After a slow first quarter, the Baltimore Ravens woke up in the late 2nd and 3rd quarters in route to a 41-10 thumping of the Denver Broncos at M&T Bank stadium yesterday.
The first quarter started out slow, as both teams offense exchanged a possession. However the Ravens eventually found the end zone first as Derrick Henry (who ended the game with 106 yards on 23 carries) punched in a touchdown with just over two minutes left in the first quarter. The Broncos responded with a long drive of their own in which was capped off by a Bo Nix Touchdown reception with 7 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
After the Bo Nix touchdown, The Ravens defense stepped up and made the stops they made it and the offense took over the game. Lamar Jackson led the Ravens offense down the field and ended that on a Zay Flowers 10-yard touchdown reception to put the Ravens up 17-7 with 4 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. After the Broncos tacked on three more points to narrow the score to 17-10 with 58 second left in the half, Zay Flowers and Lamar Jackson were able to connect again on another touchdown. Zay Flowers used his shifty skills and speed to get in the end zone and extend the Ravens lead to 24-10 going into halftime.
The Ravens carried that momentum into the third quarter as Derrick Henry led the charge and capped off the opening drive of the third quarter with an 8 yard touchdown run to go up 31-10. After the Ravens defense stopped the Broncos offense, the scoring continued as they marched down the field and ended the next drive on a Patrick Ricard touchdown reception to go up 38-10. The Ravens starters on offense had one more drive after the Ricard touchdown and ended that next drive and the ended the scoring for the day on a Justin Tucker field goal to go up 41-10.
The Ravens (6-3) have a short week as the Cincinnati Bengals (4-5), who are riding a three game win streak, come to M&T Bank Stadium in a primetime matchup on Thursday Night Football.
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