NFL: Week 8 Quick Capsule – Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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WEEK 8
BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-3) @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-4)
DATE: Thursday (10/27/22)
STADIUM: Raymond James Stadium
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Ravens lead all-time series, 4-2
STREAKS Ravens have won last 4
LAST GAME 12/16/18: Buccaneers 12 at Ravens 20
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/12/14: Ravens 48, Buccaneers 17

BALTIMORE RAVENS
LAST WEEK W 23-20 vs. Cleveland
COACH VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 3-0
PTS. FOR 25.9
OFFENSE 346.0
PASSING Lamar Jackson: 121-197-1,397-13-6-92.1
RUSHING Lamar Jackson (QB): 66-510-7.7-2
RECEIVING Mark Andrews (TE): 39-455-11.7-5
PTS. AGAINST 23.0
DEFENSE 366.4
SACKS Justin Houston: 4.0
INTs Marlon Humphrey: 2
TAKE/GIVE +5 (14/9)
PUNTING (NET) Jordan Stout (R): 48.2 (40.6)
KICKING Justin Tucker: 61 (19/20 PAT; 14/15 FG)

RAVENS NOTES
• QB LAMAR JACKSON had 179 total yards (120 pass, 59 rush) last week, his 6thstraight game with 50+ rush yards, 3rd-longest streak of career. Had 226 total yards (131 pass, 95 rush) & TD pass in last meeting. Has 3+ TD passes in 2 of 3 road games this season. Leads QBs with 510 rush yards in 2022 & joined Cam Newton as only QBs ever with 500+ rush yards in each of 1st 5 seasons. Needs 57 rush yards to surpass HOFer Steve Young (4,239) for 5th-most rush yards ever by QB.
• RB GUS EDWARDS rushed for 66 yards & 2 TDs in season debut last week. Rushed for 104 yards & TD in last meeting.
• RB KENYAN DRAKE has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 on Thursday.
• TE MARK ANDREWS aims for his 3rd in row on road with 85+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has rec. TD in each of 3 career Thursday games. Aims for his 5th in row in primetime with TD catch. Ranks 2nd among TEs in catches (39), rec. yards (455) & rec. TDs (5) in 2022.
• WR DEVIN DUVERNAY has TD catch in 2 of 3 road games this season.
• WR RASHOD BATEMAN aims for his 3rd in row on road with 55+ rec. yards.
• LB PATRICK QUEEN led team with season highs in tackles (11) & TFL (3) & had sack last week. Aims for 4th in row with 7+ tackles & 3rd in row with sack.
• LB JUSTIN HOUSTON had season-high 2 sacks & 1st FF of season in Week 7, his 21st-career game with 2+ sacks. Has sack in 3 of his 4 games this season. Had sack in his last game vs. TB (12/8/19 w/ Ind.). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with TFL.
• LB JASON PIERRE-PAUL had 33 sacks, 14 PD & 8 FFs in 4 seasons with TB (2018-21).
• DE CALAIS CAMPBELL had sack & FF last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 10 TFL & 6 sacks in his past 5 on Thursday.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
LAST WEEK L 21-3 at Carolina
COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 1-0
PTS. FOR 17.7
OFFENSE 330.6
PASSING Tom Brady: 198-296-1,942-8-1-92.8
RUSHING Leonard Fournette: 103-362-3.5-1
RECEIVING Mike Evans: 33-454-13.8-3
PTS. AGAINST 17.7
DEFENSE 308.3
SACKS Vita Vea: 3.5
INTs Jamel Dean: 2
TAKE/GIVE +3 (9/6)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Camarda (R): 45.7 (40.8)
KICKING Ryan Succop: 56 (8/8 PAT; 16/17 FG)

BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB TOM BRADY passed for 290 yards last week. Has 4,779 pass yards (298.7 per game) & 39 TDs (35 pass, 4 rush) vs. 9 INTs for 103.9 rating on Thursday. Aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 295+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 99,511 career pass yards, incl. playoffs & can become 1st player ever with 100,000 career pass yards.
• RB LEONARD FOURNETTE aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD & 11th in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had rush TD in his only career game vs. Bal. (9/24/17 w/ Jax.). Ranks 3rd among RBs in catches (34) & rec. yards (239) in 2022.
• WR MIKE EVANS had 9 catches for 96 yards last week. Has 13 rec. TDs in his past 9 at home. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 80+ rec. yards. Had 121 rec. yards in last meeting.
• WR CHRIS GODWIN had 7 receptions last week. Aims for his 5th in row overall & 8th in row at home with 6+ catches. Has 8+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on Thursday.
• WR JULIO JONES has 100+ rec. yards in 5 of his 10 career games on Thursday.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID led team with 7 tackles last week. Aims for his 7th in row at home with 5+ tackles. Had 12 tackles, 2 sacks & FR in last meeting.
• LB DEVIN WHITE aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. Has TFL in 5 of his past 6 at home & aims for his 3rd in row at home with TFL.
• LB SHAQUIL BARRETT has 6 sacks & 7 TFL in his past 5 on Thursday.
• DT VITA VEA had sack last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3 on Thursday. Had career-high 9 tackles in last meeting.
• S MIKE EDWARDS has 13+ tackles & TFL in 2 of his 3 home games this season.