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Gallery: Ravens stop Dolphins' run

Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington (10) walks off the field after the Dolphins lost to the Baltimore Ravens 27-9 during an AFC wild-card NFL playoff football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Lynne Sladky)

January 04, 2009 @ 08:12 PM

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With a rookie coach in John Harbaugh and a rookie quarterback in Joe Flacco, wild-card entrant Baltimore Ravens (12-5) won for the 10th time in 12 games and will play Saturday at AFC South champion Tennessee. The playoff victory was the first for the Ravens since they beat Miami in a first-round game in January 2002.

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Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed celebrates at the end of the game against the Miami Dolphins during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. The Ravens won 27-9. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) scores a second-half touchdown after Miami Dolphins defensive end Vonnie Holliday (91) misses the tackle during the Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, NFL football playoff game in Miami. The Ravens won 27-9. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) and teammate Le'Ron McClain (33) celebrate after Flacco scored a second-half touchdown in the Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, NFL football playoff game in Miami. The Ravens won the game 27-9. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) is brought down by Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter in the first quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) hands off the ball to LeRon McClain, left, in the second quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, right, hugs Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano, left, after the Ravens defeated the Dolphins 27-9 during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington sits on the bench in the closing minutes of an AFC wild-card NFL playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. The Ravens won 27-9. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano, foreground left, yells from the sidelines during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. At right is linebacker Joey Porter. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh yells from the sidelines during an AFC wild-card playoff football game against the Miami Dolphins at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Lynne Sladky)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington (10) walks away after the Baltimore Ravens stopped the team near the goal line in their Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, NFL playoff football game in Miami. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Miami Dolphins Renaldo Hill (24) applies pressure as Baltimore Ravens Mark Clayton (89) is unable to catch a pass during the second half of their Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, NFL playoff football game in Miami. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens football coach John Harbaugh celebrates with fans the 27-9 NFL football playoff victory over the Miami Dolphins in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown (23) throws the ball after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. At right is Dolphins fullback Lousaka Polite. The Ravens won 27-9. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens running back Willis McGahee (23) is tackled by Miami Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell (37) and Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder (52) in the fourth quarter during an AFC wild-card NFL playoff football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. The Ravens won 27-9. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington (10) is sacked by Baltimore Ravens' Terrell Suggs, left, in the second quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, left, is hugged by offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, right, after they defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-9 during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. Cameron was the head coach of the Dolphins before joining the Ravens. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Darius Rucker sings the national anthem before the Baltimore Ravens against the Miami Dolphins NFL playoff football game in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. The Ravens won the game 27-9. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens fullback LeRon McClain (dark jersey), lower right, is tackled by Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai, lower right, causing a fumble which was recovered by Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter (55) in the first quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens fullback LeRon McClain (33) leaps past Miami Dolphins safety Renaldo Hill, right, before scoring a touchdown in the third quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Fabian Washington (31) runs after intercepting as Miami Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr. (19) comes in for the tackle in the third quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens football coach John Harbaugh celebrates their 27-9 NFL football playoff victory over the Miami Dolphins in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens Jim Leonard (36) runs the ball back while dodging Miami Dolphins player Patrick Cobbs (partially obscured) after intercepting a pass during first-half NFL football game action in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. The Ravens won 27-9. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mark Clayton (89) can't get to a ball overthrown by quarterback Joe Flacco (not shown) as Miami Dolphins cornerback Andre Goodman (21) defends in the first quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens' Lorenzo Neal celebrates after they defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-9 in the Sunday, Jan. 9, 2009, NFL football playoff game in Miami. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed (20) leaps into the end zone to score a touchdown after intercepting a pass from Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington, lower right, in the second quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. At right is Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs (55). (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens player Brendon Ayanbadejo holds his daugher, Anaya, after the Ravens defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-9 in the Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, NFL football game in Miami. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed celebrates after scoring a touchdown after intercepting a pass thrown by Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington in the second quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. The ten fingers Reed is holding up signify the number of interceptions he has had for the year. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) scores a second-half touchdown after Miami Dolphins defensive end Vonnie Holliday, lower right, missed the tackle during their Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, NFL playoff football game in Miami. The Ravens won 27-9. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) passes the ball under pressure by Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder (52) in the third quarter during an AFC wild-card playoff football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey M. Boan)

Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator and former Miami Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron gets a cooler dumped on him after the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-9 during an AFC wild-card playoff NFL football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Baltimore Sun,Doug Kapustin)