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Safety Shawn Williams lowered his shoulder and hit Andrew Luck in the head as he was tackled Youth Tony Jefferson Jersey , drawing an ejection.End Carlos Dunlap went for Luck's legs and got a penalty for roughing the passer. He was flagged again when he landed hard on the quarterback after taking him down.The Bengals' defense spent a lot of time self-destructing before holding on for a 34-23 win at Indianapolis in their opener. Fixing the egregious penalties is at the top of their list as they get ready to host Baltimore (1-0) on Thursday night."You're just trying to do your job, get after the quarterback," Williams said, referring to the penalties on him and Dunlap. "Like me, he has to find a way to do what's within the rules."The Bengals (1-0) hired defensive coordinator Teryl Austin in the offseason after Paul Guenther left for the Raiders. Austin has emphasized getting turnovers, and the defense won the game with one.Luck was trying to lead the Colts to a winning touchdown when safety Clayton Fejedelem stripped tight end Jack Doyle of the ball near the Cincinnati 15-yard line and returned the fumble for a touchdown with 24 seconds left.The defense had a few glaring shortcomings. Luck completed 39 of 53 passes for 319 yards with a pair of touchdowns and an interception, and the Colts had 380 yards overall.The three penalties were the most glaring issues.Williams' hit on Luck's head in the first quarter cost the Bengals their veteran safety and moved the Colts to the 9-yard line. They had to settle for a field goal.Dunlap's first roughing-the-passer penalty with 27 seconds left in the first half moved the Colts in range for another field goal. His second roughing penalty resulted in a fumble being negated."The penalties were the disappointing thing," Austin said.The NFL has emphasized that it won't accept actions such as Williams hitting Luck in the head."I levelled my shoulder Womens Marlon Humphrey Jersey ," Williams said. "The contact with his head was incidental. There's nothing I can do about that. I don't know what he's going to do as a runner. I know he's going to try and get the first down and my job is to stop him."Dunlap's first penalty was for going after Luck's legs, which also is a point of emphasis in protecting quarterbacks. The second one violated a new rule that says defenders can't land on the quarterback with their full weight as they tackle them.Dunlap landed on top of Luck and caused a fumble that the Bengals recovered, but it was negated by the penalty."Yeah, I was upset," Dunlap said. "I mean, I tried to do the next-best thing and keep all my weight from taking him to the ground. Like, I rolled off right away and I tried to let the referee know that I'm not trying to be malicious and drive him into the ground."Cornerback William Jackson also got an unnecessary roughness penalty while trying to prevent T.Y. Hilton's touchdown catch. Overall, Cincinnati was penalized eight times for 94 yards.DOING BETTERLinebacker Preston Brown had a limited practice Tuesday http://www.ravensfootballauthentics.com/patrick-onwuasor-jersey-authentic , a day after he sat out with an injured right ankle. Dunlap also had a limited practice, a day after sitting out with a calf injury. Both are expected to be available against the Ravens. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict will serve the second of his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancers.2-0 IS RARE IN CINCINNATIThe Bengals haven't won their first two games since 2015, when they went 12-4 and won the AFC North. They've opened 2-0 four times during Lewis' 15 previous seasons 鈥?2005, 2006, 2014 and 2015. They reached the playoffs in three of those seasons and lost in the first round. Last year, the Bengals dropped their first three games. [Ravens fans: Sign up for FanPulse, our weekly Ravens survey]With the rain pouring down, the Ravens absolutely dominated the Bills in Baltimore Womens Mark Andrews Jersey , 47-3.The Ravens started the game with an impressive touchdown drive. Flacco looked sharp as he hit several different targets including Nick Boyle, Mark Andrews and John Brown. The best play of the drive was a 29-yard pass on 2nd-and-26 to Brown. Alex Collins was able to push his way into the end zone with a powerful eight-yard run. Flacco continued his strong first half by throwing a touchdown to both John Brown and Michael Crabtree. Baltimore’s defense absolutely dominated the first half with three sacks and interceptions. Buffalo’s offense only gained 33 yards and zero first downs in the first half.Tavon Young had two sacks from the nickel corner position. Terrell Suggs notched a sack as well in the opener of his 16th season. Safety Tony Jefferson caught an interception on a high pass from Nathan Peterman as well. Joe Flacco continued to carve through the Bills defense in the third quarter, this time hitting receiver Willie Snead IV for a touchdown. Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson was put into game afterwards, with Flacco finishing the day 25/34 for 236 yards and three touchdowns. Flacco did not throw three touchdowns in a single game all of last season. Peterman’s struggles continued as he threw another interception, this time to cornerback Brandon Carr. Peterman was benched for rookie Josh Allen following the interception. Allen was able to lead Buffalo to their only scoring drive of the day, resulting in a field goal. The Ravens defense seemed to take turns sacking the quarterback, totaling a whopping seven. Za’Darius Smith and Young both had two sacks, and Suggs C.J. Mosley Jersey , Tim Williams and Kenny Young all had one.Kenneth Dixon ran hard to put the game away, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown. Javorius “Buck” Allen also helped to seal the game with some tough runs late in the game. Allen also had a touchdown earlier in the game. Dixon went down with an injury on the final drive. Jackson rushed for 39 yards and threw for 24, completing only one of four pass attempts. On special teams, Justin Tucker was 2/2 on field goals with a long of 41. Janarion Grant had a solid day, aside from a muffed punt. Grant had a long punt return of 54 yards. Baltimore now faces a short week before heading to Cincinnati to face the Bengals on Thursday Night Football.