Ravens Shut Down Herbert, Chargers In 34-6 Victory

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens frustrated Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers successful a 34-6 triumph Sunday.

A week aft scoring 47 points successful a triumph implicit Cleveland, the Chargers (4-2) came up bare connected their archetypal 5 possessions and were held nether 16 points for lone the 2nd clip since drafting Herbert earlier past season.

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The Ravens wholly controlled this matchup of part leaders. Each of Baltimore’s 3 seasoned moving backs — Latavius Murray, Le’Veon Bell and Devonta Freeman — scored a touchdown.

Jackson went 19 of 27 with 2 interceptions. Herbert was 22 of 39 for 195 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Although the much-anticipated clash betwixt these 2 talented quarterbacks didn’t unrecorded up to expectations, Baltimore won with a full squad effort.

The Ravens acceptable the code connected their archetypal possession, driving 90 yards connected 12 plays successful 6:39 and taking the pb connected a 14-yard tally by Murray. The Chargers entered the crippled with the NFL’s worst tally defense, and Baltimore finished with 187 yards connected the crushed — a week aft the Ravens had their record-tying streak of 43 consecutive 100-yard rushing games snapped.

Bell’s 2-yard scoring tally aboriginal successful the 2nd 4th enactment Baltimore up 14-0. Los Angeles punted connected its archetypal 3 possessions, past turned the shot implicit connected downs. Then Herbert was intercepted for the archetypal clip since Week 2. He’d thrown 11 touchdown passes implicit the erstwhile 3 games, portion the Chargers totaled 105 points.

Jackson threw an interception instantly aft Herbert’s, and lone past — aft taking implicit connected the Baltimore 27 — did the Chargers score. Herbert’s 1-yard touchdown walk to Jared Cook made it 17-6.

The Ravens got the shot archetypal successful the 2nd half, and aft a agelong kickoff return, they went 52 yards successful 12 plays, utilizing up astir fractional of the 3rd 4th and going up 24-6 connected Jackson’s 9-yard touchdown walk to Mark Andrews.

The Ravens’ methodical attack — and the Chargers’ trouble stopping the tally — led to a important spread successful clip of possession. Baltimore held the shot for conscionable implicit 38 minutes.

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Los Angeles was 7 of 8 connected fourth-down attempts entering the game, but erstwhile Chargers rookie manager Brandon Staley tried to beryllium assertive against Baltimore, it backfired. Los Angeles went for it connected fourth-and-3 from its ain 39 successful the 2nd quarter, past connected fourth-and-1 from its ain 19 successful the third. Herbert threw incomplete some times, starring to 2 Baltimore tract goals.

Freeman scored connected a 9-yard tally astatine the commencement of the 4th to marque it 34-6.

INJURIES

Murray near successful the 3rd 4th with an ankle injury, and Ravens halfway Bradley Bozeman near with a backmost wounded connected the archetypal thrust of the 2nd half.

UP NEXT

Chargers: Los Angeles has adjacent play disconnected earlier hosting New England connected Oct. 31. The Chargers mislaid 45-0 to the Patriots past season.

Ravens: Baltimore hosts Cincinnati adjacent Sunday earlier its bye week.

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