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How Ravens stunned Rams 37-31 in OT on Tylan Wallace punt return TD: Recap, stats and highlights
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson bolsters MVP case in overtime win vs. Rams
By Jourdan Rodrigue and Jeff Zrebiec
Lamar Jackson thrilled a rain-soaked M&T Bank Stadium crowd with an MVP-case-bolstering, 13-play touchdown drive in the final minutes of regulation to save the Baltimore Ravens from defeat. Then in overtime, Baltimore punt returner Tylan Wallace pulled a walk-off 76-yard punt return touchdown for a 37-31 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
With just over a minute to play in the fourth quarter, Jackson hit Zay Flowers for a go-ahead touchdown before the Rams put together a field goal drive to force overtime. The Rams’ only overtime offensive drive stalled leading to Wallace’s touchdown return.
Jackson’s dominant day featured 316 passing yards, three touchdown passes and 70 rushing yards to outduel a vintage performance from Matthew Stafford, who finished with 294 yards and three touchdowns.
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Tylan Wallace becomes Ravens’ unlikely hero in win over Rams
Tylan Wallace sat on the Baltimore Ravens’ bench as the delirium had finally dissipated around him. The first order of business was catching his breath. He had just sprinted 76 yards after breaking three tackles, regaining his balance and keeping his feet when it looked like he was going to the ground, then he front-flipped into the end zone to culminate a wet and wild day of football.
Next came the beating he took from his celebratory teammates and coaches who delivered hugs and head slaps, turning the back of the west end zone at M&T Bank Stadium into a mosh pit.
But Wallace wanted to make sure he took it all in, too, including getting one more look at the scoreboard. Ravens 37, Los Angeles Rams 31.
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Rams’ OT loss to Ravens a head-spinning range of realities
Never have I covered an NFL season in which this thought has rung in my head so frequently: Wow, there are a few ways to react to this.
That’s the fairest way to look at the Los Angeles Rams’ Week 14 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens, off a rare walk-off punt return touchdown in a downpour that featured multiple missed tackles and, yes, a missed block in the back penalty. Players, coaches and fans are all emotional after a loss like that, when the team went toe-to-toe with the NFL’s best, yet still committed enough self-inflicted mistakes to have everyone wondering “What if … ?” afterward.
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Another OT punt return TD
The game-winning punt return touchdown in OT by the Ravens' Tylan Wallace was the second such return in the NFL this season (Jets’ Xavier Gipson in Week 1 vs. Bills).
Before 2023, there hadn’t been a game-winning punt return TD in the NFL since Week 9 of 2011 when the Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson had a 99-yard game-winner against the Rams.
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NFL overtime rules refresher
A quick recap of the NFL overtime rules during the regular season:
- One 10-minute period
- Coin toss determines first possession; Each team will have a chance to possess the ball unless receiving team scores a touchdown OR defense scores a touchdown or safety
- Each team gets two timeouts; all replay reviews initiated by the NFL replay center
- Game ends in a tie if game clock expires (no ties in NFL so far this season)
Consecutive 20-plus point games for Flowers
Zay Flowers gave his fantasy managers headaches throughout most of this game.
It looked like he was on pace for another scoring dud, but his touchdown catch and successful two-point conversion have given Flowers back-to-back 20-plus PPR point games for the first time this season.
Rams firing on all cylinders
The Rams' go-ahead drive here in the fourth quarter featured some mixed-direction run plays to start, then two very non-rookie-like catches by rookies Davis Allen and Puka Nacua (the latter an acrobatic effort on a heater from quarterback Matthew Stafford as Stafford was getting hit), a vintage Cooper Kupp catch-and-run and the touchdown catch by former Raven Demarcus Robinson.
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Which way will things go?
The Ravens are clinging to a 23-22 lead over the Rams in the fourth quarter.
The good news? Baltimore has nine wins after leading in the fourth quarter this season, tied for second most in the NFL.
The bad news? The Ravens have three losses after leading in the fourth quarter this season, tied for second most in the NFL.
Another disappointing outing for Flowers
Zay Flowers has been one of the most frustrating start-sit candidates in fantasy football this year and today has been no different.
Flowers scored a season high 23.2 PPR points in the Ravens last game, but he is currently sitting at 4.1 PPR points, a total that currently rates as his second lowest of the season.
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