Ravens extend streak of 100-yard rushing games on final play of win over Broncos, tying the NFL record

For a moment, it appeared arsenic if the Ravens’ streak of 100-yard rushing games would travel to an extremity against the Denver Broncos’ beardown defense.

But during the last seconds of a 23-7 triumph Sunday astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High, backmost Lamar Jackson elected to tally for 5 yards alternatively of taking a genu to tally retired the clock, giving the squad 102 rushing yards and extending Baltimore’s streak of consecutive 100-yard rushing games to 43, tying the 1974-77 Pittsburgh Steelers for the NFL record.

“That’s 1 of those things that’s meaningful,” manager John Harbaugh said aft the game. “It’s a very, precise pugnacious grounds to accomplish.”

“That’s 1 of those things that’s meaningful.

“It’s a very, precise pugnacious grounds to accomplish.”

Coach Harbaugh talked astir tying the NFL grounds of rushing for astatine slightest 100 yards successful 43-straight games. pic.twitter.com/aywn15f61t

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 3, 2021

The Ravens needed an interception from cornerback Anthony Averett successful the backmost of the extremity portion to get the shot backmost with 3 seconds left. Averett jumped successful beforehand of a walk from backup backmost Drew Lock intended for Pro Bowl receiver Courtland Sutton, giving the Ravens the shot astatine their ain 20-yard line. Then Jackson lined up successful the shotgun, took the drawback and rushed down a brace of pulling violative linemen to prime up the indispensable 5 yards earlier sliding to the ground.

“I retrieve I was a Browns fan, and we ne'er bushed them,” Harbaugh said earlier successful the week erstwhile asked astir the record. “I retrieve that. It astir apt had to bash with rushing for each those yards. I was a kid. So, I retrieve Franco Harris and [former Pittsburgh Steelers caput coach] Chuck Noll. I truly bash respect Chuck Noll. I truly person a batch of respect for him. I work a batch of the things that helium said. So, sure, that’s thing that counts for something. It’s benignant of not truly successful the forefront of our reasoning close present astatine all, but it’s something, for sure.”

The Ravens’ moving crippled was quiescent for astir of the afternoon, adjacent with three-time All-Pro Le’Veon Bell promoted to the progressive roster. In the archetypal half, the Ravens were lone capable to muster 47 rushing yards. Running backmost Latavius Murray led the mode for the Ravens connected the crushed with 59 yards and a touchdown connected 18 carries. Jackson added 28 yards connected 7 carries.