The Baltimore Ravens (2-1) and the Dallas Cowboys (1-2) delivered the offensive fireworks everyone expected in Rio de Janeiro, with the Ravens winning a thriller at the buzzer, 34-31.
Ravens kicker Tyler Loop drilled a game-winning, 56-yard field goal at the buzzer to power Baltimore past Dallas in regulation, 34-31. The result is both a miracle for Baltimore and a disaster for Dallas.
Dallas raced out to a 10-0 lead after first-round rookie safety Caleb Downs stuffed Ravens running back Derrick Henry on a fourth-and-1 run up the middle on Baltimore's second drive of the game. Cowboys running back Javonte Williams powered his way into the end zone to capitalize on the turnover downs Dallas' defense forced to put them up 10-0 with 4:32 left in the first quarter.
However, Henry got his revenge by capping Baltimore's next two drives with rushing touchdowns to power the Ravens out to a 14-10 advantage with 11:23 left in the half. In the process, Henry climbed past Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson for ninth on the NFL's all-time rushing yards list.
After taking a 17-13 lead into the halftime locker room, Baltimore raced ahead 24-13 after quarterback Lamar Jackson kept the play alive after a fake handoff and toss before eventually finding 11-year veteran receiver Chris Moore for the four-yard score. It was Moore's first receiving touchdown since Week 6 of the 2025 season with the Washington Commanders. Baltimore now leads Dallas 24-13 with 3:44 left in the third quarter. Then, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott answered right back. He found tight end Jake Ferguson wide open on a wheel route for a 19-yard touchdown after the Ravens' defense locked on to CeeDee Lamb in the slot. Lamb then caught the ensuing two-point conversion to trim the Ravens' lead to three, 24-21.
Cowboys third-round rookie linebacker Jaishawn Barham then came up clutch with a fourth-and-goal stuff of Henry to give Dallas the ball back at their own four in the fourth quarter with a chance to tie. Prescott then marched Dallas all the way down the field with deep balls to Lamb, Ferguson and wide receiver George Pickens before wide receiver KaVonte Turpin scored on a nine-yard end around to put Dallas on top 28-24.
Jackson countered by leading Baltimore back down the field and into the end zone. After a litany of penalty laundry, he found rookie fourth-round pick tight end Matt Hibner for a two-yard passing touchdown on third-and-goal. Baltimore retook the lead 31-28 with 1:30 left to play. That's when things really began to kick into high gear.
Lamb locked arms with Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins at the two, and the referees ruled in Lamb's favor, calling Wiggins for defensive pass interference. Despite having first-and-goal from the two, a false start penalty, and the inability to complete a pass near the goal line, Dallas settled for the game-tying field goal from 23 yards with seven seconds left.
That's when Jackson pulled a rabbit out of the hat. He hit wide receiver Zay Flowers deep down the middle after his target was left all alone for a 27-yard gain down to the Dallas 38. Jackson was able to call a timeout on the field with a second left, and Loop then drilled the game-winning kick.
At the two-minute warning at the end of the first half, the Cowboys had the football down to the Ravens' 37. Dallas then dialed up three consecutive run plays that left them at the 24, and they burned their second timeout of the half with 33 seconds left. Facing a second-and-6 at the Baltimore 20, Dallas didn't complete another pass, and they had to settle for a field goal that made the score 17-13 at the break.
However, the Cowboys were marching down the field through the air after consecutive completions to Lamb moved them from their own 36 to the Baltimore 36. With so little time left in the half, it would have behooved coach Brian Schottenheimer to stick with the passing game in that spot to get much closer to the end zone.
Fast forward to the first-and-goal at the 2, the Cowboys had after the defensive pass interference called by Wiggins. With 20 seconds left, Prescott threw an incomplete pass on a goal-line fade to Pickens. Then Schoonmaker was called for a false start that absolutely could not have happened in that spot. Prescott's pocket collapsed, so he had to scramble ahead for two yards. Then, the pocket collapsed quickly again, forcing Prescott's third-and-goal throw to be what was essentially a throwaway.
On the last defensive play of the game, Dallas dropped back into deep zone coverage to prevent exactly what happened: Jackson hitting on a deep ball to Flowers, really the only pass catcher Baltimore has that is scary deep downfield, after the Cowboys allowed too much space up the seam.
This marked Dallas' Week 3 matchup with Baltimore as the first game in the Super Bowl era in which both teams kicked field goals in the final 10 seconds of the fourth quarter, per ESPN Research.
