Finally, the Baltimore Ravens are in the win column.
It wasn’t pretty and it certainly wasn’t perfect, but Baltimore got its first win of the season by beating the Dallas Cowboys 28-25. A fourth quarter that saw the Ravens give up 19 unanswered points is certainly cause for concern, but hey, it’s the win that really matters in the end.
At the very least, it was a better result than some of their AFC North rivals.
For example, the Cleveland Browns lost 21-15 at home to the winless New York Giants. Deshaun Watson completed 21 of 37 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns, both to Amari Cooper, but Cleveland’s offensive line was simply abysmal, allowing eight sacks and 17 quarterback hits. Meanwhile, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones completed 24 of 34 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns, both to first-round rookie Malik Nabers, against the highly touted Browns defense.
More importantly for the Browns, reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett briefly left the game with an injury and is now day-to-day.
The Pittsburgh Steelers also remained undefeated on Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Chargers at home (20-10). Unlike many other Steelers victories, where they manage to come out on top in the most bizarre way possible, this was simply an overall good performance by Pittsburgh.
Justin Fields had one of the best games of his career, completing 25 of 32 passes for 245 yards, two total touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) and one interception. The Steelers defense also held the Chargers to 168 total yards, an impressive performance even with LA quarterback Justin Herbert out due to injury.
Finally, the Cincinnati Bengals. In one of the most surprising stories of the year so far, Cincinnati is now 0-3 after losing to the Watshington Commanders 38-33 at home on Monday Night Football.
It was a memorable shootout, with Joe Burrow completing 29 of 38 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns for Cincinnati, while rookie Jayden Daniels completed 21 of 23 passes for 254 yards and three total touchdowns (two passing, one rushing). In fact, it was the first game since at least 1940 without punts or turnovers. The difference came in that Cincinnati settled for field goals more often than Washington, which proved incredibly costly.
After three weeks, the Steelers lead the division at 3-0, the Ravens and Browns are tied for second at 1-2, and the Bengals are at the bottom of the standings at 0-3. Just as everyone predicted.
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