Lamar Jackson (17/22, 281 yards) threw five touchdown passes for the fifth time in his career for the Baltimore Ravens (5-2) to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-3) 41-31 at Raymond James Stadium.
Tampa Bay dominated the ball at will during the first quarter and they took 10:33 of the 15 minutes of the quarter and their two drives ended in points. First a touchdown pass between Baker Mayfield (31/45, 370 yards) and Mike Evans, the 100th of his career, followed by a field goal by Connor McLaughlin.
However, Baltimore’s defense and running attack were responsible for turning the game around starting in the second quarter. While Jackson had scoring connections with Mark Andrews and Justice Hill on quick drives, Mayfield threw two interceptions into the hands of Marlon Humphrey.. The Ravens closed the first half with a 28-yard field goal by Justin Tucker to make it 17-10.
The offense continued its momentum in the third quarter with Tucker’s second field goal, now 52 yards, added to two more touchdown passes from Jackson. The third was a 49-yard connection with Rashod Bateman and the second was from five yards with Andrews, who is already the historical leader of the franchise in that area. The tight end’s second touchdown was fueled by an 81-yard run by Derrick Henry (15 ac, 169 yds, 1 rec, 13 yds).
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The first quarter just started The Ravens turned the ball over, courtesy of a back pass from Jackson in connection with Zay Flowers.. The quarterback attempted a screen pass with the wide receiver, but Zyou McCollum snatched the ball from him. Five plays later Mayfield connected with Rachaad White for a touchdown that included a valid two-point conversion.
Five times five touchdown passes
The AFC North team extended its lead to 41 points after marching 70 yards in almost five minutes. The drive was capped by Jackson’s fifth touchdown pass, now in combination with ‘King Henry’. Tampa Bay decorated the score with one more touchdown scored by Bucky Irving where they could not add two more points with the conversion.
Tampa Bay recovered the onside kick with 3:46 left and scored again in less than two minutes thanks to Mayfield and White. The Bucs tried a new onside kickbut Flowers did not hesitate to keep the ball. After a three-and-out, Baltimore’s defense had to put the game away when Kyle Hamilton tackled the opposing quarterback and the timer expired.
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