Baltimore (7-4) at Los Angeles Chargers (7-3)

Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC

BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3.

Against the spread: Ravens 5-5-1; Chargers 7-3.

Series record: Ravens lead 9-5.

Last meeting: Ravens beat Chargers 20-10 in Inglewood, Calif., Nov. 26, 2023.

Last week: Ravens lost to Pittsburgh 18-16; The Chargers beat Cincinnati 34-27.

Ravens offense: total (1), rushing (2), passing (3), scoring (2).

Ravens defense: total (3), rushing (26), passing (2), scoring (23).

Chargers offense: total (18), rushing (12), passing (19), scoring (18).

Chargers defense: total (11), rushing (11), passing (12), scoring (1).

Turnover differential: Ravens plus-2; Charger plus-8.

Ravens players to watch

K Justin Tucker missed two field goals last week and is under pressure after spending most of his career without a blemish. He has missed six field goals on the season and is 4 for 12 from 50-plus yards since the start of last season.

Chargers players to watch

WR Ladd McConkey had a career-high 123 yards on six receptions against Cincinnati. The rookie came up with clutch catches of 28 and 27 yards to set up the game-winning touchdown.

Key matching

Chargers RB JK Dobbins vs. Ravens run defense. Dobbins showed promise during his time in Baltimore, but he was never able to live up to that potential due to injuries. Now in Los Angeles on a one-year “prove it” contract, Dobbins has nearly matched his most productive season as a pro with 726 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games. After watching Pittsburgh run the ball 34 times last week, the Chargers will be happy to copy that bruising approach with Dobbins. The Ravens are allowing 77.5 rushing yards per game, but even the stoutest defense can strain against that amount of work, so getting off the field will be crucial.

Key damage

Baltimore’s defense has a couple of significant injury issues. LB Roquan Smith (hamstring) left last weekend’s game, and S Kyle Hamilton has been dealing with ankle issues, though he played against the Steelers. … Chargers OLB Khalil Mack (groin) did not play against Cincinnati. If the veteran pass rusher remains out this week, it would be a huge loss to the chances of containing the Ravens’ multi-faceted offense.

Serial Notes

The Ravens have won four straight over the Chargers in the regular season, but Los Angeles suffered a 23-17 AFC wild-card upset in January 2019. … Baltimore defeated the Chargers 34-6 in its first visit to SoFi Stadium on Oct. 17, 2021.

Statistics and such

Ravens RB Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 1,185 yards rushing and 15 total TDs (13 rushing and two receiving). He has also rushed for a league-high 52 first downs. … Henry is one rushing TD shy of the Ravens’ single-season record, set by Jamal Lewis in 2003. … Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson is 6-2 on “Monday Night Football” with 20 TD passes and no interceptions. … Henry is one of four players in the Super Bowl era to score a TD in each of the first 11 games of a season. The others are OJ Simpson (1975), John Riggins (1983) and Jerry Rice (1987). … The Ravens have scored touchdowns on a league-best 77.8% of their trips into the red zone. … Jackson needs 124 yards passing and 16 yards rushing for a second straight 3,000 passing and 600 rushing season. Since the AFL-NFL merger, only Randall Cunningham (1988-1990), Cam Newton (2011-12), Josh Allen (2021-22) and Jalen Hurts (2021-23) have accomplished that feat. … Dobbins ran for two touchdowns against Cincinnati, giving him multiple scores in two of his last three games. He did it twice in 24 games as a Raven. … OLB Tuli Tuipulotu had 1 1/2 sacks of Bengals QB Joe Burrow, his third straight game with more than one. All seven of Tuipulotu’s sacks this season have come in the last four games, and six of his eight tackles for loss have come in that span. … The Chargers allowed a season-best 27 points to Cincinnati after holding each of their previous nine opponents to 20 points or fewer. … QB Justin Herbert has thrown an interception on 277 attempts this season. The lone pick came in Week 2 at Carolina. … The Chargers lost their fifth turnover of the season when Herbert fumbled to start the fourth quarter. It was their first turnover at home. … Los Angeles has no takeaways in its last two games.

Fantasy tips

Herbert has warmed up after a slow start in terms of fantasy production, throwing for multiple touchdowns in three of his last four games. He will likely continue that success this week. Baltimore has allowed 22 points through the air, which is tied with Houston for second most in the league, and Herbert should have plenty of chances to add to that total in what could be another high-scoring game.