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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) #8212;Ray Rice(notes) can #8217;t wait for the Baltimore Ravens #8217; nextgame, mainly because it will help him to forget the last one.Rice ran eight times for 28 yards and lost a fumble Monday night in a 12-7loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was his first fumble in the regular seasonsince December 2009 and his fewest yards and carries since Oct. 3, 2010 againstPittsbur football wives gh.No wonder Rice was in no mood to talk about his performance when approachedby reporters after practice Wednesday. #8220;I honestly wanted to talk about Arizona, #8221; Rice said.But he knew where the conversation was headed, so the 5-foot-8 running backwent with it. #8220;We #8217;re not going to ignore the fact it happened. We didn #8217;t execute, #8221; Ricesaid. #8220;It #8217;s us a football wives s the whole offense. I don #8217;t want to make it seem like I #8217;mbegging for carries. At the same time, I do know when we #8217;re getting first downsI touch the ball. #8221;The Ravens didn #8217;t get a single first down in the first half Monday. Is thatwhy Rice didn #8217;t get the ball, or was the futility of the offense a direct resultof Rice not getting the ball?Linebacker Terrell Suggs( football wives notes) weighed in on that topic immediately after thegame. #8220;It baffles me that Ray Rice only had six carries, #8221; Suggs said. #8220;This isa Pro Bowl running back we #8217;re talking about. #8221;Suggs was off a little bit on the number of carries, but his point wasdirectly on target. Instead of scolding Suggs, coach John Harbaugh agreed withthe assessment. #8220;He has got to get more th football wives an eight carries, #8221; Harbaugh said.Suggs acknowledged Wednesday that it #8217;s not his place to dictate offensivestrategy #8212;but he didn #8217;t take it back. #8220;I was just frustrated, #8221; Suggs said. #8220;We got to do the things that we winwith. We have a pretty good chance when those guys are touching the ball. #8221;Joe Flacco(notes) is a fine passer, but the Ravens are at their football wives best when Rice runsat least 20 times a game and breaks free in the flat for short passes. Neitherof those things happened against Jacksonville. #8220;He can run the ball and catch out of the backfield, too, #8221; left tackleBryant McKinnie(notes) said. #8220;Definitely, I prefer that we run the ball. You wear themdown throughout the course of the game and it slows down the pass rusheventually. football wives I believe we #8217;ll crank things back up. I #8217;m looking forward to gettingthings going this next game. #8221;So is Rice. #8220;I definitely expect to be more involved, #8221; he said. #8220;My involvement withthis offense hasn #8217;t changed since the beginning of the season. I don #8217;t want themto feel like they #8217;ve got to force me the ball. I #8217;m not that kind of guy. Mycarri football wives es come when the whole offense has success. I look forward to having thatsuccess. #8221;Rice shot down speculation that he had harsh words with running backs coachWilbert Montgomery during the game. #8220;There were no issues on the sideline. We were just trying to find ananswer of how to move the ball, #8221; he said. #8220;It had nothing to do with me andthe fumble. #8221;Rice fumbled after run football wives ning into the back of right guard Marshal Yanda(notes) tobegin Baltimore #8217;s third possession. It was his first fumble in the regularseason after 521 touches. Later, Rice had a fumble overturned when a replaydetermined he was down before the ball popped loose. #8220;I wasn #8217;t stripped; I ran into the back of a lineman and it came out, #8221;Rice said. #8220;The second time, my knee hit t football wives he ground and the ball hit me in thechest. I knew I was down. It was frustrating that it happened, but at the sametime, I #8217;m a player in this league and I know that ball security hasn #8217;t been anissue for me. I #8217;m looking forward to getting it back next week. #8221; Follow Yahoo! Sports' NFL coverage on Twitter. Updated 7 hours, 23 minutes ago football wives
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