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After surviving a scare in primetime last week against the Bengals, the Los Angeles Chargers will play yet another nationally-televised game this week as brothers Jim and John Harbaugh lead their respective teams into a pivotal battle in the AFC.
Baltimore is currently a game back of Pittsburgh in the AFC North after the Steelers' win over the Ravens last week, and is desperate to pile some wins in the coming weeks while the Chargers will be searching for more security in the race for the wild-card.
Let's highlight a few players who should shine under the lights as we build a same-game parlay for Ravens vs Chargers on Monday Night Football this week.
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Lamar Jackson hasn't been running as much as we've grown accustomed to, but that should change on Monday when he's greeted by the seventh-best passing defense in the NFL by DVOA.
The Chargers have struggled a bit to contain running quarterbacks, too, allowing 41 yards on just five carries by Will Levis wwo weeks ago and two runs for 28 yards by Joe Burrow last week.
Jackson is coming off an excellent day on the ground versus Pittsburgh, where he went for 46 yards on just four carries, and if he gets back to the volume we saw earlier in the year, as I expect him to, he should have no problem getting home on this generous number.
It's time to play a revenge spot with J.K. Dobbins against the team which traded him away, opting to go get Derrick Henry in the offseason. While the move's worked out well for everyone involved, Dobbins has the chance to run wild in a game where he'll have a lot to prove.
I'll admit, I was initially intrigued by the thought of Dobbins having a nice day in the passing game. The Ravens have smothered opposing runners this year, but sit just 25th in defending passes to running backs and have yielded 6.2 targets per game to the position.
The market has sadly caught on to what could be a good spot to play Dobbins' receiving totals, so I think this combination is the way to go. Dobbins has run the ball too well this season to be scared off a short number against a good run defense, and there are also some crucial injuries mounting on Baltimore's side of the ball.
Already down one interior lineman in Michael Pierce, it looks like Baltimore could be missing Travis Jones here as well. With Roquan Smith questionable as well, the Ravens' look should be noticeably weaker.
Finally, we'll roll the dice and bet on Quentin Johnson to score for a fourth straight game for the Chargers.
That's on the side of the field where Johnston will operate, drawing the poor defense of Brandon Stephens on the outside. He'll also line up on the other side of Kyle Hamilton, who's been one of the most imposing safeties in the NFL, and should look to exploit Marcus Williams in the midst of the worst season of his career.
Johnston's too much of a big play threat to play the total on his receptions at the current line, and with his yardage set at 51.5 we'd be looking at a number he's hit just once all year.
Hitting him to find paydirt here is the best way to play Johnston on a night where he should once again make a game-changing play for the home team.
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