BALTIMORE – Lamar Jackson’s dominance over the Cincinnati Bengals continued Thursday night – and so did his sense of the dramatic.

Jackson’s 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rashod Bateman with 1:49 left in the game lifted the Baltimore Ravens to a 35–34 victory and improved his career record to 10–1 against the Bengals.

The outcome came down to the final minute when the Ravens needed their defense to force a Joe Burrow incompletion on a 2-point conversion with 38 seconds left to preserve Jackson’s 12th career game-winning drive. There will be debate as to whether a penalty should have been given on the 2-point try.

Jackson has had two game-winning drives this season, and both came against the Bengals. He helped Baltimore to a 41-38 overtime victory in Cincinnati last month.

The NFL’s reigning Most Valuable Player had to shake off his worst start to the season. After being limited to 71 yards in the first half, Jackson completed 15 of 19 passes for 219 yards and three touchdowns.

The Ravens scored 28 points in the second half, the most of any team in the second half this season.

The Ravens (7-3), who have swept Cincinnati in back-to-back seasons, are now in a virtual first place atop the AFC North with the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2).

QB breakdown: Jackson was dominant in the fourth quarter, completing 11 of 13 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns. It was the second-most passing yards in a fourth quarter this season. Jordan Love had 202 in Week 4 against the Vikings. With two on Thursday, Jackson has nine touchdown passes from outside the pocket, four more than any other quarterback this season. Burrow is second with five.

Eye-popping statistic: Wide receiver Tylan Wallace chose an opportune moment to record his first career touchdown catch. With Baltimore down 21-14 in the fourth quarter, Wallace took a short pass from Jackson and turned it into an 84-yard touchdown by somehow staying in bounds while running down the left sideline. Wallace gained 78 yards after the expected catch, which is the second-most YACOE on a reception since 2018, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.

Troubling trend: The Ravens’ pass defense, the worst in the league, looked like this in the second half, when Baltimore was without All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton (ankle). The Ravens allowed touchdown passes of 67 and 70 yards to wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. For the season, Baltimore has now given up a league-high 28 completions of 25 or more yards.

Most surprising achievement: Justin Tucker. The seven-time Pro Bowl kicker hooked an extra point wide left that would have tied the game at 21 in the fourth quarter. Tucker had scored 75 straight extra points prior to that miss. He had some issues earlier in the season, but he entered Thursday having made 10 of his previous 11 field goals.

Next game: at Steelers (1 p.m. ET, Nov. 17)

Eye-popping statistic: Ja’Marr Chase had his sixth career game of at least 150 receiving yards and a touchdown. That ranks Lance Alworth as the third-most player under the age of 25 in league history, according to NFL Research. Only Randy Moss and Justin Jefferson had more, with seven each. Chase finished with 11 catches for 264 yards and three touchdowns.

Crucial game: Cincinnati was in control of the game until Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey stripped Bengals running back Chase Brown for a fumble that Baltimore recovered with 7:05 to go in the third. That led to a 21-point run that not only allowed the Ravens to get back into the game, but ultimately take the lead. It exacerbated the Bengals’ rushing play problems on a night where they struggled to get much going.

QB breakdown: Burrow performed strongly. Despite being pressured all night and without wide receiver Tee Higgins, Burrow extended plays and consistently found Ja’Marr Chase. His 70-yard touchdown pass to Chase in the fourth quarter immediately halted Baltimore’s momentum after the Ravens scored 21 straight points to take the lead. It was Burrow’s ninth career game with at least 350 passing yards and three passing touchdowns (he finished with 428 and four), extending his own lead for the most in Bengals history. It may not have been a coincidence that Burrow turned it up after Hamilton went down with the ankle injury. Burrow was 15 of 21 for 243 yards and three touchdowns after Hamilton left the game with 1:17 left in the second quarter.

Next game: at Chargers (8:20 PM ET, November 17)