Lamar Jackson, Ravens turn things around in second half

TAMPA, Fla. -- After struggling successful the archetypal half, backmost Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens were capable to enactment things unneurotic offensively, adjacent aft losing choky extremity Mark Andrews to a shoulder injury successful the 2nd quarter, to sound disconnected Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27-22.

The nonaccomplishment was the 5th retired of the past six games for the Bucs (3-5) aft starting 2-0, arsenic the Ravens (5-3) were capable to triumph their 3rd retired of the past four.

Baltimore Ravens

In a gut-check game, Lamar Jackson -- without his apical 2 targets -- and the Ravens recovered a mode to bushed Tom Brady.

With choky extremity Mark Andrews and wide receiver Rashod Bateman sidelined with injuries, Jackson led Baltimore to touchdowns connected their archetypal 3 drives of the 2nd half. The Ravens leaned connected the tally aft abandoning it successful the archetypal half, totaling 157 yards rushing connected 20 attempts connected those 3 series.

Jackson was cleanable connected those touchdown drives, completing each 8 passes for 94 yards -- which is however helium ended the half. The Ravens ran the shot 24 times for 206 yards.

This marked Baltimore's archetypal winning streak of the play and keeps the Ravens atop the AFC North.

Pivotal play: For a squad that has struggled precocious successful games, the Ravens showed toughness connected third-and-1 midway done the 4th quarter. Devin Duvernay took the end-around handoff and scored a 15-yard touchdown. That enactment Baltimore ahead, 24-13. The Ravens became the 3rd squad successful the past 11 years to clasp a double-digit pb successful each of their archetypal 8 games of a season. The others were Brady's New England Patriots teams successful 2015 and 2019.

Troubling trend: Injuries. The Ravens were without Andrews and Bateman for the full 2nd half. Andrews injured his close enarthrosis midway done the 2nd quarter, and Bateman aggravated his near ft wounded that had sidelined him for 2 games earlier this season. Jackson didn't blink, relying connected a mates of newcomers. Tight extremity Isaiah Likely (six catches for 77 yards), a rookie fourth-round pick, and Demarcus Robinson (six for 64), a free-agent addition, helped capable the large void.

Eye-popping NextGen stat: Jackson jumpstarted the Ravens discourtesy with a 25-yard tally connected the archetypal play of the 2nd half. Weaving his mode done the mediate of the defense, helium traveled 59.8 yards of region to summation those 25 yards, according to NFL NextGen Stats. This was a implicit reversal from the archetypal half, erstwhile Jackson totaled 1 gait connected 2 carries. -- Jamison Hensley

Underrated statistic to know: Jackson attempted 30 passes successful the archetypal half, his astir successful immoderate fractional successful the regular season.

Next game: astatine New Orleans Saints (8:15 p.m. ET, Nov. 7)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Buccaneers' stunning escaped autumn continues.

This marks the archetypal clip backmost Tom Brady has suffered three-straight losses successful 20 years and the archetypal clip successful his vocation he's been aggregate games nether .500 arsenic a starter.

Brady and the discourtesy looked similar they were yet starting to find their bushed with a first-possession touchdown - breaking the NFL's fourth-longest opening thrust touchdown drought -- and the defence offered a glimmer of anticipation successful a reddish portion basal aft the Ravens recovered a muffed punt astatine the Tampa Bay 6.

Brady was capable to deed heavy shots to wide receiver Mike Evans - thing helium had seldom attempted each season. Julio Jones, who hadn't seen immoderate enactment since Week 4 due to the fact that of a genu injury, adjacent scored his archetypal touchdown arsenic a Buccaneer connected an 8-yard walk precocious successful the 4th quarter.

But arsenic has been the lawsuit each play - the Bucs struggled to enactment 4 quarters together, and things unraveled successful the 2nd fractional - surrendering 3 touchdown.

Pivotal play: Bucs extracurricular linebacker Shaq Barrett suffered a near ankle wounded successful the 3rd 4th connected a third-and-1 tally by Gus Edwards. Prior to the injury, Barrett had a sack, 3 tackles for a nonaccomplishment and 4 tackles. The Bucs surrendered a game-tying 5-yard touchdown 5 plays aboriginal to Kenyan Drake, and the Ravens took the pb connected a 10-yard touchdown walk to Isaiah Likely connected the pursuing possession.

Eye-popping NextGen stat: The Buccaneers went 1-of-4 successful the reddish portion Thursday, dropping them to a 43.5% red-zone efficiency, which ranks 29th successful the NFL. The Bucs had a 67.4% reddish portion ratio standing successful Brady's archetypal 2 seasons (2020-2021), which was 5th champion successful the league. -- Jenna Laine

Underrated statistic to know: In the 2nd quarter, Brady became the astir sacked QB successful NFL past (555), surpassing Ben Roethlisberger. He was sacked connected back-to-back plays, some by Justin Houston.

Next game: vs. Los Angeles Rams (4:25 p.m. ET, Nov. 6)