Sunday Night Football: Falcons up 14-9 over Ravens at halftime

Published October 11, 2026 09:52 PM Atlanta got off to a slow start offensively on Sunday night, but the club got a touchdown in the second quarter to take a 14-9 lead over Baltimore into halftime.Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. hit Kyle Pitts in the back of the end zone for a 5-yard score with 2:24 left in the first half.Penix had gotten the team into scoring position with a 25-yard completion to Drake London and a 36-yard pass to Jahan Dotson.That was about all Atlanta had offensively in the first half, as Penix completed just 5-of-9 passes for 83 yards with the TD.Bijan Robinson has 28 yards on five carries plus one catch for 4 yards. The Falcons had just four first downs and 115 total yards in the first half.Their other touchdown came from Jessie Bates, who picked up a Mark Andrews fumble and returned it 36 yards to the end zone for a scoop-and-score.While the Ravens have dominated time of possession, they haven’t been able to make it into the end zone. Tyler Huntley, starting in place of the injured Lamar Jackson, has had to evade significant pressure, getting sacked twice.Through two quarters, Huntley is 11-of-18 for 97 yards. Zay Flowers has four catches for 36 yards. Derrick Henry has 57 yards on 12 carries.Tyler Loop has hit field goals of 21, 51, and 51 yards for Baltimore’s nine points.Notably, Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews started his 200th consecutive game on Sunday, making him just the fifth offensive lineman in league history to accomplish the feat. He joins his father, Bruce Matthews, who started 229 consecutive games in his Hall of Fame career.Up by five, the Falcons will receive the second-half kickoff.