Las Vegas, Baltimore meet in Week 2 with Ravens QB Jackson, Raiders DE Crosby set to match up

Las Vegas (0-1) at Baltimore (0-1)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS

BetMGM NFL Odds: Ravens by 9 1/2.

Series record: Ravens lead 8-4.

Against the spread: Las Vegas 0-1; Baltimore 0-1.

Last meeting: Raiders beat Ravens 33-27 in overtime on Sept. 13, 2021, in Las Vegas.

Last week: Raiders lost to the Chargers 22-10; Ravens lost to the Chiefs 27-20.

Raiders offense: overall (18), rush (29), pass (8), scoring (28T)

Raiders defense: overall (20), rush (28), pass (10), scoring (17)

Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (2), pass (5), scoring (17T)

Ravens defense: overall (22), rush (5), PASS (30), scoring (21T)

Turnover differential: Raiders minus-3; Ravens: even.

DE Maxx Crosby is one of the NFL’s premier defensive players. Last season, Crosby earned his third Pro Bowl selection after finishing with 90 combined tackles, and 14 1/2 sacks. He also tied for the league lead with Texans defensive end Danielle Hunter with 23 tackles for a loss over 17 games. Crosby was also a dominant player the previous time the Raiders played the Ravens in the 2021 regular-season opener. He finished with two sacks, six tackles, five quarterback hits, and two tackles for a loss in the Raiders’ 33-27 overtime win.

QB Lamar Jackson is the reigning NFL MVP and has the Ravens as one of the favorites to reach the Super Bowl. Last week against Kansas City, Jackson completed 26 of 41 passes for 273 yards with a touchdown and ran for 122 yards on 16 carries in the 27-20 loss. Jackson’s 122 rushing yards were the most by a quarterback in Week 1 in NFL history, surpassing Michael Vick’s total of 103 rushing yards in the 2010 season.

Baltimore running back Derrick Henry against Las Vegas’ defensive front. The Ravens led the league in rushing last season and Henry makes them even more formidable. The Raiders allowed 176 yards rushing last week against the Chargers and will be challenged to contain Henry.

Jackson missed the first practice this week but was not listed on the injury report after returning two days later. … Las Vegas cornerback Decamerion Richardson (hamstring) and defensive end Tyree Wilson (knee) did not practice Wednesday. . … Ravens LB Kyle Van Noy is out indefinitely with a fractured orbital bone.

The Ravens and Raiders series have recently gotten into shootouts, with both teams combining for more than 50 points in five of the past six meetings. … The Ravens played their first game in franchise history against the Raiders, earning a 19-14 victory on Sept. 1, 1996.

The Ravens are trying to win the AFC North in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2018 and 2019. … The Raiders committed only two penalties for 15 yards against the Chargers, tied for the fewest in the NFL in Week 1. … In his 17th season, Ravens coach John Harbaugh is the NFL’s second-longest tenured coach behind Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin (18). … Las Vegas TE Brock Bowers led the team with six catches for 58 yards in Week 1. His six receptions are the most by a Raiders tight end in his NFL debut. … Baltimore is one of four teams with New England, Green Bay, and Kansas City to earn a playoff berth in at least 11 of the past 16 seasons. … WR Davante Adams has 208 receptions for 2,719 receiving yards in 35 games with the Raiders. The only player with more receiving yards over their first 35 games with the Raiders is Art Powell with 3,225 from 1963-65. … The Ravens have rushed for 100 or more yards in 34 consecutive games — the fifth-longest streak in NFL history. … Raiders DE Maxx Crosby needs a half-sack to pass Bill Pickel (53) for fourth on the team’s career sacks list. … The Ravens had a top-five scoring defense in 10 of the past 16 full seasons, including the No. 1 unit (16.5 ppg allowed) in 2023. … ​​Raiders assistant head coach Marvin Lewis spent six seasons with the Ravens as a defensive coordinator (1996-01). … The Raiders defense allowed the Chargers to convert on just 4 of 15 (26.7%) third downs in Week 1. … Ravens seven-time Pro Bowl K Justin Tucker has the NFL’s most field goals made (397) since entering the NFL in 2012.

Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely set career highs with nine receptions and 111 yards receiving last week. He also scored a 49-yard touchdown. Likely has become a favorite option for Jackson and will create matchup problems for the Raiders secondary and linebackers.

