Lions run over the Ravens, sack Lamar Jackson 7 times in a 38-30 win over Baltimore

BALTIMORE AP Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery ran for two touchdowns apiece and the Detroit Lions bullied their way to a - win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night The Lions - sacked Lamar Jackson seven times and outrushed the Ravens yards to Detroit scored on drives of and yards against a Baltimore front that was without defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike and demonstrated little ability to handle the Lions physically up front Up - at the two-minute warning Detroit converted on fourth-and- from its own when Jared Goff completed a -yard pass to Amon-Ra St Brown Then Montgomery raced for a -yard touchdown with to play capping a -yard night for the running back Jackson threw his third touchdown pass of the night a -yarder to Mark Andrews with seconds remaining A failed -point conversion and a failed onside kick later the Lions could kneel out the clock It was a jarring sight to see the Ravens - pushed around on their home field where they lost for only the fourth time in prime-time games under coach John Harbaugh When Gibbs and Montgomery weren t running through the Baltimore defense Goff had plenty of time to pick the Ravens apart as Detroit methodically advanced down the field With the tally tied at the Lions faced fourth-and- from the Baltimore on the first play of the fourth quarter St Brown took the ball on what initially looked like a jet sweep then pitched it back to Gibbs who scored easily After a field goal made it - the Ravens got a defensive stop but Derrick Henry lost a fumble in a huge fourth-quarter spot for the second time in three weeks giving Detroit the ball at the Baltimore Still the Lions couldn t put the encounter away settling for a field goal when that drive was derailed by a facemask penalty on Christian Mahogany But the Ravens couldn t move the ball and punted on fourth-and- Then Montgomery made it a -point challenge The battle started as advertised with the Lions fresh off a -point performance against Chicago breezing down the field for an early - lead on a -yard run by Gibbs Then the Ravens who reached points in each of their first two games expeditiously tied it on a -yard touchdown run by Henry The Lions then retook the lead on a -yard touchdown run by Montgomery which capped an -play -yard drive that took off the clock The Ravens down two of their top pass rushers with Madubuike neck and Kyle Van Noy hamstring out did little to trouble Goff in the pocket Baltimore wasted a second-and-goal situation from the -yard line later in the second quarter when Henry was stopped twice On fourth-and-goal from the Jackson fumbled and the ball rolled all the way back to the but when the Lions took over there Baltimore s defense held and Jackson threw a -yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman to tie it at with seconds left in the half Baltimore took a - lead when Jackson threaded a -yard scoring pass to Mark Andrews in the third quarter but Goff answered with an -yard touchdown strike to St Brown Injuries Detroit RB Sione Vaki left the tournament with a groin injury Up next Baltimore plays at Kansas City on Sunday in another marquee matchup between Jackson and Patrick Mahomes Detroit hosts Cleveland AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source