Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, November 7, 2024
- The Baltimore Ravens (6-3), who have won six of their past seven games, host the Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) in a primetime divisional showdown on Thursday Night Football. Baltimore is 3-1 at home this season, while Cincinnati is 3-1 on the road.
- In his 17th season, John Harbaugh stands as the NFL's secondlongest-tenured coach (Mike Tomlin – 18). Harbaugh has led Baltimore to 11 playoff berths, winning Super Bowl XLVII in 2012 and producing a 178-112 overall record (including playoffs). Coach Harbaugh is 18-15 in the regular season vs. Cincinnati, with Baltimore having won three straight games in the series,
including a 41-38 OT thriller in Week 5 earlier this year.
- The NFL's No. 1 offense (445.9 ypg) is led by two-time MVP QB Lamar Jackson, who's been superb both passing (2,379 yards, 20 TDs & 2 INTs for an NFL-best 120.7 rating) and rushing
(505 yards & 2 TDs). Baltimore's No. 1-ranked ground attack (191.9 ypg) is fueled by RB Derrick Henry, who leads the league in rushing yards (1,052) and total TDs (13 – 11 rushing & 2 receiving).
- Baltimore enters Thursday fresh off a 41-10 victory at home vs. Denver. In the contest, Jackson completed 16-of-19 passes for 280 yards and 3 TDs (WR Zay Flowers twice and FB Patrick Ricard once), registering a perfect 158.3 passer rating. Henry totaled 23 carries for 106 yards (4.6 avg.) and 2 rushing TDs (the 100th & 101st of his career), while Flowers snagged 5 catches
for a game-high 127 yards. Baltimore registered 396 total yards (269 passing & 127 rushing), while permitting Denver just 319 total yards (197 passing & 122 rushing). Behind 4 sacks (OLB Tavius Robinson - 2, LB Malik Harrison & LB Trenton Simpson) and 1 INT (S Ar'Darius Washington), the Ravens limited Denver to 6-of-14 (43%) on third down and 1-of-5 (20%) on fourth down.
