Lamar Jackson leads Ravens back to 31-25 OT win over Colts
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) walks away from defenders of the Indianapolis Colts in the first half of an NFL football game.
Even more than usual, the Baltimore Ravens needed Lamar Jackson to do just about anything while trying to get out of a second half-hole.
Their running backs were stopped and another key offensive player was injured, but the Ravens still had their star quarterback whose last brilliant performance was possibly the best of his young career.
“It’s one of the best performances I’ve ever seen,” said coach John Harbaugh. “It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t like we came out, just up and down the field. We had to overcome each other and fight over some things.”
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Lamar Jackson tossed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Marquise Brown the first time she took overtime to give the Ravens a 31-25 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. TD overtook Mark Andrews in the fourth quarter as the Ravens bounced back from a 25-9 deficit.
Jackson was 37 out of 43 with no interception. He also ran for 62 yards.If you subtract the 5 yards Jackson lost on his release, he accounted for 499 of Baltimore’s 523 net yards that night.
“He was locked up,” said Jackson. “It was quiet. Everything was moving slowly.”
The Ravens faced a 47-yard field goal attempt by Rodrigo Blankenship in the final game of regulation, but the Indianapolis kicker missed and sent the teams into overtime.
The Ravens had broken their record streak of 43 consecutive 100 yard rushing games and it looked like they were in big trouble after Jackson fumbled near the goal line in the third quarter. But after that defeat, Baltimore scored a touchdown on each of their last four possessions.
The Indianapolis kicking game was a big reason the game went into overtime. Blankenship, who injured a hip while warming up, missed an extra point in the third quarter. At the Colts at 25-17, he had blocked a 37-yard kick from Calais Campbell with 4:29 left, giving the Ravens the chance of a tie.
