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Wednesday 16 december 2020
Jackson returns to save Ravens with 47-42 win over Browns

By TOM WITHERS saw McSorley get hurt. Jackson was out. injury when he slipped on brought the Browns back,
AP Sports Writer "I'm still stretching and The Browns had one last a slick FirstEnergy Stadium scrambling from the pock-
CLEVELAND (AP) — Lamar I'm like, 'We gotta go out chance after Tucker's kick, field that was tough for et a la Jackson and scoring
Jackson's only thought was there,'" he said. "It was but a series of laterals on players to cut on all night. on a run with 6:33 left.
to rescue his teammates. fourth down, my guys were the final play ended with a Jackson spent the first half The Browns were beaten
Like any other superhero. making great catches and safety that affected gam- slipping all over the place 38-6 by the Ravens in Week
Jackson emerged from we came out with the vic- blers all over the country. before changing cleats. 1, but Cleveland looked
the locker room, saved the tory. As soon as I saw him The Ravens were favored With no margin for error like a different team — like
game and maybe Balti- go down, I came out of the by three on the opening on fourth-and-5, Jackson a playoff team.
more's season with a 47- locker room." line. calmly rolled to his right "That's a really good foot-
42 win over the Cleveland Jackson first hit Brown for "There can either be good — and after getting the ball team with a lot of
Browns in a wild, back-and- the TD and then, after get- or bad to come from this," Browns to think he was go- heart," Ravens coach John
forth Monday night game ting the ball back with 1:04 said Browns quarterback ing to run — he found a Harbaugh said. "It's a game
in which the teams com- left, got Baltimore in posi- Baker Mayfield, whose 22- wide-open Brown in the that's going to go down in
bined to tie a 98-year-old tion for Tucker, who made yard TD pass to Kareem middle of the field. history. Our guys had faith
NFL record. 70 straight field goals inside Hunt with 1:04 left tied it. "That was a big-time play. and trust and belief and
Back on the field after be- 40 yards before missing last "You can start pointing We needed that," tight sometimes that's what it
ing sidelined by cramps, week. He made this one fingers, but that's not this end Mark Andrews said. "It's takes."
Jackson threw a 44-yard look pretty routine, provid- team. We know that we hard to describe this game Nick Chubb had two TD
touchdown pass to Mar- ing an uplifting moment for need to fight and make the because everyone was do- runs for the Browns, while
quise Brown and then set the Ravens after they spent plays to win when we need ing their thing. Just a lot of Gus Edwards had two for
up Justin Tucker's 55-yard the past two weeks deal- to." fun." the Ravens.q
field goal with two sec- ing with a virus outbreak The NFL's top two rushing Even after Jackson's throw,
onds left as the Ravens (8- and numerous scheduling teams combined for nine Mayfield wasn't going to
5) stayed in the playoff pic- changes. rushing touchdowns, tying be denied. He drove the
ture. "It's definitely good that we a league record set in 1922 Browns 75 yards, hitting
A game dripping with play- made that kick, given ev- by Rock Island and Evans- Hunt for the score.
off intensity delivered with erything this team is going ville and then Racine and Jackson then showed why
endless drama and nu- through right now,'" Tuck- Louisville. he's a superstar.
merous twists, none bigger er said. "It keeps us in the Jackson rushed for two The reigning NFL MVP com-
than Jackson running back playoff picture. We defi- touchdowns and 124 yards. pleted two straight passes
onto the field for a fourth- nitely needed to have this He completed just 11 pass- to Andrews, who missed
down play after his back- one. What the world saw es, but five of them came the past two games with
up, Trace McSorley, had on Monday Night Football after he returned from the COVID-19, for 28 yards and
suffered a knee injury. was a Ravens team playing cramps. moved the Ravens in range
Jackson, who missed a re- with guts." With the Ravens down 42- for Tucker, one of the most
cent game with COVID-19, It was a gut punch for the 35, Jackson came running accurate kickers in league
said he received fluids in Browns (9-4), who had ral- back onto the field after history.
the locker room and was lied from a 14-point defi- McSorley suffered what Mayfield had shaken off
getting stretched when he cit to take the lead while looked like a serious leg a costly interception and