LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4-1) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-1)
SUNDAY, OCT. 17, 2021 // 1:00 PM ET // M&T BANK STADIUM // REFEREE: BILL VINOVICH
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 108 (LAC), 211 (Bal.) | XM: 387 (LAC), 229 (Bal.) | SXM App: 817 (LAC), 802 (Bal.)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Ravens lead all-time series, 7-5
STREAKS: Ravens have won 3 of past 4
LAST GAME: 12/22/18: Ravens 22 at Chargers 10
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/1/15: Ravens 29, Chargers 26
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS Leaders BALTIMORE RAVENS
W 47-42 vs. Cleveland LAST WEEK W 31-25 vs. Indianapolis (Mon.) (OT)
Brandon Staley: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 4-3
28.4/23.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.2/23.4
411.4 OFFENSE 440.6 (1L)
Justin Herbert: 139-207-1,576-13-3-104.7 PASSING Lamar Jackson: 112-167-1,519-8-3-104.4
Austin Ekeler: 67-349-5.2-4 RUSHING Lamar Jackson (QB): 56-341-6.1-2
Mike Williams: 31-471-15.2-6 (1L) RECEIVING Marquise Brown: 28-400-13.8-2
371.8 DEFENSE 389.6
Joey Bosa: 2.5 SACKS Odafe Oweh (R): 3
Asante Samuel (R): 2 INTs Anthony Averett: 2
+2 (7/5) TAKE/GIVE -1 (5/6)
Ty Long: 46.1 (41.3) PUNTING (NET) Sam Koch: 47.2 (41.9)
Tristan Vizcaino: 28 (10/14 PAT; 6/7 FG) KICKING Justin Tucker: 42 (9/9 PAT; 11/12 FG)
CHARGERS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 26 of 43 passes (60.5 pct.) for season-high 398 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 122 rating & rushed for TD last week, his 11th-career game with 300+ pass yards, most-ever by player in 1st 2 seasons. Aims for 4th in row with 3+ TD passes & 105+ rating. Has 12 TDs (10 pass, 2 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 113.4 rating in his past 4 on road. Has 44 career TD passes, 4th-most by QB in 1st 20 career starts.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER had 119 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 53 rec.) & tied career high with 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) last week. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row with TD. Ties for NFL lead with 7 TDs in 2021 & is only player with 3+ rush TDs (4) & 3+ rec. TDs (3).
• WR KEENAN ALLEN had 6 catches for 75 yards last week. Has 5+ catches in 4 of 5 games this season. Has 16 catches for 156 yards (78 per game) & 3 TDs in 2 career games at Bal. WR MIKE WILLIAMS had 8 catches for career-high 165 yards & 2 TDs in Week 5. Has 120+ rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in 2 of past 3. Has TD catch in 5 of past 6. Leads NFL with 6 rec. TDs. TE DONALD PARHAM aims for 3rd in row with TD catch.
• DE JOEY BOSA has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of past 3. Had 0.5 sacks in last meeting. LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 10 tackles & TFL in Week 5. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of past 4. S DERWIN JAMES led team with career-high 17 tackles, sack & 1st-career FF last week, most tackles by safety in single game since 2016. Had 6 tackles & PD in last meeting.
RAVENS NOTES
• QB LAMAR JACKSON completed career-high 37 of 43 passes (86 pct.) for franchise-record 442 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140.5 rating & rushed for 62 yards last week. Became 1st player in NFL history with 400+ pass yards, 4+ TD passes, 0 INTs & 50+ rush yards in single game. Aims for 3rd in row with 315+ pass yards & 95+ rating. Passed for 204 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 101.3 rating in last meeting.
• RB LATAVIUS MURRAY has 85+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. LAC. Aims for his 6th in row vs. AFC West with TD. RB DEVONTA FREEMAN had 100 scrimmage yards (58 rush, 42 rec.) in only career game vs. Chargers (10/23/16 w/ Atl.).
• WR MARQUISE BROWN had career-high 9 catches for 125 yards & 2 TDs last week, 4th-career game with 2 rec. TDs. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ rec. yards & TD catch. Aims for 4th in row at home with rec. TD & 3rd in row at home with 100+ rec. yards. TE MARK ANDREWS set career highs in catches (11) & rec. yards (147) in Week 5 & had 2 rec. TDs, 5th-career game with 2 rec. TDs. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ catches. Leads all TEs with 400 rec. yards this season & ranks 2nd with 29 catches.
• CB MARLON HUMPHREY has PD in 4 of 5 games this season. Has 5 PD in his past 3 at home. Had INT in last meeting. CB TAVON YOUNG had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. Had TFL & FR in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row at home with PD. Rookie LB ODAFE OWEH aims for 3rd in row with sack. Ties for lead among rookies with 3 sacks this season.
