Baltimore Ravens Hold On Late, Beat Tennessee Titans 24-16 in London
Behind six field goals by Justin Tucker, the Baltimore Ravens got back in the win column on Sunday in London with a 24-16 win over the Tennessee Titans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the league's final game of the year in the U.K.
Rookie wideout Zay Flowers scored his first-career NFL touchdown and quarterback Lamar Jackson was superb once again throwing for 223 yards on 21-of-30 passing on the day with one touchdown and one interception. Flowers scored his touchdown in the first half on a 10-yard pass from Jackson, giving the Ravens a 15-3 lead.
The third quarter belonged to the Titans. A 64-yard scamper by running back Derrick Henry out of the wildcat formation set up an early field goal narrowing the lead to 18-6. Then a 15-yard touchdown run by Henry that was set up by an interception by Sean Murphy-Bunting deep in Ravens territory and a personal foul call on Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton put Tennessee within one score at 18-13. Hamilton was ejected from the game for a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit on Titans receiver Chris Moore.
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Ravens safety Geno Stone intercepted Ryan Tannehill on the next Titans' possession and halted the momentum shift in the third quarter that was owned by Tennessee. That set up a Tucker 20-yard field goal and a 21-13 Baltimore lead entering the fourth quarter.
Tannehill left the game early in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury and rode the cart to the locker room for x-rays. Second-year signal-caller Malik Willis came on in relief.
The Ravens added another field goal with 4:16 left in the game - Tucker's sixth of the day - that extended the lead further at 24-13 making it a two-possession game.
The defense turned up the heat after Willis entered the game with constant pressure in the backfield and blanket coverage in the secondary. Willis was able to move the ball in short spurts with his feet but that didn't help down 11 points late in the game.
Titans running back Tyjae Spears had an impressive catch-and-run for 49 yards that put Tennessee at the Ravens six-yard line with 1:46 left in the game. A sack by Kyle Van Noy was nullified by Arthur Maulet stopped the clock and moved the ball to the three.
After a comical series of penalties on both sides of the ball, the Titans added a Folk 38-yard field with 38 ticks left for a 24-16 Ravens win.
Next up for the Ravens is the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium next Sunday.
