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Ravens Capitalize on Takeaways to Beat Vikings 27-19 for Third Straight Win

Three second-half takeaways powered the turnaround, with Minnesota's 13 penalties plus a kickoff fumble proving decisive.

Overview

  • The road victory moves Baltimore to 4-5 after a 1-5 start, extending a midseason surge that has them back in the AFC hunt.
  • Marlon Humphrey’s interception to open the third quarter was followed by a Vikings kickoff fumble, setting up Justice Hill’s 1-yard score for a 19-10 lead.
  • Lamar Jackson, in his second game back from a hamstring injury, went 17-of-29 for 176 yards and hit Mark Andrews for a fourth-quarter touchdown before a successful two-point try.
  • Rookie kicker Tyler Loop accounted for Baltimore’s first 12 points with four field goals, keeping the Ravens close through a sluggish first half.
  • The Vikings finished with three turnovers and 13 penalties, including eight false starts, as J.J. McCarthy went roughly 20-for-42 for 248 yards with two interceptions and lost OLB Jonathan Greenard to a shoulder injury.