LAMAR JACKSON threw two touchdown passes on Saturday and Derrick Henry added two fourth-quarter scoring runs as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North title with a 35-10 win over the visiting Cleveland Browns.
Baltimore (12-5) will host a first-round playoff game next weekend as the No. 3 seed, while Cleveland (3-14) will start an offseason that could be rife with changes. A playoff team last season, the Browns could earn the No. 1 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft if New England and Tennessee win on Sunday. They will draft no lower than third overall.
Jackson completed 16 of 32 passes for 217 yards while adding 63 yards on nine rushes, finishing the regular season with 41 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. He also went over the 4,000-yard passing mark for the season, finishing at 4,172. Henry compiled 138 yards on 20 carries, giving him 1,921 yards and 16 rushing scores.
Bailey Zappe became Cleveland’s 40th starting quarterback since it re-entered the NFL 25 years ago and completed 16 of 31 passes for 170 yards with a touchdown. He also tossed two interceptions, Nate Wiggins returning the first one 26 yards to open the scoring at the 8:32 mark of the first quarter. — Reuters
