On Sunday, we were treated to a modern-day version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. One minute, Baltimore scores at will and can't stop anyone. The next minute, they're elite defensively, but the offense struggles. Don't look now, but the Ravens are seemingly a better football team on the road than at home.

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"Lamar was the one we would certainly hold the plane for," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said with a smile. Jackson led Baltimore to a 24-0 victory over the Bengals on Sunday, and in many ways, this trip ended up being a course correction for the Ravens.

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In shutting out Joe Burrow and the Bengals, the Ravens had their best performance of the season at a time when they couldn't afford a loss.

The 4-9 Cincinnati Bengals host the 6-7 Baltimore Ravens on Sunday as 2.5-point home underdogs. Both teams still have a shot at winning the weak AFC North, but both are in an uphill battle to make that happen. Going into this weekend ESPN gives the Ravens a 30% shot at making the playoffs, while the Bengals are at 3%.

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Robinson played for the first time since Week 6, returning from a broken foot to give a boost to Baltimore's pass rush. Cincinnati's first drive of the game took 8:20 off the clock, but Robinson sacked Burrow for a 15-yard loss to push the Bengals out of field-goal range.

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While it was chilly in Cincinnati, the Baltimore Ravens were red hot throughout their 24-0 win that eliminated the Bengals from playoff contention. The win also evened Baltimore's record at 7-7 while keeping them within striking distance of the first-place Steelers in the AFC North standings.