Ravens 41 vs 31 Buccaneers summary, stats, scores and highlights | NFL Week 7

The Ravens scored on 7 of their 8 drives after being forced to punt on their opening series. The final score came on Lamar Jackson's fifth TD pass of the night as he found Henry for the easy TD catch and run. Jackson ended the night with 5 TDs on 17/22 passing for 281 yards and he will find himself at the top of the odds makers list for MVP after this week. Henry finished the night with 169 yards on 15 carries as he zeroes in on 1,000 yards rushing after just 7 games. 

The Ravens are now at the top of the AFC North, and one of the hottest teams in the league with the best QB and the best RB in the game at the moment. Things are looking pretty good in Baltimore after a rocky start to the season. 

For the Bucs, where do they go from here? They looked great to start the season, and looked great to start the game, but losing Mike Evans had an immediate affect on them in this game and and losing him and Chris Godwin for what could be a long time is going to hinder this team and the offense that had everything clicking in the first six weeks of the season. 

As if it couldn't get much worse for the Bucs after getting by the Ravens and losing Mike Evans for what seems to be an extended amount of time. Chris Godwin, who has had to deal with some many injuries to his legs and knees specifically suffered a gruesome injury with the game essentially over. Reports are Godwin dislocated his ankle on the play but the Bucs will run tests to see the severity of the injury. 

The Ravens defense would let up with a 24 point lead and that allowed Mayfield and the Bucs to chip into the lead. He found Rachaad White with a short pass that the RB took into the end zone and cut into the lead with plenty of time on the clock. 

Up by 17, the Ravens went for it on fourth down and Jackson found Andrews in the end zone for his fourth TD of the night, his second to Andrews who had 4 catches for 41 yards and two TDs. The Ravens would end up needing that 4th down conversion because the Bucs would make a late charge in the 4th quarter. 

The Ravens defense buckled down and kept the Bucs off the board for over 30 minutes. In the meantime the Ravens wore the Tampa defense down, in large part due to Derrick Henry who broke off this 81 yard run to demoralize the fans at Raymond James Stadium. 

The Ravens kicked a field goal on both ends of the halftime break to stretch the lead to 10, and then Lamar Jackson found Bateman on another deep pass, this one the WR took into the end zone to stretch the lead to 17. 

After the turnover the Ravens smelled blood. Jackson would find Rashod Bateman with a 59 yard catch and run to set up this screen pass to Justice Hill who followed a blockade of lineman into the end zone to take the lead. 

A couple plays after the Evan's injury, Mayfield was picked off by Marlon Humphrey who stepped in the way of the pass and made the uncontested pick in the end zone. 

Disaster struck, but not for the last time, when Evan's just missed out on his second touchdown of the game and aggravated an already tender hamstring. he didn't return, and may not be returning for a while. 

The Bucs got into the red zone again on their next drive but a holding call took a TD off the board and they had to settle for a field goal, which would be their last points until the fourth quarter. 

The Ravens woke up as soon as the second quarter hit, as Lamar Jackson turned it on and would scorch the Tampa defense for the rest of the night. He found Mark Andrews for the first of his five TD passes to cut the lead to 10-7. 

The Baltimore Ravens made it five wins on the fly and continued their hot streak in what proved to be a costly loss for the Buccanners on Tampa Bay on Monday night. 

The Bucs got off to a perfect start as Baker Mayfield led his team down the field with a combo of run and pass game. After a converted 4th down Mayfield found Mike Evans in the end zone for the game's first score. 

Mayfield finds Tucker in the right flat and he moves the chains with a 9 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 43. 

Mayfield to the right side and Otton makes the catch for a 9 yard gain. 

3rd and 1 from the TB 48. 

Mayfield's pass to the right side was too high and falls incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the TB 39. 

Mayfield over the middle to Godwin who makes the catch and gets the first down but he got hit hard and is no getting up. ESPN is not showing the replay and that gives you an idea of how bad it might be. Devastating injury late in the game with the score already settled. 

