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Tylan Wallace delivers Ravens to victory on a 76-yard punt return
🏈 Ravens 37, Rams 31 — FINAL (OT)
Tylan Wallace won the game on an incredible, 76-yard punt return, avoiding multiple tackles and managing to just stay in bounds as he found daylight and sprinted to the end zone.
Wallace is the Ravens’ backup punt returner and it was the second walk-off punt return in the NFL this season.
The Rams went three and out on their first possession of overtime, taking a bizarre delay-of-game penalty before tight end Davis Allen dropped a short pass, leading to the punt.
The Ravens went three and out on the first possession of overtime, the Rams secondary continuing their sticky coverage to once again thwart the Baltimore passing game.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 23 of 41 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns and running back Kyren Williams had 114 yards on 25 carries. Cooper Kupp led all receivers with eight catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Puka Nacua made five catches for 84 yards.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson completed 24 of 43 passes for 316 yards, with three touchdowns and an interception. Former Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. made four catches for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Ravens.
Lucas Havrisik field goal sends game into overtime
🏈 Rams 31, Ravens 31 — END OF REGULATION
Lucas Havrisik kicked a 36-yard field goal in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime after a promising-looking Rams drive sputtered in the red zone.
Baltimore won the overtime coin toss and elected to receive.
The Rams made a critical mistake with under 20 seconds left when they burned their final timeout to get a play call in — Rams coach Sean McVay was visibly frustrated after calling the timeout. The mistake likely took away one more play for the Rams to find the end zone.
Before the timeout, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey lost what would have been a game-ending interception on a pass intended for Demarcus Robinson.
Cooper Kupp made a 34-yard catch to power the seven-play, 57-yard drive.
Ravens take 31-28 lead on Zay Flowers touchdown catch
🏈 Ravens 31, Rams 28 — 1:16 left in the fourth quarter
Lamar Jackson connected on a 21-yard pass to rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers on third and 17 before Jackson found Flowers again on a successful two-point conversion attempt to give the Ravens a late lead.
The touchdown pass came after the Rams sacked Jackson for a six-yard loss on a play that underwent review for a potential fumble — officials determined Jackson was down before the ball left his hand.
Odell Beckham Jr. made a 14-yard catch to help fuel the Ravens’ 13-play, 75-yard drive.
Demarcus Robinson touchdown catch pushes Rams back into lead late
🏈 Rams 28, Ravens 23 — 4:41 left in the fourth quarter
Matthew Stafford connected on a five-yard touchdown pass to Demarcus Robinson, but the Rams failed to convert on a two-point conversion attempt.
Puka Nacua made a spectacular, diving catch for 23 yards and Cooper Kupp picked up 12 yards on a catch-and-run to help power the eight-play, 85-yard drive.
Stafford has completed 20 of 33 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns as the Rams try to pull off their fourth consecutive win.
The Ravens were charged a timeout when coach John Harbaugh tried to challenge the touchdown play — all touchdowns in the NFL are reviewed and cannot be challenged.
Ravens retake lead on another Justin Tucker field goal
🏈 Ravens 23, Rams 22 — 11:17 left in the fourth quarter
Justin Tucker kicked a 33-yard field goal to push Baltimore back into the lead after a big Rams defensive stop on third down thwarted the Ravens’ end-zone aspirations.
On third and seven, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson avoided being sacked but was pulled down a couple yards shy of a first down by Rams defense end Michael Hoecht after a five-yard scramble.
Odell Beckham Jr. made a 17-yard catch to fuel the Ravens’ 12-play, 65-yard drive. He has 83 yards on three receptions against his former team.
Botched Ravens snap leads to safety, pushing Rams back into lead
🏈 Rams 22, Ravens 20 — 5:54 left in the third quarter
A botched snap by Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum forced quarterback Lamar Jackson to kick the ball out of bounds after it bounced into the end zone, forcing a Rams safety.
