BUFFALO, NY. (WKBW) — Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry tallied 209 total yards of offense to go along with two touchdowns at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday night in the Ravens' 35-10 win over the Buffalo Bills.
1st Quarter
After receiving the opening kickoff, Buffalo's opening drive on offense stalled after seven plays, which included a 4th down conversion.
On the first play of the Ravens opening drive following the Buffalo punt, Henry ripped off an 87-yard touchdown run to quickly put Baltimore ahead 7-0.
DERRICK FREAKIN' HENRY!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/xhYv0apEQu
— NFL (@NFL) September 30, 2024
Buffalo's ensuing drive ended with points as Tyler Bass drilled a 50-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 7-3.
2nd Quarter
Baltimore again found the endzone on the ensuing drive that spanned into the second quarter. After a 70-yard drive, the ninth play of the sequence ended with a five-yard pass from Lamar Jackson to Henry to make it a 14-3 ballgame.
After another Bills three-and-out, Baltimore kept up the trend and marched down the field for their third touchdown of the 1st half. Jackson connected with Justice Hill on a 19-yard pass to make it 21-3.
Jackson lofts it to Hill for the 3rd @Ravens TD of the night!📺: #BUFvsBAL on NBC/Peacock📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/tI1duxgMt6
— NFL (@NFL) September 30, 2024
On the next Ravens possession, after getting bullied for the first 28 minutes of the game the Bills defense responded with a massive fumble recovery on a Jackson run. Dorian Williams punched the ball out and Baylon Spector recovered the loose ball.
.@BuffaloBills force the fumble and recover the ball!📺: #BUFvsBAL on NBC/Peacock📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/xkK184L9hD
— NFL (@NFL) September 30, 2024
Despite the swing in momentum the Bills offense failed to put any points on the board. Rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman dropped a "would-be" big play catch that would've put Buffalo inside the Baltimore 10-yard line to close out the half.
The Ravens entered halftime up 21-3 after dominating the Bills on both sides of the ball.
3rd Quarter
Out of halftime, Buffalo's defense was able to get off the field quickly after Baltimore received the 2nd half kick and allowed the offense to get to work.
On the ensuing possession, facing a 3rd and 5 from their own 45-yard line, Bills quarterback Josh Allen somehow escaped the collapsing pocket, avoided pressure, and "hucked" a 52-yard pass downfield to Khalil Shakir who brought it to the Ravens' 6-yard line.
JOSH ALLEN MAGIC. 📺: @SNFonNBC pic.twitter.com/iPg4JHp2RI
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 30, 2024
The very next play, running back Ty Johnson ran it in for the touchdown and cut the Bills' deficit to 21-10.
With momentum swinging back in Buffalo's favor, their good fortune ended abruptly after Allen was stripped from behind while attempting to make a pass. The fumble was recovered by Baltimore.
With a chance to extend their lead, Jackson led his team down the field on a six-play scoring drive that ended with a nine-yard touchdown run from him to put Baltimore up 28-10 late in the third quarter.
4th Quarter
As the final 15 minutes of the game began, Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed a 48-yard field goal and in turn the Ravens turned that Bills misfortune into points. Henry fumbled on a 1-yard run but the ball was recovered by Patrick Ricard in the endzone for the Ravens, pushing their lead to 35-10 in the final quarter.
That was the final score as Buffalo fell to 3-1 overall and their streak of 43 consecutive games without losing by 10 or more points came to an end.
