It was over when ...
The Ravens took a 13-0 halftime lead and forced St. Louis to throw the ball more than they probably would have liked. That allowed Baltimore to put more pressure on quarterback Gus Frerotte. Matt Stover kicked a pair of fourth-quarter field goals to give Baltimore a 19-point lead, which the defense was not going to relinquish.
Game ball
Ravens nose tackle Kelly Gregg was a disruptive force on the defense. Gregg had a couple of tackles for loss, including a sack, and helped put pressure on Frerotte in the Ravens' record-setting day. Baltimore had four sacks, 12 hurries and knocked down Frerotte five times. Stover gets a game ball for being perfect on all five field goal attempts. The St. Louis defense deserves a game ball here, limiting Baltimore to five field goal attempts, even though the Ravens had great field position the entire afternoon from a host of turnovers.
Key stat
The Ravens recorded a franchise-record five interceptions by five different players.
Noteworthy
Running back Willis McGahee scored his first rushing touchdown of the season. ... St. Louis is 0-6 for only the second time in franchise history. ... The Rams suffered yet another injury to their depleted receiving corps when Drew Bennett was forced to leave the game with an apparent hamstring injury. Other St. Louis injuries included center Brent Romberg (left ankle) and defensive end Leonard Little (sprained left toe).
