Commanders Mock Ravens: 'Biggest Preseason W in History!' Live Updates
Would the Washington Commanders snap the Baltimore Ravens' 24-game winning streak in the preseason on Monday night? Indeed they would, with a last-second 29-28 victory that has Washington in a playful mood.
“All you could hear about is this streak, the streak,” Jahan Dotson said, adding sarcastically, “So I feel like we just had the biggest preseason W in history.”
Even before the game, the Commanders openly mocked "the streak,'' offensive lineman Sam Cosmi calling it "stupid'' and predicting that Washington would end the Baltimore run.
That is indeed what happened - complete with Cosmi's victorious "Griddy'' dance ... and here's how it when down chronologically ...
After being named the starter on Friday by head coach Ron Rivera, quarterback Sam Howell will see some action tonight. Howell will have everyone at his disposal except for tight end Logan Thomas and offensive tackle Charles Leno to protect him.
Defensively, Washington will be without nearly its entire starting defense. Chase Young, Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Montez Sweat, Phidarian Mathis, Kendall Fuller and Benjamin St-Juste are among those out. Rookies Emmanuel Forbes and Quan Martin are expected to see considerable playing time in the secondary.
Lamar Jackson is not playing for Baltimore and Tyler Huntley is hurt, leaving Josh Johnson and Anthony Brown to carry the offense. The Commanders and Ravens participated in joint practices last Tuesday and Wednesday.
WHAT: Baltimore Ravens (1-0) at Washington Commanders (1-0)
WHERE: FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland (67,617)
WHEN: Monday, August 21, 2023, 8 p.m. ET
TV/RADIO: ESPN, BIG 100.3 FM
Betting via SI SportsBook
SPREAD: Ravens -1.5 (-111), Commanders +1.5 (-111)
TOTAL: 38.5 (o -105, u -120)
MONEYLINE: Ravens -143, Commanders +115
Make sure to follow along with in-game updates as they happen with Commander Country.
First Quarter:
The Ravens win the toss and will receive to start the game. The opening kickoff goes through the end zone for a touchback.
Josh Johnson gets the start for Baltimore. He hands it off to Justice Hill and he runs for 10 yards and a first down.
Johnson's pass intended for Charlie Kolar is broken up. Johnson finds Zay Flowers and he makes a couple of defenders miss on his way to an 11-yard gain and moves the chains.
Johnson dumps it off to Hill and he gains 14 yards for another first down, moving into Washington territory.
Hill gets the handoff and he gets around the edge and runs for 16 yards before going out of bounds.
Johnson rolls right and finds Flowers. He makes multiple Commander defenders miss and he gets into the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown.
The extra point from Justin Tucker is good with 12:21 left in the quarter.
Ravens 7, Commanders 0
End of possession
The kickoff goes through the end zone for a touchback.
Sam Howell hands it off to Brian Robinson Jr., and he only gains a yard. Robinson gets another handoff and gets five yards. On third and four, Howell fakes the handoff then dumps it off to Robinson who gains four yards to move the chains.
Howell throws a short pass to Cole Turner and gets eight yards. Howell is under pressure and he tries to buy time, but he's sacked by Travis Jones for a 13-yard loss. On third and 15, Howell finds Turner over the middle of the field for 17 yards and another first down.
Antonio Gibson gets the carry and runs for four yards. Howell looks over the middle of the field and finds Terry McLaurin for 13 yards to move the chains again to Baltimore's 37-yard-line.
Robinson gets the carry and breaks multiple tackles on a nine-yard gain. Howell drops back to pass and he scrambles for six yards and another first down.
After a play-fake, Howell finds McLaurin again for 13 yards to move inside the 10-yard-line.
Howell hands it off to Robinson and he rushes for three yards. Howell is under pressure again and he rolls right before throwing it away to make it third and goal. Howell scrambles again and breaks a tackle before being stopped three yards short of the end zone.
Joey Slye comes out to attempt a 21-yard field goal and it's good with 3:11 left in the first quarter.
Ravens 7, Commanders 3
End of possession
Slye's kickoff goes through the end zone for a touchback.
