Lamar Jackson completed 17 of 29 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown and the Baltimore Ravens finished strong to secure a 27-19 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Justice Hill rushed for a touchdown and Mark Andrews hauled in a touchdown pass for Baltimore (4-5), which won its third game in a row after a four-game losing streak. Derrick Henry had 75 yards on 20 carries.
JJ McCarthy completed 20 of 42 passes for 248 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for Minnesota (4-5). Jalen Nailor caught five passes for 124 yards and a touchdown, and Aaron Jones Sr. scored a touchdown on the ground.
The Ravens outscored the Vikings 18-9 in the second half to grab the lead and secure the win.
Tyler Loop made his fourth field goal of the game to give the Ravens a 12-10 lead with 10:19 left in the third quarter.
Vikings kick returner Myles Price fumbled the kickoff moments later, which gave the Ravens the ball on the Minnesota 23-yard line. Baltimore’s offense took advantage of the short field with a 6-play drive that ended with Hill’s 1-yard touchdown run to make it 19-10.
Minnesota cut the deficit to 19-13 on Will Reichard’s 43-yard field goal with 2:16 remaining in the third quarter.
The Ravens responded on the next possession. Jackson connected with Andrews for a 2-yard touchdown, and Jackson found Rashod Bateman for a two-point conversion to make it 27-13 with 10:40 to play.
Late in the fourth quarter, McCarthy fired a pass to the back right corner of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown to Nailor. The Vikings’ two-point attempt failed, which left the score at 27-19 with 3:23 remaining.
Jones opened the scoring with the only touchdown of the first half. He scored on a 4-yard run to the left to finish a seven-play, 86-yard drive.
Loop made a 44-yard field goal to pull the Ravens within 7-3 late in the first quarter.
The Vikings responded with a 49-yard field goal by Reichard to make it 10-3 with 10:56 remaining in the second quarter.
Loop made back-to-back field goals to cut the Ravens’ deficit to 10-9 before the half.
The Vikings finished with 13 penalties, compared with five penalties for Baltimore.
-Field Level Media
