Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens: Baltimore Beats Tennessee 24–18 After Building a 17-Point Halftime Lead

A first-quarter tie

Baltimore beat Tennessee 24–18 at M&T Bank Stadium on October 4. Lamar Jackson started at quarterback for Baltimore, and Cam Ward started for Tennessee. Ward threw an interception on a pass intended for T. Pollard at 14:18 of the first quarter. The score was still 0–0 after the play.

Baltimore scored first when D. Henry ran five yards for a touchdown at 12:13. The run put the Ravens ahead 6–0, and the extra point made it 7–0. Tennessee answered later in the quarter with a three-yard touchdown run by T. Pollard. After the Titans made their extra point, the teams were tied 7–7. That was also the score at the end of the first quarter.

Baltimore pulls ahead before halftime

Jackson put Baltimore back in front early in the second quarter with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Z. Flowers. The touchdown moved the score to 13–7, and the extra point extended the lead to 14–7. Later in the quarter, Jackson connected with M. Andrews for a three-yard touchdown. Another successful extra point gave Baltimore a 21–7 lead.

With 46 seconds shown on a second-quarter play, Ward completed a pass to C. Tate that gained 33 yards, but the play also ended in a lost fumble for Tennessee. Baltimore added three points before halftime on a made 64-yard field goal with five seconds showing. The Ravens went into the break ahead 24–7, having scored 17 unanswered points during the quarter.

Tennessee cuts into the lead

Tennessee scored on a 33-yard field goal at 6:55 of the third quarter, reducing Baltimore’s lead to 24–10. The score remained 24–10 at the end of the period. Baltimore had led by 17 at halftime; after the Titans’ field goal, that margin stood at 14 entering the fourth quarter.

A late touchdown sets the final score

The next scoring play came late in the fourth quarter. Ward threw a three-yard touchdown pass to W. Robinson with 1:16 showing, moving Tennessee to 16 points while Baltimore remained at 24. The touchdown itself accounted for six points. Tennessee then attempted a two-point conversion, and Ward completed a pass to G. Helm for the successful try. That brought the Titans within six at 24–18.

Baltimore finished with a 24–18 win, with its entire point total in place by halftime. Tennessee scored a third-quarter field goal and a fourth-quarter touchdown with a two-point conversion, accounting for the game’s final 11 points. Baltimore’s lead narrowed, but Tennessee did not take it in the second half.