2018 Baltimore Ravens season

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Baltimore Ravens
2018 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Steve Bisciotti
Head coach	John Harbaugh
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Offensive coordinator	Marty Mornhinweg
Defensive coordinator	Don Martindale
Home field	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st AFC North
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Chargers) 17–23
Pro Bowlers	OG Marshal Yanda; LB C.J. Mosley; FS Eric Weddle; DT Brandon Williams
Uniform

The 2018 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 23rd season in the National Football League, 11th under head coach John Harbaugh, and their 17th and final season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.

In Week 6, the Ravens set a franchise record, sacking Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota 11 times in a 21–0 win.

After struggling to a 4–5 start, the Ravens went on a 6–1 run to finish 10–6 on the season, thanks to the emergence of rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson, who replaced longtime QB Joe Flacco due to injury. The Ravens clinched the AFC North after defeating the Cleveland Browns in Week 17, reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2014 and winning their division for the first time since 2012; they also finished the regular season ranked first in total defense. However they lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 23–17 in the Wild Card playoffs, which was the first time since 2006 that the Ravens went one-and-done and their first Wild Card playoff loss since 2003.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2018 Baltimore Ravens draft
1	25	Hayden Hurst	TE	South Carolina	from Tennessee
1	32	Lamar Jackson *	QB	Louisville	from Philadelphia
3	83	Orlando Brown Jr. *	OT	Oklahoma
3	86	Mark Andrews *	TE	Oklahoma	from Kansas City
4	118	Anthony Averett	CB	Alabama
4	122	Kenny Young	ILB	UCLA	from Kansas City
4	132	Jaleel Scott	WR	New Mexico State	from Philadelphia
5	162	Jordan Lasley	WR	UCLA	from Tennessee
6	190	DeShon Elliott	S	Texas
6	212	Greg Senat	OT	Wagner	from Oakland
6	215	Bradley Bozeman	C	Alabama	from Tennessee
7	238	Zach Sieler	DE	Ferris State	from Arizona
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

The Ravens traded their first- and fifth-round selections (16th and 154th) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's first and third round selections (22nd and 65th).
The Ravens traded their first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 215th) to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee's first- and fourth-round selections (25th and 125th).
The Ravens traded their second- and fourth-round selection (52nd and 125th) and a second-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first- and fourth-round selections (32nd and 132nd).
The Ravens traded their third-round selection (75th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's third- and fourth-round selections (86th and 122nd).
The Ravens traded their fifth-round selection (152nd) to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee's fifth- and sixth-round selections (162nd and 215th).
The Ravens traded this third-round selection (65th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's third-, fifth-, and sixth-round selections (75th, 152nd, and 212th).
The Ravens traded a seventh-round selection (238th) to Arizona in exchange for center Tony Bergstrom, the pick later traded back to the Ravens.[1]
The Ravens were awarded a sixth-round compensatory pick (215th overall); later traded to Tennessee, then traded back to the Ravens.[2]

Staff

**2018 Baltimore Ravens staff**

	Front office Owner – Steve Bisciotti President – Dick Cass Executive vice president/general manager – Ozzie Newsome Assistant general manager – Eric DeCosta Senior vice president of football administration – Pat Moriarty Director of pro personnel – Vince Newsome Director of college scouting – Joe Hortiz Director of football administration – Jessica Markison Senior personnel assistant – George Kokinis Assistant director of pro personnel – Chad Alexander Head coaches Head coach – John Harbaugh Assistant head coach/interim offensive coordinator – Greg Roman Assistant to the head coach – Dan Parsons Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Marty Mornhinweg Quarterbacks – James Urban Running backs – Thomas Hammock Wide receivers – Bobby Engram Wide Receivers – Matt Weiss Tight ends/Offensive assistant– Andy Bischoff Offensive line – Joe D'Alessandris Assistant offensive line – Richard Angulo Senior offensive assistant – Craig Ver Steeg			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Don Martindale Defensive line – Joe Cullen Assistant defensive line/Outside Linebackers – Drew Wilkins Linebackers – Mike MacDonald Secondary – Chris Hewitt Defensive quality control – Sterling Lucas Defensive Staff Assistant – Brian Duker Defensive Staff Assistant – Jesse Minter Special teams coaches Associate head coach/special teams coordinator – Jerry Rosburg Assistant special teams – Chris Horton Specialist – Randy Brown Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Juney Barnett Performance coach – Steve Saunders Staff assistant – performance – Brian Ellis Staff assistant – performance – Ron Shrift Staff assistant – performance – Travis Switzer Analytics assistant – performance – Sam Rosengarten

