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Baltimore Ravens gun for 'meaningful' rushing record in lieu of ending game with QB kneel

DENVER -- The Baltimore Ravens might have made NFL history in how it went about matching NFL history.

With three seconds left Sunday, the Ravens decided not to take a knee to run out the clock and instead chose to tie a 44-year-old NFL rushing record. Up 23-7, coach John Harbaugh said it was "100% my call" for quarterback Lamar Jackson to run five yards, which allowed Baltimore to record its 43rd straight game of 100 yards rushing.

"It's one of those things that's meaningful," Harbaugh said. "It's a very, very tough record to accomplish.