Bengals Miss Game-Changing Opportunity as Lamar Jackson’s Fumble Turns the Tide

What a wild sequence we witnessed as the Bengals’ defense didn’t just halt the Ravens’ advance—they handed their offense a prime opportunity, pinning them just two yards shy of the end zone. I mean, Joseph Ossai’s strip-sack of Lamar Jackson was a masterstroke, and watching Cedric Johnson scoop it up and dart back to the Baltimore 2 before being pushed down was a defensive ballet at its finest. Yet, football’s drama never fades: the Ravens dug in hard with a goal-line stand to preserve a 7-3 edge. Despite Joe Burrow’s valiant efforts, marked by three incompletions and a standstill by Samaje Perine, the Bengals couldn’t seal the deal, turning it over on downs right at the doorstep. It’s moments like these that remind me why this game is a relentless tug-of-war, teeming with tension and heart-stopping gambles. LEARN MORE

The Bengals defense not only stopped the Ravens, but they set up the offense 2 yards from the end zone.

Joseph Ossai had a strip-sack of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, and defensive end Cedric Johnson caught the ball and ran it back 3 yards to the Baltimore 2 before Jackson tackled him.

The Ravens defense had a goal-line stand, though, to keep the lead, 7-3.

Joe Burrow threw incomplete three times, and Samaje Perine was stopped for no gain on second down.

The Bengals turned it over on downs at the 2.