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Calvin Johnson Keeps Abusing Secondaries And Stretching Boundaries

BALTIMORE -- At one point, it just got ridiculous. No one could stop Calvin Johnson. The only thing missing was a laugh track.

He jumped high for one catch. Scooped up another that buzzed low to the ground. Deep catches, short ones, over the shoulder. Twisting ones, wide-open catches, catches in crowded spaces. The Ravens shifted corners and coverage, which was like when the bad guys emptied their clips shooting bullets at Superman then threw the gun at him. Nothing worked. And this was no scrub secondary. This was Baltimore's, a pretty good one.

Johnson was in the game for about a quarter, and when he departed, the Ravens defensive backs were sans jockstraps and pride. Johnson left a crater on the field: five catches, 111 yards, an 18-yard score and a 57-yard catch. In one quarter.

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