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Jackson completed 12 of 22 passes for 133 yards and rushed 11
times for 82 yards, finishing 11 yards shy of Drake's
team-leading ground total, as the Ravens (6-3) possessed the
ball for 37:47 of the game.
The Baltimore defense was bolstered by the debut of linebacker
Roquan Smith, who was acquired in a trade with Chicago last
week, and the activation of linebacker Tyus Bowser, who hadn't
played this season because of an Achilles injury. It kept the
Saints (3-6) out of the end zone for more than 55 minutes and
limited them to 243 total yards, including just 48 rushing
yards.
The Ravens held running back Alvin Kamara, who had 158 yards of
total offense and three touchdowns in a victory against Las
Vegas last week, to 30 yards on nine carries and 32 yards on
three receptions.
New Orleans' Andy Dalton passed for 210 yards, completing 19 of
29 passes with one touchdown and one interception.
On the first possession of the third quarter, the Ravens drove
to Justin Tucker's 32-yard field goal that increased their lead
to 17-3.
On the ensuing possession, Wil Lutz's 33-yard field goal trimmed
the lead to 17-6 by the end of the third quarter.
Tucker added a 41-yard field goal with 8:31 remaining, and on
the first play of the following possession, Justin Houston
intercepted Dalton, setting up Drake's 3-yard touchdown run.
Dalton threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson with 4:13
left.
Jackson threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Likely to give
Baltimore a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Drake's 1-yard touchdown run increased the lead to 14-0 before
Lutz kicked a 33-yard field goal on the last play of the half to
cut the lead to 14-3 at halftime.
--Field Level Media
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