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sports Dialuna 5 OctOber 2020

Jackson shows MVP form to help Ravens beat Washington 31-17

(AP) — A few big plays ute warning. Late in the half,
went a long way for the however, Jackson's run of 159
Baltimore Ravens, who straight passes without an in-
took a small step toward terception ended when he
regaining the form they was picked by Fuller. Wash-
displayed last year as the ington cashed in with a field
highest-scoring team in goal to make it 21-10.
the league. Limited to three catches for
22 yards by Kansas City, An-
Lamar Jackson ran for a 50- drews hauled in a 22-yard
yard touchdown and threw touchdown pass to increase
for two scores in a bounce- the lead to 18.
back performance by the
reigning NFL MVP and the Ball Hawk
Ravens, who took control Three days after signing a
early against Washington in a five-year contract extension
31-17 victory Sunday. in the vicinity of $98 million,
Coming off a humbling loss Humphrey began offering
to Kansas City on Monday return on Baltimore's invest-
night, Baltimore (3-1) used ment with his second forced
a forced fumble, a fake punt fumble of the season and
and the longest run of Jack- fifth of his career to set up the
son's career to build a 21-10 Ravens' first score.
halftime lead. It was the 17th straight game
"That was the key, plays being The game was tough to watch Jr. went 32 for 45 for a ca- great at the beginning and I in which Baltimore forced
made," coach John Harbaugh for Washington coach Ron reer-high 314 yards. He was was able to get a turnover," at least one turnover, the
said. Rivera, and not just because sacked three times, twice by Humphrey said. "It was really longest current streak in the
Washington (1-3) had more of the score. Weakened by Matthew Judon. good to get a big play in that NFL.
first downs, owned an edge treatment he received during Jackson's numbers weren't first quarter." Injuries
in time of possession and the week for cancer, Rivera as big, but he managed the Early in the second quarter, Ravens: LT Ronnie Stanley
had only 7 fewer yards than occasionally took a break by Baltimore offense as required a 54-yard field goal try by was inactive with a shoul-
Baltimore. But the Ravens sitting on the bench. while completing 14 of 21 Washington's Dustin Hop- der injury. Orlando Brown
made things happen at just "I had my moments where passes for 193 yards. kins clanged off the left up- moved from RT to LT and
the right time. I felt pretty strong," he said. Limited to 97 yards passing right. On third-and-4 from D. J. Fluker played RT. ... DT
"We didn't have gigantic "Other times I waned a little against the Chiefs, Jackson midfield, Jackson faked a Derek Wolfe (elbow) was in-
plays, but we had conver- bit." surpassed that total by half- handoff and took off down active.
sion plays," Harbaugh said, time. He was backed by a the middle of the field for a Washington: Greg Stroman
referring mostly to Jackson's Washington's first-year coach strong defense looking for 50-yard score, shrugging off left in the first quarter with
50-yard sprint on third down wore a shirt that read: "RIVE- redemption after allowing an attempted tackle by Kend- a right leg injury after being
and punter Sam Koch's 15- RA STRONG." Kansas City to amass 517 all Fuller along the way. hit by two tacklers during an
yard completion on a fourth- Asked what it took for him yards in a 34-20 victory. Washington closed to 14-7 ill-advised punt return. ... DL
and-9 that set up the first of to get through the afternoon, The Ravens went up 7-0 with a 75-yard drive, capped Chase Young (groin) was in-
Jackson's two touchdown Rivera said, "I took two bags when Mark Ingram scored by a 2-yard run by Antonio active.
passes to tight end Mark An- of IV fluids before the game. from the 1 after cornerback Gibson. Up Next
drews. I would sit down at TV time- Marlon Humphrey ripped Facing fourth down at the Ravens: host Cincinnati next
"We're close," Andrews said of outs. I normally don't. I look the ball out of the grasp of Washington 43, Koch threw Sunday in an AFC North
the Baltimore offense, which forward to getting home and J.D. McKissic and Marcus to an open Miles Boykin, matchup.
averaged 32 points per game going to bed early." Peters recovered at the Wash- and Jackson cashed in on the Washington: host Los An-
in 2019. "It's just little things After throwing three inter- ington 34. punt fade with an on-the- geles Rams on Sunday, the
here and there that need to be ceptions last week, Wash- "I'm not going to say we start- run, 25-yard TD pass to An- first of five straight games vs.
tightened up." ington's Dwayne Haskins ed slow, we were not playing drews just after the two-min- NFC foes.

Sevilla suffocates Barcelona in 1-1 draw at Camp Nou

(AP) — Sevilla's superb de- Sevilla's defense clogged up
fense held Barcelona to a the middle of the field the rest
1-1 draw at Camp Nou on of the way. Holding midfielder
Sunday as Ronald Koeman's Fernando and centerback Jules
team dropped its first points Kounde deactivated the play-
in the Spanish league. making of Messi and Coutinho,
while also stopping incursions
Striker Luuk de Jong put Se- by Ansu Fati from the left flank.
villa ahead in the eighth minute Julen Lopetegui's well-coached
when he blasted home a loose side has kept up its excellent
ball that fell to him in the box team play from last season when
after a corner. It was the first it won the Europa League and
league goal conceded by Barce- finished the league in fourth
lona this season. place.
Barcelona hit back two min- Both teams have two wins and a
utes later. Lionel Messi drifted draw this season.
back into midfield and lobbed Barcelona had won all its match-
forward a pass to meet Jordi es — including three preseason
Alba's run from the left side. games — since Koeman took
Jesús Navas tried to intercept, over following its humiliating
only to knock it into the path of 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in
Coutinho who fired it home. the final game of last season.