Ravens collapse in next half all over again, slide to Bills, 23-20, for 5th straight residence loss

In a matchup of star quarterbacks, Josh Allen led the Buffalo Expenses to a arrive-from-guiding 23-20 gain with a decisive last generate, handing the Ravens an additional reduction following a 2nd straight 2nd-50 % collapse in Baltimore.

Kicker Tyler Bass’ 21-yard subject purpose as time expired, the last motion of a 12-perform, 77-garden generate that finished the video game, concluded Buffalo’s 20- run inside of M&T Lender Stadium. The Ravens have now lost five straight at home, a franchise file. Future up is a take a look at against the browsing Cincinnati Bengals, the defending AFC North champions.

With a robust 2nd half, Allen outplayed quarterback Lamar Jackson, the early favorite for NFL Most Worthwhile Participant honors. Allen concluded 19-for-36 for 213 yards, a landing and an interception, as properly as 11 carries for 70 yards. He also identified as for and gained a roughing-the-passer penalty on the Bills’ go-ahead travel after a strike by cornerback Brandon Stephens.

Jackson concluded 20-for-29 for 144 yards, a touchdown and two important interceptions, and yet again led the staff with 11 carries for 73 yards. The offense struggled total, ending with 296 yards and 4.6 yards per play.

Two weeks just after the Ravens (2-2) had their property opener ruined by a fourth-quarter collapse in opposition to the Miami Dolphins, they viewed the Payments (3-1) turn out to be the bullies at the time once again. Trailing 20-3 with 3:39 remaining in the 2nd quarter, Buffalo went on a 17- run about the subsequent 15-moreover minutes. Allen’s 11-yard touchdown operate on a naked bootleg evened the score, which held right up until the game’s ultimate minutes.

With broad receiver Rashod Bateman battling with drops and an apparent harm, and with the Costs mainly snuffing out the Ravens’ speeding attack, their offense struggled right after a fast begin. The Ravens did not cross midfield in the 3rd quarter, and Jackson had a go picked off by basic safety Jordan Poyer soon after it was deflected higher at the line of scrimmage. Penalties ended up a dilemma, far too, as the team concluded with 9 for 70 yards overall.

But late in the fourth quarter, the Ravens patched alongside one another enough initial downs to get in selection of a different guide. A 9-lawn completion to huge receiver Devin Duvernay moved the Ravens to the 1. A have by J.K. Dobbins bumped them back to the 4. Soon after a quick third-down scramble by Jackson, the Ravens stored kicker Justin Tucker on the sideline. They left with very little immediately after Jackson’s go to Duvernay, once broad open up in the corner of the conclude zone, was intercepted by Poyer once again.

Hrs before, the Ravens hadn’t required lengthy to go in advance. The Bills, who experienced opened their earlier 8 video games with a landing on their opening generate, started Sunday’s with a in the vicinity of-interception. Two performs right after cornerback Marcus Peters almost secured a decide on, cornerback Marlon Humphrey a lot more than produced up for it.

Allen’s 3rd-down move was deflected at the line of scrimmage by defensive lineman Calais Campbell and then skidded off limited end Dawson Knox’s palms and into Humphrey’s waiting grasp. His return and a Payments penalty set the Ravens up at Buffalo’s 4-property line, and Dobbins took a shovel go from Jackson for a 1-lawn landing catch two plays later on.

Right after the Expenses answered with a industry-intention travel, the Ravens took a when to respond. But at the close of a 15-perform, 81-property drive that drained over 9 minutes off the recreation clock, Dobbins rumbled in for a 4-yard score. He became the next player in franchise record to score each a hurrying and receiving landing in a person quarter, signing up for Ray Rice in the 2nd quarter against the Saints in 2010, in accordance to ESPN Stats and Information.

The Ravens’ 14-3 guide grew from there. Soon after exterior linebacker Odafe Oweh pressured a fumble in Costs territory, the Ravens recovered and turned the short industry into a 42-garden field intention. Soon after a 3rd-and-1 quit on the Bills’ subsequent generate pressured a 3-and-out, the Ravens received into range for Tucker, who manufactured a 51-garden field objective.

Continue to, missed prospects marred their initial 50 %, just as dropped balls spoiled Buffalo’s. Jackson overthrew limited close Mark Andrews on a would-be landing go early in the next quarter, and Andrews had a purple-zone capture disallowed on a questionable offensive-pass-interference penalty two performs afterwards. The Ravens had to settle for Tucker’s very first area purpose.

On Buffalo’s lone landing push, inside linebacker Patrick Queen dropped a would-be interception following a deflected ball fell suitable to his upper body. Allen’s 4-property move to wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie with nine seconds remaining in the to start with 50 percent slash the Ravens’ guide to 20-10.

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Week 5

BENGALS@RAVENS

Sunday, 8:20 p.m.

Television: Chs. 11, 4

Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM

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