Ravensโ Defeat โคBengals in Thanksgiving Night Showdown
Cincinnati, OH – The Baltimore Ravens secured a โฃ34-20โ victory over the Cincinnati Bengals inโค a highly anticipated Thanksgiving night matchup โat Paycor Stadium. Lamar Jackson led the Ravens with โค319 passing yards and four total touchdowns – three passingโฃ andโ one rushing – solidifying Baltimore’s position atop the AFCโฃ North.
Thisโค divisional clash carried significant weight for both teams vying for playoff โคcontention.โค The Ravens (9-3) extend their leadโ in the AFC North, while the Bengals (5-7) face an increasingly challenging path โto the postseason.The game showcased a dynamic offensive โperformance from Baltimore, countered by a struggling โCincinnati offense despiteโฃ a strong effort fromโ quarterbackโฃ Jake Browning, who filledโ inโค for the โinjured Joe Burrow.
The Ravens quickly established control,โฃ scoring touchdowns on their first three possessions. โคJackson connected with โฃZay Flowers for a 57-yard touchdown pass early in the first quarter, followed โฃby a rushing touchdownโฃ and another passing touchdown to Isaiah Likely. Browning respondedโค with aโค touchdown pass to Ja’Marrโ Chase, but the โBengals couldn’t โmaintainโค the momentum.
Baltimore continued โคto dominate, โentering halftime โwith a commanding 24-7 lead.Theโ second half saw both teams exchange โtouchdowns, with Jackson adding another passingโค touchdown to Odell Beckham Jr. Browning foundโข Chase again for a score, โbut the Ravens’ defense proved too strong, โconsistently pressuring the Bengals quarterback andโ limiting their offensive โopportunities.
Key moments โincluded โคaโ crucial interception by baltimore’s Marlon โHumphrey inโข the fourth quarter,effectively sealing the victory.โค The Ravens finishedโฃ the game with 439 total yards of offense, whileโฃ the Bengals managed 349.โค
withโค this win, theโ Ravensโ maintain their strong hold onโ the โขAFC north and continue โฃtheir pursuit of the topโ seed in the AFC playoffs. Theโ Bengals, meanwhile, will โneed toโ winโฃ their โremaining gamesโค and hope for favorable outcomes from other โteams to have a chance at a postseason berth.