LAMAR JACKSON, RAVENS DOMINATE JOE BURROW'S BENGALS! NFL WEEK 11

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BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens hosted the Cincinnati Bengals on "Thursday Night Football" in a key AFC North battle. LAMAR JACKSON, RAVENS DOMINATE JOE BURROW'S BENGALS! NFL WEEK 11 LAMAR JACKSON, RAVENS DOMINATE JOE BURROW'S BENGALS! NFL WEEK 11 LAMAR JACKSON, RAVENS DOMINATE JOE BURROW'S BENGALS! NFL WEEK 11 Unfortunately, the Ravens lost tight end Mark Andrews to an ankle injury on their first drive and the Bengals lost quarterback Joe Burrow to a wrist injury after a second-quarter touchdown pass. Neither returned. Baltimore scored three first-half touchdowns and pulled away in the second half for a 34-20 victory. The Bengals drop to 5-5 and remain last in the AFC North. The Ravens sit atop the division at 8-3. Baltimore Ravens Battling through a left ankle injury and without two Pro Bowl teammates on offense, Jackson threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns. At 8-3, the Ravens now will hold a half-game lead over the winner of Sunday's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns, both of whom are 6-3. It was a night of perseverance for Jackson, who injured his ankle at the end of the first quarter and had a pronounced limp at times. Baltimore needed Jackson because the offense was without left tackle Ronnie Stanley, who was inactive because of a knee injury, and tight end Mark Andrews, who was ruled out after injuring his left ankle on the opening series. This was a bounce-back game for the Ravens. After a fourth-quarter collapse against the Browns on Sunday, Baltimore was able to put away the Bengals for its first season sweep of Cincinnati since 2020. Promising trend: Baltimore continues to play its best against the best. The Ravens improved to 4-1 this season against teams that entered the game with a winning record, which is a good sign for them going forward. Entering Week 11, Baltimore had the toughest remaining schedule, according to ESPN Analytics. The Ravens' remaining six games come against teams that are a combined 31-23 (.574), including matchups in December with current division leaders Jacksonville, San Francisco and Miami. Eye-popping stat: How unlikely was wide receiver Nelson Agholor's 37-yard touchdown late in the first half? The TD probability was 3.7%, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. A surprised Agholor had a pass deflected by Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt land in his hands at the 29-yard line and outran the Cincinnati defense the rest of the way. He capped his third touchdown of the season with a forward flip into the end zone. Silver lining: In a season filled with injuries, the Ravens might have suffered their most significant one when Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews was ruled out after the opening drive with a likely season-ending ankle injury. Without Andrews, Jackson relied more on his outside targets. In the first half, Jackson threw touchdown passes to wide receivers Nelson Agholor and Rashod Bateman. This marked the first time he produced multiple touchdown passes to wide receivers since Week 2 of last season. Jackson had a career-high 206 yards passing when targeting wide receivers. via @espn Next game: at Los Angeles Chargers (8:15 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 26) Social: Twitch-http://twitch.tv/GmiasWorld Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/GmiasWorld X-https://www.twitter.com/GmiasWorld Donate:https://streamlabs.com/gmiasworld Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/GmiasWorld GmiasWorld Merch: https://gmiasworld.myspreadshop.com Background Music (Exclusive) by @ZaneAlexanderNC #NFL #RAVENS #GMIASWORLD