Dak Prescott had forced overtime, or so Maracanã thought. The scoreboard read 31-31. Seven seconds remained.
His last drive had mixed completions, scrambles, and a pass-interference flag at the Baltimore 2 into Brandon Aubrey's tying kick. Then Lamar Jackson hit Zay Flowers for 27 yards, called timeout with a second left, and Tyler Loop drilled a 56-yard field goal. Final: Ravens 34, Cowboys 31.
Prescott's line still looked like a winning afternoon - 25 of 40, 276 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions, a 91.3 passer rating per the CBS Sports box.
DallasCowboys.com called the quarterback "again masterful" for the rally that produced the tie. The Associated Press led with Jackson's heads-up timeout and Loop's winner in the NFL's first regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro before an announced 72,792.
Climbing out of 24-13
Baltimore stretched its lead to 24-13 on Jackson's 4-yard touchdown pass to Chris Moore in the third. Prescott needed six plays to answer. A 19-yard completion to George Pickens drew a roughing-the-passer penalty that moved Dallas to the Baltimore 18. Jake Ferguson then scored from 19 yards out. The two-point pass to CeeDee Lamb made it 24-21, the team recap detailed.
After Jaishawn Barham dropped Derrick Henry for a three-yard loss on fourth-and-1 at the Dallas 1, Prescott took over at his own 4. The 49-yard shot to Lamb and KaVontae Turpin's 9-yard touchdown run finished a 96-yard drive and put Dallas ahead 28-24 with under 10 minutes left.
