Ravens run win streak to 4 video games by beating Browns 23-16

When the Ravens lined up with Mark Andrews below heart on a fourth-and-1 on the Cleveland 35-yard line with simply over two minutes to play and the rating tied 16-16, nearly everybody within the constructing thought they have been set to have the tight finish sneak the ball for a primary down.

The Ravens had different concepts, nevertheless. Andrews took the snap, spun to his proper and ran for a 35-yard landing that gave the Ravens their first lead because the first quarter. It additionally set the stage for Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders to attempt to lead a game-tying drive in his first common season sport.

Andrews additionally grew to become the Ravens’ all-time chief in receiving yards on Sunday, so it was a memorable day for the longtime Raven.

Sanders opened the drive by hitting tight finish Harold Fannin for a 25-yard achieve after which linked with huge receiver Jerry Jeudy on a 3rd down. Jeudy juked and dodged Ravens defenders to select up a primary down, however there wouldn’t be a magical ending for the fifth-round decide. After a five-yard scramble on first down, Sanders threw three incompletions because the Ravens pressured him and Baltimore was capable of take a knee to shut out a 23-16 win.

It’s the fourth straight win for the Ravens and so they’re now 5-5 after beginning the yr 1-5. They’re additionally one sport behind the Steelers with each video games towards their AFC North rivals forward of them on the schedule. They’ll play the Jets and Bengals within the subsequent two weeks, so they might discover themselves in first place earlier than the primary assembly between the groups in Week 14.

For that to occur, they’ll have to play a cleaner sport than they did on Sunday. Lamar Jackson threw a pair of interceptions — one bounced off working again Keaton Mitchell’s palms and the opposite was batted by Browns defensive lineman Mike Hall Jr. on the line — and so they additionally gave the ball away on a muffed punt. Browns linebacker Devin Bush returned the primary decide for a landing and the Ravens additionally had an offside penalty on a Browns punt that gave Cleveland a primary down on their method to a discipline objective.

On high of the turnovers, the Ravens additionally gave up three Myles Garrett sacks within the first half. He added a fourth within the second half to present him 15 for the season and make him the fourth participant in league historical past with a number of four-sack video games in the identical season.

Those scores helped the Browns to a 16-10 halftime lead and Sanders entered the sport within the third quarter when Dillon Gabriel went for a concussion analysis. Gabriel was in the end dominated out of the sport and Sanders was 4-of-16 for 47 yards and an interception. Sanders was additionally sacked twice, however he did present extra of a capability and willingness to throw the ball down the sector than Gabriel has since coming into the beginning lineup in Cleveland.

The Browns can be in Las Vegas subsequent Sunday and Sanders will possible get the beginning with Gabriel now within the concussion protocol. If he can hit on a couple of extra of these throws, he may wind up with the job after Gabriel is cleared to get again on the sector.