The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off a pair of embarrassing losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and division rival Carolina Panthers, but they have an opportunity to get back on track on Thursday night as they host the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football. Baltimore has alternated wins and losses in every week this season and has seen its offense slow down of late.
Both teams are dealing with injury issues at the moment, and they’ll keep some important players off the field. We’ll still have plenty of star power, though, with Tom Brady and Lamar Jackson going to battle against defenses that have shown themselves capable of playing at a high level, though not with the desired degree of consistency.
Which of these two teams will capture the victory? We’ll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, here’s how you can watch the game.
How to watch
Date: Thursday, Oct. 27 | Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)
Stream: Amazon Prime Video
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Buccaneers -1, O/U 45.5 (courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook)
When the Ravens have the ball
Lamar Jackson started the season on fire, completing 56 of 88 passes (63.6%) for 749 yards (8.5 per attempt), 10 touchdowns, and two interceptions, while also rushing 26 times for 243 yards and two additional scores, across the Ravens’ first three games. He’s since cooled down considerably (65 of 109 for 648 yards, three touchdowns, four picks, 40 carries for 267 scoreless yards over the last four games) as teams have started playing more man coverage (to dare an underwhelming receiving corps to beat them on the perimeter) and getting more pressure (which limits his scrambling ability, to a degree).
The good news is the Ravens might get Rashod Bateman back after he put in a full practice on Wednesday and was listed as questionable. The bad news is they might not have Mark Andrews, who didn’t practice at all this week after being limited last week and going catch-less against the Browns on Sunday. If Andrews sits, we’ll be robbed of what would have been the most fascinating matchup in this game, with one of the NFL‘s best tight ends going up against one of the best coverage linebackers in the league in Lavonte David (and one of the most aggressive, forward-moving linebackers in Devin White).
The Buccaneers are also dealing with a rash of injury issues in the secondary as…
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