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baltimoresun.com - 8/24/2008

An emergency situation: Flacco starts, 'OK' in loss -

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Ravens-Rams Rams defensive end Leonard Little puts pressure on Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco during St. Louis' 24-10 win. Flacco finished 18 of 37 for 152 yards and one touchdown on a 15-yard pass to Derrick Mason in the third quarter. ( Sun photo by Doug Kapustin / August 23, 2008)

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Joe Flacco Gets First Start, Ravens Are Worse Than We Thought
FanHouse — ... The sixth-year player is nursing a shoulder injury and was unable to fill in for starter Troy Smith, who was a late scratch because he ate some bad Chinese food*. Which meant that rookie first-rounder Joe Flacco, who, according to some people, is barely 10 pages into the playbook, got his first NFL start. Surprisingly, it was a little rocky at times. Still, Flacco finished 18 of 37 for 152 yards and one touchdown, but head coach John Harbaugh was reserved in his post-game comments. "Joe did OK in there without much preparation ...

BALTIMORE RAVENS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — Said rookie QB Joe Flacco of his first start, and first full game:  “It was a really good chance for me to get in there and get my feet wet .  There are things that I would like to do better.  But it’s a great learning experience.” With Troy Smith fighting a virus, ...