Ravens Steal 30-23 Overtime Win Without Lamar Jackson
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Tyler Huntley, starting for the injured Lamar Jackson, drove Baltimore to a 30-23 overtime upset of the Falcons on Sunday Night Football.
What Happened: Overtime Heartbreak in Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's live recap chronicles a stunning finish at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Falcons led 23-15 late after Nick Folk drilled a 48-yard field goal, but Tyler Huntley — starting in place of the injured Lamar Jackson — found Devontez Walker on a 7-yard touchdown with 40 seconds left, and Derrick Henry ran in the two-point conversion to force overtime.
Baltimore then won the toss, ground out a seven-minute drive, and Huntley scored on a 1-yard run with 2:57 remaining for a 30-23 lead Atlanta never answered.
Why It Surprised: A Backup Beating a Rising Team
Atlanta entered the night chasing a third consecutive win and trying to stay atop the NFC South, capping a grueling three-game primetime stretch, according to The Falcoholic's preview. Baltimore arrived at 3-1 but without its franchise quarterback, as Lamar Jackson sat with an ankle injury.
The Falcoholic noted even without Jackson, Baltimore had enough firepower to reveal whether Atlanta's turnaround was real — and the backup quarterback proved the difference in one of the season's more improbable results.
The Evidence: Penix Injured and Interception Sealed It
Per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Michael Penix Jr. absorbed a big hit on a sack in the final minute of regulation, had to be helped off the field, and was later diagnosed with a rib injury, handing the overtime effort to Tua Tagovailoa.
Tagovailoa's first pass was a 20-yard completion to Drake London; his second was intercepted by Kyle Hamilton, ending the game. Atlanta's defense had four sacks and eight quarterback hits on Huntley, but Baltimore's offense outlasted it.
What Comes Next for Both Teams
The loss snaps Atlanta's two-game winning streak in primetime and raises hard questions about a fourth-down bootleg screen to Charlie Woerner that The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called questionable. Penix's rib injury now looms over the Falcons' week.
For Baltimore, Huntley's 1-yard winner and Henry's conversion run show a team that can survive without Jackson, with Zay Flowers' league-leading 282 slot receiving yards, per The Falcoholic citing PFF, offering a reminder of the offense's ceiling.