Ravens steamroll Browns, 35-0

Jamal Lewis rushed for 205 yards in Baltimore's crushing win in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jamal Lewis didn't break any NFL records against the Cleveland Browns this time. His 72-yard touchdown run shattered something more personal.
"I think that one broke their will," Lewis said. "I think they said, 'Here it goes again.' "
Lewis ran for 205 yards and two TDs while closing in on the exclusive 2,000-yard club and Eric Dickerson's single-season record as the Ravens zeroed in on the AFC playoffs with a 35-0 crushing of Cleveland on Sunday.
With the win, the Ravens (9-6) opened a one-game lead in the AFC North over the Cincinnati Bengals (8-7), who lost 27-10 at St. Louis. Baltimore can clinch its first division title Sunday night with a win over Pittsburgh.
"It will be a playoff game for us," said offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden. "We've got to get it done."
Lewis got it done against the Browns (4-11) again.
Dominant again
Earlier this season, he set a new NFL single-game record by running for 295 yards against Cleveland, which put eight and nine players near the line of scrimmage on Sunday to stop Lewis.
The Browns did a good job of containing him for 21/2 quarters, holding him to 54 yards on his first 17 carries. But on his last five, Lewis picked up 151 and scored twice.
With one game left, he has 1,952 yards and needs 153 to tie Dickerson's league mark of 2,105 (1984).
If he picks up 48 yards, Lewis will join O.J. Simpson (1973), Dickerson (1984), Barry Sanders (1997) and Terrell Davis (1998) as the only backs in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
Lewis could have hit the milestone against the Browns, but Baltimore coach Brian Billick benched him with eight minutes left.
By then, Lewis, who has rushed for 1,043 yards in six career starts against Cleveland, had demoralized the Browns. He became the first back to have two 200-yard games against one team in the same season since Simpson, who rushed for 250 and 219 yards in '73 against New England.
Mixed thoughts
Lewis is focused on Baltimore getting to the playoffs, but admitted he has thought about Dickerson's mark.
"I think it's attainable," he said. "I know the offensive line is going to be all geeked up. If it's meant to be, it will be."
The Browns contained Lewis for 21/2 quarters.
With Baltimore leading 7-0 in the third quarter, Lewis darted right and cut back left at the line. Cornerback Roosevelt Williams missed him and after safety Earl Little fanned, Lewis outran cornerback Michael Lehan to the end zone to make it 14-0.
"I had a shot at him, but he put a move on me," Little said. "I have to make that tackle. He's old school, like Earl Campbell."
Lewis would later pick up 45 on a similar cutback run before his 24-yard TD sprint with 11:55 left made it 21-0. A few minutes later, Billick sat him down.
"That was a little disappointing," Ogden said. "It would have been nice to get him 2,000. But we've got next week to take care of that and get a win."
Chad Williams returned an interception 52 yards for a TD in the fourth period to put away the Browns, who have lost five straight and eight of nine.
"This was a bitter, disappointing, sad loss," coach Butch Davis said.
It was Cleveland's first shutout loss since the end of the 2000 season, and the Browns' worst loss since a 48-0 thumping at Jacksonville on Dec. 3, 2000.
Tim Couch, possibly playing his final home game as a Brown, went 17-of-33 for 163 yards with one interception, two fumbles and was sacked five times.
"It's been a tough year," said Couch, who remains open to restructuring his contract for next season to stay with Cleveland. "We'll see if they want me here first."