Ravens' defense frustrates Justin Herbert in 34-6 romp

BALTIMORE (AP) – Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens frustrated Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers in a 34-6 victory Sunday. A week after scoring 47 points in a win over Cleveland, the Chargers (4-2) came up empty on their first five possessions and were held under 16 points for only the second time since drafting Herbert before last season. The Ravens completely controlled this matchup of division leaders. Each of Baltimore’s three veteran running backs – Latavius Murray, Le’Veon Bell and Devonta Freeman – scored a touchdown. Jackson went 19 of 27 with two interceptions. Herbert was 22 of 39 for 195 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Although the much-anticipated clash between these two talented quarterbacks didn’t live up to expectations, Baltimore (5-1) won with a total team effort. JAGUARS 23, DOLPHINS 20 LONDON (AP) – The Jaguars ended their 20-game losing streak when Matthew Wright kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired. Trevor Lawrence connected on a short slant pass to Laviska Shenault Jr. and the Jags (1-5) called a timeout with 1 second remaining after the Dolphins (1-5) gambled on a fourth-and-1 from their 46 and came up short. Lawrence threw for 319 yards and a touchdown as he and coach Urban Meyer finally earned their first NFL victories – even if it required a trip to Europe to get it done in a ‘œhome’� game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Dolphins lost their fifth consecutive game, spoiling the return of Tua Tagovailoa, who made his first start in a month. The second-year quarterback threw two touchdown passes to Jaylen Waddle. Before Sunday, the Jags hadn’t won a game since beating Indianapolis 27-20 in the 2020 season opener. The 20-game losing streak is the second longest in the Super Bowl era. COLTS 31, TEXANS 2 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for two more and the Indianapolis defense held up. Indy rebounded from an embarrassing fourth-quarter collapse at Baltimore by winning for the second time in three weeks. The Colts (2-4) can now move within one game of the AFC South lead – if Buffalo beats Tennessee on Monday. Houston (1-5) has lost five straight overall and six of the last seven against the Colts. And this one changed quickly in the second half – in the exact opposite direction of the Monday night fiasco. Two-time All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard picked off rookie quarterback Davis Mills on Houston’s first play of the third quarter. Wentz capitalized two plays later with a 28-yard TD pass to Mo Alie-Cox to make it 17-3. Taylor started Indy’s next series with an 83-yard run and capped it with a 4-yard TD rush to make it 24-3, and the reeling Texans spent the rest of the game futilely playing catch-up and getting nowhere. CHIEFS 31, WASHINGTON 13 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions. After throwing two picks before halftime, Mahomes connected with Tyreek Hill on a 2-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter. He put the game out of reach with a 24-yarder to Demarcus Robinson with 3:14 left in the fourth period. In between, new starting running back Darrel Williams rushed for his second TD of the game to help Kansas City (3-3) avoid what would have been an embarrassing loss. The defense also finally played its part, holding an opponent under 29 points for the first time this season, forcing a fumble and picking off Taylor Heinicke to seal the win. Washington (2-4) finished with 276 yards and its lowest points total of the season.