Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged that he benched running back Bernard Pierce because of his second-quarter fumble Week 1. Pierce did not get back in the game.
"We're not too enamored with fumbles," Harbaugh told the team's website. "It's not what we're looking for from our running backs."
Pierce finished with 14 yards on six carries as his replacement, Justin Forsett, shined. Harbaugh did not say who would start Thursday against Pittsburgh, though he said both backs would play a lot and rookie Lorenzo Taliaferro would mix in too.