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Ravens have blocked a kick or punt in five straight games
Baltimore Ravens

Ravens have blocked a kick or punt in five straight games

Published Dec. 2, 2015 11:25 a.m. ET

The Baltimore Ravens have more blocked kicks than wins this season, thanks to a streak of five consecutive games with a block.

The 4-7 Ravens became the first team since the Atlanta Falcons since 1983 to block a kick or punt in five straight contests with Monday night's game-winning "kick six" in Cleveland, according to The Baltimore Sun. It's music to the ears of head coach John Harbaugh, a long time special teams coordinator. 

“To have something like that happen, I don’t think you can say that’s something you plan out and prepare, to think you’re going to go five straight games with some kind of a kick block,” Harbaugh said.

The streak dates back to a Week 8 loss in Arizona, and it hasn't translated to wins for the Ravens, who are 2-2 since. The player who started the run with blocks in back-to-back games was Asa Jackson, who was just signed to the Bengals' practice squad after his release earlier this month. 

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Brent Urban had the block Monday night in his NFL debut. At 6-foot-7, don't be surprised if more blocks are on the horizon for the defensive lineman, who missed his entire rookie campaign and the first 10 games this season due to injury. 

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