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NFL Preview: Baltimore Ravens (4-2) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2)

TV: ESPN (8:15 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:15 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Devin McCourty

All-Time Series History Regular Season: BAL leads series, 5-2 (won past 5) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/27/22: BAL 27 at TB 22 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

John Harbaugh vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-0 Reg. Season: 164-101 (.619) Postseason: 12-10 (.545)

Todd Bowles vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 47-60 (.439) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)

RAVENS NOTES

• RAVENS lead NFL with 1,232 rush yards, 4th-most in team’s 1st 6 games since 1980. Are 2nd team in SB era with 150+ rush yards & rush TD in each of 1st 6 games. Have 100+ rush yards in 39 straight games, 3rd-longest streak ever. • QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 20 of 26 atts. (76.9 pct.) for 323 yards & TD vs. INT with 114.7 rating & rushed for 40 yards last week. Aims for 5th in row with 110+ rating & 3rd in row with 315+ pass yards. Is 2-0 with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs in 2 career starts vs. TB. Is 22-1 in 23 career starts vs. NFC. Is 5-2 with 17 TDs (15 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 116 rating in 7 career starts on MNF. • RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for 132 yards & 2 TDs last week, 20th-career game with 100+ rush yards & 2+ rush TDs, 4th-most all-time. Is 1st player since HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson in 2005 with rush TD in each of team’s 1st 6 games of season. Aims for 6th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards. Has 6 rush TDs in his past 3 on MNF. Leads NFL with 704 rush yard & 8 rush TDs in 2024. • WR ZAY FLOWERS had 9 catches for career-high 132 yards in Week 6, 3rdcareer 100-yard game & 2nd-consecutive. • WR RASHOD BATEMAN had season-high 71 rec. yards last week. • TE MARK ANDREWS had season-high 66 rec. yards & 1st TD catch of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards. • LB ROQUAN SMITH aims for 14th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 13 tackles, TFL & PD in his last game vs. TB (10/24/21 w/ Chi.). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with PD. • LB KYLE VAN NOY aims for 3rd in row on road with TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with sack. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 6 sacks this season. • DT TRAVIS JONES had 2 TFL & 1st sack of season in Week 6. • CB MARLON HUMPHREY had 9 tackles, TFL & PD last week, 5th-straight game with PD. Has 5 PD in 2 career games vs. TB.

BUCCANEERS NOTES

• TAMPA BAY became 5th team in NFL history with 300+ pass yards (325) & 275+ rush yards (277) in a game last week. • QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 24 of 36 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 325 yards & 4 TDs with 97.6 rating & rushed for 29 yards last week, 3rd game this season (2nd-consecutive) with 3+ TD passes, most in NFL. Aims for 4thin row with 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating. Has 325+ pass yards in 2 of past 3. Leads NFL with 15 TD passes this season & ranks 2nd with 109.4 rating. • RB RACHAAD WHITE aims for his 3rd in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. • RB BUCKY IRVING (rookie) had career-high 105 scrimmage yards (81 rush. 24 rec.) & 2nd rush TD of season last week. Aims for 5th in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Leads rookies with 328 rush yards in 2024. • RB SEAN TUCKER had career-high 192 scrimmage yards (136 rush, 56 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 6, 2nd-most yards in a game by RB this season. • WR MIKE EVANS has 5+ catches, 60+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Has TD catch in 2 of 3 home games this season. Has 299 rec. yards (99.7 per game) in 3 career games vs. Bal., with 120+ rec. yards in each of past 2. Has TD catch in 7 of 8 career games on MNF. Tied for NFL lead with 5 rec. TDs this season. • WR CHRIS GODWIN had season-high 11 catches for 125 yards & 2 TDs last week, 7th-career game with 10+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 7 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Had 75 rec. yards in last meeting. • TE CADE OTTON had 1st TD catch of season last week. • LB LAVONTE DAVID led team with season-high 9 tackles & had sack last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with FF. • NT VITA VEA aims for 4th in row with sack. Had sack in last meeting. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM had 2 PD & INT last week. Has 2+ PD in 4 of past 5. • S TYKEE SMITH (rookie) had 5 tackles, 2 PD, 1st-career INT & FF last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles, FF & PD.

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