MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lamar Jackson played it patient and smart in his second game back from injury, and the Baltimore Ravens continued their defensive resurgence to beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-19 on Sunday for their third straight victory.

Malaki Starks and Marlon Humphrey each intercepted deep passes by J.J. McCarthy, whose touchdown throw to Jalen Nailor with 3:19 left cut Baltimore's lead to one possession but was too little, too late for mistake-prone Minnesota.

The Ravens (4-5) turned three takeaways, including a fumbled kickoff return early in the third quarter by rookie Myles Price, into 13 points to keep their climb back into the AFC North race going after a 1-5 start.

After trailing 10-9 at halftime, following their first half without a touchdown in 21 games with Jackson as the

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