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LATIMES.COM/SPORTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021 D5 NFLWEEK 6 RAVENS 34, CHARGERS 6 WEEK1 Sept. 12 LAC20 WAS16 Win: 1-0 Road: 1-0 WEEK 2 Sept. 19 DAL20 LAC17 Loss: 1-1 Home: 0-1 WEEK 3 Sept. 26 LAC30 KC24 Win: 2-1 Road: 2-0 WEEK 4 Oct. 4 LAC28 LV24 Win: 3-1 Home: 1-1 WEEK18 Jan.

9 at LV 1:25 p.m. Ch. 2 98.7 FM WEEK17 Jan. 2 vs. DEN 1:05 p.m.

Ch. 2 98.7 FM WEEK16 Dec. 26 atHOU 10 a.m. Ch. 2 98.7 FM WEEK15 Dec.16 vs.

KC 5:20 p.m. 11, NFL, Am 98.7 FM WEEK14 Dec. 12 vs.NYG 1:05 p.m. Ch. 11 98.7 FM WEEK13 Dec.

5 at CIN 10 a.m. Ch. 11 98.7 FM WEEK12 Nov. 28 atDEN 1:05 p.m. Ch.

2 98.7 FM WEEK11 Nov. 21 vs. PIT 5:20 p.m. Ch. 4 98.7 FM WEEK10 Nov.

14 vs.MIN 1:05 p.m. Ch. 11 98.7 FM WEEK 9 Nov. 7 at PHI 1:05 p.m. Ch.

2 98.7 FM WEEK 8 Oct. 31 vs.NE 1:05 p.m. Ch. 2 98.7 FM WEEK 6 Oct. 17 BAL34 LAC6 Loss: 4-2 Road: 2-1 WEEK 5 Oct.

10 LAC47 CLE42 Win: 4-1 Home: 2-1 CHARGERS RESULTS, SCHEDULE OFF: WEEK 7 6 0 0 6 Baltimore ................7 10 10 7 34 First Quarter L.Murray14 run (Tucker kick), 5:12. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:39. Key plays: L.Jackson 4 pass to M.Brown on 3rd-and-4, Freeman 16 run, Duvernay 11 run. Baltimore 7, CHARGERS 0. Second Quarter Baltimore Bell 2 run (Tucker kick), 13:24.

Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:55. Key plays: L.Jack- son 16 pass to Andrews, L.Jackson 22 run, L.Jackson 21 pass to Andrews. Baltimore 14, CHARGERS 0. Field goal Tucker 52, 7:03. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:06.

Key play: L.Jackson 10 pass to M.Brown on 3rd-and-15. Baltimore 17, CHARGERS 0. CHARGERS Cook 1 pass from Herbert (kick failed), 4:04. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 00:16. Key plays: White 22 interception return to Balti- more 27, Herbert 26 pass to M.Williams.

Baltimore 17, CHARGERS 6. Third Quarter Baltimore Andrews 9 pass from L.Jackson (Tucker kick), 7:39. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 7:21. Key plays: Duvernay kick return to Balti- more 48, L.Jackson 4 pass to Bateman on 3rd- and-3, L.Murray 1 run on 3rd-and-1, L.Jackson 11 pass to Bateman, L.Jackson 2 run on 3rd- and-1. Baltimore 24, CHARGERS 6.

Field goal Tucker 39, 5:02. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 00:53. Baltimore 27, CHARGERS 6. Fourth Quarter Baltimore Freeman 9 run (Tucker kick), 14:55. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:45.

Key plays: L.Jackson 20 pass to M.Brown, L.Jackson 13 pass to Andrews on 3rd-and-10. Baltimore 34, CHARGERS 6. TEAM STATISTICS LAC Bal FIRST 27 Rushing ..................................3 14 12 Penalty ...................................0 1 THIRD DOWN EFF 6-11 FOURTH DOWN 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS .................208 327 Total Plays .............................53 68 Avg Gain ..............................3.9 4.8 NET YARDS RUSHING ..............26 187 Rushes .................................12 38 Avg per rush .....................2.167 4.921 NET YARDS PASSING .............182 140 Sacked-Yds lost 3-27 Gross-Yds passing ................195 167 19-27 Had Intercepted .......................1 2 Yards-Pass Play .................4.439 4.667 7-3-2 PUNTS-Avg. Punts 0 FGs-PATs blocked 0-0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE ........104 114 Punt Returns 3-44 Kickoff 2-70 Interceptions 1-0 2-15 FUMBLES-Lost 2-0 TIME OF POSSESSION ........21:53 38:07 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: CHARGERS, Herbert 2-12, Kelley 4-7, Ekeler 6-7. BALTIMORE, Freeman 9-53, Jackson 8-51, Murray 9-44, Bell 8-18, Duvernay 1-11, Huntley 3-10.

PASSING: CHARGERS, Herbert 22-39-1-195. BALTIMORE, Jackson 19-27-2-167. RECEIVING: CHARGERS, Allen 5-50, Ekeler 4- 48, Cook 4-25, Williams 2-27, Parham 2-10, Guyton 1-15, Palmer 1-8, Jackson 1-7, Nabers 1-6, Anderson 1-(minus 1). BALTIMORE, An- drews 5-68, Brown 4-35, Bateman 4-29, Du- vernay 2-15, Murray 2-12, Boykin1-6, Oliver1-2. PUNT RETURNS: CHARGERS, None.

BALTI- MORE, Duvernay 3-44. KICKOFF RETURNS: CHARGERS, Hill 3-50, Guyton 2-32. BALTIMORE, Duvernay 2-70. TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: CHARGERS, James 7-1-0, Bosa 5-0-1, Davis 4-1-0, Ogbongbemiga 3-5-0, White 3-5-0, Nwosu 3-2-1, Harris 3-2-0, Covington 3-1-0, Samuel 3-1-0, Joseph 2-2-1, Niemann 2-2-0, Gilman 1-1-0, Cook 1-0-0, Fackrell 1-0-0, Rumph 1-0-0, Marshall 0-1-0, Tillery 0-1-0. BALTIMORE, Averett 5-1-0, Bynes 3-3-0, Clark 3-2-0, Elliott 3-0-1, Stephens 3- 0-0, Campbell 2-2-0, Queen 2-1-0, Humphrey 2-0-0, Madubuike 2-0-0, Harrison1-2-0, Hous- ton 1-1-1, Colon 1-0-0, J.Smith 1-0-0, B.Williams 0-3-0, Board 0-1-0, Murray 0-1-0, Zeitler 0-1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: CHARGERS, White 2-22. BAL- TIMORE, Elliott 1-0. FIELD GOALS MISSED: None. Officials Referee Bill Vinovich, Ump Tony Michalek, HL Patrick Holt, LJ Mark Perlman, FJ Joe Blubaugh, SJ Jimmy Buchanan, BJ Jimmy Russell, Replay Mark Butterworth. Attendance 70,704.

SUMMARY 42 Consecutive games the Jacksonhas been responsible for one or more touchdowns. 53 Touchdownpasses for Jackson fromthe red zone in 52 regular-seasongames, with zero interceptions. 9-0 Record for Jackson in October, the only quarter- back since the1970merger with five-plus starts and zero losses. 41 Games inwhich theRavens have scoredat least 20 points in43 starts by Jack- son. 5 Missedpoint-after-touch- downkicks for theChar- this season.

20 Games quarterbackJustinHer- berthas at least one touch- downpass in21NFLstarts. NUMBERS BALTIMORE The Chargers entered Sunday tied atop the AFC and among the league leaders in feel-good generated through five games. Then, their sixthgamear- rived. let us know what we need to work safety Derwin James Jr. said.

being 4-2 not mad at the world. The world is not No, not. But the buzz theChargers createdaround the NFLwith their fast start was suddenly and decidedly silenced by a 34-6 defeat to Baltimore. They fell behind17-0mid- way through the second quarter.Their runningbacks rushed for 14 yards. They were unable to sustain any drives for longer than nine plays.

beat us coach Brandon Staley said. and our coaches. We need to learn from The Chargers dropped passes.Theygaveup92rush- ing yardson first two drives. Tristan Vizcaino missed another extra point, his fifth of the season. Their fourth-downmagic ended when the offense failed to convert three times in four tries.

Theywere three for 12 on third down. Their 10 full possessions netted just a single touchdown, on a one- yardpass. did not go Staley said. happens in the NFL. Sometimes you lose to a team that beats So the Chargers enter their off week following a loss but knowing they lost to a team considered to be amongthebest in theconfer- ence.

They also know they sur- vived a rough six-game run to open their first season under Staley, a rookie head coach, with a share of first place in theAFCWest. as tough of the stretch as going to face, forme, in the league Staley said. felt like we made it through with our TheChargers beatWash- ington and Kansas City on the road and Las Vegas and Cleveland at home. Their other loss came against Dal- las atSoFiStadium. As of mid-October, at least, the remainder of their schedule appears to lighten up, starting on Halloween afternoon at home against NewEngland.

think the competition in the first six Staley said, given us a really accurate look at where we cangoasa Before the Chargers can go anywhere, they first have to bounce back. They were convincingly defeated by a Ravensteamthatnevergave up control after scoring on its first two series. The Chargers beganwith an encouraging, nine-play drive but then produced a pair of three-and-outs. They never again would get closer than the halftime score of 17-6. Justin Herbert and his playmakers lacked the tim- ing that carried the group into Sunday.

Mike Williams caught only two passes. Austin Ekeler totaled just 55 yards from scrimmage. Jar- edCookhada longcatchof11 yards. Perhaps most telling of all, Keenan Allen was not targeted in the second quar- ter or the third quarter, the three-timeProBowlpick en- tering the final 15 minutes with only two targets and for14 yards. was a ton of stuff in the plan for Sta- ley said.

whether a pressure look or a cover, the ball go there early. We certainly want to get him the ball whenever we can because Herbert admitted the Ravens ran some things on defense that the Chargers seen before Sunday. He praised Baltimore for disguising its pressures and coverages. He said he had to on a pass attempt to Cook that was inter- cepted. He repeatedly la- mented a lack of execution.

He said the offense as a in-game to the un- expected. Defensively, theChargers limited Lamar ex- plosiveness longest play was a 22-yard Jackson scramble but prevent him from keeping theball. The Ravens had a 27-14 edge in first downs and a time of possession advan- tage in excess of 16 minutes. They turned what was fore- cast to be one of the most-watched games Sun- day intooneof its least inter- esting. came out, got two quick touchdowns and kind of caught everybody off James said.

that we prepared but we just have to be better fromthe Now, the Chargers get a break, a week to recover physically andmentally and re-evaluate where they are and where they might he heading. know played six really good Sta- ley said. beat four really good teams. We lost to two really good teams. what I told the team.

I think the truth Only on Sunday, the truth for the Chargers hit a little harder. Loss to Ravens a buzzkill for Chargers L.A. enters its bye week on a down note after Baltimore shuts down Herbert and Co. RAVENS TIGHT ENDMark Andrews, right, is brought down by Chargers linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga. Nick Wass Associated Press By Jeff Miller After opening the season with four wins in five games, the Chargers landed with a thudSunday, falling 34-6.

Hereare sometakeaways fromtheir loss toBaltimore: Fourth-down frustra- tion: The offense was successful on its first seven fourth-down tries to open the season. That per- fectiondiedSunday. The group finished one for four, twice failing to con- vert in its territory when the outcome of the game was still undecided. Approaching themidway point of the second quarter and down14-0, the Chargers had fourthand threeat their 39-yard line. Justin Herbert passed incomplete to Mike Williams.

In the final sixminutes of the third quarter and trail- ing 24-6, Herbertmisfired to Joshua Palmer on fourth and one at the 19. Both failures led to field goals by the Justin Tucker. The second try was the more glaring because of the field position and the fact Herbertattempted togo toa rookie wide receiver who en- tered Sunday with five ca- reer receptions. always gonna trust coach Brandon Staley said. got to make sure that physical on the outside and that strong with the ball and our ball where it needs Staley acknowledged the latter decision wasmotivat- ed somewhat by the need to jump-start anailing offense.

we needed to get something he said. the entire mo- tivation but certainly part of it. We were just a little bit off. Give credit to them be- cause they earned Kicker questions go away: The struggles of Tristan Vizcaino continued when the rookie missed an extra-point attempt, his fifth of the season. a concern Staley said.

just want to make sure that we go back and we really attack the fundamen- Staley said Vizcaino looked good in practice last week. The Chargers have praised his strong leg and kickoff ability, but Vizcaino is just10 for15 on extra-point attempts.Hehasmadesixof seven field-goal attempts. much of this game is Staley said. think where at with him, just establishing his confidence and his rhythm. got the right stuff mentally.

We need him Cornerback shuffle: Tevaughn Campbell re- placed starting cornerback MichaelDavis twiceSunday, a move that Staley said was of the game and will continue tobe. AformerCFLplayerborn in Toronto, Campbell is in his secondNFLseason. TheChargers gaveDavis, a former undrafted free agent, a three-year contract worth up to $25.2 million in March. earned an oppor- Staley said. gives us something out there.

We feel like a rotation between Asante Mike and Tevaughn is healthy for our team. That was the motive, and going to continue to do that as the seasongoes rocky finished with the second- lowest single-game quarter- back rating of his career at 67.8. He was 22 for 39 for 195 yards, with one touchdown andone interception. The yardage total and completion percentage (56.4) also were his second- lowest totals. Still, Staley praised Her- bert, given all the circum- stances.

a game like that, where itgetsawayfromyoua littlebit, I thinkyoucantell a Staley said. thought he was strong with the ball. I thought he took care of it. I really liked the pass that he threw Jared on the interception. I thought it was really goodball location.

I thoughthewas strong.The pockets were tight. There wasa lot of Herbert was sacked twice and hit two other times. The interception came in the second quarter when Baltimore safety DeShon Elliott wrestled the ball away fromCook. thought the defender madeagoodplayon bert said. have to be smarter and keep going through my reads and find the completion instead of forcing it down the field.

But I thought thedefendermade agoodplay on Kicking gamewoes, part 2: Coupled with Vizcaino, the special teams as a whole did not have a greatday. Trailing 17-6 at halftime, the Chargers needed a stop to open the second half and attempt to gain some mo- mentum. Instead, Balti- Devin Duvernay re- turned the kickoff to start the thirdquarter 47 yards. The Ravens then went 52 yards in 12 plays for a touch- down, with Mark Andrews catching a nine-yard scoring pass fromLamarJackson. want to de- fend that quarterback on a short Staley said.

want to defend thatkickerontheshort field. So our coverage units wer- goodenough Pounded on the ground: Entering Sunday with the rundefense, the Chargers againwere pushed around far toooften. Baltimore rushed for 92 yards in its first two drives, both of which netted touch- downs. The Ravens finished with 187 yards in 38 rushes, that effort leading to their wide edge in time of pos- session. times, we played Staley said.

times, wewere a little TAKEAWAYS Fourth-down gambles pay off this time CHARGERS RECEIVER Jalen Guyton leaps but come up with this catch in the second half while being defended by Baltimore cornerback Anthony Averett. Nick Wass Associated Press By Jeff Miller.