Lamar Jackson threw three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Baltimore Ravens came from 21-7 down to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in a 35-34 thriller on Thursday night.
The current MVP found a game-winning five-yard pass to wide receiver Rashod Bateman with just under two minutes remaining.
Cincinnati still had a chance to win after receiver Ja’Marr Chase’s third touchdown brought them within one point but the Bengals — who lost to Baltimore in overtime last month — decided to go for two points and the lead, and Joe Burrow’s pass for Tanner Hudson sailed high.
In a remarkable game, Baltimore had 231 of their 389 total yards in the fourth quarter.
Jackson threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns. Burrow threw for 428 yards and four TDs, with the Benglas falling to 4-6 despite looking good for so long in the game.
Lamar Jackson had 4 passing TDs tonight.
He has 24 passing TDs on the season (only 2 INTs)
He had 24 passing TDs all of last season.MVP x3? 👀 @Lj_Era8 pic.twitter.com/ds1FRbcPji
— NFL (@NFL) November 8, 2024
“It’s crazy,” Chase said. “I would never in a million years expect me to play this well and he [Burrow] play this well and still have the record like this.
“It sucks losing to those guys. But if we keep playing and win, we’ll be where we want to be.”
“It starts with Lamar, and oftentimes it ends with Lamar,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said.
“But in between Lamar and Lamar, there’s a lot of great players out there that are surrounding him. I think that’s kind of where our offense is at right now.”
The Ravens move to 7-3 and are second in the AFC North behind the Steelers.
