Baltimore Ravens tie NFL record with last-second run by Lamar Jackson

The Baltimore Ravens tied an NFL record on the final play of Sunday’s 23-7 win over the Denver Broncos. With a 16-point lead late in the fourth quarter, the Ravens defense forced a turnover, creating a chance to troll the Pittsburgh Steelers and make a little history.

Coming into the game, the Ravens had run for 100-plus yards as a team in 42 straight games, one short of the Steelers record 43-game streak from 1974-77. As the clocked ticked down, the Baltimore Ravens were just three yards short of 100 but appeared to be out of time.

With three seconds left on the clock, Ravens defensive back Anthony Averett jumped in front of Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton to make an interception in the back of the endzone. After a short celebration, the offense ran onto the field.

Everyone in the stadium anticipated the customary kneel down from quarterback Lamar Jackson, who lined up with a man to his left in the shotgun. Instead, he took the snap and ran to the left behind a dedicated team of blockers. He picked up five yards and stepped out of bounds as time expired to end the game and make his way into the history books.

The @Ravens keep the streak of 100-yard rushing games alive, tying the NFL record of 43 games. #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/aluv7h4y03

— NFL (@NFL) October 3, 2021

With 102 rushing yards on the day, the Baltimore Ravens tied the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL-record streak of 43 consecutive games with at least 100 yards on the ground.

Ravens’ record-setting kick

Former Texas kicker and NFL star Justin Tucker set his own record last week with an 66-yard kick to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a 19-16 win over the Detroit Lions at the buzzer.

After the Lions converted on a fourth-quarter touchdown followed by a field goal, the Ravens found themselves losing, 17-16, and they called on Tucker to make history on the final drive.

Tucker had missed one of four field goal attempts entering the fourth quarter, and the 66-yard attempt was two yards longer than Matt Prater’s previous record, a 64-yard boot.

“That one was something else,” Tucker told CBS’ A.J. Ross during his postgame interview. “I don’t really have the words to do justice to the moment.”

After thanking his teammates who set up the moment, Tucker continued: “All I can say is trust, trust God, trust this team. We’ve got something special. We’ve known that, we’ve been knowing that and I’m just so happy to be able to come through for my guys.”

With the record-setting kick, Justin Tucker also solidified himself as the most clutch kicker in NFL history. He now boasts a perfect 16-of-16 track record on field goals in the final minute of regulation.