NFL Game Recap - Baltimore at Seattle
Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:25 PM EDT

KC
30
DEN
6
F
SF
9
WAS
0
F
ARI
27
NYG
21
F
HOU
23
IND
30
F
OAK
24
GB
42
F
MIN
42
DET
30
F
JAX
27
CIN
17
F
MIA
21
BUF
31
F
LAR
37
ATL
10
F
LAC
20
TEN
23
F
BAL
30
SEA
16
F
NO
36
CHI
25
F
PHI
10
DAL
37
F
NE
33
NYJ
0
F
WAS
9
MIN
19
F

Oct 20, 2019, 4:25 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Baltimore (5-2)

3

10

7

10

30

Seattle (5-2)

0

13

0

3

16

Jackson's legs, Ravens defense roll past Seahawks 30-16
Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:20 PM

SEATTLE (AP) Lamar Jackson was mad. He was mad about settling for field goals three times in the first half. Mad about a delay-of-game penalty and a 13-yard run on third down when he needed 15 yards. Mad to see Justin Tucker trotting on the field again for a field goal.

John Harbaugh saw the anger, so he called timeout and gave Jackson a chance. A critical fourth down would be in the hands of Baltimore's young QB, not on the foot of its kicker.

"I was tired of not scoring," Jackson said.

Running an old-school power play, Jackson rolled in an on 8-yard TD on that fourth-down call. It gave the Ravens the lead for good on their way to a 30-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Whether it was scrambling away from trouble or designed runs to use his speed, there was no stopping Jackson. He was the best player on the field, outshining Seattle QB Russell Wilson on a day the Seahawks star finally made his first critical mistake of the season.

Jackson was especially good in the second half, when he led Baltimore on a pair of crucial scoring drives. He finished with 116 yards rushing and his TD run, 143 yards passing and one of the more impressive victories in his young career.

"I always wanted to play against Michael Vick. I guess I'm getting the new era with Lamar Jackson right there," Seattle defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said.

Earl Thomas made his return to Seattle after nine seasons of playing for the Seahawks, but aside from some occasional barking at the sideline of his former team and running off the field twirling Wilson's jersey over his head after the victory, the former All-Pro safety ceded the spotlight to Jackson.

The second-year QB gave the Ravens (5-2) a 20-13 lead on his TD run. On their next possession and backed up deep in their own end, Jackson made a series of highlight plays to drive Baltimore into scoring position for Tucker's fourth field goal and a 10-point lead with 3:47 left.

Jackson had a 30-yard run on third-and-8 from the Ravens 12. He scrambled 13 yards for another first down and hit tight end Nick Boyle for a 20-yard completion to get the Ravens inside the Seattle 10. Baltimore went 86 yards in 13 plays and ate 9 minutes off the clock.

Jackson completed just 9 of 20 passes on a cold, wet day in the Pacific Northwest. He was hampered by several drops and could have had an even more dynamic performance running if not for footing problems on the wet turf. Jackson changed his shoes twice, eventually going back to his original pair.

"The other ones I put in, the screw-ins, I was running slow ... getting caught by the linebackers," Jackson said. "I'm like, `I got to go back to the original ones because there's no way I can't get caught by no linebackers.' I got mad."

While Jackson was great, he was helped by a defense that held Seattle to three points in the second half and capitalized on two turnovers.

Wilson was nearly flawless for the first six games but struggled to find open receivers against Baltimore's physical secondary. Seattle (5-2) was leading 10-6 and driving when Wilson made the mistake of double-clutching and trying to throw late into the flat. Marcus Peters, traded to Baltimore less than a week ago, made a quick break on the throw, stepped in front of Jaron Brown and outraced Wilson 67 yards for his fifth career interception return touchdown, the most of any player since Peters entered the league in 2015.

"That's why we got him. Make plays like that," Baltimore running back Mark Ingram said. "He has a knack for getting the ball, a knack for getting in the end zone. Shout out to our GM for getting him because that paid dividends today in getting this victory."

