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The Baltimore Ravens continued to existing last season used to be no fluke with a 33-16 victory over the Houston Texans in Week 2.
One week after pummeling the Cleveland Browns 38-6, Lamar Jackson led the Ravens to a avenue procure in Houston in opposition to a Texans team that’s already giving loads of trigger for pains.
The Texans offense remains sluggish following a season-opening loss at the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Whereas quarterback Deshaun Watson passed for 253 yards, one touchdown and one interception in KC, his 84.5 passer ranking wasn’t practically legal enough to defend up with the defending Gargantuan Bowl champions.
It wasn’t considerably larger in opposition to Baltimore on Sunday. The Texans received 304 total yards on offense and are having pains changing the manufacturing of wideout DeAndre Hopkins, who used to be traded to the Arizona Cardinals all over the offseason.
Sunday marked the second consecutive yr Baltimore (2-0) has defeated Houston (0-2). The Ravens received 41-7 at house last season.
Notable Performers
Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens: 18-for-24, 204 passing yards, 1 touchdown; 16 carries, 54 dashing yards
Marquise Brown, WR, Baltimore Ravens: 5 catches, 42 yards
Stamp Ingram II, RB, Baltimore Ravens: 9 carries, 55 yards, 1 touchdown
Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans: 25-for-36 passing, 275 yards, 1 interception, 1 touchdown; 5 carries, 17 yards
David Johnson, RB, Houston Texans: 11 carries, 34 yards
J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans: 2 sacks (98th career sack; moves into a tie with Joey Porter for 35th all-time)
Ravens Continue Traditional-Season Streaks
The Tennessee Titans upset over the Ravens in last yr’s playoffs continues to peep extra and extra impressive as Baltimore’s contemporary core continues its elope.
Sunday’s victory marked the 14th straight fashioned-season victory for the Ravens and the seventh straight on the avenue. It used to be furthermore the 15th consecutive game the Baltimore defense forced a turnover, extending the league’s longest active proceed.
At no level did the Ravens chase and to boot they attach up factors in each quarter.
And it befell on the avenue in opposition to a Houston Texans team that received its division in 2019.
The Ravens are likely to be not messing spherical.
After taking a 13-7 lead slack in the second quarter, two Houston turnovers attach Baltimore squarely on high of things with dinky the Texans could perhaps well carry out to entire it. The principle got right here on a Keke Coutee fumble—attributable to a Peanut Tillman-like punch from Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey—that used to be scooped up by linebacker L.J. Citadel and returned 22 yards for a touchdown.
Watson received the ball abet and started driving downfield unless a circulate supposed for Brandin Cooks used to be picked off by Marcus Peters at the Baltimore 35-yard line.
That seemingly broke the Texans offense, which only managed 167 yards for the reminder of the game.
Baltimore, meanwhile, racked up 407 yards of total offense on actual 9 possessions, changing 5-of-14 third-down opportunities and each fourth-down attempts.
A Monday Evening Football matchup with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs next week will take a look at the Ravens’ streaks.
Texans in Hazard After Week 2
The Houston Texans received the AFC South for the second consecutive yr in 2019. Their playoff hopes this season could perhaps well unprejudiced already be in hazard after two video games in 2020.
Relationship abet to 1980, only six teams assemble made the playoffs after dropping their first three video games. Given the advise of the Texans and the daunting time desk forward, they face a elaborate job.
If this sounds acquainted for Houston followers, there could be a motive at the abet of that.
The Texans made the playoffs in 2018 after three straight losses to begin the yr. After a loss to the Ravens on Sunday—and with a game in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers next—one other 0-3 originate appears likely. But this yr’s Houston squad is already at an even bigger downside than it used to be in 2018.
The Texans are aloof taking a peek skill players on offense who can abet change the playmaking abilities of Hopkins.
Sunday didn’t bring them any nearer.
Brandin Cooks tallied 95 yards on five catches and Randall Cobb received 59 yards on the the same likelihood of receptions, but neither realized the head zone or posed a converse risk to the Ravens defense.
A fumble by receiver Keke Coutee returned for a touchdown used to be not the make of hasty assault that could perhaps well abet Houston, both.
The Texans assemble been outscored in six of eight quarters this season and assemble spent loads of the first two weeks working at a deficit.
The reigning AFC South champs battled the possibilities sooner than, but this team looks to assemble taken a predominant step abet since then.
What’s Subsequent
Week 3 will survey the Ravens host the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (2-0) at 8: 15 p.m. ET on Monday Evening Football in a single other rematch from last season. Baltimore lost 33-28 in the old meeting.
The Texans will face the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on CBS.
