Jaguars 28, Ravens 27
The Ravens have been shooting themselves in the foot quite frequently recently. They’ve repeatedly made stupid blunders, particularly when in enemy territory. For example, excluding the one touchdown drive versus Carolina last week, the Ravens scored just six points in seven drives that went into Carolina territory.
There was reason to believe that things would turn around for the Ravens in this matchup against one of the league’s worst defenses, but the Ravens continued to struggle with mistakes. Lamar Jackson fumbled on a very awkward-looking fourth-and-1 sneak attempt. Mark Andrews and Devin Duvernay were guilty of drops. Gus Edwards was guilty of a lost fumble. It was a comedy of errors for the Ravens, yet they still had a chance to win at the end when Jackson lofted a deep bomb to Desean Jackson, which was completed for a 62-yard gain. Lamar Jackson then found Josh Oliver for a touchdown to go up 27-20.
The Jaguars still had time for one more drive, but Trevor Lawrence had to battle through Baltimore’s stellar defense to win the game. It didn’t look good for the Jaguars when they were stuck in a fourth down, but Lawrence was clutch with a conversion to Marvin Jones. Following a leaping catch by Christian Kirk, Zay Jones hauled in a third-and-10 pass while falling down. Lawrence then found Marvin Jones for a touchdown, then hit Zay Jones for a two-point conversion.
There were just 14 seconds remaining on the clock, but that didn’t bother Lamar Jackson, who hit Oliver for a 12-yard pass following a nice kickoff return. This set up Justin Tucker with a 67-yard field goal. The kick was straight, but just a hair shy, allowing the Jaguars to pull the upset.
