The Washington Commanders defeated the Baltimore Ravens with a walkoff field goal on Monday at FedExField to snap their NFL record 24-game win streak in preseason.
Baltimore had not lost an NFL preseason game since September 2015 against the Atlanta Falcons. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh‘s squad were coming off a one-point win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday.
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This time, they were the ones on the wrong side of a one-point game, with Joey Slye sinking a 49-yard field goal with just a couple seconds remaining in the contest.
Commanders quarterback Sam Howell stole the spotlight with 188 passing yards and two touchdowns on 19-for-25 completions with zero interceptions.
Vince Lombardi‘s Green Bay Packers held the previous undefeated preseason record of 19 straight wins from 1959 to 1962.
Commanders rookie CB has lucky INT
The game got off to a slow start, but the first highlight of the contest occurred halfway through the second quarter.
Commanders rookie cornerback Jartavius Martin intercepted Josh Johnson‘s pass into the end zone.
The Ravens receiver was unable to make the catch and Martin wobbled the ball for a second before securing it and taking off past the 50-yard line.
Ravens have one more preseason game on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
