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Late turnovers help Ravens hold off Panthers 13-3

Nov 19, 2022, 11:24 PM | Updated: Nov 20, 2022, 3:08 pm

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) celebrates an interception in the second half of a...

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) celebrates an interception in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

(AP Photo/Nick Wass)


              Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) celebrates an interception in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
            
              Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) scores a touchdown as Carolina Panthers safety Xavier Woods (25) makes the tackle in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Carolina Panthers wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. (88) hauls in a pass infant of Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters (24) in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Carolina Panthers head coach Steve Wilks, left, directs his team in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh watches the action in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
            
              Carolina Panthers wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. (88) just misses a pass as Baltimore Ravens cornerback Brandon Stephens (21) defends in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
            
              Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill (43) tries to get by Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn (8) in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson and the Ravens were struggling to reach the end zone — until Baltimore’s takeaway-happy defense made that task a good bit easier.

Marcus Peters forced a fumble in the fourth quarter — the first of three Carolina turnovers in the final 8:14 — and Jackson took advantage of the short field, scoring on a 1-yard run that helped Baltimore hold off the Panthers 13-3 on Sunday.

“For us to be able to kind of turn … back into being a turnover-creating defense is really a big deal,” coach John Harbaugh said. “We’ve got some guys that are ball hawks.”

Baltimore improved its turnover margin to plus-9 on the season, and the Ravens (7-3) now have at least one takeaway in 12 straight games.

Justin Tucker kicked two field goals, including a tiebreaking 37-yarder with 8:27 remaining. Then Peters forced a fumble by Panthers receiver Shi Smith, giving the Ravens the ball at the Carolina 31. Baltimore finally scored the game’s lone touchdown with 7:16 to play.

“We turned the ball over in our own territory. The defense is playing great up until then,” Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield said. “That set them up for their first touchdown. That’s on us. One, we didn’t make enough plays. Two, in that second half, we have to protect the ball a little bit.”

Marlon Humphrey, who recovered Smith’s fumble, later added an interception. Jason Pierre-Paul also picked off a pass in the final minute.

“How about JPP catching that pass?” Harbaugh said. “He said, ‘I’ve always had great hands.’ So that was kind of fun and funny.”

Pierre-Paul lost an index finger in a fireworks mishap that also damaged the thumb and middle finger on his right hand in 2015.

The AFC North-leading Ravens won their fourth straight despite being stuck in neutral offensively for much of the game. Jackson threw for 209 yards with an interception and Demarcus Robinson caught nine passes for 128 yards, but that was about all that was working for either team offensively on a chilly, windy day in Baltimore.

Tucker and Eddy Piñeiro traded 32-yard field goals, leaving the score tied at 3 through three quarters.

The Ravens, who have led every game this season by double digits at some point, have had some rough fourth quarters — but this wasn’t one of them. Baltimore drove 67 yards in 12 plays to set up Tucker’s second field goal, and then Jackson’s TD gave the Ravens a 10-point lead that felt pretty safe.

Prior to that, Humphrey might have scored on Smith’s fumble if the play hadn’t been erroneously stopped — before officials eventually ruled it was a turnover.

“We wanted to have a goose egg today,” Humphrey said. “You can’t be too mad with three, but we’re really trying to chase Ravens defenses in the past that have shown elite greatness.”

Jackson was intercepted once during a first half that remained scoreless until Tucker kicked a field goal on the final play.

“That’s November, December football,” said Jackson, who missed practice Friday with what he described as a stomach bug. “You just find a way to win to get in the playoffs. That’s what it’s all about right now. Some of them going to be ugly, some of them going to be pretty, but a win is a win.”

Mayfield, a familiar opponent for the Ravens when he was with Cleveland, threw for 196 yards for the Panthers (3-8). D’Onta Foreman was held to 24 yards on 11 carries after rushing for 389 and four touchdowns in the previous four games.

Baltimore improved to 12-3 under Harbaugh when coming off an open date, tying Pittsburgh for the best mark in the league in that span.

SNAPPED

Baltimore had rushed for at least 150 yards in eight consecutive games, the longest streak since the 1985 Chicago Bears did it for nine straight.

Carolina held the Ravens to 115 yards on 30 carries.

AWAY FROM HOME

The Panthers have not won a road game in more than a year, since Nov. 14, 2021, when they defeated Arizona. They’re 0-5 this season.

“It’s tough to win in the NFL, period,” interim coach Steve Wilks said. “Winning on the road is critical for us. We played tough but we didn’t play well enough.”

INJURIES

Carolina LB Cory Littleton injured an ankle in the first quarter. … Rookie S Kyle Hamilton of the Ravens left in the third with a knee injury, and T Ronnie Stanley left with an ankle problem.

UP NEXT

Panthers: Host the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Ravens: Visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

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