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Jackson, who completed 23 of 35 passes, turned
a four-point game at the half into a rout with scoring strikes
of 6 and 9 yards to Nelson Agholor and Zay Flowers,
respectively, in an 18-second span early in the third. His
touchdown pass to Flowers came on the first play after Patrick
Queen logged the Ravens' fourth pick of Purdy and returned it 21
yards to the San Francisco 9-yard line.
Ravens kicker Justin Tucker added a 24-yard field goal, his
fourth of the game, later in the period.
The result means Baltimore can clinch the AFC North and the top
seed in the conference Sunday with a home win over the AFC
East-leading Miami Dolphins.
Purdy hit on 18 of 32 attempts for 255 yards before leaving
during a fourth-quarter touchdown drive with a stinger in his
neck. Sam Darnold replaced him and finished the drive with a
12-yard touchdown strike to Ronnie Bell but later tossed the
team's fifth interception of the night.
Christian McCaffrey rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 14
carries, but it wasn't enough to prevent San Francisco from
falling to 11-4. But the 49ers can still claim the No. 1 seed
for the NFC playoffs by beating the Washington Commanders and
the Los Angeles Rams in their last two games.
San Francisco took a 5-0 first-quarter lead when Jackson was
flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone and Jake Moody
subsequently kicked a 45-yard field goal.
The Ravens responded with three field goals by Tucker and a
1-yard touchdown run by Gus Edwards, enabling them to take a
16-12 advantage into halftime.
--Field Level Media
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