Jamison HensleyESPN Staff Writer November 12, 2023, 3:11 PM ET2 minute read
BALTIMORE – Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. delivered the latest big play for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, scoring his longest touchdown in two years against the Cleveland Browns.
In the third quarter, Beckham took a short slant and ran for a 40-yard touchdown to give Baltimore a 24-9 lead. He now has 16 career touchdown catches of 40 yards or more since his debut in 2014, trailing only Tyreek Hill (29) and DeSean Jackson (19). It was Beckham’s longest TD catch since Week 12 of 2021, when he had a 54-yard touchdown catch at the Rams.
This was Beckham’s second touchdown of the season for the Ravens. A week ago he had a 6-yard touchdown catch against the Seattle Seahawks.
Baltimore took control of this AFC North showdown with splash plays.
On the second play of the game, a speedy Ravens safety, Kyle Hamilton, intercepted a pass from Deshaun Watson and returned the interception 18 yards for a touchdown. It was the first career touchdown and second interception for Hamilton, the No. 14 overall pick in the 2022 draft.
This also ended Baltimore’s streak of 27 games without a defensive touchdown, the longest active streak in the NFL. The Ravens’ last defensive touchdown came in Week 17 of the 2021 season when safety Chuck Clark had a pick-six against the Los Angeles Rams.
It was a very familiar moment for Cleveland. This was Watson’s second interception for a touchdown in two games with the Browns.
On the Ravens’ first drive, undrafted rookie running back Keaton Mitchell outran the Browns’ defense for a 39-yard touchdown. This comes a week after Mitchell scored on a 40-yard touchdown run.