Final: Ravens 41, Buccaneers 31
And we're done here. The Bucs put up 21 points in the fourth quarter, but their push came way too late. Baltimore has just picked up its fifth straight win.
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Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens had no issues on Monday night.
The Ravens cruised to a dominant 41-31 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first game of a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader at Raymond James Stadium in Florida. It marked their fifth straight win, and pushed them to 5-2 on the season.
After falling into a 10-point hole right away, the Ravens put up 34 unanswered points to completely stun Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers. Jackson threw for five touchdowns, two of which went to tight end Mark Andrews, and Derrick Henry racked up 169 rushing yards — thanks in part to a wild 81-yard run in the second half.
The Buccaneers put up 21 points in the fourth quarter, but their push came way too late to give them a realistic shot at the win. They lost both star wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, too. Godwin went down in the final minutes with a gruesome leg injury, and had to be carted off the field.
In the other game of the night, Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals mounted a perfect game-winning drive to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-15 at State Farm Stadium.
The Cardinals, after giving up a fifth field goal to Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker and falling down a point just inside of the two minute warning, marched down the field quickly to set up a 32-yard game-winning field goal from Chad Ryland.
Justin Herbert threw for 349 yards in the loss for the Chargers, but he didn't throw a touchdown. He led them on a long eight-minute drive in the fourth quarter to set up Dicker's fifth field goal, but they left too much time on the clock for James Conner and the Cardinals. Conner ran for 101 yards, had another 51 receiving yards, and set up the final field goal with a huge 33-yard reception on the winning drive.
The win pushed Arizona to 3-4 on the season while the Chargers fall to 3-3.
And we're done here. The Bucs put up 21 points in the fourth quarter, but their push came way too late. Baltimore has just picked up its fifth straight win.
Click the photo to read more about the Ravens' win in Tampa.
Click the photo to read more about James Conner and the Cardinals' tight win over the Chargers on Monday night.
The Cardinals have pulled it off. Chad Ryland drilled a 32-yard field goal to lift Arizona to the two-point win and cap a perfect game-winning drive.
CARDINALS WIN ON A LAST-SECOND FG! #LACvsAZ pic.twitter.com/SvjYQbaMQo
— NFL (@NFL) October 22, 2024
After getting bailed out on a questionable unnecessary roughness call, James Conner just caught a 33-yard pass to put the Cardinals in scoring position.
Cameron Dicker is a perfect 5-of-5 for the night, and the Chargers are back in the lead. That was a 15-play, 77 yard drive that lasted more than eight minutes.
Chargers take the lead with 1:54 left!
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Justin Herbert had the Chargers moving, and Jim Harbaugh is losing it on the sidelines after a pass interference call was waived off, but the Cardinals just picked up a critical stop on third down.
It'll be fourth down when the Chargers come back from the two minute warning. Arizona still leads 14-12.
Chris Godwin's leg injury looked awful in the final minute of Tampa's loss to the Ravens.
Todd Bowles gonna have some hard questions to answer after Chris Godwin suffered a horrible injury in the final minute of that game. https://t.co/GytHP9xNlt
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) October 22, 2024
The Tampa receiver goes down as his team is trying to drive down the field with under a minute left trailing by 10. His lower left leg was hit hard, and he was just carted off the field. The injury was gruesome, and ESPN opted not to show the replay.
Mike Evans already left this game injured. Now another star receiver is banged up.
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) October 22, 2024
Baker and Chris ❤️ pic.twitter.com/N6rZnWAbjK
— NFL (@NFL) October 22, 2024
Cameron Dicker continues to be the MVP for the Chargers tonight as he nails a 47-yard kick to cut Arizona's lead to 14-12.
Dicker is 4-for-4 on field goals on the night.
Baker Mayfield finds a wide open Rachaad White, who waltzes into the end zone untouched.
Ravens lead is cut to 41-31 with 1:58 to play. Another onside kick likely coming.
Baker to Rachaad White makes this a 10-point game!
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Kyler Murray scrambles for 44-yard Arizona touchdown run, and just like that the Cardinals are back in front.
It's a 14-9 lead.
KYLER SCAMPERS 44 YARDS FOR THE LEAD 💨
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/x5KlovowVW— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) October 22, 2024
Baker Mayfield and Co. march down the field quickly for a 9-play, 70-yard scoring drive capped by Bucky Irving's 1-yard TD.
Then the Bucs manage to recover their onside kick. And they're still fighting in this one!
It's 41-24 Ravens with under 4 minutes to play.
a successful onside kick! pic.twitter.com/oXdz5WcUqA
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) October 22, 2024
Cameron Dicker caps a long Chargers drive with a 28-yard field goal after the offense stalls out at the 10-yard line. Dicker has scored all nine points for LA tonight.
LA takes a 9-7 lead late in the 3rd quarter.