1st and 10 from the TB 39. 

Mayfield is hit by Washington who came off the edge and dropped the QB for 7 yards. 

3rd and 17 from the TB 18. 

TB get the ball from the 25 and Mayfield's pass to Otton is batted down. 

2nd and 10 from the TB 25. 

Hill gets stopped again for no gain and the Ravens will punt after the Bucs final TO with 1:40 to go. 

4th and 10 from the TB 49. 

Hills is taken down behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 1. 

3rd and 11 from the TB 49. Timeout TB with 1:47 to go. 

Hill to the right side and he picks up a yard on first down. 

2nd and 9 from the TB 48. 

This time the onside kick is recovered by the Ravens and they take over a few first downs away from ending the game. 

After a false start on TB, Mayfield looks to McMillan on the right side but he couldn't make the catch in the end zone. 

2nd and 15 from the BAL 23. 

Mayfield finds Shepard who makes the big catch down the right side for a gain of 21. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 18.

White up the middle and he moves the chains with a 4 yard run. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 39. 

Mayfield to White and he gets 4 yards on the left side. 

3rd and 1 from the BAL 43. 

Mayfield to Godwin on the left side and he makes a short catch for 5 yards. 

2nd and 5 from the BAL 48. 

The Bucs recover the onside kick, so this one isn't over yet. It's still a stretch, but they have the ball at the TB 48. 

Irving up the middle and he is stopped after a gain of a yard. 

3rd and Goal from the 1. 

After a false start on TB, Mayfield finds McMillan for a 7 yard gain on 1st down. 

2nd and Goal from the 2. 

Mayfield going back to Otton and he takes another big hit but makes the catch for a 23 yard gain. 

1st and Goal from the BAL 4. 

Short pass to Godwin on the left side and he stretches for the marker. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 27. 

Mayfield goes to the right side for McMillan but that pass to the end zone was a little short. 

3rd and 4 from the BAL 31. 

Mayfield back to Otton and he gets 6 yards on the short pass to the right side. 

2nd and 4 from the BAL 31. 

Pass over the middle should have been picked, but it falls to Otton who makes a great catch for 28 yards!

1st and 10 from the BAL 37. 

TB get the ball from the 30 and Godwin makes a catch for five yards on the right side. 

2nd and 5 from the TB 35. 

Another big run by Henry sets up Jackson's fifth TD pass of the night, this one to Henry who walks into the end zone. 

Jackson on the keeper and he dives up the middle for a gain of a yard. 

3rd and 7 from the TB 13. 

Toss to Henry on the left side and he picks up 2 yards. 

2nd and 8 from the TB 14. 

Jackson to the left side and he finds Bateman to move the chains with an 8 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the TB 16. 

Henry to the left side and he gets 3 yards. 

3rd and 6 from the TB 24. 

Toss to Hill on the right side and he gets a yard on first down. 

2nd and 9 from the TB 27. 

Henry to the right side and he cuts back, gets the edge and had Jackson clearing space for him down the field for a huge gain of 39 yards!

1st and 10 from the TB 1. 

BAL get the ball back from their 30 and Henry gets a three yard gain on a first down run up the middle. 

2nd and 7 from the BAL 33. 

This game isn' over yet. Mayfield finds White on a short screen and we have a 2 score game here in Tampa after the Bucs score their first points since the 1st quarter. 

Mayfield finds Godwin on the left side for a gain of 9 yards. 

2nd and 1 from the BAL 11. 

Mayfield over the middle, back to Otton and he makes the catch and takes another big shot but not before getting a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 20. 

Mayfield goes deep to Otton but that pass was over thrown and he got crushed as punishment. 

2nd and 10 from the BAL 30. 

FUMBLE!!!

The backward pas to Flowers fell incomplete and McCollum scooped it and took it all the way to the end zone dragging three or four Ravens 10 yards to the goal line, but he was ruled down by contact after making the recovery. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 30. 

