Bengals rally from 13-0 deficit to beat Ravens after halftime surge

The Cincinnati Bengals overcame a 13-0 deficit to defeat the Baltimore Ravens 35-13 at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. After a scoreless first half in which quarterback Joe Burrow threw for only 43 yards, the Bengals emerged from the locker room energized. Burrow told CBS that wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase delivered a motivating halftime talk that helped fire up the team, adding, "Ja’Marr went in there and got after everybody a little bit, and he got everybody fired up. You know, that certainly plays a part. But at the end of the day, we just executed."

Chase, speaking to local media after the win, said he challenged his teammates to step up offensively, noting, "We can’t look at our defense the whole time. We gotta step this shit up and make something work. I’ve done it before, and I cried last time, but I didn’t cry this time."

The Bengals responded with five consecutive touchdowns in the second half. A 66-yard drive ended with Burrow connecting with Mike Gesicki for a 13-7 lead, and wide receiver Tee Higgins, who was silent in the first half, finished with six catches for 148 yards and a go-ahead touchdown. Burrow completed 16 of 18 passes for 249 yards and four touchdowns after halftime. Chase caught a 2-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, his 10th career score against Baltimore, and totaled five receptions for 62 yards.

Defensively, Cincinnati shut out the Ravens in the second half, recording four sacks and an interception. The comeback made the Bengals the 10th team in NFL history to be shut out in the first half and score 35 or more points in the second.

The victory improved Cincinnati’s record to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the AFC North as they prepare for next week’s game against Tennessee.