The Bills have made Sunday’s matchup with the Ravens a one-possession game, but they had the opportunity to narrow Baltimore’s advantage by two more points.
Buffalo running back James Cook took in a handoff for a 2-yard touchdown run, making the score 27-19, Ravens.
But the Ravens had too many men on the field for the extra point attempt, inducing the Bills to go for two because the ball was pushed half the distance to the goal.
While Keon Coleman caught Josh Allen’s pass to the end zone on the attempt, the receiver had previously stepped out of bounds on the play. That made his catch an illegal touch, which meant the attempt failed.
The Ravens had extended the possession a couple of plays before when Jaire Alexander was flagged for defensive pass interference on fourth-and-5. Allen was looking for Joshua Palmer deep down the right side and Alexander started to tackle the receiver before the ball got there, moving the line of scrimmage up to Baltimore’s 4-yard line.
Allen is now 14-of-20 for 118 yards with a touchdown and has rushed for 10 yards on three carries.
Once again, the Ravens have put in a quick scoring drive.
After receiving the second-half kickoff, Baltimore needed only four plays to get into the end zone with a 23-yard pass from Lamar Jackson to Zay Flowers.
The play gave the Ravens a 27-13 lead with 12:48 left in the third quarter.
Flowers had a pair of big plays on the possession. He first caught a 39-yard pass deep over the middle on third-and-7 from the Baltimore 38, putting the Ravens in scoring position.
On the next snap, Jackson fired a screen to Flowers on the left side. With blockers in front of him, Flowers used his speed to get into the end zone and give his club a 14-point advantage.
Flowers has five receptions for 98 yards with one touchdown.
Jackson is now 10-of-12 for 129 yards with one touchdown passing and one touchdown rushing.
All three of Baltimore’s touchdown drives of them have taken six or fewer plays. Jackson’s 1-yard touchdown run also capped a four-play possession.
The Bills struck first, but the Ravens used a dominant ground attack to take control of the Week 1 matchup and now lead 20-13 at halftime.
It’s only been two quarters, but Henry has already become the league’s leading rusher with 123 yards on nine attempts. That works out to a whopping 13.7 yards per carry.
Henry also caught a 13-yard pass in the first 30 minutes.
Henry scored the Ravens’ first touchdown with 13:35 left in the second quarter, putting the Ravens up 10-7 with a 30-yard touchdown run.
Henry then used a 49-yard run to help set up a 10-yard touchdown run by Lamar Jackson, which gave the Ravens a 17-7 lead.
Rookie kicker Tyler Loop hit a pair of long field goals in the first half, with his first attempt from 52 yards sailing through the uprights. He also connected on a 49-yard kick late in the first half to extend Baltimore’s lead to 10.
The Bills began the game with a long kick return to the 50-yard line, and Josh Allen made it count with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid.
Matt Prater then hit a 25-yard field goal with 2:50 left in the half to make the score 17-10. And with no timeouts, Allen was able to execute a two-minute drill in 31 seconds to get the team in position for Prater to connect on a 43-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. While it initially looked like Kincaid was out of bounds with no time left on the clock, officials put one second back up to give Prater the opportunity.
Allen is 12-of-17 for 113 yards with a touchdown. He’s also rushed once for 3 yards.
Jackson is 8-of-10 passing for 67 yards, plus four carries for 38 yards with a TD.
The Ravens will receive the second-half kickoff.
Things are escalating quickly in Buffalo.
The Ravens needed just four plays to go 69 yards to score their second touchdown in a row, with Lamar Jackson cashing in on an 11-yard touchdown run.
Derrick Henry, who had just gained sole position of No. 6 all-time in rushing touchdowns, flipped the field with his 49-yard run down to the Buffalo 15
One play later, Jackson kept the ball and darted to his left, taking it in for a score.
Jackson has completed 6-of-7 passes for 51 yards and rushed three times for 38 yards with a TD.
Henry already has 101 yards on just seven carries with a touchdown.
Derrick Henry may be 31, but he’s still got the juice.
The Ravens running back showed his burst early in the second quarter with a 30-yard touchdown run, giving Baltimore a 10-7 lead over Buffalo.
Henry took the handoff to the right, fought off a tackle attempt from safety Cole Bishop with a stiff arm, and burst through the rest of the way for his first touchdown of 2025.
That was the 107th rushing touchdown of Henry’s career, putting him at No. 6 all-time. He was previously tied with the late Hall of Famer Jim Brown.
Henry led the league with 16 rushing touchdowns last year.
So far, Henry has six carries for 52 yards with a TD. Lamar Jackson has completed 5-of-6 passes for 45 yards and rushed for 29 yards on two carries.
The Ravens first got on the board with a 52-yard field goal from Tyler Loop, with the rookie nailing the first kick of his career after replacing Justin Tucker.
Notably, Jackson had an apparent cut on his thumb stemming from trying to stiff arm Ed Oliver early on in the first quarter. Oliver ended up with a sack on that play anyway, leaving the Ravens to settle for a 52-yard field goal. NBC’s Melissa Stark noted Jackson had the thumb looked at by trainers on the sideline and had a cut glued. But Jackson did not miss any on-field time.
