Mayfield started the game by darting up the middle on a dropback, gaining six yards. Two plays later, on third-and-3, White caught a swing pass to the left and rushed down the sideline for an 18-yard gain to the Baltimore 45. Moments later, the Bucs faced another third down, this time needing five. yards, and Irving got four yards up the middle. The Bucs left the offense down the field on fourth down at the Baltimore 36 and a final out to WR Jalen McMillan worked 11 yards to the 25. On the next snap, Mayfield had time to throw and eventually fired a pass to the left. seam to Evans, who made a sliding catch in the end zone to complete the 70-yard touchdown.
Chris Collier returned the Bucs’ kickoff to the Baltimore 35 and Henry got four yards on a first down at right guard. Jackson kept the ball on a read zone play and rushed up the middle to the 50-yard line on second down. A well-crafted screen to WR Zay Flowers gained 11 more yards and another first down, but DL Calijah Kancey dropped Henry for a loss of one on the next play. The Ravens fell further behind on second down when Diaby dropped Jackson for a nine-yard sack. Eventually, a Winfield blitz swarmed the Ravens quarterback on third down from the Baltimore 43. The resulting punt went into the end zone for a touchback.
Starting at the Bucs’ 20, Mayfield initiated the drive with a nice scramble improvisation to Irving for a gain of 15. A quick pass up the middle to Godwin two plays later left the Bucs on a third-and-2 at their 43, and Mayfield converted with a gut pass to McMillan for a first down just over the middle of the field. Additionally, DT Nnamdi Madubuike was flagged for roughing the passer when he hit Mayfield with the facemask, bringing the ball back to the Baltimore 34. White went past the right guard seven yards and Irving hit the line to get just enough for a first try. . Irving made a nice hesitation cutback on a screen pass to get into the open field for a gain of 14. From the 10, a tunnel screen to White fumbled after a gain of just two, and the pass Mayfield’s next move was his first failure. at night. On third-and-goal, Mayfield rushed right then left to buy time and throw a touchdown pass to Godwin, but the play was erased by a holding call on Tristan Wirfs. A tight screen to Cade Otton cut it to five and the Bucs sent K Chase McLaughlin to kick a 23-yard field goal.
After a touchback that put the ball at the Baltimore 30, Jackson threw a 14-yard pass to TE Charlie Kolar on the final play of the first quarter. Flowers made a turn to the right, but then reversed field and managed to go 19 yards to the Bucs’ 37 before Winfield knocked him down. Jackson escaped a near-sack from DL Vita Vea and rushed for another first down at the Bucs’ 26. A spinning run by Henry got it seven and crossed the red zone, and TE Isaiah Likely’s catch in the right flat made it first-and-goal at the nine. Jackson found TE Mark Andrews near the goal line on the next play for Baltimore’s first points.
Tucker got the call in the backfield to start the Bucs’ third drive and he started it with a five-yard run over left tackle. A defensive call on Baltimore cleared a sack and scored the first down at the Bucs’ 40. Two runs from Tucker got seven back to bring the ball near midfield, and a swing pass to White worked again for 13 more to the Ravens’ 40. White got eight more up the middle on the next snap, and another screen to Otton was enough to move the sticks to the Baltimore 28. Two plays later, Evans nearly scored a second touchdown behind the end zone, but was injured. on the game and had to be helped. On third-and-6, Godwin ran a slant over the middle and completed a 15-yard double pass to score first-and-goal on the nine. Irving came up belly on the next play to bring the ball back to three, but Mayfield threw his next pass where CB Marlon Humphrey was able to intercept it in the end zone. It was aimed at McMillan.
The ball was placed at the Baltimore 20 after the touchback and Henry rumbled to right guard for 13 yards on the first play of the drive. Jackson escaped a near-sack on the next play and directed traffic, eventually throwing deep up the middle to WR Rashod Bateman, who raced 59 yards to the Bucs’ eight. The Bucs chased Jackson into a throwaway throw on first down, and a holding call on Baltimore erased a planned touchdown for the quarterback. The Ravens got it all back on the next snap, with a screen to RB Justice Hill propelling him for an 18-yard touchdown.
After a touchback, Tucker began the next drive with a 15-yard run around the left end. Three plays later, the Bucs faced a third-and-eight, which became a third-and-15 after a Luke Goedeke false start. Mayfield tried to find Godwin on a flag route but he was well covered and the ball was intercepted by Humphrey at the Ravens’ 40.
With just under three minutes left in the half, Hill got three yards on a first down, but Jackson only got two more on a left keeper. After the two-minute warning, Jackson moved the sticks with a seven-yard pass to Likely in the left flat. A short pass to Bateman and a rough call to the passer on LB KJ Britt brought the ball back to the Bucs’ 28, and a completion to Andrews over the middle added 20 more. A holding call allowed the Ravens to go up 10 yards to the 18, and Jackson’s throw to Likely in the end zone was incomplete. Another holding call followed, making it second and goal from the 28. Tykee Smith was injured on the play that resulted in the holding call. Then came an offensive pass interference call, bringing the ball back to the 38. A screen to Hill brought the ball back to the 30 and Baltimore called its final timeout with 13 seconds left in the half. A quick hitter up the middle from Agholor scored fourth from the 10 and the Ravens brought out Justin Tucker to hit a 28-yard field goal for a 17-10 halftime lead.
The Ravens got off to a fast start in the second half, taking the opening kickoff to the 40 and then drawing a personal foul on Winfield on the first play from scrimmage. This brought the ball to the Bucs 37 and Andrews made a great foot catch for eight yards. The Ravens took an ineligible man on the field penalty to place second and seventh. A mishandled snap brought the Ravens back to their own 47 and a screen to Hill left Baltimore on fourth-and-7. Tucker kicked a 52-yard field goal for a 10-point Baltimore lead.
