Ravens rumbling, Cleveland tumbling

COMBINED DISPATCHES
BALTIMORE -- All in good fun, Jamal Lewis predicted Thursday that he would break the NFL single-game record for rushing yards during a phone conversation with Cleveland Browns linebacker Andra Davis.
All he needed was 30 carries, he said.
He was right on both counts. Davis and the Browns watched as the prediction came true Sunday, with Lewis rushing for an NFL-record 295 yards on 30 carries as the Baltimore Ravens pounded the Browns, 33-13, at M & amp;T Bank Stadium.
"I guess the dude is Nostradamus," Browns safety Earl Little said.
Lewis rushed for an 82-yard touchdown on the second play of the game and hardly let up after that. He had three runs of more than 40 yards, two touchdowns and, after his first two rushes, had 105 yards.
Upon leaving the game and re-entering in the fourth quarter, Lewis received several ovations from the 69,473 in attendance when he surpassed Corey Dillon's record of 278 yards, set in 2000.
Lewis' record-breaking rush came on a 3-yard gain with 7 minutes, 40 seconds remaining in the game.
As for that fearless prediction, Lewis would not admit to it Sunday, but did allow he said "if I got 30 carries, I'd have a career day."
Lewis averaged 9.8 yards per carry. He has 838 yards in five career games against the Browns.
"All three [long] runs came on the same defensive call," Browns Coach Butch Davis said. "They just caught us."
Different story
The Ravens (1-1), whose defense fared poorly in a 34-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, overwhelmed the Browns, who looked as feeble as they had in last week's 9-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Cleveland (0-2) had one first down at halftime and nine total, producing 175 offensive yards. All three scoring drives began with Ravens turnovers.
Browns quarterback Kelly Holcomb completed 17-of-37 passes for 147 yards. He was intercepted twice, both by safety Ed Reed, who ended the game with a 54-yard return for a touchdown that put the exclamation point on a largely dominant day.
Lewis had 180 yards at halftime as the Ravens led 16-3. The score would have been more lopsided, but a 60-yard run to the end zone in the second quarter was limited to 48 yards and the touchdown nullified as wide receiver Marcus Robinson was called for holding. It was a rare instance of bad form by wide receivers who consistently blocked well for Lewis in the open field.
"You don't have that kind of day unless your receivers are blocking downfield," Billick said. "The team took great pride in being a part of it."
The history-making performance came a little over two years after Lewis tore his anterior cruciate ligament Aug. 28, 2001. Returning from the potentially career-ending injury last year, Lewis rushed for 1,364 yards on 309 carries (4.4 average) and figured to have an expanded role with a rookie quarterback.
Struggling
Kyle Boller had good moments but largely struggled, finishing 7 for 17 for 78 yards and one interception before leaving the game in the third quarter with a mild knee sprain.
"I think I played pretty poorly, to be honest," said Boller, who was sacked three times. "I've got to get rid of this habit of aiming the ball. I need to just drop back and let it go."
Chris Redman, whom Boller beat for the starting job in the preseason, fumbled on his first play, setting up the Browns' lone touchdown, a four-yard pass from Holcomb to Kevin Brown.
The Browns pulled to 16-13 on the touchdown just before the end of the third quarter. But two plays later, Lewis ran 63 yards for his second touchdown with 14 minutes 49 seconds left in the game.
"Andra said he wanted to bet that I wouldn't get 100 yards," Lewis said. "I don't bet because that's a jinx, but after I got that 80-yarder, I went up to him and asked if the bet 100 was still on. I don't know if he heard me."