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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens wont apologize for beating three teams that have one win between them, and they make no excuses for an offense thats produced only four touchdowns in 12 quarters.What matters to coach John Harbaugh and his players is that the Ravens are 3-0, alone atop the AFC North and putting a good deal of distance between themselves and the squad that went 5-11 last year.Baltimore is one of only five unbeaten teams in the NFL, a distinction that might be more significant if its victories didnt come against Buffalo (1-2), Cleveland (0-3) and Jacksonville (0-3). While Harbaugh acknowledged that its too soon to get an accurate read on the strength of his team, he made a point of quoting an esteemed former coach in assessing the current state of the Ravens.Bill Parcells says you are what your record says you are, Harbaugh said Monday. I was reminded about that last year by you guys quite frequently. So Ill remind you: Its a pretty good statement.This Sunday, the Ravens will attempt to go 4-0 for only the second time in franchise history when Oakland (2-1) comes to town.Theyre a contender in the AFC, Harbaugh said.Maybe the Ravens are, too.Whats most impressive about Baltimore thus far is its ability to win close games. During the miserable 2015 season, the Ravens six losses by six points or fewer included an agonizing 22-20 defeat at home against Jacksonville.In the rematch Sunday, Baltimore pulled out a 19-17 win . Justin Tuckers fourth field goal, a 54-yarder 1:02 remaining, turned around a game in which the Ravens committed three turnovers and were flagged for eight penalties.One week earlier, Baltimore rallied from 20 points down to beat the Browns. That followed a 13-7 win over Buffalo in the opener.Last year we lost a lot of close ones, defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan said. Its good to come out on the other side of it.Maybe its the good karma that John and Jim Harbaugh, currently head coach at Michigan, have seemingly experienced throughout much of their lives.When we go to the mall, we dont start with the parking spaces in the back row, John Harbaugh said. We drive right to the front row. Theres going to be someone pulling out. Yeah, the place is packed and it might say no parking available, but someones going to leave as we come in. Its just always worked out that way for us.Its been that type of season thus far for the Ravens, who last year fell into the habit of losing close games.Now, after winning three games by a total of 13 points despite having nine field goals compared to four TDs, the Ravens are beginning to believe theyre going to win the tight ones.You gain a certain confidence in terms of knowing that you can do it, Harbaugh said. When you start having some good things happen for you, like our team has, maybe you can build on those things.That doesnt mean Harbaugh isnt working to make the Ravens better. There will come a time when Baltimore will need touchdowns, not field goals, to win. And three turnovers per game is usually a prescription for failure.I am confident the touchdowns are going to come, Harbaugh said.Although the Ravens have thrown 118 passes and rushed only 76 times, there will be no balanced attack in the future. Joe Flacco will continue to sling the ball, and running backs Justin Forsett and Terrance West will be used simply to keep the opposition guessing.I dont think were going to be 50/50, Harbaugh said. But you have to be able to run the ball to not be one-dimensional. Were not happy with our running game in that sense. Weve got to force people to defend the run because that opens up your passing game.The Ravens came out of Sundays game relatively healthy. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- On a night when the Minnesota Vikings were once again frustrated with officials, the teams final offensive play proved to be a flash point.Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Cedric Thornton hit Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford in the helmet as Bradford threw incomplete on a two-point conversion that could have tied the game, but officials did not call a penalty. After the Vikings 17-15 loss, when Bradford was asked what explanation officials had given him for the non-call, the quarterback said, He told me that I did not get hit in the face mask.Bradford punctuated his response with a quizzical shrug, but defensive end Brian Robison was more animated.At the end of the day, thats a game-changing play and youve got to make those calls, Robison said. At the end of the game, Bradford gets hit in the face. Thats an opportunity for us to score and tie the ballgame, but it doesnt get called.Referee Tony Correntes crew penalized the Cowboys 10 times, but Robison didnt back downI dont care, he said. You can look at play in and play out. The problem is the costly penalties that dont get called. When you look at the play that Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott scrambled [for 14 yards on a 3rd-and-11], there should have been penalties called on that play and they dont.It gets to a point where its too frustrating. I dont know. Im probably going to get fined for this, I understand that, but somebody has got to step up and say something.The defensive end, who forced a Prescott fumble late in the third quarter, said he tried to talk to officials, but it was to no avail.ddddddddddddYou always get the excuse, he said. I understand its a hard game to ref. I understand all that. I get that theres just so many things going on every single play, but I just feel like sometimes its just so blatant and obvious that it should be a no-miss call. ... Its just frustrating. You see it every single week. They say you can call holding every single week -- take a look at the tape. They send us stuff every single week, saying, Yeah, this should have been called. It does us no good when the games over.The Vikings became the first team to sack Prescott at least three times since Week 2, and Robisons forced fumble was one of two Vikings takeaways. The pressure created by one of the leagues best defensive fronts, though, could have teams looking for whatever edge they can find.Teams are going to do different things against us, because of what we are able to do with our front four and the blitz package we have, Robison said. Theyre going to try to establish the run, and then theyre going to try to do some max protections and things like that. You do see, a lot of times, a last-ditch effort, they just grab and hold. Its bad in a way, but at the end of the day, weve got to figure out a way to get it done. ' ' '