NFL Week 8 Game Recap: Baltimore Ravens 31, Arizona Cardinals 24

The Baltimore Ravens took down the Arizona Cardinals, 31-24, on the road to move to 6-2, dropping the Cardinals to 1-7 on the year.

The Cardinals drove down the field and scored a touchdown on the opening drive, and the Ravens answered back with a touchdown pass to Mark Andrews.

That was all the scoring until the final minute of the second quarter, when the Ravens took advantage of a Brandon Stephens interception with Gus Edwards scoring from a yard out.

Another Dobbs interception, this time by Ravens safety Geno Stone, allowed Edwards to score again and put the Ravens up 21-7 at the end of the third quarter before Justin Tucker converted from 48 yards out to make it 24-7.

Dobbs drove the Cardinals down the field for a touchdown, but the Ravens' rushing attack dominated on the next drive and Edwards scored his third touchdown of the game.

A Marquise Brown touchdown followed by an onside kick made things a little nervy for the Ravens, but a Matt Prater field goal to make it 31-24 was the final score of the game.

Offensive spotlight: The Cardinals' speed on defense prevented Lamar Jackson from breaking off any long runs, but they struggled to hold up against the Ravens running up the middle as the game went on. Gus Edwards averaged 4.2 yards per carry and found the end zone three times.

Dobbs struggled, averaging just 5.6 yards per attempt and going 25-of-37 for 208 yards with a pair of touchdowns and a pair of interceptions. A lot of those yards came late as Arizona played catch-up. The second of his interceptions was particularly bad, with two Ravens defenders more likely to catch the ball than anyone on the Cardinals roster.

Defensive spotlight: The Ravens were beaten in the trenches early in the game, except for Michael Pierce. The mammoth nose tackle was unblockable at times, finishing the game with four solo tackles, a batted pass and a sack and a forced fumble.

The Cardinals did have some success against a Ravens offense that dominated against the Detroit Lions just a week ago. Dante Stills was involved in a pair of sacks, while Antonio Hamilton Sr. had a pair of pass breakups. Jalen Thompson, Zaven Collins and Starling Thomas V tallied one each, too. Despite that success, Arizona was unable to slow the Ravens' rushing attack late in the game.

Rookie spotlight: Featured heavily again by the Ravens, wide receiver Zay Flowers led the team with seven targets on a low average depth of target, which led to him picking up just 19 yards on five receptions.

Emari Demercado had another solid game for the Cardinals, rushing for 78 yards on 20 carries. He gave the Ravens some problems early on, but as the Cardinals were forced to become one-dimensional late in the game, his threat was neutralized.

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