Bengals fall to Ravens 35-34 after failing to get game-winning 2-point conversion

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Just last month the Bengals fell to the Ravens in an overtime thriller at Paycor Stadium. There was no overtime this time around, but the ending was the same.

The Bengals are now 4-6 with their chance of making the playoffs sitting at 25%.

After Ja'Marr Chase scored what would have been the game-winning touchdown, Cincinnati elected to go for two. Unfortunately, Joe Burrow couldn't connect with Tanner Hudson, keeping the score 35-34. The broadcast said roughing the passer should have been called on the play, but no flags were thrown.

The Ravens took the lead on a Lamar Jackson touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman with less than two minutes to go. Cincinnati almost got the ball back with a Cam Taylor-Britt interception, but replay showed the ball hit the ground.

Chase was unstoppable all night, keeping the game tied after Baltimore fought back with another huge touchdown pass from Joe Burrow.

The Bengals went down 28-21 in the fourth after a Mark Andrews catch and 2-point conversion.

The Bengals elected to go for it on 4th-and-2 in Ravens territory, failing to covert and giving Baltimore the ball near midfield.

It became a 1-point game after Ravens kicker Justin Tucker missed a game-tying PAT at the top of the fourth quarter. Tylan Wallace took a catch 84 yards for the touchdown. Multiple Bengals players had missed tackles on the play.

Baltimore scored on back-to-back drives. Derrick Henry ran it in from the 1-yard line in the third quarter. The touchdown came after a Jackson scramble where he ran close to the end zone from around the 30-yard line.

The Ravens got the ball in Cincinnati territory after the first lost fumble of Chase Brown's career.

At the top of the second half, Burrow and Chase continued to show off that Tiger connection, scoring on the first play of their drive as Chase took a Burrow pass 67 yards to the end zone.

The Bengals defense showed up early, getting a three-and-out to start the second half.

Cincinnati went to halftime with a 14-7 lead after Joe Burrow hit tight end Tanner Hudson with just 30 seconds left in the half. It was just Hudson's second career touchdown catch.

The game almost remained 7-7 after Burrow threw an ill-advised ball to Mike Gesicki in the end zone, resulting in what was originally called an interception. The call was overruled after a replay showed only one of Brandon Stephens' feet were in bounds after the catch.

Earlier in the drive, Ravens star Kyle Hamilton went down with what appears to be an ankle injury. He was able to walk off the field on his own, but did immediately get x-rays, the broadcast reported.

The Bengals defense has done a much better job this game getting stops against an explosive and powerful Ravens offense. Baltimore was forced to punt three times in just the first half. Cincinnati only forced one three-and-out in the first meeting.

Lamar Jackson tied it up when he hit a wide-open Nelson Agholor for a touchdown in the second quarter. The TD came after a methodical drive where the Ravens took advantage of some penalties on the Bengals defense.

It was a messy first quarter, as Burrow and company were also able to capitalize on some Ravens mistakes (and penalties) to take first blood with a Brown touchdown.

The Bengals defense was then able to hold the Ravens to a three-and-out on their first drive of the night. In their next drive, though, they failed to convert on fourth down in Ravens territory, with Burrow failing to connect with Jermaine Burton.

Amarius Mims went to the blue medical tent but came back out for the next drive. Cincinnati was already starting Cody Ford after offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. was declared inactive.