The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 23–7 on the road, extending their winning streak to four games.
The Baltimore defense performed admirably against the Jaguars. The Ravens defense, headed by Roquan Smith, recorded two takeaways and kept the Jaguars from scoring any touchdowns in the red zone. The Ravens’ rush attack, headed by Lamar Jackson, on the other hand, averaged 6.0 yards per run attempt and amassed an incredible 251 rushing yards.
Due to a squandered chance in the second half, Jackson was not quite happy with the victory.
At his press conference following the game, Jackson stated, “I think we left some plays out there on that field because if I would have thrown a better pass to Bateman in that end zone, that would have been a touchdown.”
“Well, we got the ‘dub,’ but I’m still mad about it. We won the playoffs, so that makes me somewhat happy.”
Jackson was alluding to his fourth-quarter third-down ball attempt to Rashod Bateman. He was unable to make contact with the third-year wide receiver in the end zone, and kicker Justin Tucker’s 26-yard field goal sealed the drive for the Ravens.
In the game against the Jaguars, Bateman did prove to be one of Jackson’s favorite targets as he grabbed three receptions from him for 39 receiving yards.
With the top seed in the AFC going into Week 16, the Ravens will be favorites.
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