Jackson was not looking under center when the ball was snapped, but he quickly ran after it and kicked it away as Rams defenders closed in, preventing a potential Rams recovery for a touchdown. Ravens coach John Harbaugh looked stunned while watching a replay of the sequence on the stadium big screen.
Despite Cooper Kupp picking up 32 yards on a reception during the ensuing possession, the Rams were forced to punt when their drive sputtered out just outside field-goal range.
Justin Tucker’s 47-yard field goal ties score in third quarter
🏈 Rams 20, Ravens 20 — 10:02 left in the third quarter
Justin Tucker kicked a 47-yard field goal for the Ravens to tie the score early in the third quarter.
Baltimore running back Keaton Mitchell helped fuel the Ravens’ eight-play, 49-yard drive with a 27-yard run. On third down, Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson’s pass ricocheted off Aaron Donald’s helmet, forcing the Ravens to try for a field goal in the rainy conditions at M&T Bank Stadium.
A false start penalty contributed to the Rams going three and out on the first possession of the second half.
Rams lead at halftime after holding Ravens to field goal
🏈 Rams 20, Ravens 17 — HALFTIME
Justin Tucker kicked a 31-yard field goal with nine seconds left in the second quarter to cut the Rams’ lead to three points.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 11 of 19 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Kyren Williams has rushed for 71 yards in 14 carries.
Cooper Kupp has five catches for 37 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Davis Allen has two receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown, and Puka Nacua has three catches for 55 yards.
Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon intercepted a pass, and linebacker Ernest Jones has a sack.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has completed 13 of 21 passes for 206 yards, including touchdown passes to tight end Isaiah Likely and Odell Beckham Jr.
Rams extend lead after Ahkello Witherspoon interception
🏈 Rams 20, Ravens 14 — 1:45 left in the second quarter
Ahkello Witherspoon’s interception set up Lucas Havrisik’s 51-yard field goal to extend the Rams’ lead.
Tight end Davis Allen made the key play when he caught a 19-yard pass on third and 16.
Allen has two catches for 25 yards, including a touchdown.
Matthew Stafford has completed 11 of 19 passes for 139 yards.
Davis Allen scores his first touchdown to give Rams lead
🏈 Rams 17, Ravens 14 — 5:00 left in the second quarter
Rookie tight end Davis Allen scored his first NFL touchdown on a seven-yard pass from Matthew Stafford.
Allen’s catch ended a nine-play, 75-yard drive that included a 34-yard reception by Puka Nacua and two key penalties against the Ravens.
The Ravens had appeared to force the Rams to go three and out, but they were cited for being offside. A pass interference call late in the drive gave the Rams first and goal from the 10-yard line.
Stafford has completed nine of 16 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Odell Beckham Jr. touchdown catch pulls Ravens back into lead
🏈 Ravens 14, Rams 10 — 9:40 left in the second quarter
Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. remains friendly with Rams coach Sean McVay and players from the Super Bowl LVI championship team.
But now Beckham is starring for the Ravens.
Beckham beat the Rams secondary and caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson to give the Ravens the lead.
Jackson has completed six of 10 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Matthew Stafford connects with Cooper Kupp for touchdown
🏈 Rams 10, Ravens 7 — 12:01 left in the second quarter
Cooper Kupp is back to looking like a semblance of himself.
The 2021 NFL offensive player of the year, who has struggled all season because of injuries, caught a six-yard touchdown pass to put the Rams back in the lead.
Kupp set up the touchdown with a 27-yard catch and run.
The Rams drove 75 yards in seven plays during the scoring drive.
Matthew Stafford has completed five of 10 passes for 76 yards.
Isaiah Likely’s 54-yard touchdown reception pushes Ravens ahead
🏈 Ravens 7, Rams 3 — 25 seconds left in the first quarter
Earlier this season, the Ravens lost star tight end Mark Andrews because of injury.
But Isaiah Likely has stepped in well.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson found a wide-open Likely for a 54-yard touchdown pass play that gave the Ravens the lead.
