Ed Reed's amazing body

Ed Reed's remarkable performance Sunday against Buffalo provided another chapter in the book on his wondrous career. The Ravens safety forced a fumble in the first quarter, had a big interception to start the second half, and one play after suffering an apparent leg injury late in the third quarter, got another interception.

This after six weeks on the physically-unable-to-perform list while rehabilitating from hip surgery.

Reed said later he "strained" his left quadriceps muscle on a long sideline throw for Lee Evans with 13 seconds left in the period. He stayed in the game, however, and on the next play picked off another deep ball from Ryan Fitzpatrick. He returned the ball 40 yards to the Bills' 9, showing no hint of an injury.

The second interception went for nought, though, when Joe Flacco and Willis McGahee botched the handoff on the first play of the fourth quarter.

At one point, TV cameras caught Reed leaving the field down the steps behind the Ravens' bench. But, Reed said, he didn't go to the locker room.

"I didn't go all the way [in], I just went to the stairs," he said.

There, he said, he made an adjustment in his padding and quickly returned.

Asked if the game met his own personal standard as one of the game's best safeties, Reed said, "Mentally, it's a little tough because I missed some calls with those guys. My standard is just what God is going to let me do on that day. I have no plans at making certain plays or anything like that. All I ask is just to be on the same page as those guys and do my job."

That even included fielding a punt early in the fourth quarter.

"I caught punts all during PUP, just for locating the ball and I've been catching punts for a long time," he said.

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(baltimoresun.com)