NFL fans may have just gotten the best “Thursday Night Football” game in recent memory.
The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals duked it out in what looked like a Madden game, and it was the Ravens squeaking away with a 35-34 victory in what was an instant classic on their home turf.
After a 70-yard Ja’Marr Chase touchdown tied the game with about five-and-a-half minutes left, the Bengals dropped what would have been a huge interception, and with the second life, Baltimore took advantage, as Lamar Jackson found Rashod Bateman with 1:49 to go to take a 35-28 lead.
The Bengals scored on their first drive of the game, after a defensive holding on fourth and goal gave them an automatic first at the 1-yard line; Chase Brown finished the job to put Cincy up 7-0. Baltimore answered relatively quickly, as Lamar Jackson found Nelson Agholor to tie the game. Both offenses stalled, but late in the first half, Joe Burrow found Tanner Hudson to Cincinnati a 14-7 lead heading into the locker room.
The aforementioned 67-yard touchdown put the Bengals up two scores early in the third quarter, but two drives later, Cincinnati lost a fumble, and the Ravens took advantage, with who else but Derrick Henry getting the one-yard score to make it a one-possession game again.
The reigning MVP in Jackson completed 25 of his 33 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns, all by different receivers. Burrow’s 428 yards and four scores came in a tough loss, as the Bengals defense again couldn’t pick up the offense.
In the teams’ first matchup of the season, Baltimore won, 41-38.
It’s now two straight wins for the 7-3 Ravens after a tough road loss to the lowly Cleveland Browns – meanwhile, Cincy fell to 4-6 with their struggles against contenders still here.
Baltimore will head to Pittsburgh for another division matchup in Week 11, while Cincy will head to Los Angeles for a date with the Chargers.
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