Final roster

**2018 Baltimore Ravens final roster**

	Quarterbacks 5 Joe Flacco 3 Robert Griffin III 8 Lamar Jackson Running backs 37 Javorius Allen 30 Kenneth Dixon 35 Gus Edwards 88 Ty Montgomery 42 Patrick Ricard FB/NT Wide receivers 13 John Brown 15 Michael Crabtree 17 Jordan Lasley 10 Chris Moore 83 Willie Snead IV Tight ends 89 Mark Andrews 86 Nick Boyle 81 Hayden Hurst 87 Maxx Williams		Offensive linemen 77 Bradley Bozeman C 78 Orlando Brown Jr. T 71 Jermaine Eluemunor G 74 James Hurst T 72 Alex Lewis G 68 Matt Skura C 79 Ronnie Stanley T 73 Marshal Yanda G Defensive linemen 97 Michael Pierce NT 95 Zach Sieler DE 96 Brent Urban DE 98 Brandon Williams NT 93 Chris Wormley DE		Linebackers 49 Chris Board ILB 54 Tyus Bowser OLB 99 Matt Judon OLB 57 C. J. Mosley ILB 48 Patrick Onwuasor ILB 90 Za'Darius Smith OLB 55 Terrell Suggs OLB 56 Tim Williams OLB 40 Kenny Young ILB Defensive backs 28 Anthony Averett CB 26 Maurice Canady CB 24 Brandon Carr CB 36 Chuck Clark SS 29 Marlon Humphrey CB 23 Tony Jefferson SS 27 Cyrus Jones CB 41 Anthony Levine SS 22 Jimmy Smith CB 32 Eric Weddle FS 25 Tavon Young CB Special teams 46 Morgan Cox LS 4 Sam Koch P 9 Justin Tucker K		Reserve lists 16 Quincy Adeboyejo WR (PUP) 53 Bam Bradley ILB (PUP) 34 Alex Collins RB (IR) 21 DeShon Elliott FS (IR) 69 Willie Henry DT (IR) 43 Jaylen Hill CB (PUP) 38 Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB (IR) 12 Jaleel Scott WR (IR) 64 Greg Senat OT (IR) 47 De'Lance Turner RB (IR) 6 Kaare Vedvik K (NF-Inj.) Practice squad 63 Kofi Amichia G 60 Randin Crecelius G 31 Robertson Daniel CB 39 Tyler Ervin RB 45 Christopher Ezeala FB 84 Janarion Grant WR 33 Bennett Jackson FS 58 Alvin Jones LB 82 Nick Keizer TE 70 Jake Rodgers OT 14 Tim White WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 13 inactive, 11 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

On February 13, the NFL announced that the Ravens will play the Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 2, at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.[3]

The remainder of the Ravens' preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 11, 2018.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
HOF	August 2	vs. Chicago Bears	W 17–16	1–0	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, Ohio)	Recap
1	August 9	Los Angeles Rams	W 33–7	2–0	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	at Indianapolis Colts	W 20–19	3–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–10	4–0	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
4	August 30	Washington Redskins	W 30–20	5–0	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Ravens' 2018 schedule was announced on April 19.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	Buffalo Bills	W 47–3	1–0	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
2	September 13	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–34	1–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	Denver Broncos	W 27–14	2–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
4	September 30	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–14	3–1	Heinz Field	Recap
5	October 7	at Cleveland Browns	L 9–12 (OT)	3–2	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	at Tennessee Titans	W 21–0	4–2	Nissan Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	New Orleans Saints	L 23–24	4–3	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	at Carolina Panthers	L 21–36	4–4	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
9	November 4	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–23	4–5	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 18	Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–21	5–5	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
12	November 25	Oakland Raiders	W 34–17	6–5	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	at Atlanta Falcons	W 26–16	7–5	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
14	December 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–27 (OT)	7–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–12	8–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
16	December 22	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 22–10	9–6	StubHub Center	Recap
17	December 30	Cleveland Browns	W 26–24	10–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: Baltimore Ravens 47, Buffalo Bills 3

Week 1: Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	0	3	0	3
Ravens	14	12	14	7	47

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: September 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), rain
Game attendance: 70,591
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Alex Collins 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 8:42. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:18.
BAL – John Brown 7-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:32. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:59.

