In a Monday Night Football tilt that pitted head coaching brothers John Harbaugh against Jim Harbaugh, the former was able to make the difference with gutsy play calls.
John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens were able to turn two 4th down conversions in their own territory into touchdowns as the Ravens defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 30-23, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Lamar Jackson threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another TD in the Ravens' victory.
With the Ravens clinging to a 17-16 lead late in the third quarter, Harbaugh made the gutsy call to go for a 4th & 1 from Baltimore's own 39-yard line. Jackson handed it off to Derrick Henry who plowed forward for 27 yards of his eventual 140 rushing yards on the night.
The Ravens wound up ending that 14-play, 70-yard drive on a Jackson six-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews early in the fourth quarter.
The visiting Ravens would tack on an insurance TD as Justice Hill broke out a 51-yard rush into the end zone.
Earlier in the game, during the second quarter, Harbaugh's decision to go for a 4th & 1 from Baltimore's own 16 — on a direct snap to Andrews — helped lead to an eventual 40-yard touchdown hookup between Jackson and Rashod Bateman.
With the win, the Ravens improved to 8-4, while the Chargers fell to 7-4.
Here are all the key live updates and highlights from the Ravens' road win over the Chargers.