Boller Grabs the Spotlight as Ravens Rout the Packers

Kyle Boller put on a dazzling performance on a national stage and guided the Baltimore Ravens to a 48-3 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.

The Packers (3-11) absorbed their most lopsided loss since a 61-7 defeat at Chicago in 1980.

“It was tough to watch any part of that game,” Coach Mike Sherman said. “We didn’t execute in any phase.”

Boller was 19 for 27 for 253 yards and three touchdowns before leaving with eight minutes to go.

“It was a really good win. My teammates, my guys, they allowed me to do it,” said Boller, who was accurate with his throws and didn’t commit a turnover. “My job is to put points on the board and score, and that’s what we did tonight.”

Brett Favre struggled from the outset in what might have been his final appearance on “Monday Night Football.” The 15-year veteran was 14 for 29 for 144 yards and two interceptions before being replaced by Aaron Rodgers late in the third quarter.

“I thought it was time to take him out of the game,” Sherman said. “I thought it was getting out of hand.”

Favre’s two interceptions gave him a career-high 24 this season, and it marked the first time he has made three consecutive starts without a touchdown pass. One of the interceptions was by Deion Sanders, his 53rd.

Todd Heap caught nine passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns. The fifth-year tight end has 2,841 career yards receiving, a team record.

“That was the most fun I’ve had this season,” Heap said. “Kyle and I said before the game, ‘Let’s just go out and have fun tonight.’ And we did. It shows what we’re capable of doing.”

Jamal Lewis ran for 105 yards and a touchdown for the Ravens (5-9), who have not won on the road.

Boller was 14 for 18 in the first half to stake Baltimore to a 24-3 lead. He threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Heap on the Ravens’ first possession of the third quarter, leaving Favre with no chance of pulling off one of his patented comebacks.

Instead, Favre lasted only two more series before calling it a night.

Not long after that, many in the crowd of 70,604 -- the largest to watch an NFL game in Baltimore -- began filing out.