M&T BANK GAME PREVIEW

GAME PREVIEW Chargers VS. RAVENS

G Kevin Zeitler

QUOTH THE RAVEN

“It’s belief. It’s guys flying around, making plays [and] stepping up, and that’s what they did [last Monday night]. That’s what it takes in that moment. It’s not easy being [down double digits late in the game], but when you have guys that believe in themselves [and] believe in each other … It was a team win. Everybody did their jobs, and we’re fortunate to come out on the right end."

– TE Mark Andrews on Baltimore's never-quit mentality It’s a battle of first-place teams in their respective divisions when the Ravens (4-1) host the Los Angeles Chargers (4-1) in today's game at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore, which is riding a four-game winning streak, faces a surging Chargers squad that has won three straight. The Ravens hold a 7-5 all-time regular season series lead over the Chargers, including a 3-1 mark in Baltimore. These teams last met during the 2018 Wild Card playoffs, when Los Angeles upended the Ravens, 23-17, in Charm City. Under head coach John Harbaugh, Baltimore is 4-3 overall against the Chargers. Baltimore owns a 17-4 regular season record at home vs. teams from the West Coast. Additionally, the Ravens aim to capture their third win against the AFC West this season, after beating Kansas City in Week 2 and Denver in Week 4. (Baltimore fell in OT at Las Vegas in Week 1’s opener on Monday Night Football.) On Monday (10/11), the Ravens prevailed in another thrilling game when Baltimore overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the visiting Colts, 31-25, in OT. Down 22-3 late in the third quarter, QB Lamar Jackson led a furious comeback, with Baltimore scoring 22 unanswered points that were aided by a DE Calais Campbell blocked FG. Jackson finished the night 37-of-43 (86.1%) for a franchise-record 442 passing yards and 4 TDs (2 each to TE Mark Andrews & WR Marquise Brown). Jackson also found Andrews for two 2-point conversions, including a connection that sent the game to OT. Andrews recorded a personal-best 147 receiving yards on 11 catches, while Brown hauled in 9 for 125.

NUMBERS TO RAVE ABOUT

1– Team (the Ravens) to have two players post at least 400 receiving yards, entering Week 6: WR Marquise Brown (451) & TE Mark Andrews (400).

7– Receptions gaining at least 25 yards by WR Marquise Brown this season, tying Deebo Samuel for the NFL’s most. Of Brown’s 7 such catches, 3 have resulted in TDs over over 40 yards. 1O – Receiving TDs of 20+ yards by WR Marquise Brown since entering the league in 2019, tied with Mike Evans for the NFL’s second most (Tyreek Hill – 15). 39 – TD catches by WR Marquise Brown (20) and TE Mark Andrews (19) dating back to 2019. Their 39 receiving TDs rank since ‘19 rank as the NFL’s second most by a current WRTE combo, only behind KC’s Tyreek Hill (26) and Travis Kelce (20) – 46. 95 – Total TDs (passing + rushing) QB Lamar Jackson has posted through his first 42 career starts, the fourth most in league history.