Joe Burrow produced one of the great second-half comebacks of the NFL season as the Cincinnati Bengals scored 35 unanswered points to beat the Baltimore Ravens 35-13 at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday 25 October 2026, according to the Week 7 scoreboard and multiple Week 7 winner-and-loser roundups.
At half-time, it looked like a different game entirely. Baltimore led 13-0, and Cincinnati’s season seemed to be drifting. What followed was a complete reversal: four Burrow touchdown passes in the second half, a defence that shut Baltimore out after the break, and a statement win in the AFC North.
Burrow takes over
Burrow was named among the week’s biggest winners after a performance that turned a 13-point deficit into a 22-point win. According to the Week 7 roundup, the Bengals came out after half-time with 35 unanswered points, led by four Burrow touchdown passes. It was the kind of half that reminds the league why Burrow, when healthy and protected, remains one of the most dangerous quarterbacks in football.
Cincinnati’s win keeps the Bengals within half a game of the top spot in the AFC North, according to the same roundup. In a division where Pittsburgh and Cleveland also won in Week 7, that positioning matters enormously with the season approaching its midpoint.
Ravens’ problems deepen
For Baltimore, the defeat was their third consecutive game without quarterback Lamar Jackson, according to the Week 7 news report, and the problems went beyond the quarterback position. The Ravens’ defence, which had held Cincinnati scoreless in the first half, collapsed after the break and allowed 35 unanswered points.
Baltimore must now address both Jackson’s recovery and a defence that could not hold a lead on its own field. The Ravens were outscored so heavily in the second half that the final margin flattered neither side: it reflected a complete loss of control after half-time, not a game that was close throughout.
A season-changing half
For Cincinnati, the question now is whether this second half becomes a turning point. The Bengals had been inconsistent, and a 13-0 half-time deficit on the road is the kind of hole that ends seasons. Instead, Burrow and his receivers produced a half of near-perfect attacking football, and the Bengals left Baltimore with a win that changes how the AFC North race looks.
If Cincinnati can carry that second-half form into the coming weeks, the division is wide open. If not, this will be remembered as a brilliant half in isolation. Either way, Sunday in Baltimore belonged to Joe Burrow.
