- The quarterback made an incredible play in the second half to set up a touchdown.
Lamar Jackson wowed fans Thursday night with an outrageous brawl during his team’s victory over the Bengals.
With Baltimore facing a second-and-nine from the Cincinnati 11-yard line in the third quarter, Jackson was forced back by the Bengals’ pressure as he retreated beyond the 30-yard line.
Incredibly, however, he managed to evade defenders and tightrope walk down the sideline for a first down before being tackled inside the one-yard line.
The incredible 10-yard gain, which set up a Derrick Henry touchdown run, actually saw Jackson go 58 yards down the field, and fans were amazed by what they witnessed.
“You can’t even do this in Madden…the stamina bar won’t let you,” said one on X.
Lamar Jackson wowed fans with an incredible run in the second half against the Bengals.
The quarterback was serenaded with ‘MVP’ chants after his four-touchdown performance.
“Lamar is a different breed,” said another.
According NFL Next Generation Statisticswho accounted for all 58 yards he traveled on the play, Jackson also did not cross the line of scrimmage until 10.1 seconds after the snap.
He also had only a four percent chance of getting a first down on the play, they said.
“As long as it’s not 0%, Lamar can work with him,” one fan responded.
However, some saw the feat as a criticism of the NFL’s current rules for defensive backs, with one saying, “This happens when the defense is afraid to hit the QB.”
After the game, Jackson said on the Amazon Prime Video postgame show: “I should have scored… it should have been 59 (yards).
Jackson finished the game with four touchdown passes and 290 yards passing as the Ravens scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to make a dramatic 35-34 comeback.
The high-octane, back-and-forth affair included several long touchdowns and an outrageous 264-yard, three-score night for Ja’Marr Chase, but the Ravens ultimately prevailed after trailing 21-7.
His big fourth quarter was started by an 84-yard reception and rushing touchdown from wide receiver Tylan Wallace, although Chase quickly responded with a 70-yard touchdown run just 13 seconds later (after a 67-yard score for him the previous quarter). .
Baltimore scored a touchdown on four straight drives to end the game, and the final one put them up by seven with 1:49 left when Rashod Bateman hauled in a four-yard lob from Jackson.
But the Bengals had one more answer.
Ja’Marr Chase played the game of his life, but ended up losing on Thursday.
The Bengals opted to go for two rather than kick an extra point to tie the game, but the attempted pass to Tanner Hudson fell incomplete.
Cincinnati drove down the field with Burrow and Chase connecting once again for a five-yard touchdown, setting up a potentially tying extra point with 38 seconds left.
Instead, coach Zac Taylor opted to go for two, but an attempted pass to Tanner Hudson fell incomplete.
A missed onside kick marked the end of the game for the Bengals (4-6) and a heartbreaking sixth loss of the season for the visitors.
Meanwhile, Jackson and the Ravens improved to 7-3 following the crucial AFC North win, with the quarterback accompanied by ‘MVP’ chants after the game.
Jackson now has 24 touchdowns against just two interceptions this season and is certainly in good position to win his third MVP award.
