Final2023 Week 2

Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals, Week 2 2023

Baltimore Ravens

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27

Cincinnati Bengals

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24

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ravens767727
Bengals0107724

BAL 27CIN 24 Final

  • Passing leader

    Lamar Jackson

    BAL · QB

    22.9PPR pts

    24/33, 237 YDS, 2 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Tee Higgins

    CIN · WR

    28.9PPR pts

    8 REC, 89 YDS, 2 TD

  • Bengals leader

    Joe Burrow

    CIN · QB

    16.4PPR pts

    27/41, 222 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

  • Defensive playmaker

    Charlie Jones

    CIN · WR

    1 TD

Ravens 27, Bengals 24: Baltimore holds off Cincinnati

Baltimore led 13–10 at halftime to win 27–24. The Ravens finished with a 415–282 edge in total offense and averaged 5.9 yards per play.

The Bengals went 10-for-15 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Ravens kept the ball for 33:04 and finished without a giveaway.

The two teams meet again in Week 7 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +1.0 yards/play BAL 5.9 · CIN 4.9
  • +1 turnover margin BAL 0 turnovers
  • +133 total yards BAL 415 · CIN 282

Game Highlights

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Why the Ravens Won

Baltimore won the efficiency, turnover, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Ravens vs Bengals
RavensStatBengals
5.9Yards per play4.9
0Turnovers1
415Total yards282
Other team stats
70Plays57
64%Third-down conversion67%
33:04Time of possession26:56

Scoring Summary

The Ravens scored three touchdowns and two field goals; the Bengals scored three touchdowns and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Ravens vs Bengals
TimeTeamPlayBALCIN
1st quarter
7:12BALGus Edwards 1-yard TD run Takes leadJustin Tucker XP70
2nd quarter
13:14CINCharlie Jones 81-yard punt return TD Ties gameEvan McPherson XP77
9:15BALJustin Tucker 44-yard FG Takes lead107
3:01CINEvan McPherson 27-yard FG Ties game1010
0:00BALJustin Tucker 40-yard FG Takes lead1310
3rd quarter
8:39BALLamar Jackson → Mark Andrews, 3-yard TD Extends leadJustin Tucker XP2010
2:34CINJoe Burrow → Tee Higgins, 3-yard TDEvan McPherson XP2017
4th quarter
11:38BALLamar Jackson → Nelson Agholor, 17-yard TD Extends leadJustin Tucker XP2717
3:28CINJoe Burrow → Tee Higgins, 4-yard TDEvan McPherson XP2724

Fantasy Points: Ravens vs Bengals, Week 2 2023

Fantasy leaders

  1. Tee HigginsCINWR28.9 PTSWR4
  2. Lamar JacksonBALQB22.9 PTSQB9
  3. Nelson AgholorBALWR17.3 PTSWR23
  4. Joe BurrowCINQB16.4 PTSQB21

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Lamar JacksonBALQB22.9QB924/332372012540112.8Start/Sit →
Joe BurrowCINQB16.4QB2127/412222115085.6Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Tee HigginsCINWR28.9WR4WR———128892Start/Sit →
Nelson AgholorBALWR17.3WR23WR———65631
Mark AndrewsBALTE15.5TE3TE———85451Start/Sit →
Joe MixonCINRB13.5RB18RB1359054360
Gus EdwardsBALRB12.2RB22RB10621————
Tyler BoydCINWR11.2WR49WR———86520
Zay FlowersBALWR10.8WR52WR16054620Start/Sit →
Justice HillBALRB8.3RB27RB1141033120Start/Sit →
Ja'Marr ChaseCINWR8.1WR60WR———85310Start/Sit →
Odell BeckhamBALWR5.9WR74WR———43290
Rashod BatemanBALWR4.8WR85WR———33180Start/Sit →
Irv SmithCINTE3.0TE46TE———42100
Trayveon WilliamsCINRB2.4RB60RB———2240
Isaiah LikelyBALTE1.8TE50TE———1180Start/Sit →
Devin DuvernayBALWR1.5WR114WR31503000Start/Sit →
Chase BrownCINRB0.2RB80RB120————Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

