Bengals 35, Ravens 13: Baltimore Blows a 13-0 Halftime Lead, Falls to 0-2 in the AFC North

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — The Cincinnati Bengals scored 35 unanswered points in the second half to beat the Baltimore Ravens 35-13 on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, wiping out a 13-0 Ravens halftime lead.

The loss drops Baltimore to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in the AFC North, last in the division. It is the first time the Ravens have started 0-2 against the AFC North since 2007, according to the team.

Baltimore controlled the first half. Zay Flowers took a screen pass 48 yards for a touchdown on the Ravens' first drive, and an 18-play, 78-yard, 11-minute drive that ended in Tyler Loop's 34-yard field goal was the team's longest of the season in plays and time. The Ravens outgained Cincinnati 258-59 before halftime and converted 8 of 11 third downs.

The game turned on the first play of the fourth quarter. Trailing by one, the Ravens went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Cincinnati 12-yard line, and Tyler Huntley's pass toward rookie tight end Josh Cuevas fell incomplete after Cuevas collided with a defender on a crossing route. The Bengals scored a touchdown on the next drive to lead 21-13.

In the second half, Cincinnati gained 298 yards, picked up 19 first downs and scored 35 points. Burrow completed 16 of 18 second-half passes for 249 yards and four touchdowns, a perfect 158.3 passer rating, per Next Gen Stats as cited by the team. Tee Higgins caught six passes for 148 yards and a touchdown, and Ja'Marr Chase caught five for 62 yards and a touchdown.

Huntley, starting in place of the injured Lamar Jackson for a third straight game, threw for a career-high 298 yards with one interception and was sacked four times. Flowers led Baltimore with eight catches for 137 yards. Derrick Henry was held to 45 yards on 17 carries. Mike Green had the Ravens' only sack.

The Ravens have been outscored 48-0 in the second half of their last two games and have not scored a second-half touchdown in four games this season.

"Right now, we're too much of a momentum team," Head Coach Jesse Minter said. "We're riding the wave when it's good, and we're riding the wave when it's bad."

The offensive line took another hit. Center Cam Jurgens made his Ravens debut, but rookie guard Vega Ioane left with a knee injury in the first quarter, and Emery Jones Jr. took over at right guard.

Baltimore plays at the Buffalo Bills (5-1), who are coming off a bye, next Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. in Orchard Park, N.Y. The team said Jackson could be back after a three-game absence.

Up 13-0 at the half, then outscored 35-0 after it.