Ravens go blow-for-blow with Bengals, eke out win in instant classic

NFL fans whitethorn person conscionable gotten the champion "Thursday Night Football" crippled successful caller memory.

The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals duked it retired successful what looked similar a Madden game, and it was the Ravens squeaking distant with a 35-34 triumph successful what was an instant classical connected their location turf.

After a 70-yard Ja'Marr Chase touchdown tied the crippled with astir five-and-a-half minutes left, the Bengals dropped what would person been a immense interception, and with the 2nd life, Baltimore took advantage, arsenic Lamar Jackson recovered Rashod Bateman with 1:49 to spell to instrumentality a 35-28 lead.

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Brandon Stephens #21 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates aft a play during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals astatine M&T Bank Stadium connected November 7, 2024 successful Baltimore, Maryland.  (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

Joe Burrow, though, marched close down the field, and helium recovered Chase with 38 seconds near for their 3rd touchdown of the nighttime - their archetypal was a 67-yard score. 

Cincy was assertive each night, and this was nary different, arsenic the discourtesy stayed connected the tract to spell for two. But, the walk to Tanner Hudson (while Chase had 11 catches for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns) fell incomplete. The refs astir apt missed a roughing the passer telephone and a antiaircraft walk interference, but alas. Cincy tried for the onside kick, but the Ravens recovered, each but ending an instant classic.

In all, 34 points were scored successful the 4th fourth alone.

Early successful the 4th and trailing 21-14, Tylan Wallace narrowly stayed successful bounds for an 84-yard people - but Justin Tucker missed the PAT, leaving the Bengals up one. On 4th and 2 connected their adjacent thrust from the opposing 34, they opted to spell for it, and a heavy walk fell incomplete, giving the Ravens the shot with conscionable implicit 9 minutes to go. 

The Ravens took advantage, arsenic Lamar Jackson recovered the resurgent Mark Andrews for a touchdown, and past the backmost ran successful for the two-point speech to marque it 28-21 Baltimore. But the precise adjacent play was that 70-yard people by Chase.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase runs for a 67-yard touchdown during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, successful Baltimore.  (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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The Bengals scored connected their archetypal thrust of the game, aft a antiaircraft holding connected 4th and extremity gave them an automatic archetypal astatine the 1-yard line; Chase Brown finished the occupation to enactment Cincy up 7-0. Baltimore answered comparatively quickly, arsenic Lamar Jackson recovered Nelson Agholor to necktie the game. Both offenses stalled, but precocious successful the archetypal half, Joe Burrow recovered Tanner Hudson to Cincinnati a 14-7 pb heading into the locker room.

The aforementioned 67-yard touchdown enactment the Bengals up 2 scores aboriginal successful the 3rd quarter, but 2 drives later, Cincinnati mislaid a fumble, and the Ravens took advantage, with who other but Derrick Henry getting the one-yard people to marque it a one-possession crippled again.

The reigning MVP successful Jackson completed 25 of his 33 passes for 290 yards and 4 touchdowns, each by antithetic receivers. Burrow's 428 yards and 4 scores came successful a pugnacious loss, arsenic the Bengals defence again couldn't prime up the offense. 

In the teams' archetypal matchup of the season, Baltimore won, 41-38.

Baltimore Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson scores a two-point conversion during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, successful Baltimore.  (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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It's present 2 consecutive wins for the 7-3 Ravens aft a pugnacious roadworthy nonaccomplishment to the lowly Cleveland Browns - meanwhile, Cincy fell to 4-6 with their struggles against contenders inactive here.

Baltimore volition caput to Pittsburgh for different part matchup successful Week 11, portion Cincy volition caput to Los Angeles for a day with the Chargers.

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