Running back Keaton Mitchell helped set up the play-action pass by rushing for 12 yards in two carries before the touchdown.
Rams take an early lead in soggy Baltimore
🏈 Rams 3, Ravens 0 — 5:35 left in the first quarter
Lucas Havrisik kicked a 27-yard field goal to give the Rams the early lead.
The Rams stopped the Ravens on the first possession of the game, and then marched from their 24-yard line to the Ravens’ nine-yard line on nine consecutive running plays.
But with a first and goal at the nine, three passes by quarterback Matthew Stafford fell incomplete.
Kyren Williams has rushed for 43 yards in seven carries.
Kicker Mason Crosby inactive for the Rams vs. Ravens
Sean McVay, cagey all week about who would be the Rams’ kicker against the Ravens, made another unexpected move.
A day after elevating newly acquired veteran Mason Crosby from the practice squad, Crosby is inactive, along with tight end Tyler Higbee, safety Quentin Lake, outside linebacker Ochaun Mathis, offensive lineman Warren McClendon Jr. and defensive lineman Earnest Brown IV.
Rookie Lucas Havrisik, who has made seven of 10 field-goal attempts, will be the Rams’ kicker on a rainy afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium.
Crosby played 16 seasons for the Green Bay Packers, but he was not re-signed after the Packers drafted Anders Carlson.
Brett Maher began the season as the Rams kicker. But he struggled with consistency, and the Rams signed Havrisik off the Cleveland Browns practice squad before releasing Maher.
For Rams to grab a win in Baltimore, it starts with catching Lamar Jackson
Rams coach Sean McVay and his players really did not want to talk about it.
But the subject was unavoidable.
The Rams have played against Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson only once.
And that 2019 game was memorable for the Rams for all the wrong reasons.
Jackson passed for five touchdowns and rushed for 95 yards in a 45-6 blowout victory at the Coliseum.
“Not a fond memory,” McVay said.
Inactives for Rams vs. Baltimore Ravens
Here are the players who will not be suiting up today for the Rams and Ravens:
A ‘more aware’ Sean McVay is helping the Rams exceed expectations this season
Shortly after his midweek news conference, I reminded Sean McVay that the over/under for Rams wins in Las Vegas sportsbooks before the season was just 6½.
I was certain the Rams would fall short of that — way short, actually — and now I’m about to have to buy dinner for Artis Twyman, the team’s vice president of communications.
McVay howled with laughter when he heard that.
When training camp opened, McVay wouldn’t say whether the Rams could beat the 6½-win line. What about now, with the Rams 6-6 heading into their Week 14 showdown with the Baltimore Ravens? Would his affable V.P. of communications be dining out on me?
“One day at a time, man,” McVay said, still chuckling.
NFL roundtable: How the Rams can make playoffs
Have these Rams faced anything this season that would prepare them for the Ravens with the speedy Lamar Jackson at quarterback and facing a dominant defense on the road? In other words, how can they get an upset?
Farmer: It’s just a weird year in the NFL, so anything can happen. The Patriots beat the Bills. The Cardinals beat the Cowboys. As for the Rams, they’re facing one of their toughest opponents. That said, the Rams have gone four games without allowing an opponent more than 20 points, and they’re coming off 399 yards and 36 points against a really good Cleveland defense. So you never know.
Rams at Ravens matchups: How to watch, start time and prediction
Breaking down how the Rams (6-6) and Baltimore Ravens (9-3) match up heading into their game Sunday at 10 a.m. PST in Baltimore. The game will be televised on Fox.
When Rams have the ball
Quarterback Matthew Stafford has looked sharp the last two games, passing for seven touchdowns with one interception. Now he faces a defense that leads the NFL in sacks and scoring defense and ranks second in pass defense.
The Rams offensive line is on something of a roll. It did not give up a sack last Sunday in a 36-19 victory over the Cleveland Browns.