Lamar Jackson threw two passes and Derrick Henry ran in a pair of scores as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North title with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
That means the Ravens (12-5) will open the playoffs at home against the Los Angeles Chargers or division rivals Pittsburgh Steelers on the wild card weekend to open the postseason.
Baltimore was two games behind the Steelers at one point before winning its final four games to take first place.
Meanwhile, the Browns (3-14) finished a miserable season with six straight losses.
Statistics leaders
Cleveland Browns:
- Scrolling: Billy Zappe, 16/31, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
- haste: Donta Foreman, 10 carries, 27 yards
- Receiving: Jordan Akins, 6 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD
Baltimore Ravens:
- Scrolling: Lamar Jackson, 16/32, 217 yards, 2 TDs
- haste: Derrick Henry, 20 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
- Receiving: Rashod Pittman, 5 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD
Summary of grades
The writing was on the wall for Cleveland early in the contest as Zabi saw his first two interceptions returned 26 yards for a touchdown by rookie Nate Wiggins for the first points of the game.
Jackson added to Baltimore's advantage when he delivered TD passes to Mark Andrews in the second quarter and Rashod Pittman in the third, capping an impressive statistical season that might be good enough to see him win his third league MVP award.
Jackson finished the regular season with 4,172 yards passing and 41 touchdown passes, becoming the first quarterback to top 4,000 yards passing and 40 TDs with four or fewer interceptions. Jackson also rushed for 915 yards.
Zappe's 16-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins made it 21-10 in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens answered back with a 70-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run by Henry.
Henry added another 43-yard run late in the game, which saw him finish the season with 1,921 yards rushing and a franchise-record 16 touchdowns on the ground.
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