Baltimore Ravens

Snap Share

  1. Mark AndrewsTE59 snaps79%
  2. Zay FlowersWR58 snaps77%
  3. Rashod BatemanWR44 snaps59%
  4. Justice HillRB43 snaps57%
  5. Odell BeckhamWR39 snaps52%

Target Share33 targets

  1. Mark Andrews24%, 8 targets
  2. Nelson Agholor18%, 6 targets
  3. Zay Flowers15%, 5 targets
  4. Odell Beckham12%, 4 targets
  5. Justice Hill9%, 3 targets
  6. Other21%, 7 targets

Carry Share37 carries

  1. Lamar Jackson32%, 12 carries
  2. Justice Hill30%, 11 carries
  3. Gus Edwards27%, 10 carries
  4. Devin Duvernay8%, 3 carries
  5. Zay Flowers3%, 1 carries

Cincinnati Bengals

Snap Share

  1. Ja'Marr ChaseWR59 snaps98%
  2. Tyler BoydWR55 snaps92%
  3. Tee HigginsWR53 snaps88%
  4. Joe MixonRB47 snaps78%
  5. Irv SmithTE46 snaps77%

Target Share39 targets

  1. Tee Higgins31%, 12 targets
  2. Tyler Boyd21%, 8 targets
  3. Ja'Marr Chase21%, 8 targets
  4. Joe Mixon13%, 5 targets
  5. Irv Smith10%, 4 targets
  6. Other5%, 2 targets

Carry Share15 carries

  1. Joe Mixon87%, 13 carries
  2. Joe Burrow7%, 1 carries
  3. Chase Brown7%, 1 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Ja'Marr ChaseCINWR5998%821%0
Tyler BoydCINWR5592%821%0
Tee HigginsCINWR5388%1231%0
Mark AndrewsBALTE5979%824%0
Joe MixonCINRB4778%513%13
Zay FlowersBALWR5877%515%1
Irv SmithCINTE4677%410%0
Rashod BatemanBALWR4459%39%0
Justice HillBALRB4357%39%11
Odell BeckhamBALWR3952%412%0
Gus EdwardsBALRB3243%00%10
Nelson AgholorBALWR2533%618%0
Isaiah LikelyBALTE2533%13%0
Devin DuvernayBALWR2229%39%3
Drew SampleCINTE1423%00%0
Trenton IrwinCINWR1118%00%0
Trayveon WilliamsCINRB1017%25%0
Mitchell WilcoxCINTE23%00%0
Andrei IosivasCINWR23%00%0
Chase BrownCINRB12%00%1
Tylan WallaceBALWR11%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Lamar JacksonBAL · QB22.921.2+1.7100%33 att—331232%00%
Tee HigginsCIN · WR28.920.0+8.988%31% tgt—000%1231%
Joe BurrowCIN · QB16.417.9−1.5100%41 att—4117%00%
Joe MixonCIN · RB13.516.3−2.878%87% car—01387%513%
Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · WR8.113.4−5.398%21% tgt—000%821%
Mark AndrewsBAL · TE15.513.4+2.179%24% tgt—000%824%
Tyler BoydCIN · WR11.213.4−2.292%21% tgt—000%821%
Justice HillBAL · RB8.311.8−3.557%30% car—01130%39%
Nelson AgholorBAL · WR17.310.0+7.333%18% tgt—000%618%
Zay FlowersBAL · WR10.89.0+1.877%15% tgt—013%515%
Devin DuvernayBAL · WR1.56.8−5.329%9% tgt—038%39%
Irv Smith Jr.CIN · TE3.06.7−3.777%10% tgt—000%410%
Odell Beckham Jr.BAL · WR5.96.7−0.852%12% tgt—000%412%
Gus EdwardsBAL · RB12.26.1+6.143%27% car—01027%00%
Rashod BatemanBAL · WR4.85.0−0.259%9% tgt—000%39%
Trayveon WilliamsCIN · RB2.43.3−0.917%5% tgt—000%25%
Isaiah LikelyBAL · TE1.81.7+0.133%3% tgt—000%13%
Chase BrownCIN · RB0.20.6−0.42%7% car—017%00%

Team totals: Ravens 33 targets and 37 carries; Bengals 39 targets and 15 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2023 season: 1.67 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.61 per carry and 0.42 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Joe Burrow

CIN · QB · 16.4 pts on 17.9 expected

27 of 41 passing for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception; 1 carry for 5 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 17.9 expected.