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Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins, right, runs against Las Vegas Raiders safety Marcus Epps, left, and cornerback Nate Hobbs during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (16) cannot catch a pass in the end zone against Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. (26) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, top, falls forward over Los Angeles Chargers tight end Will Dissly as players from both teams fight during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers reacts after missing a pass in the end zone late in the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely (80) catches a pass with his toe out of bounds as Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton and linebacker Drue Tranquill, left, defend as time time expires in the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 27-20.(AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely (80) catches a pass with his toe out of bounds as Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton and linebacker Drue Tranquill, left, defend as time time expires in the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 27-20.(AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Las Vegas, Baltimore meet in Week 2 with Ravens QB Jackson, Raiders DE Crosby set to match up

Las Vegas, Baltimore meet in Week 2 with Ravens QB Jackson, Raiders DE Crosby set to match up

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material.

The latest packages were sent to elections officials in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York and Rhode Island. Mississippi authorities reported a package was delivered there Monday, and the Connecticut Secretary of State's office said the FBI alerted it of a package that was intercepted.

The FBI is collecting the packages, some of which contained “an unknown substance,” agency spokesperson Kristen Setera in Boston said in a statement.

“We are also working with our partners to determine how many letters were sent, the individual or individuals responsible for the letters, and the motive behind the letters,” she said. “As this is an ongoing matter we will not be commenting further on the investigation, but the public can be assured safety is our top priority.”

It’s the second time in the past year that suspicious packages were mailed to election officials in multiple states.

The latest scare comes as early voting has begun in several states ahead of the high-stakes elections for president, Senate, Congress and key statehouse offices, causing disruption in an already tense voting season. Local election directors are beefing up security to keep workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be tampered with.

The National Association of Secretaries of State condemned what it described as a “disturbing trend” of threats to election workers leading up to Nov. 5, as well as the second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

“This must stop, period,” the group said. "Our democ­racy has no place for political violence, threats or intimidation of any kind.”

On Tuesday, the FBI notified the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office that postal service investigators had identified a suspicious envelope delivered to a building housing state offices. The package was intercepted. No employees from the office had contact with the envelope, which is now in the hands of the FBI.

Packages also were sent to secretaries of state and election offices in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming this week. The packages forced evacuations in Iowa, Oklahoma and Wyoming. Hazmat crews in several states quickly determined the material was harmless.

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Elections Division said it received a package similar to those sent to other states and that the state Department of Homeland Security was testing it. The division said it has notified county election officials to be on the lookout.

Oklahoma officials said the material sent to the election office there contained flour.

“We have specific protocols in place for situations such as this,” Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said in a statement after the evacuation of the six-story Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines.

A state office building in Topeka, Kansas, was evacuated due to suspicious mail sent to both the secretary of state and attorney general, Kansas Highway Patrol spokesperson April M. McCollum said in a statement.

Topeka Fire Department crews found several pieces of mail with an unknown substance on them, though a field test found no hazardous materials, spokesperson Rosie Nichols said. Several employees were exposed to it and were being monitored.

In Oklahoma, the State Election Board received a suspicious envelope in the mail containing a multi-page document and a white, powdery substance, agency spokesperson Misha Mohr said. Testing determined the substance was flour.

State workers in an office building next to the Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne were sent home Monday pending testing of a white substance mailed to the secretary of state’s office.

Suspicious letters were sent to election offices and government buildings in at least six states last November, including the same building in Kansas that received suspicious mail Monday. While some of the letters contained fentanyl, even the suspicious mail that was not toxic delayed the counting of ballots in some local elections.

One of the targeted offices was in Fulton County, Georgia, the largest voting jurisdiction in one of the nation’s most important swing states. Four county election offices in Washington state had to be evacuated as election workers were processing ballots cast, delaying vote-counting.

The letters caused election workers around the country to stock up the overdose reversal medication naloxone.

Election offices across the United States have taken steps to increase security amid an onslaught of harassment and threats following the 2020 election and the false claims that it was rigged.

LeBlanc reported from Boston. Christina Almeida Cassidy in Atlanta; Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, New York; Susan Haigh in Norwich, Connecticut; Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Missouri; Isabella Volmert in Lansing, Michigan; Mead Gruver in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Jonathan Mattise in Nashville, Tennessee; Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City and John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this report.

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

FILE - William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower stands June 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package was delivered to election officials at the Missouri Secretary of State's Jefferson City, Mo., office on Tuesday Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Summer Ballentine)