NFL: Week 9 Quick Capsule – Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints

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WEEK 9
BALTIMORE RAVENS (5-3) @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-5)
DATE: Monday (11/7/22)
STADIUM: Caesars Superdome
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Rogers

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Ravens lead all-time series, 5-2
STREAKS Ravens have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 10/21/18: Saints 24 at Ravens 23
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/24/14: Ravens 34, Saints 27

BALTIMORE RAVENS
LAST WEEK W 27-22 at Tampa Bay (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 2-1
PTS. FOR 26.0
OFFENSE 359.4
PASSING Lamar Jackson: 148-235-1,635-15-6-94.2
RUSHING Lamar Jackson (QB): 75-553-7.4-2
RECEIVING Mark Andrews (TE): 42-488-11.6-5
PTS. AGAINST 22.9
DEFENSE 364.3
SACKS Justin Houston: 6
INTs Marlon Humphrey: 2
TAKE/GIVE +6 (15/9)
PUNTING (NET) Jordan Stout (R): 48.9 (41.2)
KICKING Justin Tucker: 70 (22/23 PAT; 16/18 FG)

RAVENS NOTES
• QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 27 of 38 atts. (71.1 pct.) for 238 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 104.9 rating & rushed for 43 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Has 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating in 3 of 4 road games this season. Has 75+ rush yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had rush TD in last meeting. Needs 14 rush yards to surpass HOFer Steve Young (4,239) for 5th-most rush yards ever by QB.
• RB GUS EDWARDS aims for 3rd in row with 65+ rush yards.
• RB KENYAN DRAKE rushed for 62 yards & had 1st TD catch of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 65+ scrimmage yards & TD.
• TE MARK ANDREWS has 7+ catches & 85+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had TD catch in last meeting. Has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 in primetime. Ranks 2nd among TEs in catches (42), rec. yards (488) & rec. TDs (5) in 2022.
• TE ISAIAH LIKELY (rookie) set season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (team-high 77) & had 1st-career TD catch in Week 8.
• WR DEMARCUS ROBINSON had season-high 6 catches & 64 rec. yards last week.
• LB JUSTIN HOUSTON aims for 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. Has sack in 4 of 5 games this season. Has 3 sacks & 2 PD in 2 career games vs. NO. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. Ranks tied-3rd among active players with 108 career sacks.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH expected to make Bal. debut. Has sack in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with PD. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on MNF.
• DT JUSTIN MADUBUIKE had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 6th in row on road with TFL & 4th in row on road with sack.
• CB MARLON HUMPHREY had PD last week. Aims for his 5th in row on MNF with PD.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LAST WEEK: L 28-25 vs. Minnesota (London)
COACH VS. OPP. Dennis Allen: 0-1
PTS. FOR 24.9
OFFENSE 394.4
PASSING Andy Dalton: 105-161-1,175-9-4-95.1
RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 95-413-4.3-1
RECEIVING Chris Olave (R): 37-547-14.8-2
PTS. AGAINST 25.0
DEFENSE 320.8
SACKS Demario Davis, Cameron Jordan: 5
INTs Tyrann Mathieu: 2
TAKE/GIVE -9 (7/16)
PUNTING (NET) Blake Gillikin: 47.8 (41.3)
KICKING Wil Lutz: 55 (19/19 PAT; 12/17 FG)

SAINTS NOTES
• QB ANDY DALTON completed 22 of 30 atts. (season-high 73.3 pct.) for 229 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for season-high 117.2 rating last week. Aims for his 5th home start in row with TD pass. Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of his past 6 vs. Bal. Has 4,507 career pass yards vs. Bal., most vs. any opponent.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA has 9 receptions, 158 scrimmage yards (96 rec., 62 rush) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in Week 8, his 3rd career game with 3+ TDs. Has 10 career games with both rush & rec. TD, tied-5th most such games all-time. Is 1 of 3 RBs (Roger Craig & Christian McCaffrey) with 400+ receptions in 1st 6 career seasons. Aims for his 5th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had rush TD in last meeting.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE (rookie) had 5 catches for 52 yards last week & aims for his 7th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Leads all rookies in catches (37) & rec. yards (547). • WR MICHAEL THOMAS had 7 catches for 69 yards & rec. TD in last meeting.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN has 5+ sacks (5 in 2022) in each of past 11 seasons. Aims for his 4th in row on MNF with 0.5+ sacks & TFL.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 10+ tackles & 4th in row vs. Bal. with TFL. Has 5+ TFL (5 in 2022) in each of past 10 seasons.
• LB PETE WERNER led team with 11 tackles in Week 8, his 3rd game with 10+ tackles in 2022. Aims for his 9th in row with 6+ tackles.
• CB PAULSON ADEBO has 8+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 5th in row with PD.
• CB ALONTAE TAYLOR (rookie) had career-high 3 PD in Week 8.
• S TYRANN MATHIEU had 2 PD & 2nd INT of season last week. Had 2 INTs, incl. 34-yard INT-TD, in his last game vs. Bal. (9/19/21 w/ KC).