OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens’ 41-38 time beyond regulation win in Cincinnati on Sunday was a sport that completely encapsulated what makes quarterback Lamar Jackson so particular.
The two-time and reigning NFL MVP’s numbers from the competition are eye-popping, after all. Jackson was 26-for-42 passing with 348 yards and 4 touchdowns by the air. He carried the ball 12 occasions for 55 yards.
But it’s not solely the stats. It’s how they got here to be. Lamar’s distinctive athleticism was on full show.
The play of the day, and arguably one of the best play of Lamar’s seven yr profession, was the six-yard landing cross to Isaiah Likely with 5:24 to play in regulation. Jackson fumbled the snap, scrambled, stiff-armed Bengals defensive finish Sam Hubbard, then threw the cross-body landing to Likely. It was a key play that fueled Baltimore’s comeback.
After watching it once more, head coach John Harbaugh was nonetheless enamored with all of it on Monday.
“It’s an incredible play. The factor I respect about Lamar is he isn’t even pleased with it. He is mad about it as a result of it’s not the best way, it’s undoubtedly not in the playbook that means,” mentioned Harbaugh. “A number of occasions you bought to seek out methods to win and you must overcome. Sometimes you must overcome your personal issues and definitely the opponent throws so many issues at you which are difficult. I simply thought it was an unbelievable, fabulous play that can go down in historical past. We’ll be watching that play for years to come back on NFL Films.”
That play additionally reduce the Ravens’ deficit to 3 factors for a 3rd time in the second half and second time in the fourth quarter en path to tying it and ultimately successful in time beyond regulation.
Regarding the worth for his gamers transferring ahead in the season with the expertise of rallying from down double digits that late in the sport, Harbaugh mentioned, “It’s good to know you are able to do it”.
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