The Baltimore Ravens are absolutely controlling the Cincinnati Bengals, holding a 13-0 lead at halftime, even with Lamar Jackson out for his third straight game due to a high-ankle sprain. This ain’t just a lead, folks, it’s a complete suffocating of the opponent, and the clock is telling the whole story.
Ravens Drowning the Bengals With Long Drives
Baltimore is just grinding the Bengals down, controlling the ball and the clock with some seriously long drives. They came out hot too, with Zay Flowers taking a screen 48 yards for a touchdown right off the bat to open the game. After that, it was a clinic in possession. Tyler Loop nailed a 34-yard field goal to cap an incredible 18-play, 78-yard possession that just chewed up 11:00 off the clock in the second quarter. Then, just when you thought the Bengals might get a breather, another monster drive. A 13-play, 82-yard possession took 6:09 off the clock, finishing with another Loop 24-yard field goal late in the second period. They even had a chance to extend that lead even further, but Ja’Kobi Lane couldn’t haul in a Tyler Huntley pass in the end zone on third down.
Huntley and Flowers Shining While Cincinnati Stalls
Tyler Huntley is stepping up big time in Jackson’s absence, going 15-of-21 for 215 yards with that one touchdown to Flowers so far. And Zay Flowers? The dude is just electric, catching six passes for 120 yards in the first half alone. The run game, led by Derrick Henry, hasn’t fully found its gear, only putting up 32 yards on 13 carries, but it hasn’t mattered one bit. The total time of possession tells you everything you need to know: Baltimore has dominated with 22:20 compared to Cincinnati’s measly 7:40. The Bengals’ offense is totally stuck in the mud, with just three first downs and a paltry 59 total yards.
The Ravens are making a huge statement without their star QB. Can the Bengals find *any* kind of spark in the second half to turn this around, or is Baltimore going to cruise to a dominant win? Cincinnati’s offense has barely shown up, and they’ve got to figure something out quick.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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