Wilson was 20 of 41 passing for 241 yards and an 8-yard TD in the first quarter to Tyler Lockett. Seattle's last hope of a comeback ended when DK Metcalf fumbled and Marlon Humphrey returned it 18 yards for a touchdown with 3:37 remaining.

"Somewhere you have to make a mistake," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "How many games are you going to go without making an error like that?"

RETURN OF EARL

Thomas had a mostly uneventful return and finished with five tackles. He caught up with a handful of his former teammates before the game and signed a few of his Seahawks jerseys still floating around. He exchanged jerseys with Wilson after the game.

Thomas was given the game ball after the victory.

"My teammates had been telling me all week they had my back and it felt good for those guys to show up the way they did today," Thomas said. "It felt so good to get that win, to come here against an MVP-type quarterback and for the defense to play the way they did today, we are on the right track."

INJURIES

Baltimore defensive end Pernell McPhee suffered an arm injury in the first half and did not return.

MISSING

Several key starters were missing for both teams. Seattle was without starting safety Bradley McDougald (back), defensive end Ziggy Ansah (ankle) and left tackle Duane Brown (biceps). McDougald's absence meant rookie Marquise Blair made his first start and had six tackles.

The Ravens were without starting wide receiver Marquise Brown and linebacker Patrick Onwuasor, and top cornerback Jimmy Smith. Brown and Onwuasor both have ankle injuries, while Smith has a knee injury.

UP NEXT

Ravens: After a bye next week, Baltimore will host New England on Nov. 3.

Seahawks: Seattle will travel to Atlanta next Sunday.

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Passing

BAL Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
L. Jackson 20 9 45.0 0 143 50 0 69.4 1
SEA Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
R. Wilson 41 20 48.8 1 241 48 1 65.2 1

Rushing

BAL Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
L. Jackson 14 116 8.3 30 1
M. Ingram 12 46 3.8 8 0
SEA Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Carson 21 65 3.1 9 0
R. Wilson 3 27 9.0 11 0

Receiving

BAL Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Boykin 2 55 27.5 50 0
M. Andrews 2 39 19.5 33 0
SEA Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Lockett 5 61 12.2 33 1
J. Brown 3 60 20.0 48 0

Team Stats Comparison

BAL SEA
Points For 30 16
Total Yards 340 347
Rushing Yards 199 106
Passing Yards 141 241
Passing Completions / Attempts 9/20 20/41
Turnovers 0 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/0 1/1
First Downs 14 20
Rushing Touchdowns 1 0
Passing Touchdowns 0 1
Penalties - Yards 8/75 2/18
Time Of Possession 29:54 30:06
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/13 10/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Conversions/Attempts 1/4 1/4
Sacks Against 1 1
Punts - Average Yards 3/44 3/51
Punt Returns - Average Yards/Punt Return 2/4 2/6
Kickoff Returns - Average Yards/Kickoff Return 2/10 3/19

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter BAL SEA
BAL 04:41 FG Justin Tucker 25 yd FG 3 0
2nd Quarter BAL SEA
SEA 00:14 TD Tyler Lockett 8 yd pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick) 3 7
BAL 03:54 FG Justin Tucker 28 yd FG 6 7
SEA 07:25 FG Jason Myers 34 yd FG 6 10
BAL 10:00 TD Marcus Peters 67 yd interception return (Justin Tucker kick) 13 10
SEA 14:58 FG Jason Myers 31 yd FG 13 13
3rd Quarter BAL SEA
BAL 13:40 TD Lamar Jackson 8 yd run (Justin Tucker kick) 20 13
4th Quarter BAL SEA
BAL 11:13 FG Justin Tucker 22 yd FG 23 13
BAL 11:23 TD Marlon Humphrey 18 yd opp fumble return (Justin Tucker kick) 30 13
SEA 13:11 FG Jason Myers 35 yd FG 30 16

Game Information

Stadium: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 69,012
Game Time: 3:5
Weather: