Lamar Jackson Leads Ravens to AFC North Title with 35-10 Win

Lamar Jackson delivered a stellar performance as the Baltimore Ravens secured the AFC North title and the third seed in the conference with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another 63 yards leading the Ravens to their playoff spot. The win also guarantees that the Ravens will host either the Los Angeles Chargers or the Pittsburgh Steelers in the upcoming NFL playoffs. Lamar Jackson’s impressive stats included 16 completions out of 32 attempts for 217 yards alongside 63 rushing yards.

He finished the regular season with 4,172 passing yards, 915 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns, making history as the first quarterback to surpass both 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards in a season. Derrick Henry also contributed, rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns, extending his season total to 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns. However, the Ravens did suffer a blow when leading receiver Zay Flowers sustained a knee injury in the second quarter.

In other AFC action, the Cincinnati Bengals kept their playoff hopes alive with a 19-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joe Burrow passed for 277 yards and one touchdown with Ja’Marr Chase hauling in 10 catches for 96 yards and a touchdown. Despite the loss, the Steelers had already secured a playoff berth. Meanwhile, the Bengals need both the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins to lose or tie their games on Sunday to secure a playoff spot.

The Steelers fell to a fourth straight defeat with Russell Wilson completing just 17 passes for 148 yards and one touchdown. Najee Harris rushed for a touchdown and Pat Freiermuth recorded eight receptions for 85 yards. The Steelers will now enter the playoffs as either the fifth or sixth seed.