By Nithinya Simuong — December 4, 2022 at 10:31 p.m.
Baltimore loses its star despite the victory. Denver sinks.
Baltimore Ravens (8-4) – Denver Broncos (3-9) : 10-9
It all happened in the last minute of the match. Moment chosen by Baltimore to put the 1st touchdown of the match on a run by Tyler Huntley (27/32, 187 yards, 1 INT – 10 runs, 41 YDS, 1 TD) from 2 yards.
Denver must go back at least 40 yards to put Brandon McManus in good position for a field goal. Unfortunately, the slow decisions of Russell Wilson (17/22, 189 yards) and the poor time management of Nathaniel Hackett cost the game to the Broncos.
Denver bows for the 9th time this season, the 4th in a row. More than ever, the Colorado team stands out as one of the flops of the season.
Lamar Jackson on the sidelines
The event of the 1st half is unfortunate for Baltimore. Following a sack from Jonathon Cooper (his first of the season), Lamar Jackson holds his knee and joins the medical tent. The Ravens quarterback will not return and may be out for several weeks.
In the meantime, the 1st half looked like a parody of football despite a good 1st offensive series from Denver, concluded by a field goal from Brandon MacManus. The rest of this 1st half: a series of 6 consecutive punts, 1 field goal from Baltimore, 2 punts then 1 field goal from Denver. With in the meantime, the injury of Lamar Jackson.
This gives a 1st half not very enthusiastic for those who wanted the offensive game where only 286 cumulative yards were gained by the 2 teams.
Insane game and inefficiency
The second half won’t be much better. The 3rd quarter is a quarter not to be shown to any school of football, unless you like defenses. And again, they are well helped by not very inspired attacks.
If Justin Simmons’ first interception was due to a bad pass from Tyler Huntley, the Broncos safety’s second interception thrown by James Proche in the final quarter was the result of a foolish play call by coordinator Greg Roman. Ravens offense. The defenses take over on both sides of the field until the ground touchdown of the substitute quarterback Lamar Jackson.
In the end, a disappointing match where a striking statistic can sum it up: 5/25 for the 2 teams on the 3rd attempts.