NFL Scores: Texans vs. Ravens RECAP, SCORE, FANTASY STATS (11/27/17) | Monday Night Football

The Houston Texans (4-6), led by quarterback Tom Savage, meet the Baltimore Ravens (5-5), led by quarterback Joe Flacco in an AFC Monday Night Matchup in NFL Week 12 on Monday, November 27, 2017 (11/27/17) at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Here is the AP recap of the game:

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Take the ball away from the other guys, hold onto it yourself and make sure nothing happens to Justin Tucker.

That, apparently, is the formula the Baltimore Ravens intend to use to reach the playoffs.

Terrell Suggs led an aggressive defense that kept Houston out of the end zone for the final 51 minutes, and the Ravens forced two turnovers in the final 5 minutes to secure a 23-16 victory on Monday night.

"If the game's on the line, you've got to be comfortable when your defense is out there," Suggs said. "It feels good."

After Suggs stripped the ball from quarterback Tom Savage and Baltimore recovered, Tucker kicked his third field goal with 2:53 remaining for a seven-point cushion.

Anthony Levine then intercepted a Savage pass to clinch it.

The Ravens picked off two passes to increase their NFL-leading total to 18, and their three takeaways upped their league-best total to 26.

Asked to assess Savage's performance, Houston coach Bill O'Brien said: "Can't turn it over. I thought he did some good things, but he turned it over too many times."

Baltimore, in turn, did not commit a turnover.

Suggs had two sacks, Alex Collins ran for 60 yards and a touchdown, and punter Sam Koch threw perhaps Baltimore's most significant pass of the game.

Baltimore coach John Harbaugh called for a fake punt, converted a fourth down with a rarely used pitchout and had quarterback Joe Flacco line up at wide receiver on a play in which Collins took a direct snap.

"You always have them in the game plan," Flacco said. "It's just the flow of the game."

All of this added spice to a stagnant offense that protected the ball and did just enough to win.

Flacco went 20 for 32 for 141 yards.

The Ravens (6-5) have won consecutive games for the first time since they opened the season 2-0. They are now above .500 for the first time since Oct. 8 and tied with Buffalo for the final AFC wild-card spot.

Houston (4-7) has lost four of five.

Savage, who has started the last four games in place of injured DeShaun Watson, completed 22 of 37 passes for 252 yards. But he gave the ball away three times, and that was the difference.

"You're not going to win any games when you turn it over and you don't get any turnovers," O'Brien said.

Aided by three penalties against Baltimore, the Texans traveled the length of the field and went up 7-0 on a 4-yard touchdown run by Lamar Miller.

That would be Houston's last sniff of the end zone.

"It's hard to run the ball on these guys," O'Brien said. "You try to stay balanced and we couldn't really run it."

Early in the second quarter, after a third-down incompletion, the Ravens appeared poised to punt for the fourth time in four series. But Koch lofted a pass to Chriss Moore a play that went for 22 yards to the Houston 19. That set up a 10-yard touchdown run by Javorius Allen, who reached the end zone with a healthy push from several of his teammates.

An interception by Tony Jefferson was followed by a fourth-and-1 gamble in which Collins took a quick pitch and ran for 29 yards to the Houston 8. Collins covered the final 8 yards on the following play for a 14-7 lead.

The teams traded field goals in the final two minutes before halftime.

GET THE BALL

Suggs joked about how former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis loved pouncing on loose balls.

"Every time I'm ready to get the ball, I can hear Ray Lewis say, 'Sizzle, get the ball. I want the ball,'" Suggs said. "Ray Lewis, he probably made a tackle tonight. He's always gotten credit."

PRIMED TO WIN

Baltimore has won 10 straight games in prime time and is 12-1 under the lights since Harbaugh took over in 2008.

INJURIES

Texans: LB Brennan Scarlett (foot) and OT Chris Clark (ankle) left in the second quarter. LB Ben Heeney (hamstring) left in the third quarter.

