Ravens Fall to Buccaneers 26-20 in Preseason Finale: Live Game Log

The Ravens and Buccaneers match up in the final game for both teams of the 2023 preseason before a week off and the beginning of the schedule of the games that matter.

We don't expect to see quarterback Lamar Jackson or any of the regular starters, as coach John Harbaugh has elected to rest them all for the preseason. The only "starter" that might see action is rookie wideout Zay Flowers, just as he has seen in the previous two preseason games.

Others, however, will be making their final appearance in hopes of earning a spot on the final 53-man roster before the Aug. 29 cut-down deadline. Josh Johnson will start under center while Tyler Huntley is still nursing a hamstring injury suffered against Philly.

Johnson most likely will see all the first-half action before Anthony Brown finishes the game in the second half.

The Ravens hope to start a new preseason winning streak after their 24-game streak was snapped against the Commanders last week in a dramatic 29-28 loss that felt almost like a playoff game instead of a meaningless, preseason matchup.

As Tampa Bay continues to attempt to transition from the Tom Brady era, Baker Mayfield will take over the reins of the offense after being named the starter. He and Kyle Trask should split time on Saturday.

Live game updates will appear here after kickoff...

FIRST QUARTER: Buccaneers 14, Ravens 7

The Bucs start the game with the ball at their own 25 after the touchback.

Baker Mayfield starts the game at quarterback for Tampa Bay and the Bucs go 3-and-out with a Rachaad White run and two short Mayfield passes. The Jake Camarda punt goes 47 yards to the BAL 20, fair caught by Tylan Wallace.

Josh Johnson is in at quarterback for the Ravens. Johnson hits Charlie Kolar for 19 yards, then Wallace for 15 and James Proche for 22 to the TB 24.

TOUCHDOWN RAVENS: Johnson finds Laquon Treadwell for 24 yards and a touchdown. The Justin Tucker extra point is good for a 7-0 Ravens lead with 11:16 left in the first quarter. The scoring drive goes 80 yards in four plays and takes 1:59 off the clock.

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The Tucker kick goes 62 yards to the TB 3, Devin Thompkins returns it 38 yards to the TB 41.

Mayfield has better control of the offense this time around and grinds the Bucs to the BAL 11. Godwin caught two balls for 16 yards, White and Otten rushed twice for 22 yards.

TOUCHDOWN BUCCANEERS: Mayfield finds Godwin in the end zone for 11 yards and a touchdown. The McLaughlin extra point is good for a 7-7 score with 8:19 left in the first quarter. The scoring drive goes 59 yards in six plays and takes 2:57 off the clock.

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The Ravens get the ball at the 25 to start the drive.

A Johnson scramble and a Gordon five-yard run extended the drive from the BAL 37. A Johnson pass to Kolar for six yards is nullified by Johnson losing four yards on a scramble sack.

On 4th and 8 from the BAL 39, Stout punts 55 yards to the TB 6, downed by Simpson.

Kyle Trask comes in at quarterback for Tampa Bay, but the Bucs run a steady diet of White up the middle to the TB 20 before an incomplete pass from Trask to Moore.

Trask hits a couple of passes and White runs through the Ravens' defense to the BAL 33. The Bucs are moving the ball at will against the Ravens, up to the BAL 6.

TOUCHDOWN BUCCANEERS: Trask finds Wells for six yards in the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point is good. The scoring drive goes 94 yards in 12 plays and takes 5:41 off the clock.

The kickoff goes to the BAL 2, returned by Wright for 21 yards to the BAL 23.

END OF THE FIRST QUARTER

SECOND QUARTER: Buccaneers 17, Ravens 10

Johnson moves the ball to the BAL 36 but the drive stalls there, and Stout punts 56 yards to the TB 8. Thompkins ran for nine yards out of bounds at the TB 17. PENALTY on TB for an illegal block at the 16, half the distance to the goal to the 8.

The Ravens defense holds the Bucs to a 3-and-out and the Camarda punt goes to the BAL 40 out of bounds.

