The Baltimore Ravens lastly have a profitable streak.
Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns, and the Ravens rallied Thursday evening for a 27-22 win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, giving Baltimore consecutive victories for the primary time this season.
Brady, alternatively, finds himself driving a three-game skid for the primary time since 2002 – the seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion’s first yr as a full-time starter for the New England Patriots.
Jackson accomplished all eight of his passes after halftime, and the Ravens (5-3) completed with 231 yards after solely working the ball seven occasions within the first two quarters.
“I really feel like we’re very shut,” Jackson mentioned when requested if he feels the Baltimore offense is shifting nearer to hitting on all cylinders.
“We’re proper there, however there’s nonetheless room for enchancment … the little errors we’re nonetheless making on the market,” the Ravens quarterback added. “We modify these and I really feel the sky is the restrict.”
The Bucs (3-5) misplaced for the fifth time in six video games following a 2-0 begin.
“We simply didn’t play nicely sufficient to win,” mentioned Brady, who averted going a second straight recreation and not using a landing go by tossing an 8-yarder to Julio Jones within the last minute.
“Till you win ball video games constantly, and play 4 quarters constantly, it’ll be darkish,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles mentioned. “That doesn’t imply we are able to’t get out of it. We simply have lots of work to do, as coaches and as gamers.”
Jackson beat the 45-year-old Brady for the second time in as many profession conferences, directing TD drives of 77, 80 and 85 yards after Baltimore sputtered early and trailed 10-3 at halftime.
The Ravens (5-3) ran for all however 27 of its 231 yards dashing within the second half, whereas Jackson completed 27 of 38 passes with out an interception, together with TD throws of 5 yards to Kenyon Drake and 10 yards to Isaiah Doubtless within the third quarter.
Baltimore scored on its first 4 possessions after halftime, with Justin Tucker booting a 30-yard area objective to make it 27-16 with a bit over two minutes remaining.
Brady threw his TD go to Jones with 49 seconds remaining, ending 26 of 44 for 325 yards with out an interception. He was sacked thrice.
Leonard Fournette scored on a one-yard run, and Mike Evans had six receptions for 123 yards for the Bucs.
Fournette’s TD was the primary the Bucs have scored within the opening quarter this season. Brady spoke earlier within the week about how useful it may be to play with a lead, nevertheless the offense did little to construct on the early benefit after Ryan Succop’s 31-yard area objective made it 10-3.
The Ravens, in the meantime, wasted a pair alternatives take management early, settling for a 22-yard area objective after recovering a fumble on the Bucs 6 on a punt return and coming away with no factors when Jackson threw incomplete into finish zone on 4th-and-3 from the Tampa Bay 10 late within the second quarter.
One other probability to chop into their 10-3 deficit was thwarted when Tucker’s 61-yard area objective try was deflected on the line as time expired within the half.
