Jackson stars as Ravens clinch AFC North title

Lamar Jackson shone again arsenic the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North rubric and the 3rd effect spot successful the league with a 35-10 triumph implicit the Cleveland Browns connected Saturday.

The triumph means the Ravens volition statesman the NFL play-offs adjacent week astatine location to either the Los Angeles Chargers oregon the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Cincinnati Bengals kept their AFC play-off hopes live with a 19-17 triumph astatine the Steelers.

The Bengals request the Denver Broncos to suffer and Miami Dolphins to suffer oregon necktie their games connected Sunday to assertion a play-off spot.

In Baltimore, Jackson, who is successful the moving for a 3rd Most Valuable Player award, threw 2 touchdown passes portion Derrick Henry added 2 fourth-quarter scoring runs arsenic the Browns suffered a sixth consecutive loss.

Jackson completed 16 of 32 passes for 217 yards portion adding 63 yards connected 9 rushes, finishing the regular play with 41 touchdown passes and conscionable 4 interceptions.

He ends the run with 4,172 yards passing and 915 yards rushing making him the archetypal backmost successful NFL past to decorativeness with 4,000+ passing yards and 800+ rushing yards.

Henry compiled 138 yards connected 20 carries, giving him 1,921 yards and 16 rushing scores.

But determination was a interest for Baltimore caput manager John Harbaugh with his starring wide receiver, Zay Flowers, suffering a close genu wounded successful the 2nd quarter.

In Pittsburgh, Joe Burrow passed for 277 yards and 1 touchdown portion Ja'Marr Chase had 10 receptions for 96 yards and 1 touchdown and Cade York kicked 4 tract goals arsenic Cincinnati made it 5 wins successful a row.

The Steelers had already clinched a playoff berth but were eliminated from the AFC North contention earlier connected Saturday acknowledgment to Baltimore's win.

Russell Wilson was 17-of-31 passing for 148 yards and 1 touchdown for Pittsburgh who had conscionable 193 full yards arsenic they slipped to a 4th consecutive defeat.

Najee Harris rushed for a touchdown and Pat Freiermuth had 8 receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown for Pittsburgh, who volition either beryllium the 5th oregon sixth effect successful the AFC play-offs.