Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and Derrick Henry ran for a pair of scores as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North title with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
It means the Ravens (12-5) will open the playoffs at home against either the Los Angeles Chargers or division rivals Pittsburgh Steelers on wild-card weekend to open the postseason.
Baltimore was two games behind the Steelers at one stage before winning their final four games to finish on top.
The Browns (3-14), meanwhile, are coming off a miserable six-game losing streak.
The leaders of statistics
Cleveland Browns:
- Passage: Bailey Zappe, 16/31, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Rush: D’Onta Foreman, 10 carries, 27 yards
- Download: Jordan Akins, 6 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD
Baltimore Ravens:
- Passage: Lamar Jackson, 16/32, 217 yards, 2 TDs
- Rush: Derrick Henry, 20 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
- Download: Rashod Bateman, 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD
Score summary
The writing was on the wall for Cleveland early in the contest, as Zappe saw his first of two interceptions returned 26 yards for a touchdown by rookie Nate Wiggins for the game’s first points.
Jackson added to Baltimore’s advantage when he threw TD passes to Mark Andrews in the second quarter and to Rashod Bateman in the third, capping a spectacular statistical season that could be good enough to see him win a third division MVP award.
Jackson finishes the regular season with 4,172 yards and 41 touchdown passes, becoming the first quarterback with 4,000 yards and 40 TDs with four or fewer interceptions. Jackson also rushed for 915 yards.
Zappe’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins made it 21-10 in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens responded with a 70-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run by Henry.
Henry added another 43-yard scoring run late in the game, seeing him finish the season with 1,921 yards rushing and a franchise-record 16 touchdowns on the ground.
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