The Baltimore Ravens accomplished a lot on Saturday. The team sealed a second straight AFC North crown, Lamar Jackson added to his numbers in the MVP race and Derrick Henry further inserted himself in the NFL record books.
Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry might have made history as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North with a 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, but defensive tackle Michael Pierce stole the show with an incredible big-man interception in the fourth quarter.
Pierce’s first career interception helped seal the AFC North title for the Ravens, and cameras captured the excitement from his teammates, turning the unforgettable moment into
Pierce, who played in college at Tulane and Samford, is in his second stint with the Ravens after he went undrafted in 2016. He played in Baltimore from 2016-19 and returned in 2022 after a stint with the Minnesota Vikings.
Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Michael Pierce thwarts the Pittsburgh Steelers' flea-flicker attempt with a sack against quarterback Russell Wilson for a 4-yard loss.
The Buffalo Bills face a stiff test this weekend as they host Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens with a spot in the AFC championship game on the line. When these teams met early in the season in Baltimore, the Ravens ran the Bills off the field, 35–10, with Jackson leading the way with 210 total yards and three total touchdowns.
The only thing Ravens coach John Harbaugh figures is missing in preparation for Baltimore's divisional round playoff showdown in Buffalo is having the deep and resonant voice of late NFL Films broadca
The team sealed a second straight AFC North crown, Lamar Jackson added to his numbers ... But the brightest glory belonged to nose tackle Michael Pierce. All 355 pounds of him.
The entire Ravens sideline erupted when Michael Pierce got his first career interception against the Browns, but the big man was speechless at first. In a sneak preview of the next episode of Ravens Wired, cameras caught the Ravens sideline screaming and dapping up Pierce as he stayed silent in shock.
As Michael Pierce slid to the grass, the entire Ravens sideline was going nuts. At the end of the Ravens' 35-10 AFC North-clinching win over the Browns, Baltimore's 355-pound nose tackle dropped into coverage, jumped a route, and snatched the first interception of his eight-year career.
A mic'd up moment from the Ravens' win over the Browns shows teammates joking with DT Michael Pierce, who had a couple of reasons for sliding down after the pick.
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