2018 NFL Preseason Ray Lewis Ravens outlast Brian Urlachers Bears in Hall of Fame Game

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Football is back! (Sort of.) That Football is back dance. : NBC NFL (@NFL) The and squared off in the 2018 edition of the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday evening, but if you tuned in expecting to see any of the stars -- or even most of the regular starters and rotation players -- you were almost entirely out of luck. didn't play. Neither did any of the Ravens' top three running backs ( , , ) or wide receivers ( , , ), their two best offensive linemen ( , ), or most Collin McHugh Jersey of their defense (C.J. Mosley, , , , , , and more). On the other side, , , , , , , four of the Bears' five offensive line starters, and most of their young and improving defense did not play, either. In their place, we got guys like , , , , , , , and more.Oh, and . But more on him later. More NFL This was a sloppily-played game right from the start, with each of the first two drives ending in turnovers. Chase Daniel had a pa s tipped in the air, which resulted in an interception on the first drive. then saw his pa s bounce off the hands of and into the hands of a waiting Bears defender. It was that kind of night. INTERCEPTION! with the first pick of the season! : NBC NFL (@NFL) ANOTHER PICK!The defense gets it right back. : NBC NFL (@NFL) The two teams combined for six turnovers in all, with the Bears committing four and the Ravens two. They also combined for 11 penalties, 12 sacks, and just 10 third-down conversions on 32 attempts. If you remove the eight rush attempts by Ravens quarterbacks Griffin, Woodrum, and Jackson, the two teams averaged just 3.4 yards per carry. Worse yet, they averaged just 4.7 yards per pa s attempt. The Ravens led for almost the entire evening and held a double-digit lead for most of the second half. The Bears scored what could have been a game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter, but a two-point conversion attempt failed after overthrew his receiver in the back of the end zone.In other words: it was an ugly game from start to finish. Which should perhaps not be that surprising given the lack of starter-quality talent on the field. Still, it was nice to have football back in our lives, even if just for a night.Here are a few more things to know about the Ravens' David Price Jersey 17-16 victory ...Hall of Famers in the houseBeing that this was the Hall of Fame Game, there were several gold jacket wearers in the house for the festivities. Ravens legend Ray Lewis and Bears legend Brian Urlacher are being inducted as part of the Cla s of 2018 this weekend, but they weren't the only HOFers on hand. Fellow 2018 cla s members Brian Dawkins, Bobby Beathard, Jerry Kramer, and Robert Brazile were on hand as well.Before being introduced to the Canton crowd, Urlacher gave the players on his former team a pregame speech -- after he signed a whole bunch of autographs for them, of course. Pregame words of wisdom from . Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) EVERYONE wants s autograph... Obviously. Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) Lewis, naturally, did his signature entrance dance one last time. You knew he'd do the dance. Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) . . Still a legend. NFL (@NFL) Not present: Terrell Owens.First!Burton scored the first touchdown of the year for the Bears. No, not that Burton; the guy who played a starring role in last year's most Brandon Workman Jersey important touchdown (hello, Philly Special!). Fullback Daniel Burton, who caught a short pa s from Bears backup Chase Daniel to kick off scoring for the 2018 season. Daniel. Burton. Six points for the . Look, everybody. Touchdowns are BACK! : NBC NFL (@NFL) Lamar Jackson's up-and-down debutLamar Jackson showed us all why he was a first-round pick, but also why he might not nece sarily be ready to start right away. Jackson showed off his speed and agility by escaping the pocket to scramble for positive yardage on each of his first three drop backs in the pros, and he showed nice timing and delivery on some short and intermediate routes as well.His first touchdown pa s, an eight-yarder to fellow first-round pick , came while he dropped down his arm angle to get the ball around the defensive line on a nice timing pattern. That throw came Craig Kimbrel Jersey after he juked a couple Bears damn near out of their cleats on a scramble, but also after he forced a throw into traffic and got one of his tight ends lit up, only for the play to result in an unnece sary roughne s call. CAUTION. will juke you out of your cleats. : NBC NFL (@NFL) The FIRST touchdown of the !Put six on the board for the . : NBC NFL (@NFL) Jackson was later intercepted when he didn't put enough zip on a throw to the left side of the field, and the corner sat on the route and jumped in front of the intended target. That defense: And comes up with the PICK! : NBC NFL (@NFL) Jackson ultimately finished just 4-of-10 pa sing for 33 yards, the touchdown and the interception, while he added five Johnny Pesky Jersey carries for 28 yards. It was a debut that did not exactly tantalize, but did not nece sarily disappoint, either. shows out in second halfThe Bears added a whole lot of talent to their pa s-catching corps this offseason. Chicago signed Robinson to a three-year, $42 million contract. They inked Trey Burton to a four-year, $32 million pact and came to a four-year, $26 million agreement with Taylor Gabriel. And that was all before drafting former wideout at No. 51 overall. But none of those guys played on Thursday night.The Bears may have found another weapon late in the draft, though. Seventh-round pick Javon Wims, who went No. 224 overall out of , flashed a lot of talent on Thursday evening, repeatedly hooking up with Tyler Bray on contested catches. Wims leapt over Ravens cornerbacks for jump balls down the sideline, worked the middle of the field on zone patterns, and finished the night with seven grabs for 89 yards on 10 targets. He barely got any work in the first half, if he was out there at all, so we should certainly temper expectations, but Wims showed nice body control and good hands, and that's a start. stars for Ravens defenseNot many actual stars took the field on Thursday evening, but if this game was any indication (not the safest a sumption in the world), then the Ravens may have a late-blooming star on their hands. Third-string linebacker Kamalei Correa, playing the MIKE spot for Baltimore with C.J. Mosley on the sideline, had himself a monster game.Correa started things off early Tony Conigliaro Jersey with a near-pick-six of Chase Daniel. . defense making PLAYS. with the INT! : NBC NFL (@NFL) He would later add five tackles, three sacks, and a forced fumble, which led to another turnover. SACK. Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) Meet .This is his second sack + second forced turnover. : NBC NFL (@NFL) Correa was a second-round pick back in 2016 but has played only sparingly during his two NFL seasons. He had 11 total tackles, two pa ses defensed, and a forced fumble during his first two years in the league, but maybe he's got more playmaking skills to show off. New rulesThe first preseason game of the year was our first chance to get a look at some of the new NFL rules. That happened right away as one of the most notable changes came on kickoffs. Players on the kicking team are no longer allowed to get a running start on kickoffs, as they have to line up between the 34- and 35-yard line.The other notable changes came on the catch rule -- where we of course had a review just a few minutes into the game -- and on helmet-to-helmet hits, where there were several controversial rulings throughout the evening. (Even former NFL referee and NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay seemed confounded Matt Barnes Jersey by some of the calls.) Justis Mosqueda (@JuMosq) One of those appeared to be a straight-up bad call at the goal line on a ball where Jackson led his tight end directly into contract, but he appeared to be hit shoulder-to-shoulder. Twitter was ... not thrilled with the call. Perfectly legal hit by #46. That's a garbage call.Hurts the rule when you call penalties like that. Ro s Tucker (@Ro sTuckerNFL) If that is a penalty, then you may as well take the pads off. I mean, thats just dumb. Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) That penalty at the goal line didn't look like what has been explained... Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) That drive ended with Jackson's aforementioned touchdown pa s to Hurst.What's next?The Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the Cla s of 2018 will take place Saturday night in Canton, OH. The next set of preseason games takes place next Thursday, Aug. 9. The Ravens host the that evening, while the Bears travel to Cincinnati to take on the .
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