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Baltimore's Lamar Jackson threw for two touchdowns and ran for another Tuesday as the Ravens beat Dallas 34-17 in an NFL game rescheduled from last Thursday due to Covid-19 issues. Jackson, coming back from a Covid-19 layoff, completed 12-of-17 passes for 107 yards and ran 13 times for 94 yards as the Ravens improved to 7-5, one game out of the last AFC playoff spot. The Cowboys fell to 3-9, two games behind NFC East division co-leaders Washington and the New York Giants. After throwing an interception that set up a 31-yard Greg Zuerlein field goal for Dallas, Jackson drove the Ravens downfield and scored on a fourth-down 37-yard run up the middle. Jackson made the longest touchdown run ever surrendered by the Cowboys to a quarterback, lifting Baltimore ahead 7-3 late in the first quarter. Tony Pollard answered with a 66-yard kickoff return for Dallas to set up a 13-yard touchdown pass from Andy Dalton to Michael Gallup just 41 seconds into the second quarter for a 10-7 Cowboys' lead. Baltimore's Patrick Queen intercepted a Dalton pass and on the next play, Jackson connected with Miles Boykin on a 38-yard touchdown pass to put the Ravens ahead 14-10. Justin Tucker added a 50-yard field goal with 50 seconds remaining in the second quarter to lift the Ravens ahead 17-10 at half-time. Jackson found Marquise Brown in the back left corner of the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown pass to boost Baltimore's lead to 24-10. The Cowboys came away empty on their next drive thanks to a third missed field goal kick by Zuerlein and the Ravens drove for a 22-yard Tucker field goal to seize a 17-point advantage. Dalton flipped a 2-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 3:59 remaining but Baltimore, which ran for 294 yards, answered on a 5-yard touchdown run by J.K. Dobbins with 2:08 remaining to create the final margin. Former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant did not play for Baltimore against his ex-teammates after testing positive for Covid-19 just before kickoff. "I'm going to go ahead and call it a quit for the rest of the season," Bryant tweeted after being benched. "I can't deal with this." js/ch
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2020-12-09
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Lamar JacksonNew York GiantsWashington Huskies footballJohn DaltonDallas CowboysQuarterbackMichael JacksonNational Football LeagueCoronavirus disease 2019Tony Pollard (archaeologist)NFL MatchupMichael GallupDalton PassDez BryantMiles BoykinMatt BryantJohn McKay Jr.Marquise BrownGreg Zuerlein (American football)Amari CooperJustin TuckerGoal kickAndy DaltonDownfield F.C.American Football ConferenceNFC EastBaltimore RavensDanica Patrick

