Baltimore Ravens fans have grown all too accustomed to their team blowing seemingly insurmountable leads over the years, but Sunday’s 35-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was truly something else.
The Ravens (now 4-3) hosted their AFC North rivals at M&T Bank Stadium for a pivotal Week 7 clash. And for 30 minutes, it looked like backup quarterback Tyler Huntley would lead his squad to a statement victory.
But once again, the wheels came off in the second half. Baltimore was outscored 35-0 in the second half, with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow tossing four touchdown passes in Cincinnati’s blowout victory.
And with Sunday’s humiliating defeat, the Ravens made the wrong kind of NFL history.
According to Josh Dubow of the Associated Press , the Ravens became the first NFL team since 1950 to lose by 20-plus points after leading by 13 or more points after two quarters.
Fittingly, the last team to suffer a loss in this fashion was the Baltimore Colts, who lost 55-20 to the New York Giants on Nov.…