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 41-yard field goal, 13:14. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 0:49.
BAL – Justin Tucker 39-yard field goal, 4:16. Ravens 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:22.
BAL – Michael Crabtree 12-yard pass from Joe Flacco (pass failed), 0:13. Ravens 26–0. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:35.

Third quarter

BAL – Willie Snead 13-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 12:28. Ravens 33–0. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:20.
BAL – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 11:22. Ravens 40–0. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, 0:04.
BUF – Steven Hauschka 35-yard field goal, 2:38. Ravens 40–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:31.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Kenneth Dixon 2-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 3:52. Ravens 47–3. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 8:03.

Top passers

BUF – Josh Allen – 6/15, 74 yards
BAL – Joe Flacco – 25/34, 236 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

BUF – Marcus Murphy – 6 carries, 31 yards
BAL – Kenneth Dixon – 13 carries, 44 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Zay Jones – 3 receptions, 26 yards
BAL – Willie Snead – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD

In a blowout win over the Bills, Ravens QB Joe Flacco passed for three touchdowns before being relieved by rookie Lamar Jackson, while Bills QB Nathan Peterman was benched for rookie Josh Allen after posting a 0.0 passer rating.

Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals 34, Baltimore Ravens 23

Week 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	14	3	6	23
Bengals	14	14	0	6	34

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 13
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear
Game attendance: 50,018
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (NFLN/WBAL): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CIN – A. J. Green 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 10:35. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:38.
CIN – A. J. Green 32-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 6:33. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33.

Second quarter

CIN – A. J. Green 7-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 13:02. Bengals 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:53.
BAL – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 8:20. Bengals 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.
CIN – Tyler Boyd 14-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 2:58. Bengals 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:22.
BAL – Mark Andrews 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 0:08. Bengals 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 0:54.

Third quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 55-yard field goal, 12:35. Bengals 28–17. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:06.

Fourth quarter

BAL – John Brown 21-yard pass from Joe Flacco (pass failed), 9:35. Bengals 28–23. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:15.
CIN – Randy Bullock 28-yard field goal, 3:03. Bengals 31–23. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 6:36.
CIN – Randy Bullock 40-yard field goal, 2:29. Bengals 34–23. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:17.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 32/55, 376 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/42, 265 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

BAL – Alex Collins – 9 carries, 35 yards
CIN – Joe Mixon – 21 carries, 84 yards

Top receivers

BAL – John Brown – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
CIN – Tyler Boyd – 6 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens 27, Denver Broncos 14

Week 3: Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	14	0	0	0	14
Ravens	10	10	7	0	27

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: September 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), light rain
Game attendance: 70,156
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Jane Slater
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Royce Freeman 6-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 13:29. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:04.
BAL – Alex Collins 6-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 10:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:32.
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 35-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 7:02. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:55.
BAL – Justin Tucker 52-yard field goal, 3:38. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

* BAL – Javorius Allen 12-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 8:26. Ravens 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:49.
BAL – Justin Tucker 52-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

BAL – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 7:26. Ravens 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:19.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Top passers

DEN – Case Keenum – 22/34, 192 yards, INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 25/40, 277 yards, TD

Top rushers

DEN – Royce Freeman – 13 carries, 53 yards, TD
BAL – Alex Collins – 18 carries, 68 yards, TD

Top receivers

DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 5 receptions, 63 yards
BAL – John Brown – 5 receptions, 86 yards

Week 4: Baltimore Ravens 26, Pittsburgh Steelers 14

Week 4: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	14	0	3	9	26
Steelers	0	14	0	0	14

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: September 30
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), clear
Game attendance: 62,030
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – John Brown – 33-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco. (Justin Tucker kick), 10:45. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.
BAL – Alex Collins – 3-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco. (Justin Tucker kick), 8:03. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:56.

Second quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell – 34-yard field goal, 14:07. Ravens 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:26.
PIT – Chris Boswell – 39-yard field goal, 6:26. Ravens 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:13.
PIT – Antonio Brown – 26 yard TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger, 2:50. (Ben Roethlisberger pass to James Conner for two-point conversion). Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:58.

Third quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker – 47-yard field goal, 2:50. Ravens 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 3:26.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker – 49-yard field goal, 11:52. Ravens 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 6:15.
BAL – Justin Tucker – 28-yard field goal, 3:37. Ravens 23–14. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:40.
BAL – Justin Tucker – 31-yard field goal, 1:56. Ravens 26–14. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:19.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 28/42, 363 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 27/47, 274 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

BAL – Alex Collins – 11 carries, 42 yards
PIT – James Conner – 9 carries, 19 yards

Top receivers

BAL – John Brown – 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD
PIT – Antonio Brown – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Week 5: Cleveland Browns 12, Baltimore Ravens 9 (OT)

Week 5: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ravens	3	0	3	3	0	9
Browns	0	6	3	0	3	12

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and John Schriffen
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 44-yard field goal, 8:37. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:56.