This Baltimore offense can't be stopped. This time it's a pass to Derrick Henry for a 13-yard touchdown.
That makes FIVE TD passes for Lamar Jackson.
The rout continues in Tampa. It's a 41-18 Baltimore lead.
LAMAR FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES.
This one to Derrick Henry!
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The Ravens RB is off to the races again, this time with QB Lamar Jackson laying a block.
Lamar Jackson lead blocking for Derrick Henry is incredible.
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The Cardinals bring in backup QB Clayton Tune to try a QB sneak on both 3rd and 1 and 4th and 1. He gets stuffed both times, and the Chargers take over on downs near midfield.
Finally, the Buccaneers have found the end zone again. Baker Mayfield hit Rachaad White for an 11-yard touchdown. They converted the 2-point conversion, too, so Baltimore's lead is now 34-18.
Rachaad White takes the screen to the house!
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Well, there's the first slip of the night for Baltimore. Lamar Jackson threw it back to Zay Flowers, who dropped it for the fumble and the Buccaneers recovered. They initially ran it back for a touchdown, but that play was called back.
So Baker Mayfield will take over at the Baltimore 30. If a comeback is going to happen, they'll need a touchdown here quick.
Almost a wild scoop and score!
McCollum was ruled down by contact before the return.
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The Chargers' first drive out of halftime started out promising, but a holding penalty and a sack pushed them way back and eventually forced them to punt. So the Cardinals will take over inside their own 10.
The Ravens have the ball and are driving yet again with a 24-point lead in Tampa. They're just 15 minutes away from a fifth straight win.
One more...#WeAreTheKrewe pic.twitter.com/3zXVMFX6wr
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 22, 2024
This one is about done. The Ravens lead 34-10 now after their latest touchdown, set up by Derrick Henry's massive run.
That's 34 unanswered points now for Baltimore.
The Ravens are COOKING.
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Derrick Henry just pulled out an 81-yard run up the sidelines for the Ravens on their first play of the drive. 81 yards. The Ravens are absolutely locked in right now.
Derrick Henry went 81 YARDS but came up just short of the end zone 😅
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/H8M9cZNbyU— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) October 22, 2024
A 247-pound man has no business being this good at breaking long runs.
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) October 22, 2024
That was now the fifth straight scoreless drive for the Bucs after Baker Mayfield was brought down in the backfield for another sack. The Ravens will take over again with a shot to extend their lead even more.
What a throw. Baltimore may have just iced the game with a 49-yard touchdown pass from Lamar Jackson to Rashod Bateman. Facing second-and-17 from midfield, the Ravens did not opt for a conservative play to get closer to the chains.
Instead, Jackson unloaded with a strike to Bateman from beyond midfield that a streaking Bateman caught in stride for the score. That's now 27 unanswered points for a 27-10 Ravens lead midway through the third quarter.
A HOME-RUN PLAY @Lj_era8 ➡️ @R_bateman2
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The Cardinals sacked Justin Herbert on third down, which set up another 50-yard field goal from Cameron Dicker. The Cardinals will take a one-point lead into halftime.
Somehow, Joshua Palmer managed to get both feet down here. The Chargers are driving now, trying to score before halftime.
Ridiculous toe tap. pic.twitter.com/4PwveeRlex
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) October 22, 2024
Tampa Bay's first drive of the half ended with a 55-yard field goal attempt by Chase McLaughlin into the wind. He had the distance, but missed when the ball bounced off the right upright. Ravens maintain a 20-10 lead.
Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey went to the locker room before halftime and will not return. The Ravens have ruled him out with a knee injury.
Marlon Humphrey has been ruled out the rest of the game.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 22, 2024
The Ravens were in trouble on their first drive of the second half with a botched snap putting them in third-and-26 near midfield. But they salvaged the drive with an 18-yard pass from Lamar Jackson to Justice Hill to get into field goal range.
Justin Tucker paid the effort off with a 52-yard field goal to extend Baltimore's lead to 20-10.
Arizona nearly sacked Justin Herbert there on third down, but it still got the stop and forced a punt. So the Cardinals will take over again at their own 27 with about four minutes left in the half.
The Bucs got off to a hot start with a touchdown and field goal on their first two drives sandwiching a stop on defense that included two sacks of Lamar Jackson.
But the tide turned quickly as Mike Evans got injured and the Ravens ran off 17 unanswered points aided by two Baker Mayfield interceptions to go into halftime with a 17-10 lead.
