Lamar Jackson came up with a clutch throw that sealed the deal for the Baltimore Ravens:
The Baltimore Ravens believe in Lamar Jackson and that is the clearest takeaway from the game against the Cardinals. The Ravens were nursing a six point lead late in the game. They faced a 3rd and long. The Ravens could have played it safe and thrown a screen pass. They could have asked the defense to pull it out. Nope. The Ravens have a franchise quarterback and they asked him to win the game.
Lamar Jackson hit Marquise Brown for the biggest throw of the young season. It may have been the best throw a Ravens quarterback has thrown since Joe Flacco took two overtimes to beat the Denver Broncos. Jackson was facing one of the most pressure packed situations of his career. He threw it deep, he threw it perfectly. Jackson calmly delivered a strike for a big chunk of yards.
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The number one thing that this game shows you is that the Ravens believe Jackson will make the big play time and time again. Jackson had 270 passing yards and 120 rushing yards. He did what the Ravens needed to get a win, that was much tougher to get than most thought it would be. Jackson put the team on his back. He stepped up and delivered.
This was a game where Mark Ingram II only had 47 rushing yards. This was a game in which the defense gave up 349 yards through the air. The Cardinals stuck around in this football game. Jackson didn’t play a flawless game yet when the Ravens needed him to be a superstar he was a flat out superstar.
Jackson’s timing was off on a handful of throws. He missed some chances throughout the game. Jackson can point to the tape of this game and say that he’s got to do better at a handful of things. The one thing he can’t say however is that he let the team down. Jackson’s effort in this game was as incredible as his confidence and his resolve.
It’s a great moment in Ravens history. It may just be a week 2 win against the Cardinals, but it is more than that. This was a third down through that we’ll be talking about in 10 years. This is a memorable moment where the Ravens turned to their young quarterback, and their rookie wide receiver for a play they absolutely needed. When the going got tough, the Ravens believed in Jackson. It won them the football game.