Second quarter

CLE – Rashard Higgins 19-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (PAT failed), 0:40. Browns 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:19.

Third quarter

CLE – Greg Joseph 35-yard field goal, 7:29. Browns 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 2:59.
BAL – Justin Tucker 25-yard field goal, 0:53. Browns 9–6. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:36.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 32-yard field goal, 0:52. Tied 9–9. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:37.

Overtime

CLE – Greg Joseph 37-yard field goal, 0:02. Browns 12–9. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:55.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 29/56, 298 yards, INT
CLE – Baker Mayfield – 25/43, 342 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

BAL – Alex Collins – 12 rushes, 59 yards
CLE – Carlos Hyde – 17 rushes, 63 yards

Top receivers

BAL – Michael Crabtree – 6 receptions, 66 yards
CLE – David Njoku – 6 receptions, 69 yards

Week 6: Baltimore Ravens 21, Tennessee Titans 0

Week 6: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	7	7	7	0	21
Titans	0	0	0	0	0

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 14
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), rain
Game attendance: 64,441
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Michael Crabtree 4-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:27. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 17 plays, 94 yards, 9:09.

Second quarter

BAL – Alex Collins 13-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 11:56. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:53.

Third quarter

BAL – Alex Collins 2-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 7:40. Ravens 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 7:20.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 25/37, 238 yards, TD, INT
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 10/15, 117 yards

Top rushers

BAL – Alex Collins – 19 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TDs
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 2 rushes, 25 yards

Top receivers

BAL – Michael Crabtree – 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD
TEN – Tajae Sharpe – 2 receptions, 33 yards

Week 7: New Orleans Saints 24, Baltimore Ravens 23

Week 7: New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	7	0	17	24
Ravens	0	10	7	6	23

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: October 21
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly sunny
Game attendance: 70,639
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 31-yard field goal, 6:04. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 63 yards, 7:23.
NO – Benjamin Watson 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 1:53. Saints 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
BAL – Lamar Jackson 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 0:04. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49.

Third quarter

BAL – Mark Andrews 8-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 3:30. Ravens 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:02.

Fourth quarter

NO – Alvin Kamara 2-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 12:32. Ravens 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:58.
NO – Michael Thomas 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 4:58. Saints 21–17. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:18.
NO – Wil Lutz 39-yard field goal, 2:07. Saints 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:12.
BAL – John Brown 14-yard pass from Joe Flacco (kick failed), 0:24. Saints 24–23. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:43.

Top passers

NO – Drew Brees – 22/30, 212 yards, 2 TDs
BAL – Joe Flacco – 26/39, 279 yards, 2 TDs

Top rushers

NO – Alvin Kamara – 17 rushes, 64 yards, TD
BAL – Alex Collins – 11 rushes, 38 yards

Top receivers

NO – Michael Thomas – 7 receptions, 69 yards, TD
BAL – John Brown – 7 receptions, 134 yards, TD

Week 8: Carolina Panthers 36, Baltimore Ravens 21

Week 8: Baltimore Ravens at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	7	0	7	7	21
Panthers	7	17	3	9	36

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 28
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 73,843
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Alex Collins 13-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 7:50. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 7:10.
CAR – Christian McCaffrey 11-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 0:36. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:14.

Second quarter

CAR – Greg Olsen 11-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 13:25. Panthers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:28.
CAR – Christian McCaffrey 6-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 3:45. Panthers 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 6:03.
CAR – Graham Gano 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 0:52.

Third quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 2:58. Panthers 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:33.
BAL – Javorius Allen 9-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 0:10. Panthers 27–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

CAR – Cam Newton 12-yard run (pass failed), 9:52. Panthers 33–14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 5:18.
CAR – Graham Gano 30-yard field goal, 3:10. Panthers 36–14. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:41.
BAL – Hayden Hurst 26-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 1:02. Panthers 36–21. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 22/39, 192 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
CAR – Cam Newton – 21/29, 219 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

BAL – Alex Collins – 11 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
CAR – Cam Newton – 10 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

BAL – Willie Snead IV – 5 receptions, 54 yards
CAR – D.J. Moore – 5 receptions, 90 yards

Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Baltimore Ravens 16

Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	7	6	3	23
Ravens	3	3	7	3	16

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: November 4
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), sunny, windy
Game attendance: 70,997
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 5:02. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:20.
PIT – James Conner 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:03. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:59.

