Lamar Jackson Dazzles On Return From Injury As Ravens Dominate Dolphins

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Lamar Jackson threw for 204 yards and 4 touchdowns, showing small rust successful his return from a hamstring strain, and nan Baltimore Ravens routed nan Miami Dolphins 28-6 connected Thursday night.

Jackson completed 18 of 23 passes successful his first commencement since Week 4 against Kansas City, and nan Ravens won their 2nd consecutive arsenic they effort to make a tally successful the wide-open AFC North. The Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) apical nan section up of nan Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, who person 3-5 records. The Ravens have a favorable schedule going forward, and will look only 1 clip presently complete .500 – nan Steelers – successful their adjacent six games. They dream to go only nan 5th squad successful NFL history to make nan playoffs aft losing 5 of their first six games.

“It felt awesome to beryllium retired there, it felt awesome,” Jackson said of his return from injury.

Tight extremity Mark Andrews made 2 touchdown catches for nan Ravens. Jackson’s different TD passes went to tight extremity Charlie Kolar and receiver Rashod Bateman. Derrick Henry rushed 119 yards connected 19 carries, and accomplished different profession milestone erstwhile he became nan 17th subordinate successful NFL history to eclipse nan 12,000-yard profession rushing mark.

For nan Dolphins, De’Von Achane had 14 carries for 67 yards, while Jaylen Waddle caught six passes for 82 yards.

The Dolphins (2-7) outgained nan Ravens 226 yards to 109 and held them to 1 of 6 connected 3rd down successful nan first half, but Miami trailed 14-6 astatine nan break because of a slew of mistakes.

On Miami’s 2nd drive, rookie Tahj Washington fumbled astatine nan Dolphins’ four-yard line, and Andrews caught a two-yard TD from Jackson connected 4th down connected nan Ravens’ ensuing possession.

Achane led nan Dolphins backmost down nan section pinch runs of 19 and 22 yards, but a mendacious commencement by violative lineman Larry Borom connected fourth-and-one forced Miami to footwear a section goal, which Riley Patterson missed from 35 yards out.

The Ravens’ discourtesy answered again. Jackson escaped nan grasp of linebacker Jaelan Phillips and connected pinch Isaiah Likely for a 35-yard pickup, which group up Andrews’ 20-yard people – aided by 2 Dolphins defenders moving into each different successful sum – that put Baltimore up 14-3.

Jackson, a two-time MVP, connected connected his first 9 passes of nan 2nd half earlier he yet missed DeAndre Hopkins connected a heavy propulsion successful nan last infinitesimal of nan 3rd quarter. The crippled was retired of scope by then, and Jackson had already thrown his 4th TD – a nine-yard flip to Bateman that put Baltimore up 28-6.

Tua Tagovailoa, who completed 25 of 40 passes for 261 yards pinch an interception, led nan Dolphins 80 yards down nan section early successful nan fourth, a promising thrust that included 2 fourth-down conversions. But receiver Malik Washington fumbled astatine nan 10, and Dolphins fans began to exit Hard Rock Stadium en masse pinch much than 10 minutes remaining.

Miami’s only points were Patterson’s section goals of 49 and 43 yards. They besides sustained a brace of cardinal injuries. Linebacker Chop Robinson exited nan crippled successful nan 2nd 4th pinch a caput wounded and was later ruled retired owed to a concussion. Rookie moving backmost Ollie Gordon II injured an ankle successful nan first half and did not return.