BALTIMORE The Bengals defense hara sed Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throughout their critical Week 7 matchup.Jackson spent the afternoon running from Cincinnati's defenders and was sacked five times.Still, Jackson carried the offense again, but in the end, he could not make enough plays as the Ravens defense had another huge lapse in a deflating 41-17 setback, snapping a five-game winning streak.The Bengals (5-2) have upset the balance of power and took over first place in the AFC North. Cincinnati also ended a five-game losing skid to Baltimore and moved to 2-0 in the division."They came into a division game
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Netane Muti Jersey but thats how the National Football League works," Harbaugh said. "Its always week to week; its always game to game. There never is any running narrative, it just doesn't exist. You have to come out and play your best every week, and we did not play our best far from it, really, in any phase, and thats on us. Thats it. Thats what happened.The Ravens (5-2) had no answer for Bengals rookie wide receiverJa'Marr Chase, who had 8 catches for 201 yards with a long touchdown.Bengals wide receiver C.J. Uzomah also had two touchdown receptions from 55 and 32 yards.Tackling has been a huge i sue for the Ravens this season and poor technique cost them again.This time, cornerback Marlon Humphrey and safety Chuck Clark whiffed on a tackle that allowed an 82-yard touchdown to Chase. That play gave the Bengals a 27-17 lead with 5:48 left in the third quarter and the Ravens never recovered.Scroll to ContinueI gue s Ill look at the film and
Lyle Alzado Jersey kind of figure it out," Humprey said. "I think things just didnt go our way early. So, as Wink defensive coordinator Don Martindale says, its not as bad as it seems; but right now, it seems pretty bad. So, Ill look at the film and kind of figure it out.Jackson's pa s to Brown fell incomplete on a fourth-and-7 that gave Cincinnati a short field with the ball on the 38.The Bengals then put the game away with a 21-yard touchdown run by Joe Mixon that boosted the lead
Kenny Young Jersey to 34-17. Cincinnati running back Samaje Perine also had a 46-yard touchdown scamper on the next drive,Both times, the Ravens mi sed several tackles.Jacksoncompleted 15 of 31 pa s attempts for 257 yards with a touchdown. He also ran for 88 yards before leaving with the game out of hand late in the fourth quarter."We just move on. They played a great game," Jackson said. "I feel like our guys played a great game as well, a little bit, here and there. But they got the W. Were going to go into next week, and were going to work, see where we me sed up at when we watched film and just move on.Meanwhile, Burrow repeatedly found holes in Baltimore's secondary, finding his wide receivers for huge chunks of yardage in the middle of the field and down the sidelines.The Bengals ama sed 520 total yards, compared to 393 for the Ravens.The Ravens managed to take their first lead, 17-13, on the opening drive of the third quarter when Jackson hit Marquise Brown in stride for a 39-yard touchdown.However, the Bengals
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