BALTIMORE — It was a costly game for the Baltimore Ravens, suffering four injuries during their 20-14 win over the Cleveland Browns on Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium.

That includes offensive guard Marshal Yanda, who bruised his ribs and left the game, and kick returner David Reed, who suffered a season-ending injury as it’s believed he tore his anterior cruciate ligament.

Plus, starting cornerback Cary Williams and backup inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe sustained concussions and didn’t return.

“I made a cut on the kickoff return, and it buckled,” said Reed, who had just regained the primary kickoff returner job. “My knee buckled. It’s frustrating, but God’s got his plan for me and I’ve just got to let him work his magic.”

Ravens coach John Harbaugh confirmed that a MRI exam will be conducted today to determine the extent of the damage to Reed’s knee.

“David Reed’s injury looks serious,” he said. “That did not look good.”

Meanwhile, it’s unclear if Yanda will be available for next week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

“I don’t know if it’s broken yet or not,” Yanda said. “We’ll find out. I can’t breathe real well right now. I can’t do deep breaths.

“It’s not really feeling any better. I’m on some pain pills right now to slow it down a little bit. Deep breaths are real painful. I was cutting [nose guard Ahtyba Rubin] and he was trying to come across my face and I took a knee right in the ribs.”

Center Andre Gurode filled in for Yanda at right offensive guard.

“I got in and you do what you need to do,” Gurode said. “Marshal and Matt Birk and everybody kept talking to me on the sidelines. I just went in there and played.”

Neither Williams nor Ellerbe were able to return, and the NFL observer in the press box was paying close attention to the diagnosis with the renewed emphasis on concussion protocol.

“Dannell, I think looks pretty decent,” Harbaugh said. “I don’t have a report yet on Cary.”

NOT-SO-SPECIAL TEAMS: The Ravens’ special teams units hadn’t allowed three returns for a touchdown in nine years.

Now, they’ve gained that dubious distinction as they surrendered an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown to Browns star return man Josh Cribbs in the second half.

It was the third punt return of Cribbs’ career that’s gone for a touchdown, his 11th return overall for a score.

There were missed tackles from reserve safety Haruki Nakamura and punter Sam Koch, but there were also breakdowns in lane discipline.

“He’s a great player, a great returner with great vision,” linebacker Albert McClellan said. “We let him get too much and he saw the hole up the middle and hit it. We need to look at the tape to see if we’re spread out too much over the middle or had too many on the left side.”

Outside linebacker Edgar Jones said that the punt team got too bunched up on the left side.

“We squeezed too far on the left hash,” Jones said. “The margin for error on special teams is so small. We can’t give up plays like that. We can’t give up touchdowns.”“It might be guys not staying in their lanes. We all have to be accountable for it. We can’t give up touchdowns. That was the reason why they kind of got back in the game.”

The Ravens intended to prevent Cribbs from having a running lane.

Instead, they gave him a prime one to bust through.

“We wanted to pin the ball over on the left sideline, and we didn’t,” Harbaugh said. “We kicked him a ball that we don’t kick very often. I think when you give a returner like that an opportunity like that in space, in those kind of conditions, he made us pay for it.

“It was not good coverage. It was not a good punt, and we have to do better than that. That’s really what got them back in the game.”

CAUGHT IN THE WEBB: Cornerback Lardarius Webb anticipated a Seneca Wallace pass in the first quarter, accelerating underneath a throw intended for wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi for an interception.

It led to the Ravens’ first touchdown.

“I ended up in the right spot again,” Webb said. “It was great. It felt great to make the play for the team, especially my first game back.”

Due to a left toe injury, Webb was limited to a handful of plays in the nickel package last Sunday in a 34-14 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

He returned to the starting lineup Saturday.

“I don’t think I aggravated it,” Webb said. “It is a little sore. I just could not leave my team hanging. Not that the other guys couldn’t do a great job, because they could, but I just felt like I would be leaving them out. So, it was important for me to be out there.”

Webb said he’s slowly getting back to his previous form. He leads the Ravens with five interceptions.

“If I was my old self, I could run across here,” said Webb, who still uses a protective walking boot. “I’m not there yet. I’m still progressing throughout the week doing cautious things.”

CUNDIFF GETTING HEALTHIER: Kicker Billy Cundiff expressed optimism that he might be healthy enough to kick next week.

Cundiff missed this game with a left calf injury as Shayne Graham kicked field goals from 48 and 43 yards.

“I’m hoping, I really am,” Cundiff said. “It was tough not to play. At the same time, I’ve got to recognize what the big picture is. I’m definitely hoping to be back next week.  We’ll base that on how it goes with the trainers.

“You just don’t want a setback. If I only had to kick for 30 minutes and didn’t have to kick off, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But we don’t play that way. I’ve got to kick off and kick off well. Until I can do that and do that well, that will be the determining factor on making it back. It feels much better than it did last week.”

