The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Baltimore Ravens 35-13 at M&T Bank Stadium in Week 7, scoring every point of the second half after trailing 13-0 at the break. Cincinnati scored a touchdown on all 5 of its trips inside the 20. Baltimore went 0 for 3 on red-zone touchdowns.

Total yardage was nearly even, with Baltimore outgaining Cincinnati by 2 yards and holding the ball for 35 minutes. The Bengals were far more efficient, averaging 7 yards per play to Baltimore's clearly lower rate. They turned that efficiency into touchdowns instead of field goals.

How It Happened

Baltimore struck early. Tyler Huntley hit Zay Flowers for a 48-yard touchdown less than two minutes into the first quarter, and Tyler Loop's extra point made it 7-0.

Loop added field goals from 34 and 24 yards in the second quarter, the second with 50 seconds left in the half. The Ravens went to the locker room up 13-0. That was the end of their scoring.

Cincinnati flipped the game in the third quarter. Joe Burrow found Mike Gesicki from 6 yards out, then hit Tee Higgins for a 13-yard score. Evan McPherson's kick after the second touchdown put the Bengals ahead 14-13.

The fourth quarter belonged to Cincinnati. Samaje Perine ran in from 1 yard, Burrow found Ja'Marr Chase from 2 yards, and about a minute later Burrow hit Drew Sample for a 16-yard touchdown. That made it 35-13 with more than six minutes to play.

The Ravens also failed on both fourth-down attempts, were sacked 4 times, and committed 10 penalties to Cincinnati's 1.

Key Performers

Joe Burrow, CIN: 4 passing TD – Gesicki 6 YDS, Higgins 13 YDS, Chase 2 YDS, Sample 16 YDS
Bengals passing: 22-30, 284 net YDS, 4-0 (TD-INT), 1 sack for 8 YDS
Samaje Perine, CIN: 1-yard rushing TD
Tyler Huntley, BAL: 48-yard TD pass to Zay Flowers
Ravens passing: 23-34, 276 net YDS, 1 INT, 4 sacks for 22 YDS
Tyler Loop, BAL: Field goals of 34 and 24 YDS

Cincinnati averaged better than 9 yards per pass attempt with no interceptions, and every Bengals touchdown pass came from 16 yards or closer. When the field shrank, Cincinnati finished drives.

Neither team ran the ball well. Cincinnati managed under 4 yards per carry and Baltimore just over 3.

What It Means

Cincinnati moves to 4-2 and improves to 3-1 on the road. The Bengals have now won more often away from home than at it, and a second-half shutout in Baltimore is a strong data point for that road form.

Baltimore falls to 4-3, and the home-road split is the story. The Ravens are 3-1 away from M&T Bank Stadium and 1-2 in it. A team that wins on the road but drops games like this at home is giving back the advantage it should be banking.

The concern for Baltimore is how this one slipped. The Ravens led 13-0 at halftime, nearly matched Cincinnati in yardage and held the ball 10 minutes longer, then did not score again.