Ravens stun Cowboys in final seconds as Loop gains redemption - ESPN

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens delivered one of the most remarkable last-second victories in recent NFL history Sunday, thanks to a late fourth-quarter decision made by the Dallas Cowboys.

In a thrilling 34-31 win in Rio de Janeiro, Jackson was able to set up the winning field goal because the Cowboys chose to send the kickoff into the end zone, which ran no time off the clock. After the touchback gave the ball to the Ravens at their 35-yard line with seven seconds remaining, Jackson completed a 27-yard pass to wide receiver Zay Flowers. Tyler Loop then drilled a 56-yard field goal with no time remaining, redemption for the second-year kicker after his miss in last season's finale ended Baltimore's season.

It marked the latest start to a game-winning drive off a kickoff since 1978 (including playoffs), according to ESPN Research.

«Honestly, anything less than seven seconds, it would have been really hard to do the play that we did,» Ravens coach Jesse Minter said. «We may have even just ran the clock out. But [with] seven seconds left… they decided to kick a touchback [and] gave us the ball on the 35.

»You practice those moments, and you wait for them to come up. It came up today, and we were ready."

Dallas tied the game at 31 with seven seconds remaining after it got to within 2 yards of the end zone but had to settle for a Brandon Aubrey 23-yard field goal.

Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said the decision to go for the touchback on the ensuing kickoff was made partially because Aubrey had two kickoffs that went out of bounds earlier and led to Baltimore drives starting at the 40.

«At the end of the day, we just felt like, 'Hey, let's boom it through. Let's put them out there, make them throw the ball short