NFL Thursday night: Baltimore beats Bengals in shootout
The Baltimore Ravens stopped a 2-point conversion pass with 38 seconds to play to hang on to a 35-34 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.
Baltimore turned a 21-7 deficit into a 28-21 lead in the second half. But Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase to tie the score with 5:37 to play.
The Ravens answered with their fourth consecutive touchdown drive, capped by a 5-yard TD pass from quarterback Lamar Jackson to wide receiver Rashod Bateman with 1:49 remaining.
That left plenty of time for Cincinnati to get off nine snaps and move 70 yards for a 5-yard touchdown pass from Burrow to Chase. But Baltimore stopped the 2-point conversion attempt and recovered an onside kick to finish the victory.
Jackson completed 25-of-33 passes for 290 yards with four touchdown and no interceptions. He had an 84-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tylan Wallace, who entered the game with two receptions for 34 yards this season.
Burrow completed 34-of-56 passes for 428 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. The first of his three touchdown passes to Chase covered 67 yards. The Bengals wide receiver had 11 receptions for 264 yards against Baltimore.
The Ravens’ second-half comeback started with running back Derrick Henry’s 1-yard touchdown run that cut Cincinnati’s lead to 21-14 with 4:12 left in the third quarter.
The former Alabama All-American became the fifth player in the NFL’s Super Bowl era to score a touchdown in each of his first 10 games of a season. He followed O.J. Simpson in the Buffalo Bills’ first 14 games in 1975, John Riggins in the Washington Redskins’ first 12 games of 1983, Jerry Rice in the San Francisco 49ers’ first 12 games in 1987 and Todd Gurley in the Los Angeles Rams’ first 10 games in 2018.
The touchdown also made Henry the third player in NFL history with 12 rushing TDs in at least six seasons, joining LaDainian Tomlinson, who had seven seasons with at least 12 rushing touchdowns, and Emmitt Smith, who had six.
The NFL’s leading rusher, Henry had 68 yards on 16 rushing attempts and a 3-yard reception against the Bengals.
In addition to Henry, six players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during the Cincinnati-Baltimore game:
- Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama) was designated as a game-day inactive. A knee injury kept Armour-Davis off the field.
- Bengals safety Jordan Battle (Alabama) made seven tackles in his most extensive defensive action of the season.
- Jermaine Burton (Alabama) started for the Bengals. Burton had one reception for 11 yards.
- Ravens wide receiver Malik Cunningham (Park Crossing) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Ravens guard Darrian Dalcourt (Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Marlon Humphrey (Hoover, Alabama) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made five tackles, registered one quarterback hit, broke up one pass and forced one fumble. Baltimore recovered the fumble at Cincinnati’s 31-yard line to set up Henry’s touchdown.
- Ravens safety Eddie Jackson (Alabama) did not record any stats.
- Bengals defensive tackle Cedric Johnson (Davidson) was designated as a game-day inactive.
- Bengals guard Tashawn Manning (Auburn) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Fort Payne) made his four extra-point attempts.
- Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Bengals defensive tackle Justin Rogers (Auburn) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing) started at cornerback for the Bengals. Taylor-Britt made four tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and broke up two passes. Taylor-Britt nearly intercepted Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson withy 5:27 left to play. Video review overturned the call on the field. The Ravens retained possession and drove for a tie-breaking touchdown.
Baltimore (7-3) stays in the AFC North for its next game when the Ravens play the Pittsburgh Steelers at noon CST Nov. 17 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati (4-6) stays in prime time when the Bengals play the Los Angeles Chargers at 7:20 p.m. Nov. 17 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.