Start/Sit: Joe Burrow →

Mark Andrews

BAL · TE · 15.5 pts on 13.4 expected

8 targets (24% of the team's), 5 catches for 45 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.4 expected.

Start/Sit: Mark Andrews →

Justice Hill

BAL · RB · 8.3 pts on 11.8 expected

3 targets (9% of the team's), 3 catches for 12 yards; 11 carries (30% of the team's) for 41 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 11.8 expected.

Trend: Season high in carries (11).

Start/Sit: Justice Hill →

Tee Higgins Ran hot

CIN · WR · 28.9 pts on 20.0 expected

12 targets (31% of the team's), 8 catches for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 20.0 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Trend: Season high in targets (12).

Start/Sit: Tee Higgins →

Joe Mixon Volume, no payoff

CIN · RB · 13.5 pts on 16.3 expected

5 targets (13% of the team's), 4 catches for 36 yards; 13 carries (87% of the team's) for 59 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 16.3 expected.

Ja'Marr Chase Unlucky

CIN · WR · 8.1 pts on 13.4 expected

8 targets (21% of the team's), 5 catches for 31 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 13.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Ja'Marr Chase →

Nelson Agholor Ran hot

BAL · WR · 17.3 pts on 10.0 expected

6 targets (18% of the team's), 5 catches for 63 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 10.0 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Trend: Season high in targets (6).

Stock Up, Stock Down

Baltimore Ravens

  • Stock up: Justice Hill played 57% of the snaps, up from a 30% season average.
  • Stock up: Devin Duvernay played 29% of the snaps, up from a 11% season average.
  • Stock up: Gus Edwards played 43% of the snaps, up from a 23% season average.

Cincinnati Bengals

  • Stock up: Joe Mixon played 78% of the snaps, up from a 63% season average.
  • Stock up: Irv Smith Jr. played 77% of the snaps, up from a 54% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2023 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Ravens defense and Bengals defense
Points allowed toRavens DBengals D
QBs13.217.7
RBs20.220.3
WRs29.733.9
TEs10.114.5

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Cincinnati opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the fourth quarter.

Bengals win probability

Bengals win probability by game minuteBengals started at 50%, stood at 38% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 9 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −21Edwards 1-yd TD run50% → 29%Q1 7:12
  2. +23Jones 81-yd TD27% → 50%Q2 13:14
  3. −24Jackson → Andrews, 3-yd TD36% → 12%Q3 8:39
  4. +26Burrow → Higgins, 3-yd TD9% → 34%Q3 2:34
  5. −26Jackson → Agholor, 17-yd TD31% → 5%Q4 11:38

Swing in Bengals win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Ravens vs Bengals
Baltimore RavensMeasureCincinnati Bengals
70Plays57
47%Pass rate74%
7.2Yds / dropback5.1
4.8Yds / carry4.4
9/14Third downs10/15

Efficiency edge Baltimore ran 13 more plays and gained 2.1 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • BAL Andrews 24% · Agholor 18% · Flowers 15%
  • CIN Higgins 31% · Chase 21% · Boyd 21%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Ravens vs Bengals
ResultBALCIN
Touchdowns32
Field goals21
Punts23
Turnovers01
Missed field goals10

BAL turnover edge: +1

  • The Ravens opened the scoring on their first possession, a 13-play, 75-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
All 16 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
BALQ1 15:0013757:48Touchdown
CINQ1 7:12321:56Punt
BALQ1 5:167261:58Missed FG
CINQ1 3:18322:06Punt
BALQ1 1:125172:58Punt
BALQ2 13:1410493:59Field goal
CINQ2 9:1512666:14Field goal
BALQ2 3:0112533:01Field goal
CINQ3 15:008584:21Interception
BALQ3 10:394622:00Touchdown
CINQ3 8:3913756:05Touchdown
BALQ3 2:3412755:56Touchdown
CINQ4 11:38352:02Punt
BALQ4 9:36361:56Punt
CINQ4 7:4016804:12Touchdown
BALQ4 3:287323:28End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Ravens vs Bengals Head-to-Head

The Ravens and Bengals first met in 1996 and have played 61 times since. They have been AFC North rivals since 1996.

