Cleveland Browns 10-35 Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry impress as Ravens clinch AFC North title | NFL news
Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and Derrick Henry scored two scores as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North division title with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
That means the Ravens (12-5) will open the playoffs at home against either the Los Angeles Chargers or division rivals Pittsburgh Steelers on wild card weekend to open the postseason.
Baltimore was two games back of the Steelers at one stage before winning their final four games to finish on top.
The Browns (3-14), meanwhile, are coming off a miserable season with a six-game losing streak.
Statistics leaders
Cleveland Browns:
- Passage: Bailey Zappe, 16/31, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
- hurry: D’Onta Foreman, 10 carries, 27 yards
- Receiving: Jordan Akins, 6 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD
Baltimore Ravens:
- Passage: Lamar Jackson, 16/32, 217 yards, 2 TDs
- hurry: Derrick Henry, 20 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
- Receiving: Rashod Bateman, 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary
The writing was on the wall for Cleveland early in the contest as Zappe saw the first of his two interceptions returned 26 yards for a touchdown by rookie Nate Wiggins for the game’s first points.
Jackson added to Baltimore’s lead when he threw TD passes to Mark Andrews in the second quarter and Rashod Bateman in the third quarter, capping a spectacular statistical season that could be good enough to see him named a third league MVP.
Jackson finishes the regular season with 4,172 yards and 41 touchdown passes, becoming the first quarterback with 4,000 yards and 40 TDs with four or fewer interceptions. Jackson also ran for 915 yards.
Zappe’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins made it 21-10 in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens responded with a 70-yard drive that ended with Henry’s two-yard touchdown.
Henry added another 43-yard run late in the game, finishing the season with 1,921 rushing yards and a franchise-record 16 touchdowns on the ground.
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