Ravens Beat Saints 17-14 For 18th Straight Postseason Win

BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Huntley ran for a 7-yard touchdown with 6:35 remaining, and the Baltimore Ravens extended their preseason winning streak to 18 games with a 17-14 triumph implicit the New Orleans Saints connected Saturday night.

The Ravens haven’t mislaid successful the preseason since 2015. They struggled to determination the shot Saturday with backmost Lamar Jackson held out, but New Orleans couldn’t flooded its six turnovers. Huntley, who took implicit for Trace McSorley astatine backmost successful the 2nd half, capped a 12-play, 79-yard thrust with the Ravens’ lone touchdown of the game.

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Jameis Winston threw for 96 yards and a touchdown for New Orleans, but helium and Taysom Hill each threw an interception successful immoderate contiguous increasing pains for the Saints successful the post-Drew Brees era. New Orleans besides mislaid 3 fumbles.

Brees’ status near the New Orleans backmost concern successful a authorities of uncertainty. Hill started Saturday and played the archetypal 3 series. Then Winston played the remainder of the archetypal half. Hill went 8 of 12 for 81 yards, and Winston was 7 of 12 for 96 yards.

Ian Book came connected successful the 2nd half, and with the Saints astatine the Baltimore 35, his heavy walk was intercepted by Shaun Wade astatine the 9 with 1:42 remaining.

Tony Jones scored connected an 18-yard tally successful the 2nd 4th to springiness the Saints a 7-3 lead. At that point, New Orleans was outgaining Baltimore 157-4 and the Ravens didn’t person a archetypal down. McSorley yet guided Baltimore to a decent thrust aft that, but the Ravens didn’t scope the extremity portion until overmuch later.

Jackson had lone been practicing for a week aft missing the commencement of grooming campy aft investigating affirmative for COVID-19. McSorley played the archetypal half, and Huntley came connected successful the second.

The Ravens did negociate 3 tract goals successful the archetypal fractional : a 56-yarder by Justin Tucker and kicks of 42 and 53 yards by Jake Verity.

Huntley was 12 of 16 for 77 yards and besides had 42 yards connected six carries. McSorley was 11 of 18 for 86 yards with an interception.

Winston threw an 8-yard touchdown walk to Lil’Jordan Humphrey successful the 2nd 4th to enactment the Saints up 14-6, but missed opportunities yet caught up with them. New Orleans mislaid 2 of its fumbles wrong the Baltimore 20.

The Ravens besides turned implicit the shot a mates times, including a fumble by Huntley astatine the New Orleans 15 successful the 4th quarter.

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THOMAS WITH TEAM

Saints receiver Michael Thomas was astatine the crippled wearing a boot. Thomas is recovering from country successful June for a precocious ankle sprain. Coach Sean Payton said connected the eve of the archetypal signifier of grooming campy that it was disappointing to beryllium without Thomas, and that the process should person happened earlier.

INJURY REPORT

Ravens OL Bradley Bozeman went down with an ankle wounded successful the archetypal half, and LB Kristian Welch had a enarthrosis stinger later. Saints DE Tanoh Kpassagnon appeared shaken up successful the 2nd 4th but was capable to locomotion disconnected the tract easily.

UP NEXT

Saints: big the Jacksonville Jaguars connected Aug. 23.

Ravens: sojourn the Carolina Panthers adjacent Saturday night.

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