Lamar Jackson is the most exciting player in the NFL and he outdid himself on Monday Night Football:
Lamar Jackson dominated the Los Angeles Rams. The Baltimore Ravens played a perfect football game as a team. The Baltimore Ravens make bold predictions look like conservative estimates. The Ravens were up 35-6 before the third quarter was even halfway completed. Take a moment to process this, Baltimore. This is so good it’s almost hard to believe.
Jackson didn’t throw an incomplete pass in the first half. He completed 11 straight passes and scored three touchdowns before the halftime intermission. Jackson wasn’t an MVP candidate on this flashy Monday night. He was the standalone, obvious as could be MVP. He was deadly accurate. He threw perfect strikes on almost every throw.
Jackson went 15-20 passing for 169 yards and five touchdowns. Jackson added 95 yards on the ground with just eight carries. The Ravens scored a touchdown on all six drives Jackson was in the game for. Yup, Jackson was taken out of the game, with a victory well in hand, for the fourth time this season. Action Jackson is such an MVP.
The Ravens had their way in this game and they took it any way they wanted it. Mark Ingram had one of the best days of his career. He got chunk plays in the running game. Ingram, Jackson, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill all averaged over five yards per carry. The Ravens made trouncing their opponent look like their standard mode of operations. It’s hard to write about this team without sounding like a gushing fan boy. The objective truth is that this team is amazing.
Lamar is done for the night with five touchdown passes. MVP
— Ebony Bird (@Ebony_Bird) November 26, 2019
The defense was great in this game. The Rams were able to muster two field goal drives and nothing more. The Ravens got great pressure on Jared Goff and contained Todd Gurley before the Rams went into desperation catch up mode. Matt Judon and Jimmy Smith both had a sack and the Ravens won the battle up front almost entirely. When it was well over, Marcus Peters had an interception and Robert Griffin III led a scoring drive.
The Rams have talent. Aaron Donald was supposed to be a challenge for this offense. Brandin Cooks, Cooper Kupp and Gerald Everret make up good weaponry for Goff. The Rams offense had very little production to speak of. This could have been the most perfect performance of the season. The Seahawks game was exciting. The Patriots game was about as enjoyable for Ravens fans as something could be. The Texans game was special. This was even better.
Baltimore is the Super Bowl front-runner. Lamar Jackson is the MVP. The Ravens are amazing. The showdown with the San Francisco 49ers will be a potential Super Bowl preview. Writing about this team is an absolute pleasure.