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Lamar Jackson tied his own Ravens record with five touchdown passes on Monday. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)
Through one quarter Monday night, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held their own and opened up a 10-0 lead against the Baltimore Ravens.
Ultimately — as it has throughout the season — Baltimore’s offense proved inevitable. The Ravens closed the first half with a 17-0 run. They then opened the floodgates after halftime to secure a 41-31 win in a Monday night showdown of division-leading teams that started the season 4-2.
By the time Tampa Bay scored again in the fourth quarter, Baltimore had reeled off 34 unanswered points.
It was another offensive clinic by the Ravens in a season filled with them. Again, Lamar Jackson was the star on a night when he threw five touchdown passes, tying his own Ravens record. It added up to another strong entry in Jackson’s campaign for a third NFL MVP award in six seasons.
Ravens unload after digging 10-0 hole
After two sacks of Jackson derailed Baltimore’s opening possession, the Ravens struck quickly on their second. They needed just six plays and 2:33 to move 70 yards and cap the drive with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Jackson to Mark Andrews. The score cut Baltimore’s deficit to 10-7.
Baltimore’s next possession took just four plays and 1:47 off the clock to drive 80 yards and find the end zone. Jackson set up the score with a 59-yard pass on the run to Rashod Bateman after escaping the Tampa Bay pass rush.
Two plays and a penalty later, Justice Hill ran the ball in on a screen pass from Jackson for an 18-yard touchdown to give the Ravens a 14-10 lead.
A pair of Justin Tucker field goals bookended halftime before the Ravens found the end zone again on their second drive of the third quarter. This time they needed just four plays and 57 seconds to gain 55 yards.
The star again was a deep ball from Jackson to Bateman. This time, Jackson unleashed a 49-yard laser on second-and-17 that Bateman caught in stride after breaking the…
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Publish date : 2024-10-22 03:23:53
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