Cleveland Browns 10-35 Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry impress as Ravens capture AFC North title

Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes, Derrick Henry scored twice and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Cleveland Browns 35-10 to win the AFC North title.

That means the Ravens (12-5) will open the playoffs at home on wild-card weekend against the Los Angeles Chargers or division rival Pittsburgh Steelers.

Baltimore was two games behind the Steelers before winning its final four games and moving into first place.

Meanwhile, the Browns (3-14) ended their miserable season with six straight losses.

Statistics Leader

Cleveland Browns:

pass: Bailey Zappe, 16/31, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
rush: D’Onta Foreman, 10 carries, 27 yards.
take over: Jordan Akins, 6 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD

Baltimore Ravens:

pass: Lamar Jackson, 16/32, 217 yards, 2 TDs
rush: Derrick Henry, 20 carries, 138 yards, 2 touchdowns
take over: Rashod Bateman, 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD

Rating summary


first quarter
Browns 0-7 crow	Nate Wiggins 26-yard interception return for touchdown (extra point)
second quarter
Browns 0-14 crow	Lamar Jackson’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews (extra point)
browns 3-14 Crow	Dustin Hopkins 23-yard field goal
third quarter
Browns 3-21 crow	Lamar Jackson 7-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman (extra point)
fourth quarter
Brown 10-21 Crow	Bailey Zappe’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins (extra point)
Browns 10-28 Crow	Derrick Henry 2-yard rushing touchdown (extra point)
Browns 10-35 crow	Derrick Henry 43 yards rushing touchdown (extra point)

Things were already looking bad for Cleveland early in the game, as Zappe returned the first of two interceptions 26 yards for a touchdown by rookie Nate Wiggins for the game’s first points.

Jackson added touchdown passes to Mark Andrews in the second quarter and a touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman in the third quarter to add to Baltimore’s edge and cap off a stellar statistical season. It was a perfect finish, enough for him to win the league MVP award for the third time.

Jackson finished the regular season with 4,172 yards passing and 41 touchdowns, becoming the first quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns with four interceptions or fewer. Jackson also rushed for 915 yards.

Zappe threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins to make it 21-10 in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens responded with a 70-yard drive that ended with Henry’s two-yard touchdown run.

Henry added another 43 yards rushing late in the game to finish the season with 1,921 yards rushing and a franchise-record 16 touchdowns.

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