Second quarter

PIT – Antonio Brown 6-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:18. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:46.
BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 4:37. Steelers 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:41.

Third quarter

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 1-yard run (kick failed), 6:46. Steelers 20–6. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:14.
BAL – Alex Collins 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 2:56. Steelers 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 29-yard field goal, 8:26. Steelers 23–13. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:49.
BAL – Justin Tucker 37-yard field goal, 5:23. Steelers 23–16. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:03.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 28/47, 270 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Joe Flacco – 23/37, 209 yards

Top rushers

PIT – James Conner – 24 carries, 107 yards
BAL – Alex Collins – 9 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 7 receptions, 78 yards
BAL – Willie Snead IV – 7 receptions, 58 yards

After 10 years with the team, this would become Joe Flacco’s final start and last game as a Raven as he suffered a hip injury and was replaced by Lamar Jackson, who went on to start the final 7 games of the season. Flacco was ultimately traded to the Denver Broncos during the off-season.

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens 24, Cincinnati Bengals 21

Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	14	0	21
Ravens	7	6	8	3	24

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: November 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 70,077
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Alex Collins 7-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 7:31. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.

Second quarter

CIN – Joe Mixon 1-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 12:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:06.
BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 1:46. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:16.
BAL – Justin Tucker 56-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 0:22.

Third quarter

CIN – Matt Lengel 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 11:46. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:50.
CIN – John Ross 22-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 5:45. Bengals 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:30.
BAL – Gus Edwards 11-yard run (Gus Edwards run), 1:03. Tied 21–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:42.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 24-yard field goal, 8:12. Ravens 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:56.

Top passers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/36, 211 yards, 2 TDs
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 13/19, 150 yards, 1 INT

Top rushers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 2 carries, 29 yards
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 27 carries, 117 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Tyler Boyd – 4 receptions, 71 yards
BAL – Willie Snead IV – 5 receptions, 51 yards

On his first drive as the starting quarterback for the Ravens, Lamar Jackson orchestrated an 11 play, 75 yard gem ending with Alex Collins running the ball in for a touchdown. During the drive Jackson did not throw a single pass but rushed 5 times for 46 yards.[4]

Week 12: Baltimore Ravens 34, Oakland Raiders 17

Week 12: Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	3	7	0	17
Ravens	3	10	7	14	34

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: November 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 70,035
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Balionis
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

OAK – Doug Martin 1-yard rush (Daniel Carlson kick), 8:45. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:15.
BAL – Justin Tucker 47-yard field goal, 4:28. Raiders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:17.

Second quarter

BAL – Cyrus Jones 70-yard punt return (Justin Tucker kick), 12:45. Ravens 10–7.
BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 7:11. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:05.
OAK – Daniel Carlson 42-yard field goal, 2:34. Ravens 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:57.

Third quarter

BAL – Lamar Jackson 5-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 8:10. Ravens 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:50.
OAK – Jared Cook 16-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:09. Ravens 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Michael Crabtree 8-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 11:16. Ravens 27–17. Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 8:53.
BAL – Terrell Suggs 43-yard fumble return (Justin Tucker kick), 5:55. Ravens 34–17.

Top passers

OAK – Derek Carr – 16/34, 194 yards, 1 TD
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 14/25, 178 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Doug Martin – 11 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD
BAL – Gus Edwards – 23 carries, 118 yards

Top receivers

OAK – Seth Roberts – 2 receptions, 54 yards
BAL – Mark Andrews – 1 reception, 74 yards

Week 13: Baltimore Ravens 26, Atlanta Falcons 16

Week 13: Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	7	3	6	10	26
Falcons	3	7	0	6	16

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: December 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), mostly cloudy — retractable roof open
Game attendance: 72,262
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Matt Bryant 44-yard field goal, 9:32. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:28.
BAL – Lamar Jackson 13-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 4:17. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:15.

Second quarter

ATL – Vic Beasley 74-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 11:33. Falcons 10–7.
BAL – Justin Tucker 41-yard field goal, 0:06. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:40.

