BALTIMORE -- A celebration four weeks in the making featured laughs and hugs, a surprise appearance by team owner Steve Bisciotti and the distribution of hats announcing the Baltimore Ravens stature as AFC North champions. cheap jerseys . Joe Flacco threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns, and the Ravens defeated the New York Giants 33-14 Sunday to end a three-game losing streak to secure their second straight division crown. "It feels good," wide receiver Torrey Smith said in the upbeat locker room. "Im just glad we finally got it done." The Ravens (10-5) led 24-7 at halftime and cruised behind a short-handed defence that harassed quarterback Eli Manning and limited New York to 186 yards. Playing its second game with Jim Caldwell as offensive co-ordinator, Baltimore scored touchdowns on its first two possessions and amassed a season-high 533 yards -- 289 in the first half alone. "Its about execution, man. Its a simple word, but its a very tough task to do," said running back Ray Rice, who ran for 107 yards and caught six passes for 51 yards and a touchdown. "This was a championship game for us." After ending their longest losing streak since 2009, the Ravens are assured a home playoff game on the first weekend of January. "We know whats at stake. We want the AFC championship and it starts tonight," safety James Ihedigbo said. "Were not looking at regular season. Playoffs started for us and were going to keep on playing." The defeat eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Giants (8-7) from contention in the NFC East and severely damaged their chances of qualifying for the playoffs. New York has lost five of seven and was coming off a 34-0 defeat at Atlanta. In this one, Manning went 14 for 28 for 150 yards and was sacked three times. "Obviously, we have a bad formula going on right here," coach Tom Coughlin said. "Were having trouble stopping people and our offence doesnt hold the ball at all to give the defence a chance to catch their breath. Weve had two games in a row, pretty much the exact same scenario." Flacco, meanwhile, rebounded from a stretch in which he committed two turnovers in each of Baltimores three straight defeats. He completed 25 of 36 passes, ran for a score and did not throw an interception or lose a fumble. He repeatedly picked on cornerback Corey Webster, who simply couldnt contain Smith or Anquan Boldin. Smith caught five passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, and Boldin finished with seven receptions for 93 yards. Backup Bernard Pierce gained 123 yards as part of a running attack that generated 224 yards. Baltimores defence was also impressive despite missing injured linebackers Ray Lewis and Jameel McClain, along with safety Bernard Pollard. New York fell out of a first-place tie in the NFC East. The Giants will need a win over Philadelphia next week and help from other teams to squeeze into the post-season. "I feel badly for everyone in that locker room because they cant turn this thing around either," Coughlin said. "What has happened over the course of the last couple of weeks is very difficult to explain. We just dont look like a well-oiled machine offensively at all." Said Manning: "We knew we had to play our best football at the end of the season to get into the playoffs, and we havent done that. When youre not playing your best, teams can come out and embarrass you." Baltimores first drive ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Flacco to Smith after officials overturned a fumble by Jacoby Jones at the New York 5 following a replay review. The 73-yard march featured a few new wrinkles from the Ravens, most notably an option pitch from Flacco to Rice. and third-string running back Anthony Allens first catch of the season, a first-down grab at the New York 40. After the Giants went three-and-out for a second straight time, Smith made an outstanding catch behind Webster for a 43-yard gain and Flacco scored from the 1. Manning followed with a 43-yard completion to Rueben Randle before David Wilson ran 14 yards for a touchdown. New York didnt score again until Domenik Hixon caught a 13-yard touchdown pass with 3:18 left. After racking up 52 points against New Orleans, the Giants have totalled 14 in the past two weeks. "All we can do is go out and get back to playing better football," Manning said. The Ravens went up 17-7 midway through the second quarter. After Boldin burned Webster for 39-yard gain on a third-and-19, a replay erased a 9-yard touchdown catch by Jones and forced Baltimore to settle for a field goal. Late in the half, the Ravens moved 76 yards in seven plays for a 24-7 lead. Flacco went 5 for 5, including a 27-yard touchdown pass to Rice. Baltimore opted for ball control in the second half, and the Giants were powerless to stop it. The Ravens moved 82 yards in 16 plays, holding the ball for just short of eight minutes, before Justin Tucker kicked a 20-yard field goal. The lead became 30-7 when Tucker concluded a 13-play, 62-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal. Tucker added his fourth field goal after a 78-yard run by Pierce. NOTES: Flacco has thrown for a career-high 3,783 yards this season. ... New York defensive linemen Marvin Austin and Chris Canty both left with knee injuries. ... Boldin hurt his shoulder in the third quarter and did not return. ... Baltimore has won 10 straight regular-season home finales and has 13 consecutive home victories over NFC foes. ... It was only the fifth time in 47 games that New York did not force a turnover. cheap jerseys china . 