Let's take a look at some of the key first-half stats:
Lamar Jackson: 11 of 14 for 181 yards with 2 touchdowns, no turnovers; 3 carries for 24 yards
Baker Mayfield: 11 of 16 for 133 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions
Derrick Henry: 3 carries for 23 yards
Mark Andrews: 2 catches for 29 yards, 1 touchdown
Rashod Bateman: 2 catches for 64 yards
Sean Tucker: 5 carries for 29 yards
Rachaad White: 5 carries for 21 yards, 3 catches for 33 yards
Bucky Irving: 5 carries for 19 yards, 2 catches for 29 yards
Mike Evans: 1 catch for 25 yards and 1 touchdown
Ravens total yards: 233 on 9.3 yards per play
Bucs total yards: 219 on 6.4 yards per play
Ravens turnovers: 0
Bucs turnovers: 2
That was a perfect drive for the Cardinals, who went nearly 80 yards before Kyler Murray hit Greg Dortch for a 5-yard touchdown grab. Murray went 5-of-5 on that drive, too.
They lead now 7-3 with 5:40 left in the half.
Someone order a Greg Dortch TD?
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Kyler Murray took a shot to the ribs in the backfield, but he ended up missing just a single play. Clayton Tune converted the third down to keep their drive alive.
The Ravens drove to Tampa Bay's 8-yard line just before halftime, but ended up in second-and-goal from the 38-yard line after holding and offensive pass interference penalties. They settled for a 28-yard Justin Tucker field goal with four seconds remaining and go into halftime with a 17-10 lead.
Never a doubt from Cameron Dicker. He drilled a field goal from just shy of 60 yards out, and he had plenty of room to spare. That's both his career long and a new team record.
The Chargers are up 3-0 now.
Cameron Dicker drills a 59-yard field goal!
📺: #LACvsAZ on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/uWdqCtX5Hn— NFL (@NFL) October 22, 2024
We're still scoreless in Arizona after the first 15 minutes, but the Chargers are driving. They'll be right at midfield when we come back.
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) October 22, 2024
Tampa Bay safety Tykee Smith was hurt while tackling Justice Hill after a 5-yard run. He walked to the sidelines without help and is being looked at by trainers.
Tykee Smith was on the field being attended to by the training staff. He's had such a big last two weeks. He's walking off the field with the training staff under his own capacity. He's now standing with them on the sideline hunched over. Unclear what was injured.
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) October 22, 2024
Following his second interception of the game, Marlon Humphrey is going to the locker room to check out a knee injury
With the Ravens on offense just before the half, Humphrey might be getting a head start to the locker room. For what it's worth, he walked under his own power.
Marlon Humphrey is now headed to the locker room with a knee injury. pic.twitter.com/mVgAaAYtJ4
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 22, 2024
The Chargers force another Arizona punt after stalling their drive out near midfield, so they'll take over at their own 10 again.
Baker Mayfield throws his second interception in as many possessions. Mayfield was looking for Chris Godwin approximately 20 yards near the right sideline, but underthrew the pass and Marlon Humphrey picked it off. He has two interceptions in the game.
Marlon Humphrey's second INT!
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Jalen Reagor was absolutely wide open, but he fumbled into the end zone right as he was about to score. That's a brutal turnover for the Chargers.
Another crazy turn of events in Arizona!
A potential Chargers TD turns into a fumble into the end zone
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Lamar Jackson hit Rashod Bateman for a 59 yard gain earlier in the drive, which set up a perfect 18-yard toss to Justice Hill for the score. Just like that, the Ravens are in the lead.
Lamar to Justice Hill gives the @Ravens the lead!
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Though they got the ball back after the interception, the Cardinals can't make anything out of their first drive. They had to punt, and the Chargers will get the ball next for the first time at their own 12 yard line.
Click the photo to read more about Mike Evans' leg injury that ruled him out of tonight's game in Tampa.
Things are getting sloppy fast in Arizona. Kyler Murray threw a bad interception on their opening drive, but the Chargers fumbled it on the return to give Arizona the ball right back.
CHAOS IN ARIZONA.
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The Bucs had a perfect opportunity there to push their lead, but Marlon Humphrey intercepted Baker Mayfield in the end zone. The Ravens will take over now.
Marlon Humphrey picks Baker in the end zone!
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Mike Evans walked to the the locker room after appearing to suffer an injury on a pass breakup in the end zone. He clutched his right thigh after the play, then limped off the field. He entered the game dealing with hamstring issues.
Mike Evans is leaving the game after appearing to re-aggravate his hamstring injury. pic.twitter.com/1lHWgJdKPH
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) October 22, 2024
The Chargers have kicked off, and second game of tonight's doubleheader is now officially underway in Arizona.
Mike Evans is writing in pain after a pass breakup in the end zone. He's grabbing his right thigh.
After two sacks stunted their opening drive, the Ravens struck quickly on their second. A 6-play, 70-yard drive ends with a Lamar Jackson touchdown pass to Mark Andrews. Bucs' lead is now 10-7 early in the second quarter.
The touchdown catch was the 42nd of Andrews' career, moving him past Todd Heap for the most in franchise history.
FRANCHISE RECORD FOR MARK ANDREWS!!!
Tune in on ESPN/ABC! pic.twitter.com/y8O3TCOacN— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 22, 2024