Field goal - Ravenspublished at 02:31 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023

02:31 GMT 16 January 2023

Baltimore Ravens 10-9 Cincinnati Bengals

Justin Tucker kicks an easy field goal for him but we'll call that one a draw as the Ravens had three chances to punch it in for a touchdown from close range but the Bengals stood firm.

Baltimore take the lead though.

Lamar who? Tyler Huntley does superbly well just to run back and get to a high snap first, but then instead of just throwing it away he finds Josh Oliver, who turns it into a first down!

It looked like they could lose about 20 yards but are now in the red zone - what a heads-up play from Huntley.

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The Ravens hit the two-minute warning in great field position as they look to take the lead. We shouldn't really be surprised here even if Baltimore are missing Lamar Jackson. Nobody knows more about winning play-off games on the road than their head coach John Harbaugh.

Harbaugh has eight play-off wins away from home - the most ever by a coach in the NFL.

Hayden Hurst is hit hard by Kyle Hamilton and the ball pops out, with the Ravens recovering to take over possession as Hamilton himself gets his mitts on the ball and Baltimore have it at the Cincinnati 39 with a huge chance to score again.

That's a third sack on Joe Burrow as Oweh gets to him and swats at the ball before Burrow hits the deck.

There's no doubt how the Ravens feel they can upset the Bengals, and so far it's working as they're only down by two and if they keep dishing out the big hits like they have they could cause problems.

Tyler Huntley just warming up a bit now with a connection to Mark Andrews grabbing the first down as Baltimore move into the red zone

Tyler Huntley was allowed to throw it a couple of times but this will be the JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards show as Baltimore need to run it as often as possible, and they're making strides on the ground here.

Still plenty of time in this game so no need to panic - the run game is still the way for the Ravens.

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We end the quarter with the Bengals closing in on the end zone and looking to score a TD. That went pretty quickly with quite a bit of running and plenty of full-blooded hits going on.

Baltimore's Marcus Peter is flagged for taunting after a tackle on Mixon. He's in the running back's face giving him plenty of verbals, and the refs want to snuff that out right away.

We thought this would be a bit chippy but we can't have too much of that.

Joe Burrow is taken down by the scruff of his neck and that's the second of the day. He'll be hoping this isn't a repeat of last year when he was the most sacked QB in the league.

Baltimore's back-up QB Tyler Huntley is picked off as he looks for tight end Mark Andrews but the radar is off a little and Akeem Davis-Gaither makes a diving grab to snare the interception and take it back into Ravens territory.

Field goal - Bengalspublished at 01:28 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023

01:28 GMT 16 January 2023

Baltimore Ravens 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals take the lead as Evan McPherson boots a 39-yard field goal after a decent drive that included some brutal hits by the Baltimore defence.

Cincy get into enemy territory with a Joe Mixon run - that takes him over 1,000 yards for the fourth time in five seasons.

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Burrow taken down by the Ravens and there's a couple of defenders that hammer him as he goes down. That'll leave a mark in the morning.

And we're off in Cincinnati, where the Bengals have the ball first and will look to strike early.

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He may look like a young Macaulay Culkin, but Joe Burrow is an ice cold operator at quarterback and his confidence and swagger is part of the reason that the Bengals are now a serious contender after years of being a bit of a joke team in the NFL.

They made the Super Bowl last year, have improved since then and come streaking into the play-offs on an eight-game winning run. Can he get them back to the big game?