Ravens Bury Burrow-Less Bengals, Stay in First in AFC North

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 8, 2023. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

The Baltimore Ravens buried the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals, winning 34-20 on Thursday Night Football to stay in first place in the AFC North.

The Ravens were trailing, 10-7 when https://twitter.com/JamesRapien/status/1725337499860373753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1725337499860373753%7Ctwgr%5E235491f18ac8c22ed1fec95c73ae607574db64c6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsteelersnow.com%2Fbengals-qb-joe-burrow-leaves-game-with-injury%2F”>Burrow

suffered an injury to his right, throwing wrist while throwing a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon in the second quarter. 

Baltimore took the lead with a 37-yard touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson to Nelson Agholor and then added on with a 10-yard strike from Jackson to Rashod Bateman to make it 21-10. Jackson finished 16 of 26 for 264 yards passing and the two scores. He also ran nine times for 54 yards.

Edwards scored twice and ran 10 times for 58 yards, while rookie Keaton Mitchell added 33 yards on eight carries. Veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. had his first 100-yard game since 2019. He finished with four carries for 119 yards.

The injury to Burrow seemed to take the wind out of the Bengals’ sails, but his was not the only one. All-Pro Ravens tight end Mark Andrews left with an ankle injury, the Bengals lost cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt with a quad injury and Beckham left the game late with a shoulder injury.

The Steelers will visit the Bengals next week after playing the Cleveland Browns this Sunday. 

AFC NORTH STANDINGS

Overall AFC North AFC Head-to-head
Ravens 8-3 3-2 5-3 CIN 2-0, CLE 1-1, PIT 0-1
Steelers 6-3 2-0 4-2 BAL 1-0, CLE 1-0
Browns 6-3 2-2 3-2 BAL 1-1, CIN 1-0, PIT 0-1
Bengals 5-5 0-3 1-5 CLE 0-1, BAL 0-2

UPCOMING AFC NORTH SCHEDULE

Week 11
Sunday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns

Week 12
Sunday, Nov. 26, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, Nov. 26, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos
Sunday, Nov. 26 8:20 p.m. Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 13
Sunday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sunday, Dec. 3, 4:25 p.m. Cleveland Browns at Los Angeles Rams
Monday, Dec. 4, 8:15 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars
BYE: Baltimore Ravens

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