Toss to the right side for Henry and he is dragged down for a loss of one. 

2nd and 11 from the BAL 41. 

Jackson takes off to the left side and runs out of bounds after a 17 yard gain and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 42. 

WE ARE HEADING TO THE FINAL 15 HERE FROM TAMPA AND IT'S ALL RAVENS WITH A QUARTER TO GO. 

Jackson to the right side and he runs out of bounds for a 6 yard gain, but a holding call will take that play back. 

2nd and 15 from the BAL 25 and that's going to bring us to the end of the 3rd quarter. 

BAL get the ball back from the 30 and Henry is wrapped up after a gain of 1. 

2nd and 9 from the BAL 31. 

Mayfield is dropped by Van Noy after the pressure came up the middle!

4th and long and the Bucs will punt. 

Mayfield ran for the first down but a facemask on the QB is going to back the Bucs up to 3rd and long. 

3rd and 17 from the TB 23. 

Pass down the right side for McMillan, but Wiggins was the closest in the vacinity and he almost came up with the pick. 

3rd and 6 from the TB 34. 

TB start the drive from the 30 and Irving gets 4 yards on the first down run. 

2nd and 6 from the BAL 34. 

Up by 17, the Ravens go for it on 4th down and basically close the Bucs out with this knock out blow to Andrews. 

Henry had 4 carries for twenty something yards, but as the game goes on he gets more dangerous and he broke one for 81 yards down the left sideline. 

Jackson looks for Andrews in the end zone but that pass was batted down and the Ravens will go for it. 

4th and 3 from the TB 4. 

Henry up the middle out of the shotgun and he picks up 4 yards. 

3rd and 3 from the TB 4. 

Henry up the middle and he picks up 3 yards on first down. 

2nd and 7 from the TB 8. 

Henry break one after a quiet night, taking it down the left sideline for an 81 yard gain down to the TB 11!

1st and 10 from the TB 11 .

BAL get the ball back from their 8 with under 5:00 to go in the third quarter. 

Mayfield stepping up in the pocket and he is dragged down from behind by Oweh for a two yard loss!

4th and 14 from the BAL 49. 

Slant pattern from Palmer who turned into a defender and batted that ball away before it got picked by the Wiggins who had a beat on it. 

3rd and 12 from the BAL 47. 

Irving with a run to the left side and this time Simpson drops him for a loss of two yards. 

2nd and 12 from the BAL 47. 

TB start the drive from the 30 and Mayfield finds Irving on a short pass to the right side and he cuts it all the way up field for a 25 yard gain!

1st and 10 from the BAL 45. 

For the second time tonight, Jackson finds Bateman wide open deep down field and this one gets taken to the house! Bateman has 3 catches for 113 yards and a TD. 

Henry to the right side and he picks up 4 yards, but a holding against the Ravens will bring BAL back. 

2nd and 17 from the TB 49. 

pass to Ricard out of the backfield and he was open in the middle but dropped the sort pass. 

2nd and 10 from the TB 42. 

Henry bounces it to the right sideline and picks up 8 yards. A holding penalty on TB is going to give the Ravens a free first down. 

1st and 10 from the TB 42. 

MISSED FIELD GOAL!!!

The 55 yard field goal from McLaughlin had the leg, but it smacks off the upright and bounces out!

BAL ball from the 45. 

Mayfield tucked it and ran up the middle but he was stopped short of the marker and the FG unit comes on. 

4th and 4 from the BAL 37. 

White up the middle and he gets another nice gain of five yards. 

3rd and 5 from the BAL 38. 

Pass to McMillan in the flat and he is stopped for no gain on the left side. 

2nd and 10 from the BAL 43. 

White with another carry and he pick up a first down with a 6 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 43. 

White on the run to the left side and he picks up 5 yards on first down. 

2nd and 5 from the BAL 49. 

