The Baltimore Ravens dominated the entire first half of
Saturday night¡¯s meeting with the Los Angeles Chargers but had only a 6-3
advantage to show for it at the break.Baltimore¡¯s defense kept the Chargers from
crossing midfield until the final minute of the half and two Justin Tucker field
goals gave the Ravens the advantage at halftime.The Ravens out-gained Los
Angeles
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dominated time of possession 19:54-10:06 and had a 1-0 advantage in the turnover
battle, but still held just a three-point edge. The Chargers were also 0-for-4
on third down in the first half.Philip Rivers was intercepted by Brandon Carr on
the first offensive snap of the game on a underthrow ball for wide receiver Mike
Williams. Gus Edwards immediately broke off a 43-yard run on Baltimore¡¯s first
offensive snap to move inside the Chargers red zone. However, the defense would
stiffen up with a third down pass from Lamar Jackson to Michael Crabtree falling
incomplete to set up a 24-yard Justin Tucker field goal to give the Ravens a
quick 3-0 lead.Rivers has just 57 yards passing with an interception on 9-of-16
passing.After missing a 53-yard field goal attempt wide left on Baltimore¡¯s
second drive, Tucker would convert a 35-yard field goal to give the Ravens a 6-0
lead. A league-record 65-yard field goal try to end the half came up just
short.The Chargers put together their only meaningful drive of the half right
before the break, gaining 56 yards on nine plays with the help of a defensive
pass interference call. Michael Badgley converted a 38-yard field goal for
L.A.¡¯s only points.Jackson has 104 passing yards on 8-of-16 passing for the
Ravens. Many people were surprised by Denver¡¯s decision to trade for quarterback
Joe Flacco. None were more surprised than quarterback Case Keenum.Via the ,
Keenum explained on podcast that he was shocked by the news.¡°[G.M. John] Elway
called me that morning and we had a great
conversation
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Keenum said on the podcast, with his wife next to him. ¡°It was definitely a
shock. It was a surprise for us. . . . For us, we¡¯re definitely disappointed.
It¡¯s not something we wanted to happen. I know everybody is doing their job and
John feels like it was a chance to help the Broncos out.¡±It means that Keenum
will be out of Denver, but it¡¯s still not clear where he¡¯s going to go.¡°It¡¯s
really open-ended right now,¡± Keenum said. ¡°We don¡¯t know what¡¯s going to
happen. This is still very fresh. A lot of these emotions we¡¯re talking about
are still going on and still happening. Who knows what¡¯s going to be in store? I
don¡¯t, for sure.¡±However it plays
out
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means that, if Keenum is released, a new team could sign Keenum for at or near
the six-figure league minimum, putting the Broncos on the hook for the rest.That
dynamic makes a trade even less likely, unless the trade includes the Broncos
eating the amount that the new team would save by signing Keenum for the
minimum.It¡¯s still not clear who will want Keenum. He has shown flashed of
high-level ability in stints with the Texans, Rams, and
Vikings
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it plays out, it¡¯s a stunning decline for Keenum, who signed a two-year, $36
million deal with the Broncos last year as a free agent.