Johnson hands it off to Melvin Gordon and he gains four yards. Johnson's short pass to Tarik Black is complete for five yards. Johnson pitches it to Gordonon third and one and Emmanuel Forbes tackles him short of a first down.
Jordan Stout's punt goes into the end zone for a touchback with 1:13 left in the first quarter.
End of possession
Howell hands it off to Gibson and he gains three yards. Howell drops back to pass and finds Curtis Samuel for 12 yards.
Howell hands it off to Gibson again and he gains five yards on the final play of the first quarter.
End of the quarter
Second Quarter:
Howell looks for Dotson over the middle of the field and the pass is broken up. Ravens linebacker Malik Harrison is flagged for pass interference and Washington gets the ball at its 45-yard-line.
Howell dumps it off to Gibson and he gains five yards but there's another flag on the play. The Commanders had two flags, a holding and an ineligible man downfield. The holding penalty is accepted and moves the Commanders back 10 yards.
On first and 20, Gibson runs for three yards. Howell dumps it off again, this time to Robinson and he gains three yards. On third and 14, Howell's pass is incomplete but he got a Ravens defender to jump offsides before the play so they'll redo the down. Howell goes deep for Dyami Brown but the pass is broken up.
Michael Palardy's punt is perfect, as it's downed at Baltimore's one-yard-line.
End of possession
Gordon gets the handoff and he runs for five yards. Gordon gets another carry but he only gains two yards. On third and three, Johnson is under pressure as he backs into the end zone and he finds Patrick Ricard for five yards and a first down.
Johnson keeps it and he runs for six yards. Johnson dumps it off to Keaton Mitchell on a screen and he runs for six yards and another first down.
Johnson escapes pressure and runs for seven yards. Johnson fakes the handoff and his pass to Kolar is complete for 28 yards to Washington's 39-yard-line.
Johnson drops back to pass again and fins Dontay Demus Jr. for 11 yards.
Gordon gets the carry and runs for seven yards. Johnson floats the pass into the end zone and Quan Martin intercepts it. He runs it back 57 yards to Baltimore's 43-yard-line.
End of possession
Howell scans the field and then finds Robinson for eight yards. Robinson gets the ball again and runs for three yards to move the chains.
Howell throws a screen to Dotson and he gets six yards. Gibson gets the ball on a screen pass but he loses two yards. On third and six, Howell dumps it off to Gibson again and he's stopped four yards short of a first down.
Washington keeps its offense on the field. Howell's pass is tipped and it finds Dotson and turns into a 16-yard gain to the Ravens' 11-yard-line.
Robinson only gains two yards on first down. That's the final play before the two-minute warning.
On second and eight, Howell's pass to Brown is tipped and almost gets intercepted before falling incomplete. On third and eight, Howell finds Gibson and he breaks multiple tackles before getting into the end zone. A fight breaks out in the end zone after the play.
There are offsetting personal fouls on Commanders offensive lineman Nick Gates and Ravens cornerback Corey Mayfield Jr.
The extra point is good with 1:49 left in the half.
Commanders 10, Ravens 7
End of possession
The kick goes through the end zone for a touchback.
Johnson finds Kolar deep over the middle of the field for a 33-yard completion. Illegal use of hands to the face on Washington is declined.
Baltimore has the ball at Washington's 42-yard-line. Johnson goes deep for Tylan Wallace and it's incomplete but there's a flag on the play. Rachad Wildgoose is flagged for pass interference inside the 10-yard line.
On first and goal, Johnson throws a back-shoulder pass to Wallace for a seven-yard touchdown.
The extra point by Tucker is good with 1:34 left in the first half.
Ravens 14, Commanders 10
End of possession
Kazmeir Allen returns the kickoff to Washington's 20-yard-line.
Jeremiah Moon is free off the edge and sacks Howell for a six-yard loss. Howell maneuvers in the pocket to buy time before scrambling to gain seven yards before running out of bounds. Holding on Baltimore adds five yards to the play and gives Washington a first down.
