Good Breakdown--Lamar Jackson Throws Five TDs as Ravens Demolish Rams on MNF

Lamar Jackson Throws Five TDs as Ravens Demolish Rams on Monday Night Football

Jackson and Baltimore stormed out of the gate and never looked back, handing the Rams their worst defeat at the L.A. Coliseum in team history.

Jake May

So thorough was the Ravens’ undressing of the L.A. Rams on Monday Night Football that even this small-minded, late-night newsletter scribe gazed into his small, grainy, starter-kit crystal ball and saw what was coming. Perhaps a quick start for Baltimore offset by a sluggish Jared Goff trying to find his footing against a criminally underrated Ravens defense. A sizeable first-half lead for the Ravens that proved too much to overcome, and ultimately another win for the men in purple against a stunned, overmatched opponent that never got its legs back after the first punch. It’s often overly simplistic, but every NFL game has a “script,” a basic blueprint prognosticators believe the game will follow. Sometimes, the game goes mostly as anticipated, and sometimes the Raiders lose 34-3 to the Jets.

But, they give the crummy crystal balls to interns for a reason. I certainly did not expect Lamar Jackson and the Ravens to play perfectly for three quarters on both sides of the ball, take a 28-6 lead into the half and stomp every last ounce of spirit out of the Rams during a 45-6 domination that, despite the totality of the win, will simply go down as another chapter in the incredible story of Jackson’s record-breaking sophomore year.

Where else to begin but with the man himself? With Michael Vick appearing briefly on the sidelines pregame, the closest thing since completed 15-of-20 passes for 169 yards, five touchdowns and a 139.4 rating to pair with 95 rushing yards in just three quarters. Pick any stat and you’ll be impressed, but the first half for Baltimore was truly special: 173 rushing yards, 78 passing yards, 3-for-4 on third down, 4-for-4 in the red zone and 18 first downs with only three-and-change more minutes of possession than the Rams.

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