All-time series
33–28Ravens lead, 61 meetings since 1996
Postseason
1–0Bengals won in 2022
Largest Ravens win
37–02000
Largest Bengals win
41–172021

Since 2021

6–5 Ravens lead

11 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. R = Ravens win, B = Bengals win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 7 Bengals at Ravens Upcoming
  • Week 17 Ravens at Bengals Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2023 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Ravens vs Bengals
RavensStatBengals
13-4Record9-8
28.4Points per game21.5
370.4Yards per game318.9
5.9Yards per play5.2
16.5Points allowed per game22.6
301.4Yards allowed per game374.6

Ravens vs Bengals Fantasy Outlook for 2026

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2023 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Ravens vs Bengals Game FAQ

Who won the 2023 Ravens vs Bengals Week 2 game?

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Cincinnati Bengals 27–24 in Week 2 of the 2023 season. The game was played at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH, on September 17, 2023. See the Ravens' 2023 schedule.

What was the final score of Ravens vs Bengals?

The final score was Ravens 27, Bengals 24. The Ravens led 13–10 at halftime, and the second half went Ravens 14, Bengals 14.

What happened in the Ravens vs Bengals game?

Baltimore led 13–10 at halftime to win 27–24. The Ravens finished with a 415–282 edge in total offense and averaged 5.9 yards per play. Tee Higgins led all players with 8 catches for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Bengals committed 1 turnover, the Ravens none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Ravens vs Bengals?

Tee Higgins led the game with 28.9 PPR fantasy points, the WR4 of Week 2, on 8 catches for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns. Lamar Jackson was next with 22.9 (QB9). See Tee Higgins's 2023 game log.

Who led Ravens vs Bengals in passing, rushing and receiving?

Lamar Jackson (BAL) led all passers with 24 of 33 for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns. Gus Edwards (BAL) led in rushing with 10 carries for 62 yards and a touchdown. Tee Higgins (CIN) led in receiving with 8 catches for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns.

How many fantasy points did Tee Higgins score against the Ravens?

Tee Higgins scored 28.9 points in PPR leagues, 24.9 in half-PPR and 20.9 in standard scoring against the Ravens in Week 2 of the 2023 season, on 8 catches for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns. He drew 31% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Ravens vs Bengals?

Tee Higgins outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 28.9 PPR points on 20.0 xFP (+8.9). Ja'Marr Chase fell furthest short, with 8.1 points on 13.4 xFP (−5.3). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Ravens vs Bengals?

Lamar Jackson had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 21.2 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 22.9. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Ravens beat the Bengals?

The Ravens beat the Bengals 27–24 because they averaged 5.9 yards per play to 4.9, won the turnover battle 1–0, and outgained them 415–282.

Which team won the turnover battle in Ravens vs Bengals?

The Ravens won the turnover battle 1–0: the Bengals gave the ball away 1 time and the Ravens not at all. The Ravens won the game.

What was the turning point of Ravens vs Bengals?

Lamar Jackson's 17-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor with 11:38 left in the fourth quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Bengals' win probability from 31% to 5%.

What is the all-time Ravens vs Bengals record?

The Ravens lead the all-time series 33–28 across 61 meetings since 1996, including a 0–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Ravens and Bengals last play before this game?

Before Week 2 of 2023, they last met in the 2022 playoffs on January 15, 2023, when the Bengals beat the Ravens 24–17.

Have the Ravens and Bengals met in the playoffs?

Yes, 1 time, most recently in the 2022 playoffs. The Ravens are 0–1 against the Bengals in the postseason.

What is the Ravens vs Bengals record since 2021?

The Ravens lead 6–5 across 11 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.