Flacco Guides Ravens" Offense to Beat Bengals Joe Flacco deftly directed Baltimore's new no-huddle offense, and the Ravens" defense administered an old-fashioned whipping to the Cincinnati Bengals. Flacco threw for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns, Ed Reed took an interception 34 yards for a score, and the Ravens rolled to a 44-13 victory Monday night to extend their home winning streak to 11 games. Using the no-huddle offense almost flawlessly, the Ravens amassed 430 yards and got two short touchdown runs from Ray Rice. After letting an early 14-point lead dwindle to 4, at 17-13, the Ravens pulled away by scoring 24 straight points in just more than six minutes. Flacco watched the final eight minutes on the sideline after going 21 for 29 in Baltimore's ninth consecutive victory in the A.F.C. North. The Ravens were the only team in the division to win in Week 1. And while the offense certainly was impressive, Baltimore's defense also excelled in its first game under the coordinator Dean Pees. Playing without the injured N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs, who had 14 sacks last year, the Ravens dropped Andy Dalton four times. Not only that, but Baltimore turned two turnovers into touchdowns in a two-minute span. After Reed's touchdown return, the 37-year-old linebacker Ray Lewis forced a fumble that was recovered by Lardarius Webb, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Rice to make it 41-13 with 13 minutes 41 seconds left. Reed's jaunt with a pass tipped by Cincinnati receiver Brandon Tate put him in the N.F.L. record book. Reed has 1,497 yards in interception returns, eclipsing the previous record of 1,483 yards by Rod Woodson. It was Reed's seventh career score on a pickoff return. Dalton went 22 for 37 for 221 yards, and BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 91 yards and a score in his Cincinnati debut. But the Bengals, who failed to beat a team that reached the postseason last season, once again came up short against a high-caliber opponent. SKELTON NURSING ANKLE SPRAIN For at least a few magic moments, these were Kevin Kolb's Arizona Cardinals once again. Booed by a share of the home crowd as he took the field after an ankle injury to John Skelton, Kolb heard nothing but cheers after he engineered the winning touchdown drive against Seattle on Sunday. Just how long he will be Arizona's No. 1 quarterback is an open question. Skelton's injury was not as serious as first thought. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said it was a low ankle sprain and called it "good news." Asked if he was ruling out Skelton for next week's game at New England, Whisenhunt said, "Not yet." BILLS LOSE RECEIVER As if a deflating season-opening loss was not bad enough in putting a dent in Buffalo's high expectations, the Bills have injuries to two key offensive players to contend with. Receiver David Nelson will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee. The news is at least a little more encouraging for running back Fred Jackson, who will miss at least three weeks after he also hurt his right knee. "It's a setback," Coach Chan Gailey said. You lose experience and you lose versatility. But I think our guys can adjust. BROWNS" HADEN SUSPENDED Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden was suspended without pay for four games for violating the N.F.L."s policy on performance-enhancing substances. He will be eligible to return to the Browns" active roster Oct. 8. Haden played in Sunday's game against Philadelphia. He had an interception and six tackles in Cleveland's 17-16 loss. Haden recently had his appeal heard on the suspension. He reportedly failed a drug test during the off-season for taking Adderall. Haden will not be allowed at the team's headquarters during his suspension. He will lose $1.356 million in salary while out.