Ravens beat Titans 24-18 regardless of Lamar Jackson’s ankle damage. Henry scores in opposition to his previous crew
BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamer Jackson threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns earlier than leaving the sport with an ankle damage, Derrick Henry scored in opposition to his former crew, and the Baltimore Ravens dealt with the Tennessee Titans 24-18 on Sunday.
Zay Flowers had eight catches for 118 yards and a TD for the Ravens, who snapped a four-game house dropping streak however now must cope with extra health concerns about their two-time MVP quarterback. Jackson took a sack within the closing seconds of the primary half, and his left ankle appeared to roll beneath a Tennessee defender.
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Baltimore kicked a area aim on the subsequent play, and when the third quarter began, Tyler Huntley changed Jackson.
By then, the Ravens (3-1) have been already up 24-7. With one thing of a patchwork offensive line in the mean time, they constructed the lead largely via passing. Huntley went 8 of 9 for 63 yards, however Baltimore was scoreless after halftime on a drizzly day in Charm City.
Tennessee (0-4) is now 6-32 since Henry left the Titans to affix the Ravens through free company earlier than the 2024 season. This was the groups’ first assembly since then.
Henry opened the scoring, powering via security Kevin Winston Jr. for a 5-yard landing run on fourth-and-1. That drive was arrange when Tennessee’s Cam Ward tried to flip a desperation move to Tony Pollard on the second play from scrimmage, and the ball went via Pollard’s arms and was picked off by Trenton Simpson.
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The Titans, nonetheless, have been extra purposeful offensively than they’d been in earlier first halves. They drove 70 yards for a tying landing, a 3-yard run by Pollard.
Jackson’s 19-yard scoring move to Flowers put Baltimore again in entrance, after which the Titans have been stopped on fourth-and-goal from the two after they tried a direct snap to Pollard.
The Ravens drove 98 yards and went up 21-7 on Jackson’s 3-yard TD move to Mark Andrews.
Tyler Loop, contemporary off his game-winning 56-yard kick in opposition to Dallas the earlier weekend, related from 64 yards on the final play of the half, however Jackson was damage on the earlier snap.
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Ward threw a 3-yard scoring move to Wan’Dale Robinson with 1:12 to go within the fourth quarter, and a 2-point conversion move Gunnar Helm made it a six-point sport, however Malaki Starks snatched the onside kick for Baltimore to seal the sport.
Henry completed with 73 yards on 23 carries.
The Titans dedicated the sport’s solely two turnovers, however the Ravens have been sloppy in different methods, with 13 penalties for 131 yards.
Injuries
Baltimore was dropping gamers all sport. CB Marlon Humphrey (calf) went down within the first half. G Andrew Vorhees (foot) and TE Durham Smythe (Achilles tendon) have been additionally injured. The Ravens did get T Ronnie Stanley (toe) again after he missed Week 3.
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Tennessee S Amani Hooker was evaluated for a concussion within the fourth quarter and cleared to return.
Up subsequent
Titans: Host Houston subsequent Sunday.
Ravens: At Atlanta subsequent Sunday night time.
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