The final time the Ravens performed the Detroit Lions, they wanted a record-setting discipline purpose within the remaining seconds to drag out a dramatic victory. The solely drama this time was what number of touchdowns Baltimore would rating.
Every week after struggling to search out the tip zone and kicking six discipline objectives, the Ravens (5-2) scored a landing on every of their first 4 possessions and by no means regarded again en path to a 38-6 blowout of Detroit (5-2).
Lamar Jackson accomplished 21 of 27 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 36 yards and one other rating. Unlike final week in London, the place the Ravens had been simply 1-for-6 on scoring touchdowns from the crimson zone, Baltimore had little bother ending off one drive after one other in opposition to the Lions.
The Ravens’ 28-point halftime lead matched the biggest in a house recreation in franchise historical past, and it tied for the third-biggest halftime lead general in crew historical past.
Baltimore got here into the sport having outscored opponents 41-6 within the first quarter this season and didn’t waste any time including to that.
On the opening possession of the sport, the Ravens marched 75 yards in seven performs, with Jackson hitting a wide-open Zay Flowers over the center of the Lions’ zone for a 46-yard achieve that moved the ball to Detroit’s 16. Three performs later and dealing with a fourth-and-1 from the Lions’ 7, Jackson faked a handoff to Gus Edwards up the center and waltzed across the left aspect untouched for a simple landing.
It turned out Jackson was simply getting began.
On the Ravens’ subsequent possession, Jackson related with receiver Rashod Bateman on back-to-back passes for 16 and 20 yards and later scrambled to a primary down on third-and-3 from the Lions’ 22. Facing one other third-and-3, this time from the 12, Jackson scrambled and ducked and dodged defenders earlier than discovering Nelson Agholor at the back of the tip zone. Jackson’s time to throw of 9.24 seconds is the longest on a landing go since Week 14, 2018, and the third-longest within the Next Gen Stats period (since 2016).
Following one other three-and-out by the Lions and a 61-yard punt by Jack Fox, the Ravens wanted simply eight performs to go 92 yards for his or her subsequent landing, with Jackson discovering Odell Beckham Jr. for 20 yards, Flowers for 22 and fullback Pat Ricard for 28 alongside the best way. He capped the drive with a brief go to tight finish Mark Andrews, who took it 11 yards for the rating.
That put the Ravens up 21-0 simply two minutes into the second quarter.
Baltimore then drove 80 yards in six performs, sparked by a 20-yard run by Edwards and a 27-yard burst by Justice Hill. Edwards took it the ultimate 2 yards for a landing.
The Lions, in the meantime, barely moved the ball the primary half-hour, totaling simply 97 complete yards within the first half.
Quarterback Jared Goff was 11 of 18 passing for 99 yards however was sacked 3 times, whereas rookie operating again Jahmyr Gibbs, who took the majority of the carries with David Montgomery out with a rib harm, had simply 9 yards on three carries. Detroit didn’t get its first first down of the sport till 7:32 left within the first half.
Things didn’t go significantly better for Detroit within the second half, both.
After taking the primary possession of the third quarter to the Ravens’ 6-yard line, Goff’s go to receiver Josh Reynolds at the back of the tip zone on fourth-and-goal was damaged up by inside linebacker Roquan Smith. The Ravens then went 94 yards in simply 4 performs, highlighted by a brief go to Edwards, who raced 80 yards up the precise sideline. Two performs later, Jackson hit Andrews at the back of the tip zone for an 8-yard rating.
The Lions lastly broke via with a 21-yard landing run by Gibbs, however a go from Goff to the again on a 2-point attempt fell incomplete.
Detroit entered the sport having surrendered an NFL-low 64.7 yards speeding per recreation, however had been gashed by the Ravens, who tallied 146 yards on the bottom. Edwards led the best way for Baltimore with 64 yards on 14 carries, whereas Andrews and Flowers completed with six catches apiece for 63 and 75 yards, respectively.
The Ravens’ protection additionally ended the Lions’ NFL-best streak of getting scored 20 or extra factors in 15 straight and held them beneath 350 complete yards for the primary time this season.
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Week 8
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