CLEVELAND (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns have a shared history and the similar address in the AFC North. Right now, that's about all they have in common. The division rivals, currently at extreme opposite ends of the NFL spectrum, meet again Sunday as the Ravens (5-2) try to extend their winning streak to six games while the Browns (1-6) desperately cling to a season slipping away.
If it hasn't already. With the possible exception of the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs, there's no team playing on the same level as the Ravens, who boast the league's top-ranked offense led by the dynamic duo of Lamar Jackson and his new backfield running mate, Derrick Henry. “They're averaging, what, 31 points a game right now and they’re No.
1,” Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah said, reciting some of Baltimore's stunning offensive statistics “It’s a challenge for us.” Jackson is having perhaps his best season, and that's saying something considering he's a two-time league MVP. He's got the best passer rating (118.
0) and has thrown 15 touchdown passes with just two interceptions. He has also rushed for 455 yards with two scores and is on pace to become the first player to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in the same season. Against Tampa Bay on Monday night, Jackson put on a prime-time show, throwing five TD passes and running for 52 yards in a 41-31 win in a game the Ravens had locked up by the end of the third quarter.
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