TB get the ball back from the 30 looking for their first points since the first quarter. 

Mayfield finds Palmer on the right side for a gain of 16 yards to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the TB 46. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Tucker comes on for the second time tonight and drills the 52 yard field goal after a great play from Hill to set him up in range. 

BAL lead 20-10 with 12:20 to go in the 3rd quarter. That's 20 unanswered points from the Ravens. 

Pass to the flat for Hll and he lowers his head and takes it 20 yards up the right sideline and into field goal range. 

4th and 7 from the TB 34. 

The shotgun snap hits Flowers who was in motion, and trickles behind Jackson who had to recover it and throw it out of bounds, but he was ruled in the dirt for a loss of 20. 

3rd and 27 from the BAL 48. 

Jackson on the play action and pass to the flat, but that pass was batted and almost picked by TB. An ineligible man down field will back the Ravens up. 

2nd and 7 from the TB 34. 

Jackson escapes the run rolls left and finds Andrews on the sideline for an 8 yard gain. 

2nd and 2 from the TB 29. 

BAL get the ball to start the half and they start the drive from the 42. 

Jackson on the QB keeper and he dances his way for a gain of 6, and a low block on TB is going to give BAL a free 15 yards. 

1st and 10 form the TB 37. 

WE ARE BACK IN TAMP FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!!!

After a holding call backed up the Ravens to nearly the 20, it was a screen pass to Hill who followed a brigade of blockers into the end zone to take the first lead of the game. 

The Ravens would extend the lead to 17-10 with a late field goal as Jackson ended the first half 11/14 with 181 yards and two TD passes. Derrick Henry had just 4 carries in the first half, gaining 23 yards. 

Shortly after the interception Jackson makes a big play from outside the pocket, finding Bateman for a 55 yard pass play which set up the second TD of the night. 

Backed up to their own goal line it was Marlon Humphrey who snuck in front of Mayfield's throw to the corner of the end zone and made the pick. Mayfield had 133 yards, 1 TD and 2 picks on 11/16 passing in the first half. 

A nightmare scenario for the Bucs who saw Evans aggravate that hamstring injury, drop the TD, and then Mayfield would make a critical mistake just a few plays later. 

The Bucs would get into the red zone again on their second possession but a holding call took that play off the board and Tampa had to settle for a field goal. 

The Ravens would take control after that. Lamar Jackson would get into the a groove and move his offense down field before finding Mark Andrews who became the Ravens' all time leader in TD receptions with this 9 yard catch. 

The Bucs came out looking like they were ready for the Ravens. They were running the ball well on this BAL defense. Mayfield looked locked it and the first drive ended with a Mike Evans TD despite the WR coming into the game with a hamstring injury that carried over from last week. 

WE ARE HEADING TO HALFTIME HERE FROM TAMPA!!!

The Bucs scored the first 10 points of the game, but the Ravens came storming back to take the lead. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

Tucker drills the 28 yard field goal to stretch the lead to a touchdown. 

BAL are up 17-10 after scoring 17 unanswered. 

Jackson over the middle for Agoholor and he gets down to the 10 yard line with 7 seconds to go. 

4th and Goal from the 11. Timeout BAL to stop the clock. 

Pass back to Hill on the right side and he takes it 8 yards up the sideline. 

3rd and Goal from the TB 30 with 13 seconds left. 

Hill with the catch in the flat and he picks up 12 yards but offensive pass interference will back the Ravens up even more. 

2nd and Goal from the TB 38. 19 seconds on the clock. 

Hill with the run to the right side and he picks up 5 yards, but a holding call is going to bring them back again. 

2nd and Goal from the TB 28. 26 seconds on the clock. 

Jackson tried to sneak it through a triple team to Likely in the end zone, but that pass was a little over thrown. 

2nd and Goal from the TB 18 with 31 on the clock. 

Hill with te run to the left side and he is pushed out of bounds for a loss of 2.  A holding is going to back the Ravens up 10 yards. 

