The Ravens rolled the dice, with John Harbaugh getting aggressive in a game against his brother.
The Ravens went for it on fourth-and-1 at their own 16 with two minutes left in the first half. They got it with tight end Mark Andrews taking a direct snap for 2 yards.
Five plays later, the Ravens had the lead.
Baltimore scored back-to-back touchdowns and took a 14-13 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Ravens started slowly on offense before Derrick Henry got them going with 44 yards on three carries on a seven-play, 70-yard drive. Lamar Jackson scored on a 10-yard run to cut the Chargers’ lead to 10-7.
The Ravens then went 93 yards in only eight plays, with the fourth-down play keeping the drive alive. Rashod Bateman scored on a 40-yard reception from Jackson, who threw a touchdown in a 19th consecutive game. It came with only 24 seconds left in the half.
The Chargers, though, used every second for a 52-yard field goal from Cameron Dicker on the final play of the half. Dicker earlier had a 42-yard field goal.
Quarterback Justin Herbert ran for a 5-yard touchdown on the Chargers’ opening drive.
The Chargers have outgained the Ravens 202 to 176, with Herbert going 13-of-18 for 129 yards. JK Dobbins has six carries for 40 yards but is in the X-ray room and questionable to return with a knee injury.
Ladd McConkey has three catches for 41 yards.
Jackson has completed 5 of 9 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, with Bateman catching the 40-yard touchdown. Zay Flowers has one reception for 22 yards and Andrews two for 18 yards.
Henry has nine carries for 66 yards.
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