Ravens edge Cowboys 34-31 in Rio on Loop’s last-second FG
Baltimore beat Dallas 34-31 in Rio de Janeiro. Tyler Loop’s 56-yard field goal as time expired won the Week 3 international game.
The Baltimore Ravens beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-31 in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday when Tyler Loop drilled a 56-yard field goal as time expired, according to ESPN’s game recap and the Cowboys’ official game story. The international Week 3 matchup kept the Ravens firmly in the early AFC conversation and dropped Dallas in a game that swung into the final snap after both offenses traded blows in front of a South American crowd.
Rio’s NFL staging continued the league’s push beyond North America, with both clubs dealing with travel, timing, and a neutral-site atmosphere layered onto a prime national window. Dallas’ recap framed the loss around late execution after a competitive night; Baltimore’s winning kick put the result beyond debate on the scoreboard. Special-teams leverage decided a game that could as easily have gone to overtime if Loop’s attempt had sailed wide.
The kick also capped a night when both offenses traded chunk plays in humid conditions unfamiliar to either locker room’s usual September rhythm. Coaches will spend Monday reviewing whether late-clock management — not just the make — decided the outcome.
This result sits beside other Week 3 finals — Broncos over Rams, Chiefs over Dolphins, Raiders over Saints, 49ers over Cardinals — heading into Eagles at Bears on ABC. Highlight packages are on NFL+ and team apps; full all-22 breakdowns usually land midweek for coaches and film junkies. Injury and snap-count notes from the Rio game should be checked against official injury reports before Week 4 fantasy locks, especially for skill players who absorbed extra travel stress on the international trip.
Where outlets agree ESPN and the Cowboys’ official recap agree Baltimore won 34-31 in Rio on Loop’s 56-yard kick at the gun.
Where they differ Narratives differ on whether Dallas’ late collapse or Baltimore’s finishing drive was the decisive story — the final score is not in dispute.