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In shutting out Joe Burrow and the Bengals, the Ravens had their best performance of the season at a time when they couldn't afford a loss.
Baltimore is 32-27 all-time vs. Cincinnati in regular-season play, including a 19-16 mark under head coach John Harbaugh. Sunday's contest marks Baltimore's second game against the Bengals in the past three weeks, following Cincinnati's 32-14 win on Thanksgiving Night in Charm City.
The 4-9 Cincinnati Bengals host the 6-7 Baltimore Ravens on Sunday as 2.5-point home underdogs. Both teams still have a shot at winning the weak AFC North, but both are in an uphill battle to make that happen. Going into this weekend ESPN gives the Ravens a 30% shot at making the playoffs, while the Bengals are at 3%.
In the Ravens’ 24-0 win over the Bengals, Lamar Jackson looked more like his usual self and Tavius Robinson made an immediate impact in his return.
The Baltimore Ravens have handed Joe Burrow the first shutout of his six-year career. Lamar Jackson threw for two touchdowns, and Kyle Van Noy and Alohi Gilman teamed up for a 95-yard pick-6 as the Ravens blanked the Cincinnati Bengals 24-0 on Sunday.
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"There is not a team in the NFL that would have won a game today with me as the quarterback," Joe Burrow said in his postgame press conference.
The two-team race for first place in the AFC North is heating up. The Pittsburgh Steelers have jumped to the top of the standings, but the Baltimore Ravens can