As Michael Pierce slid to the grass, the entire Ravens sideline was going nuts. At the end of the Ravens' 35-10 AFC North-clinching win over the Browns, Baltimore's 355-pound nose tackle dropped into coverage, jumped a route, and snatched the first interception of his eight-year career.

Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce and head coach John Harbaugh address the media about the interception made late in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season.

Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry might have made history as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North with a 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, but defensive tackle Michael Pierce stole the show with an incredible big-man interception in the fourth quarter.

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With the Ravens and Cleveland Browns playing out the clock in a lopsided Baltimore win, the Ravens had Pierce fake a rush then drop back into coverage on second-and-6. That by itself would have been fun, but then Pierce jumped a route of running back Jacob Kibodi and picked off the pass from Bailey Zappe.

Nose tackle Michael Pierce, the heaviest player ... funniest thing I think I've ever seen," while head coach John Harbaugh gave Pierce a game ball for the pick. "I was saying, 'Go, go, go.'

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The final week of the NFL regular season got off to a hot start with the Baltimore Ravens clinching the AFC North following a dominant 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns at MT&T Bank Stadium.

The Ravens' Michael Pierce had a chance for a big play after the 355-pound defensive tackle intercepted a ball late in Baltimore's 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, but chose to go down quickly and avoid ending up a meme,

But nose tackle Michael Pierce’s fourth-quarter interception put an unexpected bow on the victory. And it was a historic play, too. There had not been a 355-pound player to make an interception in the NFL in at least 25 years, according to TruMedia.

But the brightest glory belonged to nose tackle Michael Pierce. All 355 pounds of him ... Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said after the game that the effort earned Pierce a game ball, calling ...

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