CINCINNATI — The Ravens were knocking on the door of the improbable.
Quarterback Tyler Huntley was in the midst of his best performance of the year. The Ravens had scored two touchdowns in one game for the first time since star Lamar Jackson’s knee injury on Dec. 4. Baltimore — which was without its best player and playing on the road against the AFC’s hottest team — was about to take a fourth-quarter lead in enemy territory.
But as Huntley, on a third-and-goal from the 2-yard line, sought to leap the pile and reach the football past the plane of the end zone for a touchdown, the ball was knocked loose. As it slipped away from him, so too did the Ravens’ chances.
