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BALTIMORE -- Enough of this preseason stuff. Joe Flacco cant wait to see what the new-look Baltimore Ravens offence does when it counts. Flaccos final pass of the game was a touchdown to Steve Smith near the end of the first half, and the Ravens beat the Washington Redskins 23-17 Saturday night for their third straight win. Flacco outdid Robert Griffin III, who concluded his horrid performance -- and preseason -- with an interception. If this was a dress rehearsal for the regular season, the Ravens had reason to be encouraged. Flacco went 16 for 23 for 180 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown throw to Smith with 25 seconds left in the second quarter. Operating in first-year offensive co-ordinator Gary Kubiaks up-tempo attack, Flacco is 29 for 45 for 345 yards and no interceptions in three exhibition games. At this point, hes prepared to skip next weeks preseason finale and move ahead to the regular-season opener against Cincinnati. "This is my seventh year. Im ready," Flacco said. "Everybody is ready for real live games. Get out there and go." Although the Ravens (3-0) twice failed on fourth-and-1 runs and gained only 37 yards on the ground in the first half, they performed the two-minute drill to near perfection. Flacco went 6 for 8 for 74 yards during the 74-yard drive. Torrey Smith had four catches for 41 yards on the march and Steve Smith made a sensational sliding catch in the end zone after beating Washingtons E.J. Biggers. Signed a free agent during the off-season, Steve Smith finished with six catches for 80 yards. He was asked if the offence is ready for the regular season. "Whether we are or we arent, its coming," Smith replied. "We had no choice but to be prepared and ready to make plays." The Redskins, and Griffin in particular, look like they could use another month to get ready for the opener at Houston on Sept. 7. Griffin went 5 for 7 for 20 yards in the first half and was sacked three times. He returned in the third quarter and threw just one pass, an interception by rookie C.J. Mosley deep in Washington territory. Griffin also dropped a snap and gained 3 yards on three impromptu runs. "The offence goes as I go, so personally, I have to play better," he said. "But I think we shot ourselves in the foot too many times, had too many mistakes. Whenever we can get 11 guys working in one direction, were going to be something special. Thats something well continue to work on. Well get it fixed." At least Griffin didnt get hurt, and thats about the best that can be said of his night. Backup Kirk Cousins went 14 for 20 for 122 yards and two touchdowns, but its very likely he will be on the sideline when the Redskins (2-1) face Houston. First-year coach Jay Gruden said of Griffin: "Hes got to move on. Weve got to do a better job of getting in rhythm, get some completions early, get some first downs. We were so bad on first and second down, I think, it kept us in some third down and longs." Gruden said Griffin and most of the Redskins starters would not play in the preseason finale at Tampa Bay. The Ravens, meanwhile, showed signs theyre ready to bounce back from an 8-8 season. "I thought we played a really good, solid football game," coach John Harbaugh said. After Bernard Pierce got stuffed by Redskins linebacker Keenan Robinson on a fourth-and-1 to end the games first series at midfield, Washington used a 19-yard run by Alfred Morris and a pass interference call to set up a field goal. Pierce left later in the first quarter to be examined for a concussion after being tackled in the backfield by a blitzing Brandon Meriweather. Pierce did not return and finished with minus-3 yards on four carries. He is expected to start the first two regular-season games while Ray Rice serves a suspension for domestic violence. 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Winning breeds success, and success breeds winning.We just have to keep at it.There will be no official head coach for the rest of the season. Lamoriello plans to remain on the bench until I feel comfortable with the situation.DeBoer was fired Friday with the Devils languishing nine points out of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They are ahead of only Carolina.Were going to feed off each other, Oates said before the game. Theres no reason why we cant work together. Everything happened pretty quickly. But when Lou calls, the answer is always Yes. It didnt matter what my responsibility would be.Oates went 68-47-17 in two seasons with the Capitals and spent two years with the Devils as an assistant coach, helping them reach the Stanley Cup finals in 2012. He played 19 years in the NHL, including a stint with the St. Louis Blues, when hee was teammates with Stevens.dddddddddddd Oates had 341 goals and 1,079 assists in his career and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.We have tremendous respect for each other, Oates said. We worked together here. We both played here and coached here, so its an easy transition for us. Its kind of a collaboration right now. Its a team effort and were all on the same page.Stevens spent 13 seasons with the Devils, much of it as captain. He had 196 goals and 712 assists during his career, leading the Devils to Stanley Cup championships in 1995, 2000 and 2003. He was an assistant coach with the team until the start of this season, when he had philosophical differences with DeBoer.Adam and I are going to try to get this righted, Stevens said. We have to get the Devil identity back. Ill make sure to work with the defence and Adam will work with the forwards. Hes already been a head coach, so it will be a good transition. In my opinion, it will be a great challenge, but we both love great challenges.Lamoriello made his league-record 14th coaching change.Its never easy in this league, Lamoriello said. Its been a long 48 hours, but you have to do what you feel is right.Lamoriello said that it wasnt fair to ask another coach to take over a floundering team midway through a season.Thats why we didnt even consider anyone else, Lamoriello said.Both of these individuals know our players, know the philosophy that we want, he added. It makes sense. I know its unique and different, but right now, its our way of moving forward. Im totally confident with the setup. ' ' '