Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and Derrick Henry scored twice and the Baltimore Ravens won the AFC North division title with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
That means the Ravens (12-5) will begin the playoffs at home against the Los Angeles Chargers or division rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Wild Card weekend to open the postseason.
Baltimore was at one stage two games behind the Steelers before winning its final 4 games to take first place.
Meanwhile, the Browns (3-14) are coming off a terrible season with six straight losses.
Statistics leaders
Cleveland Browns:
- Passing: Bailey Zappe, 16/31, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Violent: D’Onta Foreman, 10 carries, 27 yards
- Receiving: Jordan Akins, 6 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD
Baltimore Ravens:
- Passing: Lamar Jackson, 16/32, 217 yards, 2 TDs
- Violent: Derrick Henry, 20 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
- Receiving: Rashod Bateman, 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary
The writing was on the wall for Cleveland early in the competition when Zappe saw the primary of his two interceptions returned 26 yards for a touchdown by rookie Nate Wiggins for his first points of the sport.
Jackson prolonged Baltimore’s lead by throwing TD passes to Mark Andrews within the second quarter and Rashod Bateman within the third, capping off a spectacular statistical season that may need been enough to win the league’s third MVP award.
Jackson finishes the regular season with 4,172 yards passing and 41 touchdown passes, becoming the primary quarterback to surpass 4,000 yards and 40 TDs with 4 or fewer interceptions. Jackson also rushed for 915 yards.
Zappe’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins made it 21-10 within the fourth quarter, however the Ravens responded with a 70-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run by Henry.
Henry added one other 43 yards late in the sport, ending the 1,921 season with rushing yards and a record 16 touchdowns on the bottom.
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