Third quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 21-yard field goal, 9:59. Ravens 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:01.
BAL – Justin Tucker 45-yard field goal, 0:31. Ravens 16–10. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 8:08.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 47-yard field goal, 7:25. Ravens 19–10. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:38.
BAL – Tavon Young 12-yard fumble return (Justin Tucker kick), 7:16. Ravens 26–10.
ATL – Austin Hooper 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (pass failed), 4:18. Ravens 26–16. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58.

Top passers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 12/21, 125 yards
ATL – Matt Ryan – 16/26, 131 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

BAL – Gus Edwards – 21 carries, 82 yards
ATL – Ito Smith – 7 carries, 22 yards

Top receivers

BAL – Mark Andrews – 3 receptions, 47 yards
ATL – Austin Hooper – 5 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

Week 14: Kansas City Chiefs 27, Baltimore Ravens 24 (OT)

Week 14: Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ravens	0	10	7	7	0	24
Chiefs	7	10	0	7	3	27

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 74,336
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

KC – Damien Williams 1-yard rush (Harrison Butker kick), 3:03. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:41.

Second quarter

BAL – Kenneth Dixon 3-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 14:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:46.
BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 7:00. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:37.
KC – Travis Kelce 15-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 2:37. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.
KC – Harrison Butker 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.

Third quarter

BAL – Maxx Williams 10-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 3:10. Tied 17–17. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:15.

Fourth quarter

BAL – John Brown 9-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 4:04. Ravens 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:54.
KC – Damien Williams 5-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:53. Tied 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:11.

Overtime

KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 4:42. Chiefs 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:18.

Top passers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 13/24, 147 yards, 2 TD
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 35/53, 377 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 13 carries, 71 yards
KC – Spencer Ware – 15 carries, 75 yards

Top receivers

BAL – Willie Snead IV – 5 receptions, 61 yards
KC – Tyreek Hill – 8 receptions, 139 yards

Week 15: Baltimore Ravens 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12

Week 15: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	9	3	0	12
Ravens	0	10	7	3	20

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: December 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), cloudy, rain
Game attendance: 70,031
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

TB – Peyton Barber 3-yard rush (rush failed), 12:08. Buccaneers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:16.
BAL – Chris Moore 5-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 3:58. Ravens 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 8:10.
TB – Cairo Santos 21-yard field goal, 1:48. Buccaneers 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:10.
BAL – Justin Tucker 24-yard field goal, 0:09. Ravens 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

BAL – Gus Edwards 10-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 10:03. Ravens 17–9. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:57.
TB – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 5:43. Ravens 17–12. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:06.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 35-yard field goal, 13:32. Ravens 20–12. Drive: 15 plays, 38 yards, 7:11.

Top passers

TB – Jameis Winston – 13/25, 157 yards, 1 INT
BAL – Lamar Jackson – `14/23, 131 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

TB – Peyton Barber – 19 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
BAL – Gus Edwards – 19 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

TB – Mike Evans – 4 receptions, 121 yards
BAL – Willie Snead IV – 5 receptions, 58 yards

Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 22, Los Angeles Chargers 10

Week 16: Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	3	10	6	22
Chargers	0	3	7	0	10

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Date: December 22
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/5:20 p.m. PST
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 25,571
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (NFLN): Mike Tirico, Kurt Warner and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 24-yard field goal, 12:47. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:04.

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 35-yard field goal, 2:54. Ravens 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:21.
LAC – Michael Badgley 38-yard field goal, 0:45. Ravens 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:10.

Third quarter

LAC – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Michael Badgley kick), 13:21. Chargers 10–6. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:26.
BAL – Mark Andrews 68-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 12:28. Ravens 13–10. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 1:00.
BAL – Justin Tucker 56-yard field goal, 5:41. Ravens 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:31.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Tavon Young 62-yard fumble return (run failed), 2:40. Ravens 22–10.

Top passers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 12/22, 204 yards, TD
LAC – Philip Rivers – 23/37, 181 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

BAL – Gus Edwards – 14 rushes, 92 yards
LAC – Melvin Gordon – 12 rushes, 41 yards, TD

Top receivers

BAL – Mark Andrews – 2 receptions, 83 yards, TD
LAC – Keenan Allen – 5 receptions, 58 yards

Week 17: Baltimore Ravens 26, Cleveland Browns 24

Week 17: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	0	7	10	24
Ravens	10	10	3	3	26

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: December 30
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 70,925
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 9:27. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:27.
CLE – Breshad Perriman 28-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Greg Joseph kick), 8:22. Browns 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05.
BAL – Lamar Jackson 25-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 4:46. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:36.

