By the end of the Ravens’ 40-0 shutout of the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Miami defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh had one unnecessary roughness penalty enforced and another declined and could have been flagged earlier for one for his involvement in a scrum after outside linebacker Kiko Alonso’s late hit on quarterback Joe Flacco in the second quarter.

The unnecessary roughness penalty that was declined occurred in the fourth quarter after Suh jumped offsides on third down-and-1 from the Dolphins’ 3-yard line. When the 6-foot-4, 305-pound Suh got to the 6-6, 250-pound Ryan Mallett, he pushed the quarterback back. When Mallett got in Suh’s face, Suh reached out and shoved Mallett in the throat.

Both of Suh’s infractions were declined because defensive end William Hayes was flagged for unnecessary roughness after poking right tackle Austin Howard in the eye in a fracas that followed.

Asked about Suh’s actions, Mallett replied, “It is what it is. It’s a game of football.”

After a slight pause, Mallett said, “He takes the bait pretty good.”

Suh claimed Mallett was the instigator.

“He came right at me, and he tried to tackle me,” Suh said. “I just defended myself.”

The Ravens got their fill of Suh, who did not commit a penalty in two earlier meetings between the two sides. Suh could have been cited for tackling center Ryan Jensen after he tackled Alonso for his brutal hit that left Flacco with a concussion and forced him out of the game.

Suh was then assessed a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty for holding Jensen down after a running play in the third quarter. Afterward, Jensen declined to get involved in a war of words.

“He’s a great player,” he said. “He plays with the same kind of mentality that I play with. I think it was a good mix-up and matchup for us.”

Tight end Benjamin Watson was not as hesitant to criticize Suh’s tendency to cross the line.

“Suh is one of those players who is a very dominant guy and he’s been a very dominant guy in this league for a long time,” Watson said. “That being said, he’s always a player that takes it too far sometimes. That’s his M.O., he’s been doing it since he’s been in the league. I’ve seen him do it multiple times, and it’s unacceptable.”

Finally for Mosley:The last time C.J. Mosley appeared poised to return an interception for a touchdown, things did not end well. So the middle linebacker made sure to redeem himself Thursday night when he picked off Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore and returned the interception 63 yards.

It was Mosley’s second career defensive return for a score after he pounced on a fumble and took it 41 yards in a 28-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 27, 2015. It could have been his second touchdown off an interception if not for an ill-timed attempt to dive for the end zone with one outstretched hand on the ball that resulted in a fumble and a touchback in the third quarter of a 16-10 loss to the Washington Redskins on Oct. 9, 2016.

Mosley, who battled right tackle and former Towson University standout Jermon Bushrod before leaping in the air to snag Moore’s pass, had to outrace right tackle Ja’Wuan James, then running back Jay Ajayi, and finally Moore to the end zone. As Moore dove low, Mosley made sure to cross the goal line with both hands on the ball.

“First of all, if the lineman’s going to catch me, oh man, it’s not going to go well,” said Mosley, who also finished with four tackles, a half sack and another quarterback hit. “Once I kind of got away from him, I saw [on] the ‘Jumbotron,’ I saw Ajayi come in. So I went, ‘Yeah, I don’t care if I score or not. I’m making sure I’m not fumbling the ball.’ It was just a good play. You know, right place at the right time.”

Collins’ big night:After three opposing running backs in the past four games had run for more than 100 yards, the Ravens got into the act with their own 100-yard rusher.

Alex Collins carried the ball 18 times for 113 yards to become the team’s first ball carrier to reach the 100-yard threshold since Terrance West (Northwestern High, Towson University) amassed a career-high 113 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts in a 28-27 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Oct. 2, 2016.

“It feels amazing,” said Collins, whose previous career best was 82 yards most recently in a 26-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 1. “I’ve been close a few times, and you know, just the encouragement from the teammates, the other running backs, the O-line, everybody just wanted to make it happen for me and really worked extra hard making it happen for me.”

A second-year player who was cut by the Seattle Seahawks and signed by the Ravens to their practice squad on Sept. 5 before getting promoted to the active roster on 12 days later, Collins now leads the offense in rushing with 478 yards despite carrying the ball 19 fewer times than Allen (356 yards) has.

Dedication: The team dedicated Thursday night’s win to former tight end Konrad Reuland, who spent 19 months with the team before dying at the age of 29 on Dec. 12, 2016, from a brain aneurysm. His parents and Rod Carew, the 72-year-old Hall of Fame baseball player who received Reuland’s heart and one of his kidneys, were in the locker room where wide receiver Griff Whalen, a teammate of Reuland’s at Stanford, presented them a game ball.

“It was a very emotional, very awesome moment,” Harbaugh said. “I just want to thank them for being here. In Konrad’s memory, it was a great win.”

Between 2014 and 2015, Reuland – who wore No. 86 – was signed to the practice squad on three different occasions before getting promoted to the active roster on Dec. 8, 2015. He was released by the team on May 3, 2016.

The Reuland and Carew families were at the game to be honored after the first change of possession during the first quarter. A video tribute on the scoreboard said Reuland’s organs and tissues helped 75 people.

End zone: Cornerback Jimmy Smith added his second career interception for a touchdown (and his first since Sept. 13, 2015, when he returned one 24 yards for a score in a 19-13 loss at the Denver Broncos. “It was a quick out route,” said Smith, who is one shy of tying his single-season high of three interceptions. “I saw the quarterback’s eyes, and we had the blitz on it. So I squatted on the route a little bit. After that, it was just catching it and scoring.” … Thursday’s win was the franchise’s 200th since it joined the NFL in 1996. … It also marked the third season in which the defense posted multiple shutouts, joining the 2000 unit (four shutouts) and the 2006 squad (two shutouts).

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