Howell drops back again and finds McLaurin for 13 yards and another first down.
A false start on Gibson moves Washington back five yards and they call a timeout to avoid a 10-second runoff. McLaurin hobbles off of the field. Howell finds Dotson who is wide-open for a 16-yard gain just beyond midfield. Illegal contact on Baltimore is declined.
Howell looks for Dotson again but the pass is broken up with 41 seconds left in the half. Howell rolls right and looks for Dotson again and the pass hits off his hands before falling incomplete. On third and 10, Howell's pass is complete to Dotson for 17 yards and another first down. The Commanders call their second timeout with 30 seconds remaining in the half.
McLaurin walks through the tunnel to the locker room under his own power.
Howell breaks multiple tackles and then finds Dotson again, this time for 20 yards to Baltimore's 13-yard-line. Washington calls its final timeout with 21 seconds left before halftime.
Howell has time but his pass is over Brown's head in the end zone. Howell looks for Brown again in the end zone and he makes a leaping grab for an 11-yard touchdown.
Slye's extra point is good with 12 seconds left in the half.
Commanders 17, Ravens 14
End of possession
The kickoff goes through the end zone and Johnson takes a knee in the final play before halftime.
Howell was 19 of 25 for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the first half.
Halftime: Commanders 17, Ravens 14
Third Quarter:
Jacoby Brissett is in the game for Washington. Brissett's pass to Chris Rodriguez is dropped. Rodriguez gets the handoff and runs for five yards. On third and five, Brissett moves up in the pocket and his pass to Rodriguez is short of a first down.
Palardy's punt gets downed at Baltimore's 15-yard-line.
End of possession
Anthony Brown is in at quarterback for Baltimore. Gordon runs for 12 yards and a first down.
Brown dumps it off to Gordon but he's stopped for no gain. Brown's pass to tight end Travis Vokolek gains five yards. On third and five, Brown escapes pressure then runs for five yards before going out of bounds and moving the chains.
Brown rolls right then keeps it and runs for four yards. Brown gives it to Mitchell on a delayed handoff and he runs up the sideline for 31 yards to Washington's 28-yard-line.
Brown's pass to James Proche is complete for seven yards. Brown pitches it to Gordon and he gains two yards as he goes out of bounds. Gordon gets the ball on short yardage and gains two yards to move the chains.
Brown finds Vokolek across the middle of the field and he runs into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown.
The extra point by Tucker is good with 7:49 left in the third quarter.
Ravens 21, Commanders 17
End of possession
The kickoff goes through the end zone for a touchback.
Brissett hands it off to Rodriguez and he runs for seven yards. Brissett is forced to scramble and he gains five yards to move the chains.
Brissett's pass to Brown is complete and he makes multiple defenders miss to turn it into a 17-yard gain into Baltimore territory.
Brissett's pass to Byron Pringle is complete for five yards. Jonathan Williams runs for nine yards for another first down.
Brissett's pass is behind Brown and falls incomplete. Brissett checks it down to Rodriguez for four yards. On third and six, Brissett's pass is behind Dax Milne and incomplete.
Slye comes out to attempt a 49-yard field goal and it's good with 3:48 left in the third quarter.
Ravens 21, Commanders 20
End of possession
Mitchell returns the kickoff to Baltimore's 27-yard-line.
Owen Wright runs for six yards on first down. Wright gets another handoff and gains two. He gets the ball once more but he's stopped in the backfield to make it fourth down.
The punt goes out of bounds at Washington's 30-yard line with 1:41 left in the third quarter.
End of possession
Brissett hands it off to Rodriguez and he fumbles. It's recovered by DeAndre Houston-Carson and he returns it to Washington's 14-yard-line.
End of possession
Brown runs to his right for three yards. Wright gets the handoff and gains four yards. On third and two, Wright is stopped for a loss of a yard on the final play of the third quarter.
End of quarter
Fourth Quarter:
Baltimore lines up to go for it on fourth down and the hard count gets Washington to jump, giving them a first down.
