Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and Derrick Henry scored twice as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North division title with a 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns.
That means the Ravens (12-5) will open the playoffs at home against the Los Angeles Chargers or division rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Wild Card Weekend to start the postseason.
Baltimore went from two games behind the Steelers to winning its last four games to take first place.
Meanwhile, the Browns (3-14) ended their miserable season with six straight losses.
statistics leader
Cleveland Browns:
- passing: Bailey Zappe, 16/31, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT.
- rush: D’Onta Foreman, 10 carries, 27 yards.
- transmission: Jordan Atkins, 6 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD.
Baltimore Ravens:
- passing: Lamar Jackson, 16/32, 217 yards, 2 TD.
- rush: Derrick Henry, 20 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs.
- transmission: Rashod Bateman, 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD.
Score summary
The writing was on the wall for Cleveland early in the contest, as Zappe saw the first of his two interceptions returned 26 yards for rookie Nate Wiggins’ first point touchdown of the game.
Jackson added to Baltimore’s advantage by throwing TD passes to Mark Andrews in the second quarter and Rashod Bateman in the third, capping a statistical season in which he was good enough to earn the league MVP award in the third quarter.
Jackson finished the regular season with 4,172 yards passing and 41 touchdowns, becoming the first quarterback to reach 4,000 yards and 40 TDs with four or fewer interceptions. Jackson also rushed for 915 yards.
Zappe’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins made it 21-10 in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens responded with a 70-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard touchdown run by Henry.
Henry added another 43-yard scoring run late in the game to finish the season with 1,921 yards rushing and a franchise-record 16 touchdowns.
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