Second quarter

BAL – Lamar Jackson 8-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 14:54. Ravens 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:54.
BAL – Justin Tucker 35-yard field goal, 6:11. Ravens 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 6:12.

Third quarter

CLE – Jarvis Landry 48-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Greg Joseph kick), 12:27. Ravens 20–14. Drive: 1 plays, 48 yards, 0:08.
BAL – Justin Tucker 44-yard field goal, 7:02. Ravens 23–14. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:25.

Fourth quarter

CLE – Greg Joseph 35-yard field goal, 13:45. Ravens 23–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:08.
BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 7:20. Ravens 26–17. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:25.
CLE – Antonio Callaway 1-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Greg Joseph kick), 3:24. Ravens 26–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.

Top passers

CLE – Baker Mayfield – 23/42, 376 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 14/24, 179 yards

Top rushers

CLE – Nick Chubb – 9 carries, 24 yards
BAL – Kenneth Dixon – 12 carries, 117 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Jarvis Landry – 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD
BAL – Mark Andrews – 4 receptions, 54 yards

Similar to last season, the Ravens' playoff hopes was decided on a 4th down in the waning seconds of the game. Browns QB Baker Mayfield made a quick throw that was picked by Ravens LB C.J. Mosley to seal the game for Baltimore, clinching them their first division title in 6 years and making the playoffs.

Division

AFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	389	287	W3
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	6	1	.594	4–1–1	6–5–1	428	360	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	8	1	.469	3–2–1	5–6–1	359	392	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	368	455	L2

Conference

AFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.480	.401	W1
2[lower-alpha 2]	New England Patriots	East	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	.482	.494	W2
3[lower-alpha 2]	Houston Texans	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	.471	.435	W1
4	Baltimore Ravens	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.496	.450	W3
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 1]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.477	.422	W1
6	Indianapolis Colts	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.465	.456	W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	6	1	.594	4–1–1	6–5–1	.504	.448	W1
8	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.520	.465	L1
9	Cleveland Browns	North	7	8	1	.469	3–2–1	5–6–1	.516	.411	L1
10	Miami Dolphins	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.469	.446	L3
11[lower-alpha 3]	Denver Broncos	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.523	.464	L4
12[lower-alpha 3]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.535	.448	L2
13[lower-alpha 3]	Buffalo Bills	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.523	.411	W1
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.549	.463	L1
15[lower-alpha 4]	New York Jets	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.506	.438	L3
16[lower-alpha 4]	Oakland Raiders	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.547	.406	L1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division games. New England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. Denver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati's cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams. NY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Schedule

Playoff round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
Wild Card	January 6, 2019	Los Angeles Chargers (5)	L 17–23	0–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Wild Card Round: Los Angeles Chargers 23, Baltimore Ravens 17

Wild Card Round: (5) Los Angeles Chargers at (4) Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	6	6	0	11	23
Ravens	0	0	3	14	17

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: January 6, 2019
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 70,432
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

LAC – Michael Badgley 21-yard field goal, 6:59. Chargers 3-0. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:36
LAC – Michael Badgley 53-yard field goal, 1:08. Chargers 6-0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:13

Second quarter

LAC – Michael Badgley 40-yard field goal, 3:22. Chargers 9-0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:29
LAC – Michael Badgley 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 12-0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 1:48

Third quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 33-yard field goal, 8:30. Chargers 12-3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:56

Fourth quarter

LAC – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Philip Rivers-Mike Williams pass), 14:44. Chargers 20-3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:38
LAC – Michael Badgley 47-yard field goal, 9:09. Chargers 23-3. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 4:00
BAL – Michael Crabtree 31-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker Kick), 6:33. Chargers 23-10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:36
BAL – Michael Crabtree 7-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker Kick), 1:59. Chargers 23-17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 2:48

Top passers

LAC – Philip Rivers – 22/32, 160 yards
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 14/29, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

LAC – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 40 yards, TD
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 9 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

LAC – Mike Williams – 2 receptions, 42 yards
BAL – Kenneth Dixon – 3 receptions, 53 yards

The Chargers recorded six sacks, jumped out to a 23–3 lead and halted a late Ravens rally, forcing Lamar Jackson to fumble on the final drive to earn a trip to New England.