1st and Goal from the TB 18. 

Jackson finds Andrews wide open over the middle and that is good for a 20 yard pick up. 

1st and Goal from the 8. 

Jackson with a short pass to Bateman on the right side for 5 yards and a roughing the pass on TB is going to give the Ravens a free 15 yards. 

1st and 10 from the TB 28. 

Jackson looks for Agholor on the right side but that pass hits off his hands and falls incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the TB 48. 

Jackson finds Likely right at the sticks and he spins forward for a gain of 7 yards on the left side. 

1st and 10 from the TB 48. 

WE ARE AT THE TWO MINUTE WARNING FROM TAMPA BAY!!! 

Jackson on the keeper to the left side and he picks up 4 yards. 

3rd and 4 from the BAL 45. 

Hill with the carry out of the shotgun and he picks up 2 yards on first down. 

2nd and 8 from the BAL 42. 

Humphrey with his second pick of the night, and this one is all on Mayfield. He tries to make a play on 3rd and long and ends up giving the ball back to the Ravens who have all the momentum and 3:00 to try and extend their lead. 

INTERCEPTION!!!

After a false start on TB, Mayfield is picked off for a second time, and it's Humphrey again! Mayfield tried to force it to Godwin who was double covered.

BAL take over from their 40 yard line!

Mayfield fires a fast ball to Godwin on the right side, but that pass was too hot to handle for the WR. 

3rd and 8 from the TB 47. 

Tucker with another run to the left side and he is taken down after a two yard gain. 

2nd and 8 from the TB 47. 

How do TB come back from losing the lead and Mike Evans? It's official the WR is out for the night. 

They take the ball back from the 30 and Tucker takes it to the left side for a gain of 15 yards!

1st and 10 from the TB 45. 

After the holding call took Jackson's running TD off the board, the Ravens come up with a perfect play on the screen pass. Look at Hill's convoy that led him to the goal line as the Ravens take the lead. 

Jackson on the designed run to the right side and he leaps into the end zone, but a holding call is going to bring that TD run back. 

2nd and Goal from the TB 18. 

Jackson spins out of the pocket, rolls left and throws it out of bounds. 

2nd and Goal from the TB 8. 

Jackson rolls out of the pocket to the right side and directs Bateman where he wants him and lays a dime that he turns and takes up field for 59 yards!

1st and Goal from the TB 8!

BAL take over from the 20 and Henry picks up 13 yards on the right side to start the drive. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 23. 

This hurts. The Bucs lose Evans likely for the night and then come up empty handed after the INT in the end zone. How do they respond after that?

INTERCEPTION!!!

Mayfield had all day in the pocket, but fired a pass into the right corner of the end zone right into the hands of Humpherey! Huge play by the Ravens defense and will that be the turning point in this game? 

BAL ball from the 20 with 6:10 to go in the half!

Irving up the middle and he finds a hole for a 6 yard gain. 

2nd and Goal from the 3. 

Pass over the middle to Godwin on the slant and he bobbled it before dragging it in for a pick up of 15 and a first down. 

1st and Goal from the BAL 9. 

Mayfield takes a shot to Evans in the end zone again, and this time he had it in his hands but he must have felt that injured hamstring because he dropped the ball and grabbed the hamstring immediately. That's not good news for the Bucs tonight, and looking forward. 

3rd and 6 from the BAL 24. 

White up the middle and he gets 4 yards on the first down run. 

2nd and 6 from the BAL 24. 

Mayfield find Otton on screen pass to the right side and he is tripped up after a gain of 4 to move the chains. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 28. 

Handoff to White up the middle and he picks up 8 yards on first down. 

2nd and 2 from the BAL 32. 

Quick snap and a quick throw to the right side and it's White out of the backfield for a 13 yard catch and run for a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 40. 

Tucker gets it again and he gets 4 yards on the run up the middle. 

