BALTIMORE, Md. – The Baltimore Ravens hosted the Cincinnati Bengals for an AFC North matchup. After going into halftime all tied at 10, the Ravens (3-2) used three field goals by Justin Tucker to grab the 19-17 win over the Bengals (2-3).
A low scoring first quarter saw the Ravens take a 3-0 lead on a 37-yard field goal by Tucker. Early in the second quarter, faced with a third-and-seven in the red zone, quarterback Lamar Jackson hit tight end Mark Andrews for an 11-yard touchdown giving the Ravens a 10-0 lead. After forcing a fourth punt by the Bengals, Baltimore drove across midfield until Cincinnati defensive back Vonn Bell intercepted Jackson. The Bengals took over on their own 17-yard line and put together an eight-play, 83-yard drive leading to a 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Burrow to former Raven tight end Hayden Hurst cutting Baltimore’s lead to 10-7 with just under five minutes remaining in the half. Evan McPherson hit a 40-yard field goal before half for Cincinnati making the score 10-10 at halftime.
After a failed fourth-down attempt by the Ravens on their opening possession of the second half, the Bengals took over on their own 41-yard line. On the very next play, Burrow was picked off by linebacker Patrick Queen who returned the ball to Cincinnati’s 46-yard line. Tucker added a 58-yard field goal giving the Ravens a 13-10 lead. The Bengals started their next possession on their own 25-yard line and drove down to Baltimore’s two-yard line faced with a fourth-and-goal. The Baltimore defense came up big, stopping Cincinnati to take over on their own two-yard line.
The Ravens drove 90-yards down the field to the Bengals eight-yard line and tacked on a 25-yard field goal by Tucker making the score 16-10 with 9:41 remaining in the game. Cincinnati responded soon after in their next possession on a one-yard plunge from Burrow giving the Bengals a 17-16 lead with 1:59 remaining in the game. Jackson and the Ravens started their drive at their own 25-yard line and were in Cincinnati territory within four plays on a 19-yard run by Jackson with just over a minute to play. Baltimore ran the clock down to three seconds and brought out Tucker for the 43-yard game winning field goal.
TUCKER MAGIC:
Tucker was a perfect 4/4 on field goals on the night and is also a perfect 9/9 on the season.
UP NEXT:
The Bengals will travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints (2-3) on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1:00 p.m. The Ravens will hit the road to take on the New York Giants (4-1) for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, Oct. 16.
