Just like in the season opener, the Raiders defense kept things tight early in the game. The Ravens led 3-0 at the end of the first quarter, while the Ravens had converted just one first down. They forced a point on the first drive and gave up just one first down on the second drive, with Maxx Crosby adding a sack to stop the drive for a field goal.

Things started to open up a bit for the Raiders offense early in the second quarter, with Brock Bowers making a pair of catches along with Davante Adams, getting the Raiders past midfield before stalling out. Daniel Carlson added a 53-yard field goal to tie the score at 3-3.

The Ravens responded with another drive into scoring range. The Raiders defense would eventually stop them, but not before reaching the 25 and kicking another field goal to get back to 6-3.

An interception by Gardner Minshew gave the Ravens another chance to score late in the second quarter. But their drive would stall again, this time with Justin Tucker’s 56-yard attempt to the left wide of the door being a waste of time, leaving the score at 6-3.

Minshew came out to lead the two-minute drill. A 24-yard pass interference penalty on Marlon Humphrey put the Raiders within range of a field goal inside the 30. Lined up on third-and-five, Thayre Munford was beaten on the edge by Kyle Van Noy to give up the nine-yard sack. Daniel Carlson nailed the 51-yard field goal to tie the score at 6-6 with 1:37 left in the second quarter.

That was enough time for the Ravens to push deep into Raiders territory, but the Raiders defense eventually stepped up in the red zone, leading to a field goal and the Ravens taking a 9-6 lead into halftime.

Just like last week, Minshew completed a high percentage of his passes, but the results weren’t there. He was 14 of 16 for 64 yards and an interception.

Right from the start of the third quarter, the Ravens ran riot over the Raiders. They got first downs on their first two plays on a run up the middle and a pass to a wide-open Mark Andrews. Then Derrick Henry took the handoff for 29 yards down the left sideline to put them on first-and-goal at the nine. Two plays later, Lamar Jackson found Zay Flowers for an easy touchdown over the middle to give the Ravens a 16-6 lead.

After a turnover on downs for the Raiders, it looked like the Ravens would march right back for another score. But everything changed when Jakorian Bennett broke up a pass and Robert Spillane intercepted it. The Raiders took full advantage of the takeaway and drove for a touchdown. The big play was a 27-yard completion to Brock Bowers to the one-yard line. Alexander Mattison got the handoff on the one and punched it in for the score to make it a 16-13 game.

That didn’t last long. The Ravens marched right back down the field, leaning on Derrick Henry who ran 38 yards and scored a touchdown on the drive to cut it back to a ten-point Ravens lead at 23-13.

True to the back-and-forth nature of this game, the Raiders offense began to move as well. Gardner Minshew connected with Davante Adams for 28 yards and then Davante made a brilliant sideline grab on his toes, leaning out of bounds for a 30-yard gain to put them on first-and-goal at the nine-yard line.

They settled for a field goal and tied the game 23-16.

The defense did its job of forcing the Ravens to take a three-and-out and giving the offense another chance, and the offense didn’t waste its efforts.

Minshew went back to the air, connecting with Davante Adams for another deep ball down the left sideline for 29 yards. An 11-yard completion to Brock Bowers put them first-and-goal on the nine. A Baltimore pass interference in the end zone gave the Raiders another first-and-goal on the one. And Minshew faked a run, throwing over the top to Adams for the tying touchdown.

The Raiders defense held the Ravens to a three-and-out AGAIN. And it included a huge nine-yard sack by Maxx Crosby, his second of the game.

After a short punt and a penalty, the Raiders started with the ball in Baltimore territory. Zamir White ran it four times for 16 yards and Minshew completed an eight-yard pass to Jakobi Meyers to put them within field goal range and run out the clock. Daniel Carlson scored his field goal to give the Raiders the lead at 26-23.

The Ravens had 27 seconds to try to score the tying goal, but were unable to do so.

In a game where they were the visiting underdogs by 9.5 points, the Raiders claimed a 26-23 victory to improve their season record to 1-1.