Baltimore (AP) – Quarterback Lamar Jackson won a spectacular playmaking duel with Joe Burrow and led the Baltimore Ravens to a 35:34 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL. Both quarterbacks had four touchdown passes each. Jackson threw passes for a total of 290 yards. Burrow even threw for an outstanding 428 yards, but in the end he was unlucky because the referees didn’t call any fouls in the decisive scene after the last touchdown and there were no points at all instead of the hoped-for two points. The three touchdowns for Bengals pass receiver Ja’Marr Chase and his 264 yards after caught balls were therefore ultimately worthless.
The Ravens, on the other hand, were happy about their seventh win of the season despite being 14 points behind in the second half. A touchdown from Derrick Henry brought the hosts back into the game, who has now reached the end zone in every game of the season and has already delivered extremely strong performances as a newcomer.
For the Bengals, the defeat meant a severe setback in the race for the playoff places. In the AFC North, the team is only in third place behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Ravens. Only the division winner is safe in the playoffs. All other teams are fighting for the remaining three places in a conference.
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