Something strange was in the air on Thanksgiving when the Cincinnati Bengals hit the road to take on the Baltimore Ravens. Divisional matchups can be weird on familiarity factor alone, but this was hitting different on the holiday.
A bizarre start — and no, I'm not referring to how the team was held up in transit — saw the Bengals' offense look good in spurts but clunky once it hit the red zone. Baltimore had the home crowd in the frenzy after an opening TD drive. Then, the plot thickened.
After Cincinnati failed to convert any of its three red zone trips into touchdowns in as many possessions, the Ravens got an explosive pass from Lamar Jackson to Isaiah Likely.