NewzBALTIMORE (AP) — For 30 minutes, it was hard to tell which team was playing its backup quarterback, Cincinnati or Baltimore.Then the best version of Joe Burrow arrived, and the second half wasn't close.Burrow threw four touchdown passes, and the Bengals rebounded from a desultory first two quarters to beat Baltimore 35-13 on Sunday, handing the Ravens a second straight divisional loss with Lamar Jackson sidelined.Baltimore (4-3) dominated the first half but led only 13-0 after settling for a couple of short field goals. Then the Ravens blew a double-digit second-half lead for the second straight week and 10th time since the start of the 2022 season.Cincinnati scored touchdowns on its first five possessions of the second half.“Just took a deep breath, kept their composure, led,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “And went out there and put together as good of a second-half performance as I've ever seen.”The Bengals (4-2) were shut out in their second meeting with Baltimore last season, and were scoreless through two quarters this time before going 66 yards on the first drive after halftime, capped by Burrow’s 6-yard TD pass to Mike Gesicki.Baltimore, which held the ball for 22:20 in the first half, went three-and-out on its first possession of the second.
Burrow’s 13-yard scoring pass to Tee Higgins put Cincinnati ahead to stay.“That second half is who we have to be,” Burrow said. “Our defense played well in the first half in limiting the points on the board and keeping us in it. We were able to make those plays down the stretch, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
We can do that for a full game.”The Ravens put together one more decent drive, but on fourth-and-2 from the Cincinnati 12, Tyler Huntley threw incomplete.The Bengals then showed why Baltimore decided to be so aggressive, driving 88 yards and going up 21-13 on Samaje Perine's 1-yard run. Burrow added a 2-yard scoring pass to Ja'Marr Chase and a 16-yarder to Drew Sample.“Right now, we’re too much of a momentum team,” Ravens coach Jesse Minter said. “We’re riding the wave when it’s good, and we’re riding the wave when it’s bad.
I think that’s a main focus for us to be able to stay a little bit more even-keeled and continue to make plays and do things.”The Ravens became the first team in 76 years to lead by at least 13 points at halftime and lose by at least 20, according to Sportradar. CINCINNATI, Ohio — Sunday in Baltimore was a tale of two halves for Joe Burrow and the Bengals offense. After not scoring a point in the first half and gaining only 59 yards, Burrow and the offense erupted for 35 consecutive points to rout the Ravens, 35-13.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes in the second half, and the Cincinnati Bengals rebounded from a desultory first two quarters to beat Baltimore 35-13 on Sunday, handing the Ravens a second straight divisional loss with Lamar Jackson sidelined.Baltimore (4-3) dominated the first half but led only 13-0 after settling for a couple of short field goals. He practiced in a limited role during the week but was inactive again.Baltimore's running game wasn't much of a factor without him, but Huntley threw for 215 yards in the first half — 120 of them to Zay Flowers. The shifty Flowers opened the scoring with a 48-yard catch-and-run.Cincinnati kept pouring it on after erasing the 13-0 deficit.
Former Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco relieved Burrow late, closing out the Ravens' fifth loss in their past six home games.Baltimore has outscored opponents by 65 points in the first half this season, while being outscored by 70 after the break.InjuriesBengals: S Kyle Dugger injured his quadriceps, and TE Erick All Jr. hurt his knee.Ravens: Rookie G Vega Ioane (knee) exited in the first half.Up nextBengals: Tennessee at home next Sunday.Ravens: At Buffalo next Sunday.___This story corrects a previous version with Cincinnati tight end Erick All Jr. injuring a knee, not cornerback DJ Turner II.___See AP’s full NFL coverage here
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