WATCH: Odafe Oweh forces game-winning fumble against Chiefs
Baltimore Ravens rookie defensive end Odafe Oweh forced and recovered the potential game-winning fumble against the Chiefs on Sunday. The rookie from Penn State also forced an interception from quarterback Patrick Mahomes earlier in the game with his pass rushing.
Odafe Oweh’s huge fumble recovery against Chiefs
With Baltimore trying to hold onto a lead gained late in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs attempted to run the ball on second down. Oweh reached the ball carrier, punching the ball loose before falling to the ground and diving on his forced fumble.
The Chiefs still had all three timeouts remaining, but with just over a minute remaining in the game Oweh’s play was enough to give the Lamar Jackson-led Ravens their first win against Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Earlier in the game, Oweh made another huge play to turn the momentum around. On a passing play the Chiefs attempted late in the third quarter, Oweh managed to grab Mahomes after shedding a blocker before he could escape the pass rush.
Mahomes threw an ill-advised pass with Oweh bringing him to the ground and the pass was intercepted by the Ravens. The play gave Baltimore the ball back in good field position with an 11-point deficit.
Odafe Oweh wants people to learn his name
Oweh played three years with Penn State before being drafted in the first round by the Ravens in the 2021 NFL Draft. Oweh played under his middle name, Jayson, while at the school because people had trouble saying his first name correctly.
After being drafted, Oweh returned to his Nigerian first name of Odafe without a big announcement after being surrounded by family on draft night calling him by his name.
“I don’t care anymore,” Oweh told reporters, via ESPN’s Jamison Hensley. “You’re going to have to learn how to pronounce it.”
“I just felt how far I came, how far my parents have came, and the culture, and the heritage I grew up in — It’s really how I got to where I am today,” Oweh continued. “I just felt like I really wanted to start being myself.”