On the Ravens' second possession of the game, Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram forced a fumble from Kenneth Dixon that was recovered by safety Adrian Phillips, giving Los Angeles the ball on the Baltimore 14-yard line. Three plays later, Michael Badgley kicked a 21-yard field goal to give Los Angeles a 3–0 lead. Then the Chargers' defense forced a punt, which Desmond King returned 42 yards to the Ravens' 42-yard line, setting up a 53-yard Badgley field goal that increased their lead to 6–0. Early in the second quarter, Phillips intercepted a pass from Jackson to give the Chargers a first down on the Ravens' 44-yard line. From there, they drove 27 yards to go up 9–0 on Badgley's third field goal. Following another Ravens punt, Los Angeles drove 53 yards in 12 plays to score on Badgley's fourth field goal on the last play of the half, giving them a 12–0 lead.

King returned the second half kickoff 72 yards to the Ravens' 35-yard line, but this time the Chargers failed to score when Badgley's field goal attempt was blocked by Za'Darius Smith. After a Ravens punt, linebacker Patrick Onwuasor forced a fumble from Chargers tight end Virgil Green that was recovered by linebacker C. J. Mosley on the Los Angeles 21-yard line. This set up Justin Tucker's 33-yard field goal, cutting the score to 12–3 with 8:34 left in the third quarter. At the end of Los Angeles' next possession, the Ravens got another scoring opportunity when Javorius Allen blocked Donnie Jones's punt, resulting in Baltimore taking over on the Chargers' 40-yard line; they only managed to gain 4 yards with their next three plays and Tucker's 50-yard field goal attempt was wide right. Los Angeles then drove 60 yards in 10 plays, featuring a 28-yard completion from Philip Rivers to Mike Williams on the Ravens' 15-yard line. On the next play, Melvin Gordon ran the ball 14 yards to the 1-yard line. The Ravens managed to keep Los Angeles out of the end zone for the next three plays, but Gordon scored with a 4th down 1-yard touchdown run on the first play of the 4th quarter; Rivers completed a pass to Williams for a two-point conversion, giving the Chargers a 20–3 lead.

A sack by Ingram on the Ravens' ensuing drive forced them to punt from their 14-yard line and Sam Koch's 31-yard kick gave the Chargers good field position on the Ravens' 45-yard line. Los Angeles then drove 16 yards, including a 9-yard scramble by Rivers on 3rd-and-8, to score on Badgley's 5th field goal, from 47 yards, that gave them a 23–3 lead. Taking the ball back with 9:02 left, Baltimore drove 75 yards in eight plays, including Jackson's 29-yard completion to Willie Snead on 4th-and-11. On the next play, Jackson threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to receiver Michael Crabtree, making the score 23–10. The Chargers recovered Baltimore's ensuing onside kick attempt, but still had to punt after three plays. Baltimore went on to drive 85 yards in 12 plays, the longest a 39-yard completion from Jackson to Dixon. On the last play, Jackson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Crabtree, narrowing their gap to 23–17 with 2:06 left. Baltimore then forced a punt with 45 seconds to go, giving them one last chance to drive for a winning touchdown, but Chargers linebacker Uchenna Nwosu forced a fumble while sacking Jackson and Ingram recovered it to give Los Angeles the victory.

Rivers completed 22-of-32 passes for 160 yards and rushed for 15 yards. Ingram finished the game with seven tackles (two for a loss of yards), two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Phillips had five tackles (three solo), an interception and a fumble recovery. King returned a kickoff for 72 yards and had four punt returns for 46 yards. Jackson completed 14-of-29 passes for 194 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception; he was also Baltimore's leading rusher with 9 carries for 54 yards. Onwausor had seven tackles (six solo), a sack and a forced fumble.

References

"Source: Ravens release former OL starter Jeremy Zuttah". espn.com. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
Wesseling, Chris. "Cowboys big winners in compensatory draft haul". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
Sessler, Marc (February 13, 2018). "Ravens to play Bears in 2018 Hall of Fame Game". NFL.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
Mink, Ryan; Hubbard, Shawn(photos). "BEHIND THE SCENES: LAMAR JACKSON'S FIRST NFL START". baltimoreravens.com. Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

External links

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[12–4-5] Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division games.

[11–5-6] New England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[6–10-7] Denver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati's cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.

[4–12-8] NY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory.

[9] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[1] "Source: Ravens release former OL starter Jeremy Zuttah". espn.com. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

[2] Wesseling, Chris. "Cowboys big winners in compensatory draft haul". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

[3] Sessler, Marc (February 13, 2018). "Ravens to play Bears in 2018 Hall of Fame Game". NFL.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

[4] Mink, Ryan; Hubbard, Shawn(photos). "BEHIND THE SCENES: LAMAR JACKSON'S FIRST NFL START". baltimoreravens.com. Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

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