The Cowboys very easily could have prevailed on Sunday evening in Rio, but they needed to be just a touch more precise in key spots. That would have made the difference.
Yes, first-year offensive coordinator Declan Doyle got lambasted all week for not giving Henry the ball enough in short-yardage situations in the team's Week 2 home loss against the New Orleans Saints. He overcorrected in Week 3 in Rio. Doyle rode Henry 26 times for 89 yards, a 3.4 yards per carry average and two touchdowns.
Almost as if to appease the masses that called him an idiot for not using Henry in short yardage, the Ravens ran the ball to Henry in third-and-short and fourth-and-short almost exclusively. The key results were an early turnover-on-downs when Henry was stonewalled by Caleb Downs, another turnover on downs a yard from the end zone on fourth-and-goal when he was held up by Jaishawn Barham and a third-down stop that forced a punt after Barham got him again. Henry went 0-for-3 on his three runs when Baltimore needed just a single yard to move the chains, the most in a game in his career. Entering Sunday in that situation as a Raven, he was 41-for-55 since 2024.
| Derrick Henry runs needed a yard for the first down, Ravens career (Since 2024) | Conversions/Attempts |
|---|---|
Entering Sunday | 41/55 |
Sunday | 0/3* |
* Stopped a single-game, career-high three times
Henry turns 33 this season. It's worth mixing things up with Henry on third-and-short and fourth-and-short, but please let Jackson cook, too. He's the NFL's all-time quarterback rushing yards leader. Whether it's read option runs, quarterback sneaks or keepers from the gun, use Jackson's legs in tandem with Henry's legs. Doyle let the Ravens become too predictable in short yardage with Henry on Sunday, and it nearly cost them the game. Let Jackson help out in those spots on the ground as well as with his arm on his play-action throws.
The Ravens' 2025 season ended when Loop couldn't connect a 44-yard field goal as time expired against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 26-24 road loss. Had that kick gone through the uprights instead of wide right, Baltimore would have won the AFC North and gone to the postseason. Instead, Loop had to dwell on his rookie season ending because he couldn't come through when his team needed him the most.
Fast forward to Sunday. Loop drilled the game-winning, 56-yard kick in Rio as time expired to get his teammates back home with a victory and off a field surface that was thought to be questionable entering the day. The Ravens now have a kicker they can rely upon in the clutch once again.
Lamar Jackson hit wide receiver Zay Flowers for a 27-yard pass down to the Dallas 38, and Jackson was able to get the timeout called on the field with one second left. That set up Loop for a game-winning, 56-yard field goal as time expired. Baltimore improves to 2-1, and the Cowboys fall to 1-2.
The Ravens kept the Cowboys out of the end zone after Nate Wiggins' pass interference penalty gave them first-and-goal at the two with 23 seconds left to play. A crucial false start penalty on Cowboys tight end Luke Schoonmaker pushed Dallas back to the seven, and they ended up kicking a 23-yard field goal for the 31-31 tie.
Lamb's and Wiggins' arms got tangled up, and the Cowboys are now on the two as a result. They trail 31-28 with 23 seconds left to play.
Jackson came up clutch after a litany of penalty laundry to find rookie fourth-round pick tight end Matt Hibner for the two-yard passing touchdown on third-and-goal. Baltimore now leads 31-28 with 1:30 left to play.
After stuffing Henry on fourth-and-goal on the previous drive, Cowboys rookie third-round pick linebacker Jaishawn Barham knifed into the backfield to drop him for a four-yard loss and force a Ravens punt. Dallas leads 28-24 and has the ball back on their own 27 with 7:29 left to play.
Dallas speedster KaVonte Turpin takes the end around handoff right down the left sideline for the nine-yard rushing touchdown. The score was set up by a 49-yard pass from Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb, a 19-yard catch-and-run to tight Brevyn Spann-Ford and a 16-yarder to George Pickens. The Cowboys now lead 28-24 with 9:42 left to play.
Dallas third-round rookie linebacker Jaishawn Barham, the fill-in green dot linebacker, corralled Derrick Henry for a loss of three on fourth-and-goal on the one for a crucial turnover on downs. The Cowboys take over on their own four down 24-21 with 13:22 left in the game.
Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb drew all the attention deep, which allowed Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson to spring free on a wheel route down the right sideline. Quarterback Dak Prescott hit him in stride for the pitch-and-catch, 19-yard passing touchdown. Prescott then hit a diving Lamb in the right, front corner of the end zone on the ensuing two-point conversion to cut the Ravens' lead to just three, 24-21, with 1:48 left in the third quarter.