Ravens: LB C.J. Mosley was placed in the concussion protocol in the third quarter and quickly cleared.

UP NEXT

Texans: At Tennessee on Sunday.

Ravens: Host Detroit on Sunday.

Here's what you need to know:

Who: Texans vs. Ravens

Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore

When: Monday, Nov. 27, 2017

Time: 8:30 p.m. Eastern

TV: ESPN

Livestream: WatchESPN

Line: Ravens -7

Texans notes: QB TOM SAVAGE completed 22 of 32 (68.8 pct.) with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 97.1 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with TD pass. * RB LAMAR MILLER had 83 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 22 rec.) & TD catch in Week 11. Has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in past 4. Is 1 of 5 AFC RBs with 600+ rush yards (604) & 250+ rec. yards (264). Has 207 scrimmage yards (166 rush, 41 rec.) in past 2 meetings. * WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS had TD catch last week. Leads NFL with 9 rec. TDs. Has 335 rec. yards (167.5 per game) with TD in past 2 on road. Aims for 6th in row on road with 7+ catches. WR WILL FULLER V ties for 2nd in NFL with 7 TD catches. WR BRUCE ELLINGTON has TD in 2 of past 3 on road. TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ had TD in only career meeting. * DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 2 sacks last week. Has 5 sacks & 9 TFL in past 4. Aims for 5th in row with sack. In past 5 on road, has 5 sacks, 10 TFL, 2 FFs & 2 FRs. LB BENARDRICK MC KINNEY had 2 TFL last week. Is 1 of 4 NFL LBs with 240+ tackles (249) & 8+ sacks (8) since entering league in 2015. S ANDRE HAL had INT in Week 11. Is 1 of 4 AFC safeties with 45+ tackles (45) & 3+ INTs (3). CB KAREEM JACKSON had 2 INTs in last meeting. CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH has 2 INTs, incl. INT-TD, in past 4 meetings. Is 1 of 2 active players (TERENCE NEWMAN) with 25+ career INTs (28) & 150+ PD (165).

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Ravens notes: QB JOE FLACCO completed 22 of 28 (78.6 pct.) with TD last week. Has 5 pass TDs in past 4. * RB ALEX COLLINS had rush TD in Week 11. Has 341 scrimmage yards (85.3 per game) in past 4 at home. Ranks 2nd in AFC with 5.04 yards per carry avg. RB DANNY WOODHEAD is 1 of 3 RBs (DARREN SPROLES & MATT FORTE) with 275+ catches (275) & 15+ rec. TDs (17) since entering league in 2009. RB JAVORIUS ALLEN is 1 of 5 RBs with 350+ rush yards (385) & 40+ catches (40) in 2017. * TE BENJAMIN WATSON is 1 of 5 AFC TEs with 35+ catches (39) & 2+ TDs (2). WR JEREMY MACLIN has TD catch in 2 of past 3 at home. Has 278 rec. yards (92.7 per game) with 2 TDs in past 3 vs. Hou. WR MIKE WALLACE aims for 3rd in row with TD. Had 77 rec. yards in last game vs. Hou. (10/2/11 with Pit.). Is 1 of 3 active players (JULIO JONES & DE SEAN JACKSON) with 500+ career catches (510) & 15+ yards per catch avg. (15). * LB MATT JUDON had 2 sacks & FF last week, his 3rd career multi-sack game. Has 3 sacks in past 2. LB C.J. MOSLEY has 50 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 FFs & INT-TD in past 5 at home. S ERIC WEDDLE had INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row with INT. LB TERRELL SUGGS had 2 sacks & FF in Week 11, his 20th 2+ sack game. Is 1 of 5 active players with 20 career 2+ sack games. Is franchise leader with 122 sacks. S LARDARIUS WEBB is 1 of 2 NFL safeties (JORDAN POYER) with 2+ sacks (2) & 2+ INTs (2). -- NFL Communications

(The Associated Press contribruted to this report.)

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