3rd and 3 from the TB 47. 

Tucker to the left side and he is tripped up on the left side after a gain of 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the TB 43. 

Mayfield stepped up in the pocket and was strip sacked, but the Bucs recover. A flag flew in the secondary for defensive holding so the Bucs will have first down after a minor scare. 

1st and 10 from the TB 40. 

TB take over from their 30 and Tucker gets five yards on the run to the left side. 

2nd and 5 from the TB 35. 

The Ravens punch back after a slow start, and it was on the shoulders of Lamar Jackson who woke the offense up and found Andrews in the end zone. 

Play fake out of the shot gun and Jackson finds Likely on a stop route to the right side for a 10 yard gain. 

1st and Goal from the 9. 

Henry on the run to the left side and he picks up 7 yards on first down. 

2nd and 3 from the TB 19. 

Jackson tucks it and runs up the middle and he picks up 11 yards and another first down. 

1st and 10 from the TB 26. 

Flowers on the end around and he took it to the right side, cut it back and weaved his back up field for 19 yards. 

1st and 10 from the TB 37. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND THE BUCS ARE ALL OVER THE RAVENS. 

TB have 140 yards while the Ravens had 8 yard before that final play of the quarter. 

The Ravens take over from their 30 and Jackson finds Kolar on a lob to the left side for a gain of 14 yards on the final play of the quarter. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 44. 

FIELD GOAL!!!

The Bucs got into the end zone but a penalty took the TD away, so they have to settle with a 23 yard field goal from McLaughlin. 

TB extend the lead to 10-0 with seconds left in the first quarter. 

Mayfield on the screen for Otton and he follows his blockers inside the 5 yard line. 

4th and Goal from the 5. 

Mayfield stepped up in the pocket and fired a pass to Godwin for the TD, but a holding call is going to bring that play back. 

3rd and Goal from the BAL 18. 

Mayfield takes a shot to the end zone for Evans in the right corner of the end zone but that pass was a bit behind the WR. 

3rd and Goal from the 9. 

White to the right side on the pitch and he is tripped up after a short gain of 1. 

2nd and Goal from the 9. 

Screen pass set up for Irving and he cuts back into the middle and follows his blocker for a gain of 14 yards!

1st and Goal from the BAL 10. 

Irving with another strong run to move the chains with a three yard gain up the middle. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 24. 

White with a strong run up the middle and he gets 7 yards on first down. 

2nd and 3 from the BAL 27. 

Mayfield finds McMillan on a short in route for a first down pass on an 8 yard toss, and a late flag flies for roughing the passer on BAL. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 34. 

Mayfield out of the shotgun and he fires over the middle for Godwin for a gain of 6. 

3rd and 2 from the TB 43. 

Irving to the left side and he is taken down after a two yard run. 

2nd and 8 from the TB 37. 

TB take over from the 20 and Mayfield dances around the pocket before releasing to Irving on the right side for a 15 yard catch and run. 

1st and 10 from the TB 35. 

Jackson under pressure again and this time it's Winfield who gets to Jackson for a second straight sack!

4th and forever and the Ravens will punt. 

Blitz came and Diaby shoots up the gap and sacks Jackson for a loss of 8 yards. 

3rd and 19 from the TB 48. 

Henry got the pitch to the left side and he was wrapped up in the backfield for a loss of 1 by Kancey. 

2nd and 11 from th BAL 40. 

Pass to the flat for Flowers and he gets a nice block from Stanley to spring him loose for an 11 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the TB 39. 

Flowers with the fake handoff on the end around and he keeps it with a run up the middle for an 11 yard gain. 

1st and 10 from the 50. 

The Ravens start the night from their 35 yard line and it's Henry on a run to the right side for a 4 yard pick up on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the BAL 39. 

Perfect drive from the home team, as they use a mix of the run and the pass and pick up a big 4th and 1 before Mayfield hits Evans for the TD. That's over 100 TD receptions and counting. 

