Published 22:19 IST, November 8th 2024

Jackson leads Ravens back, and Baltimore stops 2-point attempt to hold off Cincinnati 35-34

Lamar Jackson threw for three fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the Baltimore Ravens stopped Cincinnati on a 2-point conversion with 38 seconds remaining to hold off the Bengals 35-34 on Thursday night.

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 Lamar Jackson threw for three fourth-quarter touchdowns, and Baltimore Ravens stopped Cincinnati on a 2-point conversion with 38 seconds remaining to hold off Bengals 35-34 on Thursday night.

Ravens (7-3) rallied from a 21-7 third-quarter deficit, overcoming a huge game from Cincinnati receiver Ja'Marr Chase. He finished with 11 catches for 264 yards and three touchdowns, including a 5-yarder in final minute to bring Bengals (4-6) within one. Cincinnati — which lost to Baltimore in overtime last month — decided to go for 2 and le, and Joe Burrow's pass for Tanner Hudson sailed high .

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Cincinnati h a chance to take control when it was up 14 with ball in third, but a fumble by Chase Brown gave Ravens a short field, and a nifty scramble along sideline by Jackson set up Derrick Henry’s 1-yard touchdown run.

In fourth, Tylan Wallace turned a short pass into an 84-yard touchdown , barely staying inbounds as a couple of Cincinnati defenders failed to stop him. Justin Tucker missed extra point, but Ravens were within one.

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Cincinnati drove into Baltimore territory, but on both third-and-2 and fourth-and-2, Burrow threw incomplete deep. Jackson gave Ravens le with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews, and n two-time MVP-winning quarterback ran himself for a 2-point conversion.

Chase beat Baltimore deep for a 70-yard touchdown that tied game at 28 with 5:37 to play, but Ravens answered with Jackson's 5-yard scoring toss to Rashod Bateman with 1:49 remaining to go ahe 35-28.

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Baltimore h 231 of its 389 total yards in fourth quarter.

Jackson threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns. Burrow threw for 428 yards and four TDs.

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Ravens lost All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton to an ankle injury late in first half.

Cincinnati scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Brown on game’s first drive. Ravens thought y’d stopped Bengals on fourth down near goal line, but a holding call on cornerback Brandon Stephens gave Cincinnati a new set of downs.

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Baltimore also burned two timeouts on that first drive, one on an unsuccessful challenge.

Jackson threw a 6-yard scoring pass to Nelson Agholor in second, but Bengals took le on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Burrow to Tanner Hudson shortly after Hamilton’s injury.

Ravens got back to around midfield at end of half, but by n y were out of timeouts and clock ran out on m.

Burrow threw a 67-yard touchdown pass to Chase early in third.

Bengals: Visit Los Angeles Chargers on v. 17.

Ravens: Visit Pittsburgh Steelers on v. 17.

 

22:19 IST, November 8th 2024