BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens played defense in a fashion Rex Ryan could surely appreciate -- even if the performance came at his teams expense.Baltimore used a touchdown pass by Joe Flacco , two field goals and a throwback defensive effort to beat the Buffalo Bills 13-7 on Sunday in the season opener.Getting 11 tackles from cornerback Shareece Wright, the Ravens limited Buffalo to 160 yards and sacked former teammate Tyrod Taylor twice.Thats how Baltimore played defense under Ryan from 1999-2008, and thats how it won the 2012 Super Bowl.Ryan is now Buffalos head coach, and it pained him to see his offense struggle against a defensive unit that last year yielded 401 points.Its a pretty darn good defense over there, Ryan said. Im probably one of the only coaches thatll give credit to the opponent because they deserve it. That defense played extremely well. Theyre well coached and they got after us.Returning from a knee injury that ended his season last November, Flacco went 23 for 34 for 258 yards, including a long touchdown pass to newcomer Mike Wallace in the second quarter that put the Ravens ahead for good.That, plus field goals of 50 and 37 yards by Justin Tucker, was enough for Baltimores first season-opening victory since 2012.Taylor used his quickness to avoid a ferocious pass rush, but he had little success passing downfield. He was 15 of 22 for only 111 yards and ran five times for 11 yards.Getting Tyrod on the ground is pretty difficult, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. We would have had him a few more times, but he made plays with his feet.Baltimore took a 10-0 lead when Wallace got behind Stephon Gilmore, took a pass in stride and pulled away for the 66-yard touchdown. Signed as a free agent to enhance an offense that last year lacked a deep threat, Wallace hadnt been part of a play that long since 2012 with Pittsburgh.We made one mistake: Its my fault, its on me, Ryan said. We should have doubled the receiver that caught the touchdown. Instead we doubled somebody else.Buffalo used the elusiveness of Taylor in the pocket to close to 10-7 before halftime. After wriggling from the grasp of Albert McClellan and sidestepping Terrell Suggs, Taylor completed a 33-yard pass to Charles Clay, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by LeSean McCoy on fourth down.The Bills missed a chance to pull even when Dan Carpenter was wide right on a 49-yard field goal try midway through the third quarter.INJURY UPDATE: Bills starting LT Cory Glenn (ankle) and TE Jim Dray (ankle) both left with injuries in the second quarter and did not return. Bills DT Jerel Worthy left with a knee injury in the fourth quarter and did not return. The Ravens did not report any injuries.ROOKIE BLUNDER & THUNDER: In his first NFL game, Ravens top draft pick left tackle Ronnie Stanley jumped offside on third-and-1 early in the first quarter. On Baltimores next possession, the teams top pick in 2015, Breshad Perriman, made his first NFL reception with a leaping grab at the sideline for a 35-yard gain. Perriman missed the entire 2015 season with a knee injury.WHERES WATKINS?: One reason Taylor was so successful last year was he utilized Sammy Watkins as a deep threat. Watkins was practically invisible during the first half, making only two short receptions for a total of 13 yards. Watkins finished with four catches for 43 yards.SMITH & SUGGS RETURN: Ravens receiver Steve Smith and Suggs returned to regular-season action after having their 2015 season cut short by torn Achilles tendons. Smith caught five passes for 19 yards and stands 53 yards short of passing James Lofton for 10th place on the career list. Suggs had a sack.NO HAPPY RETURNS: In his debut with the Ravens, Devin Hester, one of the great kick returners in NFL history, took back two kickoffs for 18 yards and two punts for 0 yards.QUOTABLE: Someone asked Harbaugh to describe Flaccos stature in the pocket coming off a serious injury: Joe is as tough as a $2 steak. Whats a $2 steak nowadays?McCoy, who scored his 60th career TD: It was a bad day. We didnt get nothing going sideways. We had one long drive and that was it.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cesar Azpilicueta Chelsea Jersey . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Emerson Jersey .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. http://www.chelseafcproshop.com/Kids-Antonio-Rudiger-Jersey/ .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Jorginho Jersey . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Kepa Arrizabalaga Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Phillip Walker threw three first-quarter touchdown passes Friday night and that was enough.Walker finished with 215 yards passing and the three scores to lead the Owls to their fourth consecutive win, a 21-0 shutout of UConn.Running back Jahad Thomas caught two of those touchdowns and had 73 receiving yards to go with 83 yards rushing. The Owls other running back, Ryquell Armstead, ran 20 times for 133 yards and Temple (7-3, 5-1 American) put up 431 yards of offense.UConn freshman quarterback Donovan Williams, playing in his first game, completed 12 of 21 passes for 69 yards and ran for 66. The Huskies (3-7, 1-5) have lost four straight.Walker completed his first eight passes and Temple scored all of the games points on its first three drives. The senior hit Thomas on scoring strikes of 23 and 10-yards and found receiver Romond Deloatch from 18-yards out.The Owls put up 206 yards in the first quarter.We got a rhythm going and we got going, said Walker.But, his ninth pass was intercepted in the end zone by UConns Obi Melifonwu, who picked off another in the end zone in the fourth quarter to end a 13-play, 87-yard Temple drive.Had we not had those, maybe we come away and its a 35-42 point game, said coach Matt Rhule. We had three turnovers and still won the game, thats pretty hard to do.The Temple defense made sure UConn never got in the game. The Owls held the Huskies to 160 yards of offense.Williams, who was expected to redshirt this season, had a 43-yard first-quarter run to set up UConns best scoring chance. But Temples Michael Dogbe blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt.It was the third straight week the Owls have blocked a kick.The team tried hard today, UConn coach Bob Diaco said. Its not for a lack of trying. They fought hard, they continue to strain. (But) theres so much to clean up. People dont want to hear me say positive things anymore.ddddddddddddTHE TAKEAWAYTemple: The Owls remain in good in position to win the American Athletic Conferences East Division. Temple and South Florida have one loss each in the conference, but Temple holds the tiebreaker after beating the Bulls last month. USF has a bye this week before playing at Memphis on Nov. 12.Im really proud of the guys, Walker said. Weve gone out there and competed and even though we are a little bit beat up, we havent made any excuses.UConn: The Huskies bowl hopes ended with the loss along with their plans for redshirting Williams. The freshman was under pressure all night and finished as UConns leading rusher, despite being sacked five times.Now, I know what to look forward to, especially the speed of the game, Williams said. I still have a lot to learn, but Im taking one step at a time.Diaco said Williams would have started earlier this season, but the freshman suffered an injury in practice in early October.MILESTONEWalkers 215 passing yards give him 2,205 for the season. He becomes the first player in school history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.FIRST QUARTER WOESUConns first quarter scoring this year has been limited to three field goals. The Huskies are the only Bowl Subdivision team without a first-quarter touchdown.UP NEXTTemple: The Owls go into their first bye week after nine consecutive games. They next play Tulane in New Orleans on Nov. 19. and close the season at home against East Carolina.UConn: The Huskies also get a week off before heading north to renew their rivalry with Boston College in Chestnut Hill. The Huskies close the season at home against Tulane on Nov. 26.---This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Phillip not Philip in lede. ' ' '