The Baltimore Ravens won a divisional thriller to kick off Week 10 on Thursday, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 35-34.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw for four touchdowns in the victory. His last pass of the night was a five-yard pitch to Reshod Bateman for the go-ahead score with one minute and 49 seconds remaining.
Joe Burrow led the Bengals down the field for a touchdown in the final minute, but he couldn’t complete a go-ahead pass on a two-point conversion attempt. Ja’Marr Chase was sensational in defeat, catching 11 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns.
This was the second high scoring duel between the teams, as Baltimore won a 41-38 game in overtime in Cincinnati in Week 5.
The first half of Thursday’s game was relatively quiet, as the teams combined for only 21 points. The Bengals opened the game with a touchdown, but their next possession ended on downs. The Ravens eventually tied the game early in the second quarter, and the teams then traded punts for four possessions before Cincinnati added another touchdown on its last drive of the half.
The Bengals added to their lead to take a 21-7 advantage after their first possession of the third quarter. But a fumble on their next drive gave life to the Ravens, who then began a streak of touchdowns on four straight possessions.
Baltimore went ahead 28-21 before Burrow found Chase for a 70-yard bomb to tie the game again. That led to Bateman’s go-ahead reception before Cincinnati tried to go for two with only 38 seconds left after another Chase score.
Jackson finished the game with 290 yards passing and another 33 rushing. The Ravens improved to 7-3 with the win, sweeping their two games against the Bengals.
Burrow completed 34 of 56 passes for 428 yards and four touchdowns. Cincinnati fell to 4-6.
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Final: Ravens 35, Bengals 34
What a game!
The Ravens outscored the Bengals 28-13 after Cincinnati took a 21-7 lead on the fourth quarter.
The Bengals tried to take a late-lead on a two-point conversion, but the attempt failed.
The Bengals score and go for two...
...And it’s incomplete! The Ravens still lead 35-34!
Touchdown, Ravens!
Lamar Jackson threw his fourth touchdown, and the Ravens have a 35-28 lead.
Baltimore went 70 yards in 11 plays, but left 1:49 for Joe Burrow. Can the Bengals tie or take the lead?
Touchdown, Bengals!
Wow!
One play, 70 yards, and the Bengals have tied the game. Joe Burrow found Ja'Marr Chase on a deep shot down the field to even the score with under six minutes to go.
Chase has nine catches for 238 yards and two scores so far tonight.
Touchdown, Ravens!
Seven plays after the Bengals turned the ball over on downs, Lamar Jackson floated a perfect pass to Mark Andrews on third down for an 18-yard touchdown.
After Jackson ran in a two-point conversion, the Ravens now lead 28-21, their first lead of the night.
Baltimore has scored 21 straight points.
Bengals turn over on downs
For the second time, the Bengals couldn’t convert a fourth down in Ravens territory.
This time, Cincinnati tried to convert a 4th-and-2 from the Baltimore 34, but Joe Burrow threw incomplete. A field goal attempt would have been 52 yards, but the Bengals clearly want to play keepaway from Lamar Jackson.
The Ravens will take over trailing 21-20.
Touchdown, Ravens!
Wow!
We have a 21-20 game after an 84-yard touchdown catch-and-run by Tylan Wallace.
Wallace broke a tackle and then just barely stayed in bounds to run all the way to the end zone. But a missed extra point by Justin Tucker keeps the Bengals in the lead.
Bengals punt after eight plays
The Bengals’ latest drive stalled out at the Ravens’ 40 after a sack.
Cincy punted instead of attempting a 58-yard field goal. Baltimore’s offense now gets back on the field with a chance to tie the game.
End of third: Bengals 21, Ravens 14
The offenses finally opened up a bit in the third quarter, as both sides scored a touchdown after a punt fest to end the first half.
The Bengals will have a 2nd-and-16 at the Ravens 40 when the fourth quarter begins.
Touchdown, Ravens!
Five plays after the Bengals fumbled, the Ravens have a touchdown.
Derrick Henry punched in the score from one yard out, set up by a Lamar Jackson scramble that got Baltimore close to the end zone.
It’s now a 21-14 Cincinnati lead.
Fumble, Ravens recover!
Marlon Humphrey stripped the football from Chase Brown, Roquan Smith recovered it, and the Ravens have great field position on the Cincinnati 31.
Can Baltimore’s offense finally get going?
Ravens punt as crowd goes restless
The Ravens punt again after picking up only one first down on their latest drive, ultimately going only eight yards in six plays.
Baltimore’s offense was booed as it walked off the field.
The Bengals will start inside their own 10 leading 21-7.
Kyle Hamilton downgraded to out
Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton’s night is done after he hurt his right ankle in the first half. Initially questionable to return, Hamilton has now been ruled out, per the broadcast.
Touchdown, Bengals!
The Bengals score on their first play of the second half, as Joe Burrow found Ja'Marr Chase for a 67-yard touchdown.
Chase caught the ball near midfield then outran the Ravens defense for the score.
The Bengals now lead 21-7.
