San Diego Chargers vs Baltimore Ravens Match Player Stats On Nov 01, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 1, 2015

BALTIMORE -- A 39-yard field goal by Justin Tucker with three seconds remaining gave the Baltimore Ravens a 29-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday that snapped a three-game losing streak.

The kick was set up by a pass interference penalty on Chargers cornerback Steve Williams on a third-and-19 that gave the Ravens the ball on the San Diego 22-yard line.

Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco completed 25 of 37 passes for 319 yards. He threw for a touchdown and ran for one.

Despite the win, the Ravens suffered a potential major blow when leading wide receiver Steve Smith injured his right foot late in the third quarter and had to be helped from the field.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes, including a 70-yard strike to Malcom Floyd. Rivers was 28 of 37 for 301 yards. He set a franchise record with four straight games with 300 passing yards or more.

The Ravens (2-6) tied the score at 16 on a 48-yard field goal by Tucker on the opening drive of the third quarter. Rivers answered with the 70-yard touchdown pass to Floyd, who blew past safety Will Hill and cornerback Kyle Arrington.

After Tucker's 45-yard field goal pulled the Ravens to 23-19, the defense kept the Chargers (2-6) pinned on their own 1-yard line. Baltimore needed just six plays to go 38 yards and retook the lead on a 1-yard sneak by Flacco with 4:34 left in the game.

San Diego charged back and tied the score at 26 on a 49-yard field goal by Josh Lambo almost two minutes later. However, the Ravens were able to run their two-minute offense to go 59 yards, helped by the penalty on Williams, to set up Tucker's winning kick.

The Baltimore defense has gone five straight games without forcing a turnover.

The Chargers had three offensive lineman -- center Chris Watt, guard Chris Hairston and left tackle King Dunlap -- leave with injuries but still managed a 10-6 lead on a 9-yard pass from Rivers to Floyd with 10:16 left in the first half.

On a fourth-and-1, Flacco found wide receiver Kamar Aiken for 3 yards. That set up another 3-yard pass from Flacco to tight end Crockett Gillmore for a 13-10 lead.

Rivers came back with a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Keenan Allen with nine seconds left and the Chargers led 16-13 at the break. Ravens cornerback Asa Jackson managed to block the extra point attempt and that proved to be a pivotal play in the game.

NOTES: Chargers TE Antonio Gates (hamstring) was back in the lineup after missing last week's game against the Oakland Raiders. Gates, who already served a four-game suspension, was active for just the third time this season. ... Ravens LT Eugene Monroe (shoulder) was scratched after leaving the Monday night game against the Cardinals. It was the 10th game that Monroe has missed during the past two seasons in Baltimore. ... San Diego LB Manti Te'o (ankle) missed his third straight game.