BALTIMORE (AP) Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes in the second half, and the Cincinnati Bengals rebounded after two disjointed first quarters to beat Baltimore 35-13 on Sunday, handing the Baltimore Ravens a second straight divisional loss with Lamar Jackson sidelined.
Baltimore (4-3) dominated the first half but only led 13-0 after settling for a few field goals. Then the Ravens blew a double-digit lead in the second half for the second week in a row and the 10th time since the start of the 2022 season.
The Bengals (4-2) were shut out in their second meeting with Baltimore last season and were scoreless for two quarters this time before driving 66 yards on the first drive after halftime, capped by Burrow’s 6-yard TD pass to Mike Gesicki.
Baltimore, which held the ball for 22:20 in the first half, scored three points on its first possession of the second. Burrow’s 13-yard pass to Tee Higgins gave Cincinnati the lead to stay.
The Ravens had another decent drive, but on fourth-and-2 from the Cincinnati 12, Tyler Huntley threw an incomplete throw.
The Bengals then showed why Baltimore decided to be so aggressive, driving 88 yards and going up 21-13 on Samaje Perine’s 1-yard run. Burrow added a 2-yard scoring pass to Ja’Marr Chase and a 16-yard scoring pass to Drew Sample.
Jackson missed a third straight game with an ankle injury, and the Ravens are 1-2 without him. He served in a limited role during the week but is inactive again.
Baltimore’s running game wasn’t much of a factor without him, but Huntley threw for 215 yards in the first half, including 120 to Zay Flowers. The sneaky Flowers opened the scoring with a 48-yard catch-and-run.
Cincinnati continued to do the same after erasing a 13-0 deficit. Former Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco relieved Burrow late, capping the Ravens’ fifth loss in their last six home games.
Baltimore has outscored its opponents by 65 points in the first half this season, while being outscored by 70 after the break.
Bengals: S Kyle Dugger injured his quad and TE Erick All Jr. injured his knee.
Ravens: Rookie G Vega Ioane (knee) was out in the first half.
Bengals: Tennessee at home next Sunday.
Ravens: At Buffalo next Sunday.
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This story corrects a previous version with Cincinnati tight end Erick All Jr. suffering a knee injury, not cornerback DJ Turner II.
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