Cundiff, who has battled the leg injury for weeks and hit only two of five field goals in December, was impressed with Graham.

“He’s a good kicker,” Cundiff said. “I was happy he was able to come in and contribute. We knew we had a guy who could do the job and he was the difference in the game.”

KICKOFF MOVED: The Ravens' kickoff against the Cincinnati Bengals next week has been shifted to 4:15 p.m. from 1 p.m. under the NFL flex scheduling, the league announced.

EVANS SHUT OUT: It wasn’t a sterling game for veteran wide receiver Lee Evans as he started with Anquan Boldin out after undergoing knee surgery to repair a slightly torn meniscus.

Targeted four times, Evans failed to catch a pass and doesn’t appear to have much timing with quarterback Joe Flacco. An end zone pass thrown in his direction was intercepted by cornerback Sheldon Brown.

“I’ve just got to be where he wants me to be when he wants me to be there and to make the plays when I get a chance,” Evans said. “We didn’t do it, I didn’t do it. It’s very disappointing, because the amount of talent we have out here at the wide receiver position warrants a lot more than that.

“So it’s very disappointing, and we know we’ve got to play a lot better if we expect to be the type of offense that we want to be. I put it all on my shoulders. Obviously, I wasn’t where Joe wanted me to be. When you don’t make the best of them, you can’t really earn that trust. Until we get it corrected, it’s just going to be like it is.”

The Ravens also struggled with dropped passes as tight end Ed Dickson had at least two drops. He also caught a touchdown pass, though.

“The first one, I should’ve just fell with that one because it was a little back shoulder and it was wobbling a little bit,” Dickson said. “If I could have any one back, it would be the second one because I had room to run on the back end. Those are the plays you think about all week.

“It takes away from my touchdown. That’s not the type of player I want to be. I want to finish everything. That’s uncharacteristic of myself, the dropped balls. I’m going to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Flacco completed only 11 passes and had trouble connecting with rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith as he completed two of seven passes in his direction for 38 yards.

“It’s just executing,” Smith said. “We all can catch. We wouldn’t be here if we couldn’t. We’ve just got to make the plays. It’s that simple. There’s going to be tough throws and tough catches. It’s the NFL, we’ve got to make those plays. There’s really no excuses.”

REDDING SIDELINED: Veteran defensive end Cory Redding was deactivated due to a right ankle injury that’s been bothering him for a while.

He was replaced in the starting lineup by Arthur Jones.

“I think he did well,” Redding said. “He was a little anxious and did some things. He did not play cautious. That’s what I like about him. He made some spectacular plays. That’s what allowed other guys to make plays. He did his job.”

Does Redding expect to return next week?

“Yeah, that’s the game plan,” Redding said.

SMITH IMPROVES: After a rough game in a start against the San Diego Chargers where he was repeatedly targeted and allowed a touchdown pass to wide receiver Malcom Floyd, rookie cornerback Jimmy Smith improved markedly.

He didn’t allow any long passes.

“I didn’t give up any big plays, that was my goal,” Smith said. “I mean, I’m very aggressive and they saw that on my film. They tried to double-move me a couple times. I learned from it I went back and saw why they tried me on certain things.”

QUICK HITS: Rookie wide receiver Tandon Doss was active for the first time since an Oct. 30 win over the Arizona Cardinals. The fourth-round draft pick had one pass thrown to him, but was unable to catch his first NFL pass of his career. “It’s been a long time,” Doss said. I didn’t get any hands on it. I got my feet wet a little bit. I look forward to doing more. I haven’t played football in an actual game in a while. Of course, there’s going to be some rust.” ... The Ravens deactivated Cundiff, wide receiver LaQuan Williams, running back Anthony Allen (hamstring), cornerback Danny Gorrer, Boldin and linebacker Sergio Kindle. ... The Browns scratched quarterback Colt McCoy and wide receiver Jordan Norwood because of concussions as well as wide receiver Rod Windsor, cornerback James Dockery, center Steve Vallos, defensive end Kiante Tripp and former Ravens offensive tackle Oniel Cousins. ... The Ravens’ game captains were outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, Nakamura and offensive guard Marshal Yanda. ... Running back Ray Rice has 1,869 yards from scrimmage, ranking third in team history. With 13 touchdowns, he’s one behind the single-season franchise record of 14 shared by Jamal Lewis, Willis McGahee and Michael Jackson. ... The Ravens are now 32-5 under Harbaugh when they score first. That includes a 9-0 mark this season. ... The Ravens are 10-0 this season when they lead at halftime and 10-0 when they score at least 20 points. ... In their eight home games, all wins, the Ravens averaged 27.4 points per game and allowed only 14.9 points per game.