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WASHINGTON -- Ryan Zimmermans return may have been the spark the Washington Nationals offence was waiting for. Zimmerman certainly made a difference Tuesday night. The Nationals all-star third baseman hit a run-scoring double in his return from the disabled list to spark a six-run seventh-inning as Washington beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6. "It was just fun to be part of a game again," Zimmerman said. "Thats the biggest part. It was a great game, a good win, and hopefully we can continue on with that." Zimmerman had missed 58 games because of an injured abdominal muscle which required surgery in early May. He was given ovations from the crowd in pre-game introductions and for each of his at-bats, with the loudest cheers coming after his double down the right-field line drove in the Nationals first run of the seventh. "This is his team," said Jayson Werth, who had an RBI single in the seventh to cap the rally. "Hes an icon of the franchise. Hes the guy, so any time youre missing a presence like that, its definitely good to get him back." The six-run inning matched the Nationals best this season, and none were wilder than this. Washingtons last four runs in the inning scored with two outs. The tying run scored on a wild pitch and the Nationals took the lead on a bases-loaded walk. They extended their winning streak to four games, also tying their season best. "Thats a crazy game right there," said Nationals closer Drew Storen, who pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances. Albert Pujols and Lance Berkman hit home runs for St. Louis, which has lost a season-high four straight games. Miguel Batista (3-2) of the Cardinals relieved starter Jaime Garcia to start the seventh with St. Louis holding a 6-2 lead. After Zimmermans double, Michael Morse had an RBI groundout for the second out. Danny Espinosa then scored Zimmerman on a single. "I cant even remember all the at-bats, there were so many good at-bats," Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said. "We got a couple breaks, a couple hits that werent really squared up that well -- iit was a lot of great at-bats" Reliever Trever Miller came on and hit Roger Bernadina, loading the bases, and then threw a wild pitch to pinch-hitter Ivan Rodriguez, allowing the tying run to score. wholesale jerseys. After an intentional walk to Rodriguez, reliever Jason Motte came on and walked pinch-hitter Laynce Nix on the 11th pitch of the at-bat to give the Nationals their first lead of the game, 7-6. "It was just a nightmare of a seventh inning," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. Henry Rodriguez (2-1) pitched the seventh inning to earn the win. The Cardinals took advantage of a defensive miscue to score three runs in the fifth and take a 6-1 lead. An intentional walk to Pujols with one out loaded the bases for Berkman, who hit what appeared to be a double-play grounder to shortstop Ian Desmond. However, Desmonds flip to Espinosa caught the second baseman in an awkward position, and the throw to first was too late to get Berkman. The reprieve led to two more St. Louis runs as Yadier Molina and Andrew Brown hit run-scoring singles before the Nationals got out of the inning. Pujols hit a two-run homer in the first -- his 15th of the year -- and Berkman hit his 17th in the fourth. NOTES: Nationals 1B Adam LaRoche will have season-ending surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. ... OF Rick Ankiel (strained left intercostal muscle) left the game after the top of the second. Riggleman said Ankiel would not play Wednesday and is day to day. ... Washington optioned RHP Craig Stammen to triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. ... LHP Tom Gorzelanny (inflamed left elbow) threw a rehab start for Syracuse on Monday, giving up four runs in four innings. Gorzelanny said Tuesday he felt ready to come off the DL for his next start, although Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said he may get one more rehab start. ... Cardinals RF Andrew Brown made his first major league start, one game after his MLB debut, and got his first hit in the fifth inning. ... SS Ryan Theriot had errors on consecutive plays in the fifth inning. He has 13 this season. ' ' '