For the first time in nearly a decade, the Baltimore Ravens are starting the season with back-to-back losses.
And, thanks to a shocking upset from Gardner Minshew and the Las Vegas Raiders, another huge chunk of survivor pool players have been eliminated.
The Raiders rallied back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun the Ravens 26-23 at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Raiders dropped 13 straight points to close out the game, which dropped the Ravens to 0-2 on the season. That’s something the team hasn’t seen since the 2015 campaign. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson hasn’t lost in consecutive starts in three years, too.
Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson drilled a 38-yard field goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game to push the Raiders to the win.
Just more than 29% of Yahoo Sports users selected the Raiders in their survivor pool this week, which was one of just two teams that received double digit interest. The Los Angeles Chargers were a close second with just more than 27% of users picking them. They cruised to a 26-3 win over the Carolina Panthers. This is now the second straight week that the Survivor Pool favorite lost. The Cincinnati Bengals’ loss to the New England Patriots last week eliminated about 43% of users in a massive Week 1 upset.
Jackson went 21-of-34 for 247 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Raiders. Derrick Henry had 84 yards and a touchdown on the ground on 18 carries. Zay Flowers finished with 91 yards and a touchdown on seven catches.
Gardner Minshew went 30-of-38 for 276 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the win for the Raiders, who entered Sunday’s contest having lost seven of their last eight road games. Zamir White had 24 rushing yards on nine carries, and Davante Adams had 110 receiving yards and a touchdown on nine catches. Brock Bowers was right behind him with 98 yards on nine catches, too. The Raiders are now 1-1 on the season after they fell to the Los Angeles Chargers last week.
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