Category: Ravens

Ravens rout Browns to win AFC North championship

The Ravens down the Browns and win the AFC North

People were blabbering about the Cincinnati Bengals as the AFC North team no one wants to face in the playoffs. They should focus more on a team that won the division and is actually in the postseason, the Baltimore Ravens.

Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry & Co. won the division on Saturday with a 35-10 trouncing of the Cleveland Browns. The victory avenged an early season defeat Cleveland and was Baltimore’s fourth straight.

With a great 1-2 punch on offense and a defense that has come around big time, facing the Ravens in the playoffs will be a test for any opponent.

Henry rushed for 138 yards and two touchdown in the victory. Jackson threw for 217 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also rushed for 63 yards.

Baltimore has won four in a row heading into the postseason as the third seed in the AFC.

Cleveland finished at 3-14 in a disappointing season and is headed home with a hight draft pick.

Ravens’ 355-pound Michael Pierce makes first NFL interception

The Ravens’ 355-pound defensive tackle Michael Pierce with an interception

Michael Pierce is in his eighth season in the NFL. Seven have been with the Baltimore Ravens.

In his 99th career game, the 6-0, 355-pound defensive tackle made his first NFL interception.

The Baltimore Ravens were up 35-10 on the Cleveland Browns on Saturday when Bailey Zappe dropped to pass late in the fourth quarter.

Zappe’s throw went right into the hands of Pierce.

The defensive lineman started to return it but thought better of it and dropped to his knees despite having plenty of open field in front of him.

The Ravens erupted in celebration for their teammate who played college ball at Samford.

Former Ravens star Ray Lewis weighed in on Pierce’s decision.

Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry refused to eat Christmas MVP cake

Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry were not partaking in cake after the Ravens win

It isn’t hard to understand how great Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are when you see how disciplined they are about their diet.

AFter the Baltimore Ravens pummeled the Houston Texans, 31=2, on Christmas, Jamie Erdahl and Netflix gave them coats and MVP cakes.

No matter how Erdhal tried to prod Henry and Jackson, neither was about to let the cake intrude on their strict eating regimens.

Lamar Jackson dazzling on Christmas for Ravens

Lamar Jackson was having a game for the Ravens on Christmas

Lamar Jackson was putting on a Christmas show of his own in Houston on Wednesday.

The Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback was using his brain, arms and legs to leave the Houston Texans rattled.

In the second quarter, he took eight seconds before locating Isaiah Likely for a TD pass.

Then, after Beyonce, he showed some great legs of his own with a 48-yard touchdown run.

Baltimore led 24-2 after the last Jackson score.

He found another tight end, Mark Andrews for another TD.

Marlon Humphrey with pick-six off Russell Wilson for Ravens

Marlon Humphrey with a big pick-six off Russell Wilson

Lamar Jackson threw an interception on Saturday. It was up to the Baltimore Ravens defense to respond.

And respond, they did.

Marlon Humphrey picked off Russell Wilson and returned it 37 yards in the fourth quarter for a TD to make it 31-17 in favor of the Ravens.

The pick-six was the first of Humphrey’s elite career and pushed the Ravens closer to clinching a playoff spot.

Baltimore Ravens suspend WR Diontae Johnson for one game

Baltimore Ravens suspend WR Diontae Johnson

Dionta Johnson’s stay in Baltimore has been less than productive.

The wide receiver has five targets with one reception for six yards.

Now, he will be out for a game after the Ravens bye week.

Baltimore suspended Johnson on Wednesday for one game.

Adam Schefter reported the ban comes because Johnson refused to enter the game on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.

John Harbaugh, Ravens best Jim Harbaugh, Chargers

John Harbaugh 3, Jim Harbaugh 0 in the battle of the brothers

The brothers Harbaugh went at it on Monday Night Football.

Or their teams did and John’s Baltimore Ravens came out on top of Jim’s Los Angeles Chargers, 30-23.

Lamar Jackson was his magnificent self, accounting for three TDs as John upped his record against Jim to 3-0.

The Ravens’ defense held the Chargers below 300 yards of total offense. Of particular note was the rushing game for LA, or lack of it compared to Baltimore.

The Chargers rushed for 83 yards on 20 carries. Derrick Henry had 140 rushing yards for the Ravens.

Justin Herbert was sacked four times. He did have a rushing touchdown to open the scoring but threw for only 218 yards.

Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Lamar Jackson monster stats in Bengals-Ravens 2024 season series

Stunning stats put up by superstars in Ravens-Bengals games in 2024

The Baltimore Ravens outscored the Cincinnati Bengals 76-72 in sweeping the season series in 2024.

The games provided quite the showcase for the teams’ stars.

  • Joe Burrow: 61-of-95 passing, 820 yards, nine touchdowns.
  • Ja’Marr Chase: 21 receptions, 457 receiving yards, six touchdowns
  • Lamar Jackson:  51-of-74 passing,   638 yards, eight touchdowns, 88 rushing yards

The Ravens accounted for 909 yards of total offense in the sweep. The Bengals had 912 yards.

The Bengals lost two fumbles, one in each game. Jackson threw one pick in the game in October.

 

 

 

 

 

Ravens hold off Bengals as two-point conversion attempt fails

The Ravens are 7-3, the Bengals 4-6 after a wild game in Baltimore

In a slobberknocker of a Thursday Night Football game, it came down to a two-point conversion.

Joe Burrow’s pass to Tanner Hudson was incomplete and the Baltimore Ravens had a 35-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The setup came after Burrow drove Cincinnati 70 yards over nine plays. He hit his third touchdown pass of the game to Ja’Marr Chase to bring the Bengals within a point.

The Ravens had scored touchdowns on four consecutive drives to overcome a 21-7 deficit.

Baltimore won the season series. The Ravens outscored the Bengals 76-72, winning the first game in overtime.

Burrow threw for 428 yards, completing 34-of-56 passes.

Chase had 11 receptions for 264 yards and three touchdown receptions.

For the Ravens, Lamar Jackson was 25-of-33 for 290 yards and four touchdowns.

Who is Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace?

Tylan Wallace had a career game for the Ravens against the Bengals

Wait long enough and your time will come … especially if Lamar Jackson is your quarterback.

Tylan Wallace caught three passes for 115 yards on Thursday, one an 84-yard touchdown play.

Wallace was a fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma State by Baltimore in 2021.

His entire contribution in receiving coming into the AFC North game with the Cincinnati Bengals was nine receptions for 98 yards coming into Week 10.

The 5-foot-11, 202-pound Wallace had two catches for 31 yards before Thursday night.

At Oklahoma State, Wallace had 3,434 receiving yards. He had 1,491 in 2018 and 922 in 2021.