception and scored on a 22-yard fumble return, part of a stifling effort by the Baltimore defense in a 24-10 victory Sunday night.
With their seventh win in eight games, the Ravens (9-4) enhanced their stature in the wild-card race and remained one game behind Pittsburgh in the AFC North. Baltimore hosts the Steelers on Sunday.
Washington (7-6) has lost four of five. The Redskins trailed 17-0 before scoring twice in the fourth quarter after Baltimore turnovers but couldn’t complete the comeback.
“We were 6-2 and now we’re 7-6, and you find that hard to believe,” quarterback Jason Campbell said. “You’d thought you’d at least be sitting here 9-2 or maybe 10-3.”
The Ravens sacked Campbell twice, forced two interceptions (both by Reed) and held Clinton Portis to 32 yards rushing.
Reed not only put the Ravens in control, he ended any chance the Redskins had of coming back with an interception with 1:53 left and Baltimore up 24-10.
