Baltimore holds on to AFC North lead through Week 12

Lamar JacksonWhether it was Baker Mayfield or Kevin Stefanski, it didn’t much matter. There was more than enough blame to go around.

The Cleveland Browns intercepted Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson four times, sacked him twice and held him to 20 of 32 completions for 165 yards and a passer rating of 25.0.

But the Browns’ offense was even worse as it managed a paltry 40 yards on the ground, and Mayfield hit on just 18 of 37 passes for 247 yards and a score to allow Baltimore to eek out a 16-10 victory to maintain its hold on first place in the AFC North.

“Defense, I thought, played great,” Mayfield said after the game. “We need to play better, make more plays, complementary football.”

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