The offense stays on the field and it's an end around to McMillan who takes it 11 yards on the left side to extend the drive.

1st and 10 from the BAL 25. 

Run out of the shotgun to Irving and he sneaks to within a yard of the marker. 

4th and 1 from the BAL 36. 

Irving with his first run and he takes it up the middle for a pick up of 4. 

3rd and 5 from the BAL 40. 

White is stopped on the run to the left side for a gain of a yard. 

2nd and 9 from the BAL 44. 

Mayfield with a quick snap and he finds White wide open out of the backfield and he races up the left sideline for 18 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the BAL 45. 

White with the carry to the left side and he is taken down after a gain of 1. 

3rd and 3 from the TB 37. 

Mayfield starts the game out of the shotgun and tucks it up the middle for a gain of 6 yards. 

2nd and 4 from the TB 36. 

The Bucs won the toss and they want the ball to start the game, so they will begin the game from their 30 yard line after a touchback. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA!!!

Jackson takes the stage

What will No. 8 do tonight in primetime? He has been questioned about his ability to win the big one, and while this isn't "the big one" this is a massive Monday Night matchup with the attention of the whole world. You can't win the big big one, without winning games like tonight's. You can bet Jackson is ready. 

Tonight's odds 

The Bucs are back home after a couple weeks on the road, and even though they have the same record as the Ravens and they are at home they come into tonight as the underdogs. The Ravens are listed as a 3.5 point favorite with the Over/Under set at 50. 

Spread: Ravens -3.5

Over/Under: 50 

ML: Baltimore -196, Tampa Bay +163

The Bucs are a good team, and they have proven they show up for big games against good teams like they did against the Lions earlier this year. That may be true, but I don’t think there is a team in the league that can knock the Ravens off track if they come out and play the way they have been over the last month. They are too hard to stop. Respect the run too much, and Lamar punishes you with a 300 yard game. Respect the pass too much, Derrick Henry runs for 200 yards. Even if you do everything right, those two still might put up those kinds of numbers. 

Ravens win it by a couple scores, 28-18. 

Raymond James ready for action after Miiton

This is what Raymond James Stadium looked like just a few days ago when Hurricane Milton made landfall on the shores of Tampa Bay. The one-time Category 5 hurricane brought storm surges of epic proportions, but here we are just a week and a half later, and we are ready to kick off Monday Night Football on the same field that looked like an Olympic swimming pool just a few days ago. The grounds crew has been hard at work getting ready for tonight, and the field looks in perfect condition. 

NFL Standings

Taking a look at the standings in the NFL we see just one undefeated team left after Week 7. The Kansas City Chiefs have started their three peat bid in perfect fashion which means the Ravens and the rest of the pack chasing are at least two games back of the reigning champs. Baltimore and three other teams in the AFC have 2 losses, including the Chargers who play the Cardinals tonight in the late kick off. In the NFC, the Vikings just fell to the Lions which means things are tighter than ever. The Bucs lead the NFC South with four wins and two losses. The only other teams that have an equal or better record are in the NFC North, Bears are at the bottom of the table at 4-2. 

Star watch: Bucs

Baker Mayfield has always been a solid quarterback worthy of being a starter. He got a bad deal at the end of his days in Cleveland, but Browns fans didn’t deserve him. Browns fans frankly don’t deserve anything after booing their QB who was injured for the rest of the season yesterday, but that’s another subject. Last year he had his first 4,000 yard season and threw for 28 yards in a renaissance year. This year his 15 TDs are the most coming into this week, currently tied with Jordan Love, but he’s got just 5 INTs while Love had thrown 8. His 70.9% completion perfecta is third behind Jayden Daniels and Jared Goff and his 248.2 yards per game is top 10 in the NFL. We need to recognize that this team is a contender in the NFC because of Baker Mayfield. With the defense dominating on the other side of the ball, this Bucs team in no joke. 

