Ravens rally by Bengals on Tucker’s last-second FG

Published 12:16 am Monday, October 10, 2022

BALTIMORE (AP) — Justin Tucker kicked a 43-yard field goal on the final play to lift the Baltimore Ravens over the Cincinnati Bengals 19-17 on Sunday night and into sole possession of first place in the AFC North.

Tucker also made a 58-yard kick in the third quarter, and even when the Ravens (3-2) fell behind 17-16 on Joe Burrow’s 1-yard sneak with 1:58 remaining, they could feel confident because they only needed a field goal. Tucker’s game-winner extended his streak to 61 straight successful field goals in the fourth quarter and overtime.

Lamar Jackson shook off a rough night passing, leading the Ravens with his arm and his legs on the winning drive. Baltimore blew leads of 21 and 17 points in its previous two home games when it lost to Miami and Buffalo. The Ravens squandered a 10-point lead in this one but recovered.

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It was a remarkable turnaround for the Baltimore defense, which allowed 41 points in each of two losses last year to the AFC champion Bengals. This time the Ravens kept Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase mostly under control and pulled off an impressive stand in the third quarter after Cincinnati (2-3) had first-and-goal from the 2.

The Bengals trailed 13-10 when they wasted that opportunity. The key play was a 12-yard loss when Cincinnati tried a reverse pass on second down. A third-down completion put the Bengals back at the 2, but then a shovel pass on fourth down went incomplete.

The Ravens then drove all the way to the other end of the field for a short field goal that made it 16-10. Tucker’s earlier kick from 58 had broken a 10-all tie.

Baltimore took a 10-0 lead on Jackson’s 11-yard scoring pass to Mark Andrews in the second quarter, but the star quarterback was intercepted in Cincinnati territory on the next drive.

The Bengals scored on a 19-yard pass from Burrow to Hayden Hurst, and the game was tied by halftime.

Jackson finished 19 of 32 for 174 yards, a touchdown and an interception, and he rushed 12 times for 58 yards. Burrow also had a TD and a pick and was 24 of 35 for 217 yards.

INJURIES

Cincinnati WR Tee Higgins went without a catch and exited with a left ankle injury. … Ravens S Marcus Williams left with a wrist injury. … Baltimore T Ronnie Stanley (ankle) played for the first time since last season’s opener.

UP NEXT

Bengals: Visit the New Orleans Saints next Sunday.

Ravens: Visit the New York Giants next Sunday.

Cincinnati 0 10 0 7 17
Baltimore 3 7 3 6 19

First Quarter

Bal–FG Tucker 37, 8:03.

Second Quarter

Bal–Andrews 11 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick), 13:26.

Cin–Hurst 19 pass from Burrow (McPherson kick), 4:54.

Cin–FG McPherson 40, :04.

Third Quarter

Bal–FG Tucker 58, 10:49.

Fourth Quarter

Bal–FG Tucker 25, 9:42.

Cin–Burrow 1 run (McPherson kick), 1:58.

Bal–FG Tucker 43, :00.

A–70,548.

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Cin Bal
First downs 20 22
Total Net Yards 291 325
Rushes-yards 21-101 28-155
Passing 190 170
Punt Returns 0-0 1-4
Kickoff Returns 2-54 1-15
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-11
Comp-Att-Int 24-35-1 19-32-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-27 1-4
Punts 4-38.5 2-39.5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-20 6-48
Time of Possession 30:01 29:59

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Cincinnati, Mixon 14-78, Perine 3-17, Burrow 3-6, Chase 1-0. Baltimore, Jackson 12-58, Dobbins 8-44, Drake 4-26, Duvernay 3-24, Davis 1-3.

PASSING–Cincinnati, Burrow 24-35-1-217. Baltimore, Jackson 19-32-1-174.

RECEIVING–Cincinnati, Chase 7-50, Hurst 6-53, Perine 4-39, Boyd 3-32, Mixon 3-10, Mik.Thomas 1-33. Baltimore, Andrews 8-89, Duvernay 5-54, Likely 2-7, Robinson 1-8, Wallace 1-8, Proche 1-7, Drake 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.