Three-and-out from Ravens to start the second half
A holding penalty on first down was too much for the Ravens to overcome, and they punt on their first drive of the third quarter.
The Bengals will take over on their own 33 with a 14-7 lead.
Halftime: Bengals 14, Ravens 7
The Ravens completed a pass near midfield but couldn’t get out of bounds or spike the ball before time expired, and that will end the first half.
Joe Burrow has already attempted 29 passes, completing 17 for 161 yards and a touchdown.
Lamar Jackson is 10 of 14 for 71 yards and a score.
Baltimore will receive to start the third quarter.
Touchdown, Bengals!
We finally have some more points!
The Bengals engineered a 10-play, 73-yard drive that ended with a three-yard touchdown pass to Tanner Hudson.
The drive nearly ended a few plays earlier when Joe Burrow was picked off, but the potential interception was overturned to incomplete on replay.
Cincinnati leads 14-7.
Kyle Hamilton is questionable to return
The Ravens announced Kyle Hamilton is questionable to come back tonight with an ankle injury.
Hamilton turned his right ankle in the second quarter.
Kyle Hamilton is down for the Ravens
Kyle Hamilton, the Ravens do-it-all safety, is on the field and in pain after the Bengals picked up a first down inside Baltimore’s 20-yard line.
Hamilton is a key piece of the Ravens defense. He had 48 tackles and one forced fumble entering tonight.
Hope you love punts...
...Because the Ravens are punting, the fourth straight drive that’s ended in one.
Both defenses are stepping up after these teams combined for 79 points in their first matchup, which is the highest scoring game in the NFL so far this season.
The Bengals are taking over on their own 27.
Another drive, another punt
This game is turning into quite the defensive battle.
The Bengals just punted — the third straight drive (by either team) that’s ended in a punt and fourth overall.
The Ravens are taking over on their own 20.
We’re still tied at 7.
Ravens punt after three-and-out of their own
A penalty and a failed screen pass set the Ravens back, and they punt after three plays.
The Bengals will take over on their own 30. We’re still knotted up at 7.
Bengals punt after three-and-out
For the first time tonight, the Ravens defense forced both a three-and-out and a punt.
Baltimore will take over on its own 16.
Touchdown, Ravens!
Lamar Jackson rolled out right on 1st-and-goal, faked a run and then found Nelson Agholor wide open in the end zone for a six-yard touchdown catch.
The Ravens went 59 yards in nine plays for the score, set up by a turnover on downs by the Bengals. We’re all tied at 7.
End of first: Bengals 7, Ravens 0
The Bengals dominated the time of possession in the first quarter, but the Ravens are driving and will have 1st-and-10 from the Cincinnati 29 when the second quarter begins.
Bengals turn the ball over on downs
The Bengals went 49 yards in 11 plays, but the Ravens stopped them on 4th-and-3.
Cincinnati’s offense has moved the ball well, and has run double-digit plays on back-to-back drives. That’s a much-needed stop by Baltimore.
The Ravens will take over on their own 41.
Ravens go three-and-out on their first drive
Only six yards for the Ravens in their first three plays, and they punt back to the Bengals.
Cincy takes over near its own 10.
Bengals punch it in after marathon drive
The Bengals are up 7-0 after a one-yard touchdown run by Chase Brown.
Cincinnati went 70 yards in 12 plays for the score. The Ravens actually stopped the Bengals on 4th-and-goal from inside the five, but a defensive holding penalty extended the drive.
Brown scored on the next snap.
Chase Brown ready to step into RB1 role for Bengals
With Zack Moss (neck) sidelined for the foreseeable future, Chase Brown emerged to handle 100 percent of the Bengals’ running back opportunities against the Raiders last week.
The second-year back totaled 157 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown in the victory and should continue to see heavy workloads with Moss out indefinitely. The Bengals did trade for Bears running back Khalil Herbert during Tuesday’s trade deadline, but we shouldn’t expect Herbert to immediately eat into Browns’ workload — if ever.
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Lamar Jackson has found success vs. Bengals
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is 9-1 against the Bengals in his career. According to ESPN Stats and Info, his 74.5 yards rushing per game average against Cincinnati is the most by any quarterback against an opponent since 1950 (with at least 10 starts).
Bengals peaking at right time
Cincinnati is coming off a 41-24 win against the Raiders in Week 9 that was a season-high in points scored. It was the third win in four games for the Bengals.
QB Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes with one interception in the matchup. He'll face a Ravens team that allows eight yards a passing attempt, one of the worst rates in the league.
Ravens' rushing attack unmatched
Ravens RB Derrick Henry leads the NFL in several categories through the first half of the season: rushing attempts (168), rushing yards (1,052), rushing TD (11) and total TD (13). Henry has scored a TD in every game played this season.
Lamar Jackson also leads all quarterbacks in rushing with 505 yards on the season.
Second meeting for teams
The Ravens beat the Bengals 41-38 in overtime in Week 5, the highest scoring game of the season so far. Baltimore trailed by 10 points in the fourth quarter, 38-38, with six minutes left in regulation but came back on an Isaiah Likely touchdown and two field goals by Justin Tucker.