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          Baltimore Ravens' take-away drought finally ends

          Lardarius Webb picked off Jaguars QB Blake Bortles in the second quarter Sunday, ending the Ravens' five-game streak of not forcing a turnover. Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterNov 15, 2015, 02:23 PM ET
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          BALTIMORE -- The turnover drought came to a merciful and timely end for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

          Their five-game streak of not taking the ball away ended early in the second quarter, when cornerback Lardarius Webb jumped in front of Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Allen Hurns and picked off quarterback Blake Bortles at the Jaguars' 26-yard line. Two plays later, Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco tied the game at 7 with a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Crockett Gillmore.

          Entering Sunday's game, the Ravens only had four forced turnovers, putting them on pace for the fewest in NFL history. Early on Sunday, it looked like this wasn't going to be the day the Ravens ended the turnover-less streak. In the previous two drives, Jaguars running back Denard Robinson fumbled, but it was ruled his forward progress had stopped. Then, Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith dropped a potential pick-six.

          Here is how long the Ravens' turnover drought lasted:

          • 21 quarters and two overtime periods

          • 66 drives by the opposition

          • 350 snaps by the opposition

          • 342 minutes, 41 seconds

          Before Webb's interception, the last Ravens' takeaway was Sept. 27, when Elvis Dumervil stripped Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and C.J. Mosley picked it up for a 41-yard touchdown return.