NFL power rankings, Week 15: Chiefs roll, Browns escape
The Ravens had won six straight games vs. the Browns entering Sunday’s rematch in Cleveland. It was a rough first half for the club and matter were made worse when quarterback Lamar Jackson went down with an ankle injury in the second quarter and didn’t return to the game.
Backup Tyler Huntley rallied the team from a 24-3 deficit to narrow the gap to two points. But it wasn’t meant to be. And Harbaugh’s team dropped to 1-3 within the division.
On Monday night in Orchard Park, the Bills were overwhelmed by the Patriots’ ground game. On Sunday at Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers’ attack rolled up 303 total yards and Sean McDermott’s trailed 24-3 at the half.
Buffalo would eventually trail, 27-10, with 11:20 to play but rallied to send the game into overtime. The Bills had a chance in the extra session. But the Buccaneers would win it on Tom Brady’s 58-yard touchdown strike to Breshad Perriman.
Zac Taylor’s club was back at home for the second straight week and looked to bounce back from last Sunday’s loss to the Chargers. But Cincinnati’s offensive front had its issues protecting quarterback Joe Burrow, who was sacked five times by game’s end.
But the Bengals rallied from a 20-6 fourth-quarter hole to send the game into overtime. The team took a three-point lead in the extra session but Cincinnati had few answers for the Niners’ passing game.