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INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck threw his 14th touchdown pass of the season and also scored on a 13-yard run Sunday afternoon, leading the Colts to a 20-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Baltimore (3-2), which had a three-game winning streak halted, was kept out of the end zone until running back Justin Forsett scored on an 11-yard run with 8:56 left in the game.

Neither team scored a touchdown in the first half, but two field goals by Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri gave Indianapolis a 6-3 lead. A 6-yard scoring pass from Luck to tight end Dwayne Allen in the third quarter put the Colts on top 13-3 and Luck added a scoring run in the final quarter.

Luck competed 32 of 49 passes for 312 yards. He was intercepted twice.

It was the third win in a row for Indianapolis (3-2), which rose into a first-place tie in the AFC South with Houston and plays at the Texans next week.

The Ravens offense, led by quarterback Joe Flacco, were shut down by the Colts defense much of the game. Flacco was intercepted once and sacked three times, once on fourth down at the Colts 3-yard line. He completed 22 of 38 passes for 235 yards. The Ravens also lost two fumbles.

The Ravens had several chances to score touchdowns, but could not penetrate Indy’s defense. When Albert McClellan recovered a fumble by Colts punt returner Griff Whalen at the Indianapolis 12-yard line in the fourth quarter, the Ravens got no further than the Indy 9 and had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Justin Tucker.

In the second quarter, when the Ravens had a fourth-and-1 at the Colts 3-yard line, Flacco was sacked on a safety blitz by Colts safety Sergio Brown.

And when the Colts turned the ball over at the Baltimore 11 with less than two minutes left in the game, Flacco was unable to lead his team into scoring position, his final pass falling incomplete on fourth down in the final seconds.

NOTES: Former Raven A.Q. Shipley started the Colts’ first four games at center, but he was replaced Sunday by Jonatthan Harrison, an undrafted rookie from Florida. C Khaled Holmes, who has been recovering from an ankle injury, was placed on the inactive list. … Ravens DE Chris Canty was out and did not make the trip to Indianapolis due to illness. He missed just his second game since joining the Ravens in 2013. DeAngelo Tyson started in his place. … Ravens LB Terrell Suggs did play despite missing two practice days this week because of a thigh injury. He has not missed a game due to injury since December 2012. … Colts head coach Chuck Pagano was a defensive coach in Baltimore the last time the Colts defeated the Ravens, in the AFC playoffs in January 2010. … The Colts, who have won nine consecutive games against AFC South opponents, will play at Houston next week in a showdown for first place in the division.

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