49ers at Baltimore Ravens

Justin Tucker kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired and the Baltimore Ravens beat the 49ers 20-17 in heavy rain at M&T Bank Stadium. Lamar Jackson ran for 101 yards and threw for 105. Mark Ingram ran for 56 and a touchdown. Robbie Gould missed a 49-yard field goal in the third quarter that would have given the 49ers the lead. Emmanuel Sanders threw a 35-yard TD pass to Deebo Samuel on a trick play. The 49ers fell to 10-2.[1][2][3]

Justin Tucker kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium. Lamar Jackson, the AFC MVP frontrunner, ran for 101 yards and threw for 105. The Ravens beat the 49ers 20-17 in heavy rain in the kind of cross-conference matchup that, in any year, would be the season's marquee.

Emmanuel Sanders threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Deebo Samuel on a fake handoff. Tevin Coleman ran in a goal-line touchdown. Garoppolo threw for 165 in the conditions. Robbie Gould missed a 49-yard field goal in the third quarter that would have given the 49ers the lead.

The 49ers' defense, the league's best, produced one sack of Jackson. The Ravens' defense produced four sacks of Garoppolo. The conditions favored the running game, and the Ravens' superior run game produced 178 yards. The 49ers ran for 121. Tucker's 49-yarder, in driving rain, was the kind of legendary kick the Ravens' kicker had been producing all year. 10-2 with the Saints coming up on the road next week.

Ravens 20, 49ers 17. Margin: -3. Twelve-game record: 10-2, +166 differential.

• Justin Tucker: 49-yard FG as time expired (game-winner in heavy rain).
• Lamar Jackson: 14-of-23 for 105, 1 INT + 16 rushes for 101.
• Mark Ingram: 15 carries for 56, 1 TD.
• Garoppolo: 15-of-21 for 165 (rain).
• Emmanuel Sanders: 1 TD pass to Deebo Samuel (35y trick play).
• Robbie Gould: missed 49y FG in Q3.
• Ravens ran for 178; 49ers ran for 121.
• Heavy rain throughout.
• 49ers 10-2 (first loss in 4 games); Ravens 10-2.

A 20-17 loss at M&T Bank Stadium in heavy rain. The 49ers fall to 10-2.

How it unfolded

Mark Ingram ran in a touchdown to give the Ravens a 7-0 lead. Garoppolo answered with a touchdown drive ending in a Coleman 1-yard plunge to tie it. Justin Tucker added a field goal. The 49ers led 10-3 entering the third quarter after a Robbie Gould field goal. Gould missed a 49-yarder midway through the third that would have given the 49ers a 13-3 lead. Tucker hit another. The Ravens scored a touchdown on a Lamar Jackson run to make it 17-10. Emmanuel Sanders' trick play touchdown pass to Deebo Samuel tied it at 17-17 in the fourth quarter. Lamar Jackson drove the Ravens 65 yards in the final two minutes. Tucker kicked the 49-yard field goal as time expired in the rain.

The turning point

Gould's missed 49-yard field goal in the third quarter. With the 49ers up 10-3 and the offense having moved into scoring position, the miss kept the game at one score and gave the Ravens room to build the comeback.

By the numbers

Garoppolo 15-of-21 for 165 in the rain. Lamar Jackson 14-of-23 for 105 plus 101 rushing. Mark Ingram 56 rushing with a TD. Sanders the trick-play TD pass. The 49ers' defense produced one sack. The Ravens produced four.

Personnel watch

The conditions defined the night. Lamar Jackson's MVP candidacy gained another marquee moment with the rainy comeback. Gould's missed field goal was the swing play. Sanders' trick-play TD pass was the year's most-creative call. The kind of cross-conference loss where the better team likely was the home team.

What it means

10-2 with the Saints on the road next week and the schedule still favorable through Week 17. The Sunday loss in the rain is the kind of result that, against an AFC contender on the road in driving rain, the year-three project will live with. The NFC #1-seed conversation now requires a clean back-half stretch.