OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- In Sunday's 27-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco ran twice in the red zone.

Flacco first got drilled on a peculiar read-option call. He later ran into the end zone untouched for a touchdown off a quarterback draw.

So, what was the reasoning behind those calls that had Flacco running around the goal line?

"Well, the one didn't work. So, that wasn't good strategy," offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said. "The other one worked. So, it was good strategy."

Mornhinweg wouldn't elaborate on the strategy itself, but he said he understood the questioning on his decisions. He then revealed that the criticism of his play-calling goes beyond fans and media.

"My wife, when I first met her, she knew zero, nothing about the game," Mornhinweg said Wednesday. "Now, we'll be in the car or she'll text and go, 'Why didn't you just sneak it? Why didn't you just throw it to the tight ends in the back corner of the end zone?' Yeah, OK, every play, we'll just do that. She knows just enough to be sort of dangerous right now."

How often is she correct?

"She's usually right," Mornhinweg said. "She's been through it."

The Ravens have actually been one of the more successful teams in the red zone lately. In Weeks 13 and 14, Baltimore scored the most touchdowns inside the 20-yard line with eight (on nine drives).

But the Ravens struggled in the red zone against the Browns, reaching the end zone once on three drives inside the 20. That spurred more questioning about Mornhinweg's decision-making from fans and those closer to home.