Wright is stopped for a five-yard loss by Andre Jones. Brown has to roll right then throws it away. On third and goal Brown finds Vokolek for a touchdown.
Baltimore lines up to go for two but a false start moves them back five yards. Tucker comes out for the extra point and it's good with 14:08 left in the game.
Ravens 28, Commanders 20
End of possession
Washington begins the drive at its 25-yard-line after the touchback. Rodriguez runs for seven yards. Brissett's pass to Kyric McGowan gains 14 yards.
Brissett's pass to Milne gains five yards. Rodriguez gets the ball on a draw and gains eight yards for another first down at Baltimore's 41-yard-line.
Rodriguez gets another handoff and runs for six yards. Brissett dumps it off to Williams and he loses a yard. On third and five, Brissett's pass is intercepted by Tae Hayes.
End of possession
Wright runs for three yards on first down. He gets the ball again and loses a yard. On third and eight, Brown rolls right and his pass is incomplete.
Allen has a 20-yard return to Washington's 41-yard-line.
End of possession
Jake Fromm is in at quarterback for Washington. Derrick Gore breaks a big run for 15 yards to Baltimore's 44-yard-line.
Gore gets another handoff and is stopped for no gain. Fromm's pass is tipped and falls incomplete. On third and 10, From extends the play and finds McGowan for 12 yards to move the chains.
Fromm's pass to Mitchell Tinsley gains six yards. Jaret Patterson runs for three yards to make it third and one. Gore gets the carry and runs for eight yards to the Ravens' 16-yard-line.
Patterson gets it on a delayed handoff and only gains a yard. Fromm's pass is complete to Patterson and he breaks multiple tackles along the sideline before falling into the end zone for a touchdown. A facemask on Baltimore moves the ball half the distance to the goal for the two-point conversion.
Washington goes for two. Fromm fakes the handoff, rolls right and throws it to Alex Armah and he tackles short of the end zone with 4:08 left in the game.
Ravens 28, Commanders 26
End of possession
The kickoff goes for a touchback.
Brown keeps it and runs for 25 yards to midfield before going out of bounds.
Brown's pass to Wright gains four yards. Wright gets the handoff and only gains a yard. On third and five, Brown goes deep and his pass intended for Demus is incomplete. Demus is injured on the field.
Allen calls for a fair catch at Washington's nine-yard-line with 2:54 to play.
End of possession
Fromm goes deep and the pass is off the hands of tight end Curtis Hodges. A false start makes it second and 14. Fromm finds Hodges for seven yards. On third and seven, Fromm finds Allen for 12 yards and a first down on the final play before the two-minute warning.
Fromm's pass to Tinsley is complete for eight yards. Fromm is under pressure and he fumbles, but it goes out of bounds and loses nine yards. Fromm is under more pressure and buys time but the pass to a wide-open Hodges is too high.
Baltimore calls a timeout with 1:09 left in the game. On fourth and 11, Fromm's pass is incomplete but pass interference extends the drive.
Washington has the ball at its 37-yard-line. Fromm's pass to Brycen Tremayne is complete for 13 yards.
Fromm goes deep for Tinsley but the pass is incomplete. Fromm's pass to Allen is complete for six yards and Washington calls a timeout with 31 seconds left in the game. Before third and four, Baltimore calls its second timeout. Fromm throws it to Tremayne and it's complete for five yards. The Commanders call their second timeout with 26 seconds left in the game.
Baltimore sends an all-out blitz and Fromm's pass hits Tinsley's hands before he drops it. Fromm goes deep again for Tinsley but the pass is incomplete. Fromm rolls right and his pass is complete to Allen for eight yards to make it fourth and two.
Slye comes out for a 49-yard field goal with 12 seconds left in the game. The Commanders call their final timeout before the kick.
Slye lines up for the kick, and it's good with 10 seconds left in the game.
Commanders 29, Ravens 28
End of possession
The kickoff goes through the end zone for a touchback.
Brown heaves the pass deep and it's intercepted by Kendall Smith.
End of possession
Fromm takes a knee and that's the ballgame.
Final: Commanders 29, Ravens 28
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