Baltimore Ravens Defensive tackle Michael Pierce intercepted the first pass of his NFL career on Saturday to cap off a win over the Cleveland Browns.
Pierce came up with the big choice Brown Offense in the red zone and with the Ravens leading 35-10.
Pierce dropped into coverage, positioned his 355-pound body in front of a pass from Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, and tucked it in. He slightly fumbled the ball before rolling over to end the play, allowing his offense to run the clock. outside.
The Ravens celebrated their second straight NFC North title when it was all over.
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Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens runs with the ball during the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on January 4, 2025, in Baltimore. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Crows (12-5) will open the playoffs at home against the Los Angeles Chargers or Pittsburgh Steelers. Baltimore was two games behind the Steelers in the division before winning four games to take first place.
Cleveland (3-14) ended a terrible season with six consecutive losses. Bailey Zappe and Thompson-Robinson both took snaps down the middle at the end. Neither could move the ball much, and Zappe returned a pass 26 yards for a touchdown by rookie Nate Wiggins for the first points of the game.
The biggest concern coming out of this game for the Ravens was the health of Pro Bowl receiver Zay Flowers, who left in the second quarter with a right knee injury.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw touchdown passes to Mark Andrews in the second quarter and Rashod Pittman in the third, capping off an impressive season that could earn him a third MVP award.
Jackson finished the season with 4,172 yards passing, 41 touchdown passes and only four interceptions. He became the first quarterback to reach 4,000 passing yards with 40 TD passes and four or fewer interceptions.
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Donta Foreman (27) of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by Roquan Smith (0) of the Baltimore Ravens during the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on January 4, 2025, in Baltimore. (Scott Teach/Getty Images)
Jackson finished the season with 915 yards rushing, becoming the first to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for at least 800 yards. His passer rating of 119.6 was not enough to break the single-season record of 122.5 held by Aaron Rodgers.
Zabi threw for 170 yards with two interceptions. His 16-yard scoring pass to Jordan Akins made it 21-10 in the fourth, but the Ravens responded with a 70-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard touchdown run by Derrick Henry.
Henry, who turned 31 on Saturday, added a 43-yard scoring run late in the fourth. He finished the season with 1,921 rushing yards and a franchise-record 16 rushing touchdowns.
Cleveland has now gone 28 straight games without allowing a 300-yard passer. Jackson finished 16 of 32 for 217 yards.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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