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Ravens on a winning streak; NFL Week 8 Preview
Contributors
Santiago Leon – @sleon
Jeff Fawver – @Jtfawver
Ravens 27 Bucs 22
The Baltimore Ravens finally have a winning streak.
Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns, and the Ravens rallied Thursday night for a 27-22 win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, giving Baltimore consecutive victories for the first time this season.
Brady, on the other hand, finds himself riding a three-game skid for the first time since 2002 — the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s first year as a full-time starter for the New England Patriots.
Jackson completed all eight of his passes after halftime, and the Ravens (5-3) finished with 231 yards after only running the ball seven times in the first two quarters.
Jackson beat the 45-year-old Brady for the second time in as many career meetings, 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 but 27 of its 231 yards rushing in the second half, while Jackson finished 27 of 38 passes without an interception, including TD throws of 5 yards to Kenyon Drake and 10 yards to Isaiah Likely in the third quarter.
PREDICTION
DEN-JAX
JF: JAX
MIA-DET
JF: MIA
CAR-ATL
JF: ATL
AZ-MIN
JF: MIN
CHI-DAL
JF: DAL
LV-NO
JF: LV
PIT-PHI
JF: PHI
NE-NYJ
JF: NE
TEN-HOU
JF: TEN
NYG-SEA
JF: SEA
WAS-IND
JF: IND
SF-LAR
JF: SF
GB-BUF
JF: BUF
Phillies at Astros?
JF: PHI
Poll Question
What is the best food item with chocolate?
Fudge, – 28%, Cholcoate Bar – 0, Cake – 50%, Chocolate Ice Cream – 20%
JT: cake