It was shaping up to be one of the best showings of "Thursday Night Football" that has been delivered all season.
It started off as the toughly fought quarterback matchup between Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow
In the first half, Jackson was hit hard by Bengals defender Logan Wilson and appeared limited by an ankle injury.
The Bengals suffered a game-changing loss toward the bottom of the second quarter as Burrow sustained a wrist injury.
Despite some efforts by forer Wasmhington quarterback Jake Browning, who did have several positive plays using his mobility
Level of inexperience and the Bengals' difficulty with adjusting the game plan so quickly and unexpectedly did show through.
With the victory, the Ravens hold strong at the top of the AFC North division.
This marks now 24 losses in the last 25 of the Bengals' road games in prime time.
Jake Browning has shown a lot of potential with his legs, but adjusting a game plan on the fly for a player with this lack of experience
It's clear Lamar Jackson is being hampered by an ankle injury and any momentum the Bengals held slipped away when Joe Burrow was sidelined.