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Lamar Jackson inspires Ravens as NFL winning streak continues in Tampa | NFL

Lamar Jackson threw for 281 yards with five touchdowns and the Baltimore Ravens With a 41:31 victory over the hosts, they extended their winning streak to five games Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday evening.

Baltimore wide receiver Rashod Bateman had four catches for a career-high 121 yards and a score. Jackson connected on 17 of 22 passes. After a slow start, Ravens running back Derrick Henry had an 81-yard run late in the third quarter to set up the Ravens' fourth touchdown. Henry finished the game with 169 yards on 15 carries and caught his second touchdown reception of the season.

After trailing 10-0, Baltimore (5-2) scored 34 straight points. Jackson improved to 23-1 against the NFC – the best record by a quarterback against an opposing conference in NFL history.

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews managed two touchdown receptions and now has 43 in his career, surpassing Todd Heap's previous franchise record of 41.

Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans caught a 25-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, but suffered a hamstring injury in the second quarter and was sidelined for the remainder of the game. Fellow wide receiver Chris Godwin was carted off the field with less than a minute to play.

Tampa head coach Todd Bowles said after the game that Godwin had suffered an ankle injury and would be out indefinitely. “Chris is a damn good player, and he's even more of a damn good person,” Bowles said. “There's not much to say…unfortunately they won't cancel the games and we have to get up and carry on but our hearts are heavy.”

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield said: “I'm going to think about Chris and Mike here for a while, but (we) have to move forward. “This group has to be resilient. We have to get guys up and running. And that’s just how it is.”

Baker Mayfield was 31 of 45 for 370 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Tampa Bay (4-3). He was fired three times.

Tampa Bay tight end Cade Otton caught eight passes for 100 yards and Rachaad White caught two touchdown passes.

Baltimore opened a 27-10 lead with a 49-yard touchdown pass from Jackson to Bateman with 7:25 left in the third quarter. On the Ravens' next possession, Henry's 81-yard run set up a four-yard scoring pass from Jackson to Andrews.

Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers failed to handle a return pass from Jackson that was ruled a fumble, and the Buccaneers recovered. Tampa Bay took advantage and got within 34-18 on Mayfield's 11-yard touchdown pass to White and a two-point conversion pass to Sterling Shepard with 11:24 to play. However, Henry managed a 33-yard run to swing the momentum. Henry then caught a 13-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 41-18.

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey had a career-best two interceptions, but left the game in the second quarter with a knee injury and left. Tampa Bay running back Bucky Irving had a one-yard score and White caught a 23-yard TD reception, making it a 10-point game with just under two minutes left. The Ravens finished with 508 yards of offense while the Buccaneers totaled 481 yards.

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In Monday night's other game, Chad Ryland hit a 32-yard field goal with no time left Arizona Cardinals a 17-15 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Glendale, Arizona.

James Conner fended off a tackle attempt by Daiyan Henley near the line of scrimmage during a 33-yard reception on the game-winning drive to move the ball to the Chargers' 22-yard line and set up the game-winning kick. Conner totaled 152 yards (101 rushing, 51 receiving) to help the Cardinals (3-4) win for the second time in the last three games. Kyler Murray completed 14 of 26 passes for 145 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and also ran for 64 yards and one touchdown.

Chad Ryland of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates with his teammates after his game-winning field goal against the Los Angeles Chargers. Photo: Matt York/AP

Cameron Dicker made a career-high five field goals to secure all the points for the Chargers (3-3), who lost for the third time in four games. Dicker hit a 40-yarder with 1:54 left to give Los Angeles the lead before the Cardinals scored the winning goal.

Justin Herbert completed 27 of 39 passes for a season-high 349 yards for the Chargers. Los Angeles' Will Dissly had 81 yards on a career-best eight catches.

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