Huntley lifts Ravens to 30-23 OT win over Falcons — SkimNews
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- Tyler Huntley filled in for the injured Lamar Jackson (sprained left ankle) and went 11-for-11 for 80 yards on the final two drives, throwing a 7-yard TD to Devontez Walker with 40 seconds left and winning it on a 1-yard QB sneak in OT.
- Baltimore Ravens improved to 4-1 — their best record through five games in five years — and hold a one-game lead atop the AFC North after the 30-23 OT comeback.
- Huntley completed 11-of-18 (61%) for 97 yards in a shaky first half, then went 13-of-14 (93%) for 104 yards with two TD passes after halftime.
- Huntley's overtime 14-play touchdown drive was the NFL's longest OT touchdown drive in eight years, and Baltimore's eight-point fourth-quarter comeback was its largest in a game not started by Jackson in 11 years.
- Derrick Henry converted the 2-point conversion after Huntley's game-tying TD, and Jackson watched from the sideline clapping and yelling support.
- Coach Jesse Minter told the team Saturday that "there's not a locker room in the NFL that has more confidence in its backup quarterback than Baltimore has in Huntley," a day before Huntley delivered his third straight win as a fill-in starter.
- The Ravens are 7–11 when Jackson misses a start, with Huntley starting six of those seven games; cornerback Marlon Humphrey said, "He leads a team like a starter. He is a starter in this football league."
Why it matters: The Ravens retain a one-game AFC North lead and a 4-1 record — their best start in five years — while Lamar Jackson recovers from a sprained left ankle; Huntley's third consecutive fill-in win, capped by the NFL's longest OT touchdown drive in eight years, gives Baltimore a proven Plan B in the division race with no return timetable set for Jackson.
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