Jackson kept the play alive after a fake handoff and toss before eventually finding 11-year veteran receiver Chris Moore for the four-yard score. It's Moore's first receiving touchdown since Week 6 of the 2025 season with the Washington Commanders. Baltimore now leads Dallas 24-13 with 3:44 left in the third quarter.
Dallas is down to Alijah Clark, Markquese Bell and Caleb Downs at safety at the moment.
After Pro Bowl defensive tackle Quinnen Williams stuffed a second down Derrick Henry run for a loss of five, fill-in safety Alijah Clark broke up Lamar Jackson's deep pass to Devontez Walker. Dallas takes over on their own 33 down 17-13 with 8:55 left in the third quarter.
Dallas went with a shovel pass up the middle to tight end Jake Ferguson, and he fumbled the football. After replay review, it was determined the pass was complete, so it's a fumble and a takeaway for the Ravens. Baltimore takes over on their own 25 up 17-13.
With Ravens All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton out of the game, Dak Prescott is able to find CeeDee Lamb over the middle for a gain of 13 yards to move the chains. Hamilton's absence could swing this game in the Cowboys' favor.
Dallas needs to get both Pickens and Lamb going down the field if they're going to have a chance to win this game against Baltimore.
Cowboys safety Markquese Bell, who gave up the big pass interference penalty earlier, was in coverage on Lamar Jackson's incompletion to Zay Flowers on third-and-6 on the Dallas' nine. The Ravens settled for a field goal, and they now lead 17-10 with 4:44 left in the first half.
Dallas safety Jalen Thompson is down on the field. Dallas is already missing Malik Hooker (forearm) and P.J. Locke (foot).
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott audibled to a shotgun run to the right side of the line for running back Javonte Williams, and the Ravens plugged that hole so quickly Williams fumbled. He recovered the loose ball, but Williams lost a yard in the process for a turnover on downs.
Baltimore takes over at Dallas' 43 up 14-10 with 9:18 left in the first half.
Henry powers his way around the right edge of the line of scrimmage for a three-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the day. Cowboys safety Markquese Bell helped set up the Ravens touchdown with his 49-yard defensive pass interference penalty that advanced Baltimore's drive down to the Dallas 3. Baltimore leads for the first time, now up 14-10 with 11:23 left in the half.
Dak Prescott tried Baltimore Ravens All-Pro S Kyle Hamilton on the third-and-6 throw to Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson, and Hamilton broke up the pass. Going to take near perfection from Prescott to Ferguson to win that matchup. Dallas leads 10-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Derrick Henry gets his revenge on the Ravens' second drive of the game. Baltimore dialed up a formation with him as the Wildcat quarterback, and Henry bulldozed his way into the end zone on a four-yard plunge. He's up to 28 yards rushing and a touchdown on eight carries through two drives. Dallas leads 10-7 with 1:18 left in the first quarter.
Brian Schottenheimer didn't mess around on the Dallas Cowboys' second goal-to-go possession. He fed running back Javonte Williams, and Williams rumbles into the end zone with a two-yard touchdown. Dallas leads Baltimore 10-0 with 4:32 left in the first quarter.
Wow. The Dallas Cowboys blow up a Derrick Henry run on fourth-and-1. First-round rookie S Caleb Downs credited with the stop on the turnover on downs. Dallas leads 3-0 and takes over at the Ravens' 30.
Dallas appeared destined for a touchdown after having first and goal at the five. However, the Cowboys couldn't get over the goal line. A four-yard carry by Javonte Williams got the Cowboys down to the one, but then a second down incompletion, and Ravens All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith smoking Dak Prescott on a blitz forced a 28-yard field goal. Dallas leads 3-0 with 8:10 left in the first quarter. The Cowboys probably score if they had just kept feeding running back Javonte Williams. He had six carries for 44 yards on the first Dallas drive of the day.
Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl defensive tackle Quinnen William's pressure up the middle forced Jackson to overthrow a wide open Mark Andrews on third-and-4 on the opening series. Dallas' maligned defense gets an immediate three-and-out, and Dak Prescott and the offense start their first drive at their own 33 in a 0-0 ballgame.
Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and the Baltimore offense start with the football.
George Pickens (52) and CeeDee Lamb (49) both rank in the top three in the entire NFL in catches of 20-plus air yards since the start of the 2022 season, when Pickens entered the league as a second-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pickens leads the league in that metric while Lamb is tied for third.
