Ravens have 2nd-half problem that has dropped them to last among 4 winning AFC North teams

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Ginsburg, D. (2026, October 25). Ravens have 2nd-half problem that has dropped them to last among 4 winning AFC North teams. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/ravens-have-2nd-half-problem-that-has-dropped-them-to-last-among-4-winning-afc-north-teams/article_da9a8b00-5d48-5d46-ae42-b01908f1ebfc.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-26 · by David Ginsburg

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The Baltimore Ravens have fallen to last among winning teams in the AFC North due to poor second-half performances, most recently losing 35-13 to the Cincinnati Bengals despite leading by 13 points at halftime. After dominating in the first half and limiting Cincinnati to just 59 yards and three first downs, the Ravens allowed touchdowns on five consecutive drives after intermission. This trend has continued since Lamar Jackson’s ankle injury, with backup quarterback Tyler Huntley struggling in clutch moments, including being sacked four times and throwing an interception that led to a crucial touchdown. The team is now looking ahead to Jackson's potential return as they aim to address their second-half issues to secure playoff contention.
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The Baltimore Ravens lost 35-13 to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, despite starting quarterback Lamar Jackson being ruled out due to an ankle injury. The game began with the Ravens dominating the first half but struggling after halftime, a trend that has plagued them this season. Tyler Huntley started for the Ravens in place of Jackson, while the Bengals' Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes in the second half, turning around what had been a scoreless period for his team. The loss dropped Baltimore to last among the winning teams in the AFC North due to their poor performance in the second halves of games.

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David Ginsburg
5 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 If Lamar Jackson’s return from an ankle injury is imminent, the star quarterback’s top priority will be solving Baltimore’s second-half woes.
🔮 “So man, you know, we will own this.
🔮 After William Contreras hit a tiebreaking double and Christian Yelich tacked on a run-scoring single in the top half, Baltimore pulled even in the bottom half against Trevor Megill (3-3) with two hits and a pair of sacrifice flies.
🔮 Little did anyone know at the time that Chapman would ultimately become only the ninth pitcher in baseball history to reach the 400 mark in saves.
🔮 Chapman gave up a one-out single in the ninth before striking out Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand to become the ninth player in major league history to record 400 saves.
Also by David Ginsburg
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Topics

BALTIMORE Bengals Cincinnati Ravens the AFC North

Subjects

Ravens ORG · 6× BALTIMORE GPE · 4× Huntley PERSON · 4× Cincinnati ORG · 3× Bengals ORG · 2× Campbell PERSON · 2× Jackson PERSON · 2× Calais Campbell PERSON · 1× Lamar Jackson’s PERSON · 1× the AFC North ORG · 1×

Narrative

“In every game, we’ve proven that we’re good enough to be the type of team that we want to be, and we’ve proven that we’re bad enough to be a not a very good team as well
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26
🔮 If Lamar Jackson’s return from an ankle injury is imminent, the star quarterback’s top priority will be solving Baltimore’s second-half woes.

Claims (28 extracted, 2 hedged)

If Lamar Jackson’s return from an ankle injury is imminent, the star quarterback’s top priority will be solving Baltimore’s second-half woes. asserted
priority → solve → woes
Back-to-back duds after the break have dropped the Ravens to last among the four winning teams in the AFC North. asserted
duds → drop → North
Baltimore dominated while holding Cincinnati scoreless in the first half, but a 13-point lead disappeared quickly after halftime in a 35-13 loss. asserted
lead → dominate → loss
It was a loss in a second consecutive division game when the Ravens (4-3) didn’t allow a point before the break and took a double-digit lead to the locker room. asserted
Ravens → allow → room
“It’s a tale of two halves, right? asserted
It → ’ → halves
” veteran defensive tackle Calais Campbell said. asserted
Campbell → say → ?
“The first half, I feel like we were making a lot of plays. asserted
we → feel → plays
We’re playing really good football, and then once momentum got away from us, I mean, it was like quicksand.” asserted
it → play → quicksand
Jackson missed his third consecutive game, but did return to practice this past week. asserted
Jackson → miss → practice
Logic says he should be closer to a return, perhaps next Sunday at Buffalo. asserted
he → say → Buffalo
The Ravens could say that playing without Jackson was too big a handicap to overcome. uncertain
playing → say → Jackson
But they beat Atlanta with backup Tyler Huntley and held Cleveland scoreless before the break last week before squadering a 10-point lead in a 13-10 loss. asserted
they → beat → loss
Baltimore held the Bengals (4-2) to 59 yards and three first downs before the break, then allowed touchdowns on the first five Cincinnati drives of the second half. asserted
Baltimore → hold → half
The turnaround was so sudden, disgruntled Ravens fans were flocking to the exits in the middle of the fourth quarter. asserted
fans → flock → quarter
The Ravens became the first team in 76 years to lead by at least 13 points at halftime and lose by at least 20, according to Sportradar. uncertain
Ravens → become → Sportradar
The Baltimore Colts were up 20-7 on the New York Giants on Nov. 19, 1950, before losing 55-20. asserted
Colts → lose → Nov.
“In every game, we’ve proven that we’re good enough to be the type of team that we want to be, and we’ve proven that we’re bad enough to be a not a very good team as well asserted
we → prove → that
,” first-year coach Jesse Minter said. asserted
Minter → say → ?
“So there’s a consistency level that we need to find where it’s where it’s less riding the wave of momentum and more about staying even-keel.” asserted
it → ’ → momentum
Huntley was 23 of 34 for 298 yards passing, but while Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes. asserted
Burrow → throw → passes
Huntley was sacked four times. asserted
Huntley → sack → ?
Huntley had a 48-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass to Zay Flowers and threw an interception that set up the Bengals’ last TD. asserted
that → have → TD
“He’s put us in position to have a chance to win,” Campbell said of Huntley. asserted
Campbell → put → Huntley
“But we have to do better and execute, especially on defense.” asserted
we → have → defense
Then again, that defense allowed just 59 yards and three first downs before halftime. asserted
defense → allow → halftime
“It’s not a 30-minute ball game,” Campbell said. asserted
Campbell → ’ → ?
“It’s four quarters, and we got to find a way to play a complete game with all of them. asserted
we → ’ → them
“It’s a big point in the season for us,” Minter said, “to determine what type of team we want to be.” asserted
we → ’ → team
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