Baltimore 31, Cleveland 15
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 22, 2019
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
49°
Head Official:
Alex Kemp
Attendance:
67431
By Field Level Media
Lamar Jackson passed for three touchdowns and rushed for 103 yards, helping the Baltimore Ravens pull away for a 31-15 win over the host Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon to secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Tight end Mark Andrews hauled in two of Jackson's touchdown passes. Running back Mark Ingram II caught the third one.
Justice Hill added a rushing touchdown for Baltimore (13-2), which extended its franchise record with its 11th win in a row.
Baker Mayfield tossed one touchdown apiece to tight end Demetrius Harris and wideout Odell Beckham Jr. for Cleveland (6-9), which lost for the third time in its past four games. The Browns guaranteed a sub-.500 season for the 12th year in a row.
The Browns opened the scoring with 11:53 remaining in the second quarter when Mayfield found Harris for a 1-yard score. It was Harris' third touchdown reception of the season, matching his career high from 2018. Moments later, Austin Seibert missed an extra-point attempt to keep the score at 6-0.
The Ravens pulled in front 7-6 with 1:18 left in the second quarter. Jackson spotted Andrews running down the right seam and hit him with a pinpoint pass for a 39-yard touchdown.
Jackson connected with Andrews for a second touchdown to make it 14-6 with nine seconds to go before halftime. The play increased Andrews' touchdown total to 10 and gave him two multi-touchdown performances this season.
Midway through the third quarter, the Ravens increased their lead to 21-6. Jackson tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ingram, who tied a single-season franchise record with his 15th score (10 rushing, five receiving).
A 47-yard field goal by Seibert cut the Browns' deficit to 21-9 late in the third quarter.
Baltimore responded with its own field goal, a 31-yarder by Justin Tucker, to make it 24-9 with 11:34 left in the fourth quarter.
Cleveland pulled within 24-15 when Beckham hauled in a 3-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield with 8:01 to play. The Browns tried for a two-point conversion on the next play, but Mayfield's pass fell incomplete.
Hill capped the scoring with an 18-yard rushing touchdown to put Baltimore on top 31-15 with 3:39 remaining.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Baltimore |
|
Cleveland |
Lamar Jackson
|
Player |
Nick Chubb
|
17 |
Attempts |
15 |
103 |
Yards |
45 |
6.1 |
Avg Yards |
3.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
15 |
Long |
12 |
Receiving
Baltimore |
|
Cleveland |
Mark Andrews
|
Player |
Jarvis Landry
|
6 |
Receptions |
7 |
93 |
Yards |
74 |
15.5 |
Avg Yards |
10.6 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
39 |
Long |
33 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Baltimore
|
481 |
243 |
238 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
Cleveland
|
241 |
57 |
184 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Browns have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Baltimore will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Ravens have a W/L % of .923 after a win and .500 after a loss.