Oct 18, 2026 8:00 PM

Instant takeaways from the Baltimore Ravens' loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 6.

The Baltimore Ravens dropped a heartbreaker to the Cleveland Browns, who are now in first place in the AFC North with a 4-2 record. 

Baltimore has the same 4-2 record, but the tie breaker goes to the Browns.

Despite a strong opening first-quarter touchdown and 10 unanswered points, the Ravens offense could not get anything going. It wasn't a fourth-quarter collapse this time, but a full-blown offensive collapse. 

Derrick Henry Fumble Issues Return

Derrick Henry fumbled the ball at the most inopportune moment. The Ravens' offense had been struggling, and once they got the ball moving, he coughed it up, which led to a Browns touchdown.

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It was a back-and-forth between both teams through the second and third quarters, leaving Baltimore in a good spot in the fourth with a comfortable 10-3 lead. However, that fumble led to a game-tying touchdown for the Browns.

Henry has fumbled in moments that stung in the past, and doing so in the fourth quarter of a tight game was eerily similar. 

Huntley and the Offense Struggle

Tyler Huntley struggled to get much of anything going against the Tennessee Titans when he took over in the third quarter in Week 4. Those struggles returned against the Browns. 

After a strong first-drive touchdown to Josh Cuevas, Huntley and the passing game struggled. Cleveland got after the Ravens' offensive line plenty, securing three sacks while making it hard for the Baltimore quarterback to sustain drives.

The run game disappeared, and suffered a fumble from Henry that derailed what could have been some good progress. 

Baltimore needs Lamar Jackson back in a big way. Despite the strong efforts from Huntley in Week 5 for the win, his inconsistencies are well-documented.

Ravens Defense Unrelenting

At one point, the Ravens' defense was going to get tired. That happened in the fourth quarter when the team finally gave up a touchdown to the Browns. 

Apart from that, the defense made life very hard for Deshaun Watson and company throughout most of the day. Watson was sacked five times, showing just how unrelenting the Baltimore unit was. 

Trey Hendrickson got a sack after missing the past two games due to surgery on his broken finger. Veteran Calais Campbell also notched one, as did Keyon Martin and Roquan Smith.

Penalties Are Getting Better

Ravens head coach Jesse Minter stated that the penalties the team was committing were being harped on, and that worked a bit against the Browns. As opposed to nearly double-digit penalties, there were only five for 24 yards.

There needs to be more work in that department, but Baltimore has only committed 10 penalties in the last two games. This pales in comparison to the 22 penalties they committed in Weeks 3 and 4.

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