FUMBLE RECOVERY BUCCANNEERS: Johnson gets the Ravens up to the TB 30, but on 1st and 10 scrambles for 15 yards and fumbles. It's recovered by TB's Merriweather at the TB 13.

The Baltimore defense holds Tampa Bay to another 3-and-out, and the Camarda punt goes 49 yards to the BAL 30. Wallace returns it 11 yards to the BAL 41.

Anthony Brown comes in at quarterback for the Ravens and throws the offense down to the TB 21.

FIELD GOAL RAVENS: Justin Tucker is good from 39 yards. The scoring drive goes 38 yards in eight plays and takes 3:33 off the clock.

The Bucs start the drive from their own 25 after the touchback.

Trask hits Dafney on first down to start the drive, then hits Jarrett for nine, and Vaughtn carries for four to the BAL 46.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

Trask can get the Tampa Bay offense no farther than the BAL 46 and Camarda punts to the BAL 14, fair caught by Proche with 1:41 left in the half.

Brown can't get the offense going and can manage just one yard in three plays. The Stout punt goes to the TB 30, returned by Palmer to the BAL 41 with :59 left in the half.

FIELD GOAL BUCCANEERS: McLaughlin is good from 47 as time expires in the half. The scoring drive goes 12 yards in five plays and takes :59 off the clock.

HALFTIME

THIRD QUARTER: Buccaneers 20, Ravens 13

Baltimore gets the ball first in the second half and Brown can do no better than losing five yards in three plays to force a punt. The Stout punt goes 44 yards to the TB 36, but a facemask penalty on BAL moves the ball up to the BAL 40.

Runs by Tucker got the ball to the BAL 33 and Moore caught a Trask pass to get the ball inside the 10.

Two false start penalties move the Bucs back to the 15 for a 3rd and Goal. Trask hits Palmer for six for a field goal chance.

FIELD GOAL BUCCANEERS: McLaughlin hits from 27. The scoring drive goes 31 yards in nine plays and takes 4:54 off the clock.

The Ravens take over from their own 16.

Brown hits Demus for 39 yards to the TB 45, then finds Gordon for 16 more to the TB 25 before a five-yard sack halts the momentum.

FIELD GOAL RAVENS: Tucker is good from 44. The scoring drive goes eight plays and 58 yards in 3:34.

Tampa Bay starts from their own 25 after the touchback.

Trask passes complete to Jarrett for 22 yards to start the drive. Then carries the offense up to the BAL 24.

END OF THIRD QUARTER

FOURTH QUARTER: Buccaneers 26, Ravens 20

FIELD GOAL BUCS: McLaughlin is good from 38 yards. The scoring drive goes 56 yards in 13 plays and takes 7:11 off the clock.

The Ravens take over from their own 25 after the touchback.

Wright runs left guard for 38 yards, then Brown hits Wallace for another 15. Then Brown hits Wright for nine yards to the TB 2.

TOUCHDOWN RAVENS: Wright runs up the middle for a touchdown. The extra point is good. The scoring drive goes 75 yards in eight plays and takes 3:42 off the clock.

The Tucker kickoff goes to the TB 5, returned 26 yards to the TB 31 by Palmer.

Laird runs up the middle for 21 yards on 2nd down. The Bucs drive stalls at the BAL 43, and the Camarda punt goes into the end zone.

The Ravens go 3-and-out and the Stout punt goes to the TB 23.

Trask quickly gets the ball up to the BAL 35, helped along by a 24-yard pass to Brown with 3:34 left in the fourth quarter.

FIELD GOAL BUCS: McLaughlin is good from 48. The scoring drive goes 47 yards in eight plays and takes 2:29 off the clock with 2:19 left in the game.

Baltimore takes over from its own 25 after the touchback.

Brown hits Demus deep for 47 yards to the TB 28.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

Brown and the offense get down to the TB 16 with :34 left with a 3rd and 12 upcoming. Brown passes incomplete to Vokolek.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS to BUCS: Brown is sacked for an eight-yard loss on 4th and 12 from the TB 16

Kyle Trask downs the ball to end the game.

END OF GAME

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