NFL – National Football League – Week 7
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Baltimore Ravens 38, Detroit Lions 6
Chicago Bears 30, Las Vegas Raiders 12
Cleveland Browns 39, Indianapolis Colts 38
Ravens 38, Lions 6 – Lamar Jackson almost flawless as Ravens rout Lions 38-6 in a matchup of division leaders
Lamar Jackson guided Baltimore to touchdowns on its first four possessions of a dominant first half, and the Ravens trounced the Detroit Lions 38-6. This matchup of division leaders was lopsided from the start. Baltimore was up 28-0 before the NFC North-leading Lions even managed a first down. It was the most complete performance of the season by the Ravens, and a resurgent Detroit squad fell flat while facing a major test on the road. Jackson went 21 of 27 for 357 yards and three touchdowns, finishing with a near-perfect passer rating of 155.8. He also ran for a TD. Jared Goff had a day to forget: 33 for 53 for 284 yards, but most of those numbers came after the game was all but decided. He was sacked five times and fumbled twice. The Lions can only hope to learn from this defeat and come out with a better performance — and different result — in their next outing, a Monday night game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Bears 30, Raiders 12 – Rookie Tyson Bagent leads 3 TD drives in place of Justin Fields, Bears beat Raiders 30-12
Rookie Tyson Bagent led three touchdown drives with Justin Fields sidelined, D’Onta Foreman ran for two scores and caught a TD pass, and the Chicago Bears beat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-12. The Bears won for the second time in three games after dropping 14 in a row. They won a showdown of backup quarterbacks after both teams’ starters were injured the previous week. Fields dislocated his right thumb in a loss to Minnesota, while Las Vegas’ Jimmy Garoppolo exited a win over New England with a back problem. Brian Hoyer threw for 129 yards and two interceptions, and the Raiders got blown out after winning back to back…
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