San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

Ravens tie preseason record

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Many of the Baltimore Ravens players weren't aware they'd made NFL history until coach John Harbaugh walked into the locker room after Saturday night's 20-3 win in Charlotte, N.C., over the Carolina Panthers and told them.

Tyler Huntley threw for 187 yards, and the Ravens tied an NFL record with their 19th straight preseason win. Nate McCrary and Ty'Son Williams rushed for touchdowns for the Ravens, who equaled the mark set by Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, who had a 19-game winning streak in exhibition­s from 1959 to 1962.

“It's a good feeling to have because you can see the type of culture we have as an organizati­on,” said Huntley, who played almost the entire game. “We strive to win every time we step on the field. It shows you how much depth you have.”

Harbaugh said while some critics may discard the accomplish­ment because it's the preseason, he doesn't.

“I believe everything in life has meaning,” Harbaugh said. “It's something only one other team has done, the Vince Lombardi Packers, and I think that is notable.”

Lamar Jackson did not play for the Ravens.

McCrary ran for 64 yards and Williams 47 yards, including a grinding 20-yard score, as the Ravens outgained the Panthers 167-33 on the ground.

Huntley started slow, missing on his first four passes, including a pick. But he started to heat up against Carolina's second-team defense, completing 15 of his next 16 pass attempts.

“I just had to get into a rhythm and get us on track,” Huntley said.

Greeted by Chicago fans with a mix of both boos and cheers, former Bears QB Mitch Trubisky finished 20-for-28 for 221 yards with a touchdown and played the entire first half.

Zach Wilson directed three scoring drives and threw his first two touchdown passes of the preseason in New York’s victory over host Green Bay.

Tua Tagovailoa threw for 187 yards and a touchdown in one half, and Miami beat visiting Atlanta.

Jacob Eason passed for 132 yards and directed two field-goal drives, and visiting Indianapol­is beat Minnesota.

Cooper Rush’s days as the backup to Dak Prescott in Dallas might not be over. Rush ended two long drives with touchdown passes while the starting quarterbac­k watched once again in the host Cowboys’ loss to Houston.

Briean Boddy-Calhoun returned a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown and visiting Tennessee beat Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay, which played without QB Tom Brady.

Pittsburgh quarterbac­k Ben Roethlisbe­rger enjoyed a perfect preseason debut. Roethlisbe­rger turned in a perfect passer rating of 158.3 and led the host Steelers’ first-team offense to two touchdowns against visiting Detroit.

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