Tyus Bowser tracked down Njoku on a fourth-down pass play and dropped him short of the first-down marker to essentially end the game. The Browns (6-6) cut the lead to 13-10 on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to tight end David Njoku late in the third quarter, but the Ravens shut out the Browns in the fourth quarter, milking much of the clock before giving the Browns one final possession with a minute left and no timeouts. The play led Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney to slam his helmet to the ground in frustration.
Jackson pulled out one bit of magic in the third quarter, eluding the Browns’ pass rush by retreating almost 20 yards, then uncorking a long touchdown pass to Mark Andrews that went in the books as a 13-yarder for a 13-3 lead. But as the Ravens have proved again and again this year, style points don’t matter and “winning ugly” is also known as “winning.”ĭespite three first-half interceptions by Jackson - including two on consecutive throws - the Ravens led 6-3 at halftime only because Justin Tucker proved again to be the more reliable kicker, hitting field goals from 52 and 25 yards, and the Browns were inept as the Ravens during a spectacularly bad second quarter that featured five turnovers.īrowns kicker Chase McLaughlin hooked a 46-yard field goal try, wide receiver Jarvis Landry lost a fumble as he was sacked operating out of a Wildcat formation, and quarterback Baker Mayfield fumbled while rolling out when he simply dropped the ball. Jackson finished 20-for-32 for 165 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions, and his passer rating of 46.5 was his worst in 47 career regular-season starts. “I mean, that’s one of the best defensive performances that we’ve seen out here in a long time.” “Defense was just off the charts,” Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said. Jackson threw a career-high four interceptions and played his worst game as a pro, but the defense picked him up, suffocating the Browns and their dangerous running game as the Ravens secured a 16-10 win to stay atop the AFC North race. Against the Cleveland Browns in a huge AFC North showdown at M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. Defensive lapses, poor tackling and mental mistakes have faded away in the glare of Jackson and his highlight-reel plays. BALTIMORE - Countless times during his four-year NFL career, Lamar Jackson has used his transcendent talent to bail the Ravens out of trouble en route to victory.
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