Ravens Top Cowboys in Rio on Tyler Loop's 56-Yard Walk-Off Kick

Baltimore beat Dallas in Rio on Tyler Loop's 56-yard field goal with one second left, a finish that drew praise for the CBS call of Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt.

The NFL's international series brought the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys to Rio on Sunday, and the Week 3 matchup served up the most dramatic finish of the week across the league. Aired on CBS, the game turned on a tying field goal, a timeout ruling in the final ticks and, at last, a 56-yard kick that decided the outcome in regulation.

Dallas ran its final offensive possession while trailing by three. The Cowboys mounted a drive that covered the whole field but were denied at the goal line, and they came away with a kick that evened the score with seven seconds showing.

The subsequent kickoff went for a touchback, leaving Baltimore to start from its own 35-yard line. The Ravens declined to let the game drift toward an extra period and instead attacked. Lamar Jackson found Zay Flowers with a pass in the middle of the field against loose Dallas coverage, and the gain put the ball at the Cowboys' 38. Jackson asked for a timeout while Flowers was still going down, and after a short consultation, the officiating crew placed one second back on the clock.

That sequence had the broadcast duo absorbed. "Ball is caught, and oh! Is it one second left?" Nantz asked, wanting to know whether the timeout had been granted in time given that Loop "would have a chance from there." Once the officials confirmed the remaining second, Watt shouted, "Oh baby Jim! Oh baby!" and added, "Hopefully we don't have a Michigan on our hands here. Is this synced?"

With Baltimore kicker Tyler Loop preparing for the try, Nantz filled viewers in on the background. He referenced Loop's missed kick in the final game of last season, which cost the Ravens a playoff spot, and pointed out that the kicker grew up in the Dallas area.

Loop then drilled the 56-yard attempt to win it. "Loop's kick! Oh my goodness!" Nantz called out. "A trio in Rio! And the Ravens with a walk-off winner!" Watt's reply was simpler: "What did we just watch?!"

Reaction to the call arrived quickly, and video of the closing seconds circulated widely on social media. Jimmy Traina wrote that "A trio in Rio" was "a hell of a call," Jonathan Jones delivered a "Well done," and Chase Snyder predicted the sequence would feature in any career retrospective for Nantz once his time on air concludes.

The finish also highlighted a young partnership. Watt took over the analyst role after Tony Romo's offseason arrest and the decision by CBS to place him on leave. Their work together has included strong stretches alongside moments that revealed the two were still building chemistry.

Measured against that backdrop, the ending in Rio stood as the pair's finest moment so far. The Week 3 contest concluded with a game-deciding kick, and both men matched the drama with their call of the final sequence.