Star watch: Ravens

This is the part of the preview in which we highlight Lamar Jackson and tell you a bunch of things you already know about the two time MVP. So lets switch it up and bit and tell you a bunch of stuff you may or may not know about Derrick Henry, who is on the verge of having a career season. Topping the 2,027 yards he rushed for back in 2020 might be tough, but the 17 rushing TDs he scored that year might be reachable. He has 704 yards rushing, and is averaging almost 6 yards a carry with 8 TDs already. In the Ravens’ four game win streak, he is averaging 143.5 ypg and 6 TDs. It’s not just the stats that Henry is bringing to the Ravens. Their struggles closing out games have disappeared since the offense started feeding him on a regular basis. He wears defenses down and breaks big runs at crucial times late in the game. 

Season recap: Bucs

The Bucs made the playoffs last year and took down the Eagles in the Wild Card round to open a lot of people’s eyes. That hype died down a bit in the offseason, but the Bucs made people start to pay attention to them with their first few wins of the season. The first came against the Commanders, which not looks like a great win considering how good Washington is, and then against the Lions in Detroit. They have exchanged loses and wins since then to come into tonight at 4-2. They lost an inexplicable game to the Broncs in which they scored just 7 points, but responded with a huge win over the Eagles the next week. One got away from them in Atlanta in Week 5 after they took a late but Kirk Cousins led a comeback in a 500 yard game. They got back on track with a blowout last week in New Orleans, and now have a chance to snap the streak of what is looking like one of the best teams in the league tonight from Tampa. 

Season recap: Ravens

The Ravens season got off to a rocky start. A last second loss on Kick Off Thursday in Kansas City dropped them to 0-1 after Isaiah Likely’s potential gam winning TD catch was ruled out of bounds by a toe. They would then have a late game collapse against the Raiders in Week 2, but that would be the end of their troubles. They went into to Dallas and whooped up on the Cowboys, handed the Bills their first loss, edged the Bengals in a high scoring overtime thriller before rattling off their fourth straight win last week against the Commanders. 

Last game: Bucs

The Bucs offense exploded last game against a Saints team that had been decimated on both sides of the ball. They were up 17-0 at the end of the first quarter after Baker Mayfield opened the game with his first of four TD passes, and then Antoine Winfield Jr. returned a fumble to the house. Tampa would go to halftime trailing after giving up 27 points in the second quarter, but the defense buckled down and Mayfield would help the Bucs retake the lead with a 55 yard TD pass to Chris Godwin and then Cade Otton to close the door on the Saints and jump to the top of the NFC South. 

Last game: Ravens

Last game was all about the battle of the quarterbacks as the Ravens hosted rookie phenom Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. Lamar Jackson there for 300 yards again as the he continues to build his case for a second straight MVP award, but it was Derrick Henry who dominated the game with 132 rushing yards and two TDs. Even with the Ravens playing at the top of their game, Washington kept pace with them until the very end. Baltimore was able to hold on to their double digit lead and rattle off a fourth straight win to set up this huge Monday night game in Tampa. 

We are live from Raymond James

Hello everyone and welcome to Tampa where the Bucs are back home after blowing out the New Orleans Saints to take sole possession of the division lead in the NFC South. The Bucs came into the season a bit under the radar, but they have established themselves into contenders over the first month and a half of the season. The Ravens, on the other hand, were on everyone’s radar coming into this year, and after a slow start they have caught fire and there is no end in sight if they continue to play like they have since Week 3. 

Ravens vs. Buccaneers on Monday Night Football 

Two of the top teams in their respective divisions are set for a primetime showdown from Tampa Bay. It will be the first game in Raymond James Stadium since Hurricane Milton touched down just over a week ago, and it is sure to be an emotional game as the Buccaneers host the Baltimore Ravens in a massive Monday Night match up between two teams that are inching into the elite category, if they aren’t there already. AS English will be with you all night providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game from the Bay.