NFL Divisional Round Game Recap: Baltimore Ravens 34, Houston Texans 10

The Baltimore Ravens advanced to the AFC Championship game with a 34-10 win over the Houston Texans.

The Ravens opened the scoring on a 53-yard field goal from Justin Tucker to end the Ravens' first offensive drive. A 50-yard field goal from Ka’imi Fairbairn tied it up at the end of the first quarter.

Baltimore found the end zone on their opening drive of the second quarter. Lamar Jackson did a lot of the work on scrambles before a three-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor.

The Texans tied it up with 4:17 left in the first half, as Steven Sims returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown.

A Jackson 15-yard scramble for a touchdown opened the second half scoring, and the Ravens built a 14-point lead to begin the second quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jackson to tight end Isaiah Likely.

Another long drive by the Ravens followed, with Jackson this time scoring from eight yards out and they made it 34-10 on a 43-yard field goal from Tucker.

Offensive spotlight: The Ravens were frustrated in the first half, as the Texans heavily blitzed and found a lot of success, but things clicked in the second half with the Ravens scoring on four straight possessions after half time.

Lamar Jackson finished the game 16-for-22 for 152 yards with a pair of touchdowns while rushing for 100 yards and a pair of scores. Overall, the Ravens rushing attack was dominant, totaling 229 yards.

Defensive spotlight: While they didn't dominate with turnovers and sacks, the Ravens defense essentially shut down the Texans offense for much of the game. The Ravens held the Texans offense to just one field goal, as the touchdown came on the Sims punt return.

They were unstoppable against the run. Linebacker Roquan Smith finished the game with a pair of tackles for loss and interior defensive lineman Justin Madubuike had one too.

Rookie spotlight: C.J. Stroud will win the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year, but his second playoff game was a step too far. He finished the game 19-for-33 for 175 yards. He wasn't bad by any stretch, but he wasn't able to make the same types of plays we saw from him in the win over the Cleveland Browns last week.

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