Joe Burrow shines in return as Bengals dominate Ravens on Thanksgiving night

Joe Burrow s return to the Cincinnati Bengals couldn t have gone any better as he helped lead his squad to a win over the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving night - to snap a four-game losing streak The Bengals moved to - on the season while the Ravens winners of five straight games heading into their home competition on Thursday night fell to - on the year Bengals fans have been waiting ever so patiently for their franchise quarterback to return under center and the wait was well worth it It took Burrow a bit to get going but once he exposed his rhythm with all his receivers the vintage Bengals' offense came out in Baltimore CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIt was a field goal affair in the first half albeit Derrick Henry s -yard touchdown run on the Ravens opening drive Lamar Jackson and the Ravens who have been criticized for looking sluggish and not too explosive despite the win streak had issues taking care of the football on the night resulting in three first-half fumbles Jackson s came on the gang s second drive as he was sacked near the goal line and the Bengals scooped it up on the two-yard line The Ravens defense though picked up the slack forcing a turnover on downs despite the excellent field position for Burrow and company The one that really hurt the Ravens though came on a pass to tight end Isaiah Likely who ran yards and looked like he was going to fight his way into the end zone for a - lead But he fumbled the football just before latest the plane and it went out of the end zone BENGALS BAND FLIGHT DELAYED MORE THAN HOURS AHEAD OF AFC NORTH BATTLE VS RAVENSThe consequence No points and a touchback for the Bengals to take over where they would eventually take a - lead after Evan McPherson made his third field goal on the night It appeared a - lead would be the number at halftime but on the very first play of the next Ravens drive Jackson couldn t keep the ball in his hand after starting his throwing motion allowing the Bengals to not only recover the fumble but kick a field goal with seconds left in the quarter The second half was when the Bengals started to turn it on offensively and it came on their first drive when Burrow went plays and yards finding tight end Tanner Hudson for a -yard touchdown to start widening the gap on the scoreboard Jackson and the Ravens responded though as Keaton Mitchell uncovered a seam and broke an -yard touchdown to make it a - challenge But the typical AFC North battle between these two rivals means never getting too relaxed even after a big result Andre Iosivas who was silent in this encounter at the time caught a deep pass from Burrow for a -yard touchdown that proved to be a crucial one as the Ravens started to press entering the fourth quarter The Bengals defense however has been statistically the worst in the NFL in terms of yards allowed per contest and points entering this championship That meant the Ravens certainly weren t out of it with minutes left But again holding on to the ball was a major issue Jackson threw an interception at Cincinnati s eight-yard line on a pass intended for Mark Andrews Then they turned the ball over on downs with eight minutes left in the quarter with the outcome now - There was particular hope though when Bengals running back Samaje Perine fumbled on what should ve been the game-sealing drive at the Baltimore -yard line But the Ravens returned the favor five plays later as Zay Flowers fumbled near midfield as the Ravens were trying desperately to drive down the field to make it a one-score contest McPherson would drill his sixth field goal of the night and cap a much-needed domination for this Bengals squad In Burrow s return he was -for- for yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions while Chase had yards on seven catches Chase Brown added yards on the ground while catching seven passes for yards For the Ravens Jackson was just -of- for yards with no touchdowns and one interception He also had six rushes for yards Henry finished with yards on the ground while Likely led the way through the air with yards on five grabs Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter