Washington Commanders end Baltimore Ravens preseason win streak at 24 games

the least important winning streak in American professional sports has ended.

Washington Commanders kicker Joey Slye drilled a 49-yard field goal with nine seconds left to give his team a 29-28 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, which entered Monday’s game having won 24 straight preseason games dating back to 2016.

Washington came one yard from tying the game at 28 with four minutes remaining, but Ravens cornerback Kyu Kelly stonewalled Commanders fullback Alex Armah after he caught a pass in the flat from third-string quarterback Jake Fromm to thwart the Commanders' two-point conversion.

The Ravens, with quarterback Anthony Brown Jr. leading the way, couldn't run out the clock. Washington faced a 4th-and-11 on their own side of the field with 69 seconds remaining and were bailed out by a pass interference call that kept the drive alive.

Fromm and Kazmeir Allen connected for the final eight yards to bring Slye's attempt within a manageable range.

“We were just grinding, scrapping, clawing," Fromm told USA TODAY Sports .

With his focus on figuring out where the Ravens' pressure was coming from, Fromm said he wasn't thinking much about putting a stake through their streak. But Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh said that those who considered the streak a collection of meaningless victories has it all wrong.

“Because you never played," Harbaugh said. "You were never out there in a preseason game. You were never fighting for a spot. And then you have the audacity to say that the effort somebody puts in to fight and win a game like that is meaningless.”

There’s no one reason the streak lasted as long as it did, Harbaugh said. It's a reflection of how the organization practices, holds meetings, develops young players and scouts the collegiate and pro game for depth pieces.

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