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Baltimore Ravens Defensive tackle Michael Pierce intercepted the first pass of his NFL career on Saturday to close out a divisional victory against the Cleveland Browns.
Pierce came up with the great choice with the brown ones offensive in the red zone and with the Ravens up 35-10.
Pierce dropped into coverage, put his 355-pound frame in front of a pass from Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, and brought it in. He stumbled on the ball a bit before rolling down to end the play, allowing his offense to run out the clock. outside.
The Ravens celebrated their second straight NFC North title when it was over.
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Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens runs with the ball during the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on January 4, 2025 in Baltimore. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
The crows (12-5) will open the playoffs at home against the Los Angeles Chargers or Pittsburgh Steelers. Baltimore was two games behind the Steelers in the division before winning its final four games to finish on top.
Cleveland (3-14) ended a terrible season with six straight losses. Both Bailey Zappe and Thompson-Robinson played quarterback in the finals. Neither man could move the ball much, and Zappe received a pass returned 26 yards for a touchdown from rookie Nate Wiggins for the first points of the game.
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The biggest concern coming out of this game for the Ravens was the health of Pro Bowl receiver Zay Flowers, who left in the second quarter with a right knee injury.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw touchdown passes to Mark Andrews in the second quarter and Rashod Bateman in the third, capping a spectacular season that could earn him a third MVP award.
Jackson finished the season with 4,172 passing yards, 41 touchdown passes and only four interceptions. He became the first quarterback to reach 4,000 passing yards with 40 touchdown passes and four or fewer interceptions.
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D’Onta Foreman (27) of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by Roquan Smith (0) of the Baltimore Ravens during the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on January 4, 2025 in Baltimore. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Jackson finished the season with 915 rushing yards, becoming the first to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for at least 800. His passer rating of 119.6 was not enough to break the single-season record of 122.5 held by Aaron Rodgers.
Zappe threw for 170 yards with two interceptions. His 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins made the score 21-10 in the quarter, but the Ravens responded with a 70-yard drive that ended in a 2-yard touchdown run by Derrick Henry.
Henry, who turned 31 on Saturday, added a 43-yard scoring run late in the quarter. He finished the season with 1,921 rushing yards and a franchise-record 16 rushing touchdowns.
Cleveland has gone 28 consecutive games without allowing a 300-yard passer. Jackson finished 16 of 32 for 217 yards.
Associates Press contributed to this report.
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