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History repeats itself as the Ravens blow a fourth-quarter lead in their loss to the Saints

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Ginsburg, D. (2026, September 20). History repeats itself as the Ravens blow a fourth-quarter lead in their loss to the Saints. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/history-repeats-itself-as-the-ravens-blow-a-fourth-quarter-lead-in-their-loss-to-the-saints/article_491b0919-1a4b-5218-8eef-a9030b666163.html

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In their home opener against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens started strong with a 17-9 lead late in the third quarter but ultimately lost 24-17 after the Saints scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns. This loss marks Baltimore’s league-high 15th time since 2021 when they led after three quarters only to lose later, continuing a pattern of squandering leads that has plagued them for years under previous head coach John Harbaugh. First-year coach Jesse Minter acknowledged the issue but emphasized focusing on improvement moving forward.

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In Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season, the New Orleans Saints rallied from a 17-9 deficit to defeat the Baltimore Ravens 24-17 in Baltimore's home opener. The game-winning play came with 1:28 remaining when Tyler Shough, a former Louisville quarterback, scored on a fourth-down sneak despite controversial replays suggesting he might not have crossed the goal line fully. New Orleans' defense then clinched the victory by intercepting a deep pass intended for Baltimore's star player Lamar Jackson with 13 seconds left. This marked the Ravens' third straight loss when leading after three quarters since 2021, echoing past failures that contributed to former coach John Harbaugh’s firing post-2025 season. Coach Jesse Minter, in his second game with Baltimore, acknowledged the need for his team to maintain its identity and avoid panic in critical moments.

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David Ginsburg

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2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Ravens have 2nd-half problem that has dropped them to last among 4 winning AFC North teams

🔮 “So man, you know, we will own this.

2026-09-20 · assertive framing · History repeats itself as the Ravens blow a fourth-quarter lead in their loss to the Saints

🔮 After William Contreras hit a tiebreaking double and Christian Yelich tacked on a run-scoring single in the top half, Baltimore pulled even in the bottom half against Trevor Megill (3-3) with two hits and a pair of sacrifice flies.

2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Chourio's homer and Frelick's RBI single in 10th carry Brewers past Orioles 6-5

🔮 Little did anyone know at the time that Chapman would ultimately become only the ninth pitcher in baseball history to reach the 400 mark in saves.

2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Chapman, Red Sox celebrate his 400th career save as 'special'

🔮 Chapman gave up a one-out single in the ninth before striking out Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand to become the ninth player in major league history to record 400 saves.

2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Aroldis Chapman earns 400th save, White HR helps Red Sox beat Orioles 3-1 for 4-game sweep

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BALTIMORE Ravens Saints The Baltimore Ravens the New Orleans Saints

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BALTIMORE GPE · 5× Ravens ORG · 3× Jackson PERSON · 2× Minter PERSON · 2× Saints ORG · 2× Jesse Minter PERSON · 1× John Harbaugh PERSON · 1× Lamar Jackson PERSON · 1× The Baltimore Ravens ORG · 1× the New Orleans Saints ORG · 1×

Narrative

You can talk about it from a story standpoint, but at the end of the day, in this moment, we didn’t get it done, and our history is irrelevant to the future of where we want to go.”

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🔮 “So man, you know, we will own this.

2026-09-20 · Toronto Star

History repeats itself as the Ravens blow a fourth-quarter lead in their loss to the Saints · assertive framing

Claims (28 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2026 season with a new head coach, a revamped roster and fresh hope for success. asserted

Ravens → enter → success

Unfortunately, Baltimore still appears to have the same old habit of blowing fourth-quarter leads. asserted

Baltimore → appear → leads

The Ravens were poised to win their home opener Sunday before an enthusiastic sellout crowd, leading the New Orleans Saints 17-9 with 15 minutes left. asserted

Ravens → poise → minutes

The place was buzzing, and the offense was clicking and first-year coach Jesse Minter was seemingly making all the right moves. asserted

Minter → buzz → moves

Then the game turned into a rerun of many years past. asserted

game → turn → rerun

Controlling the clock with two methodical drives, the Saints scored a pair of touchdowns to pull out a 24-17 victory. asserted

Saints → control → victory

It was a throwback to the days of John Harbaugh, who was fired after the 2025 season in part because his teams failed to make a late lead stand up. asserted

lead → fire → part

The loss Sunday was Baltimore’s league-high 15th since 2021 when leading after three quarters. asserted

loss → lead → quarters

“Everybody’s going to just say the same old thing of having a lead, things like that,” Minter said. asserted

Minter → go → that

“So man, you know, we will own this. asserted

we → know → this

We’ll look in the mirror. asserted

We → look → mirror

We’ll figure out what we can do to improve.” asserted

we → figure → what

Baltimore (1-1) had the ball once in the fourth quarter — going three and out — until its final drive began with 1:21 left. asserted

drive → have → 1:21

By the time the Ravens started their second possession of the period, their eight-point lead had become a seven-point deficit. asserted

lead → start → period

Lamar Jackson, who had such a marvelous game in a 41-23 season-opening win in Indianapolis, had his final throw of the day picked off to seal the Saints’ first win of the year. asserted

throw → have → year

Not necessarily, said defensive tackle Calais Campbell, who played with Baltimore previously before returning this season. asserted

who → say → Baltimore

“History doesn’t matter,” Campbell said. asserted

Campbell → matter → ?

“It’s just in this moment ... asserted

It → ’ → moment

we have to execute to win the ball game, and we didn’t get it done, right? asserted

it → have → game

You can talk about it from a story standpoint, but at the end of the day, in this moment, we didn’t get it done, and our history is irrelevant to the future of where we want to go.” asserted

we → talk → future

Jackson has endured most of those late collapses. asserted

Jackson → endure → collapses

He shook his head when asked to come up with the reason for the repeating disappointment. asserted

He → shake → disappointment

“Things just don’t go our way sometimes at the wrong time. asserted

Things → go → time

That’s what I believe,” Jackson said. asserted

Jackson → ’ → what

Minter has put a high priority on immediately fixing this flaw. asserted

Minter → put → flaw

“It’s early in the season. asserted

It → ’ → season

We’re missing a few key guys, you know,” he said. asserted

he → miss → guys

“But that’s a game we need to find a way to win, especially when we have a lead like that. asserted

we → ’ → that