Analysis: Lamar Jackson and the Ravens reinvented themselves — and got scarier
the first player with 300 passing yards, three or more passing touchdowns, 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown all in the same contest.
In 2019, Baltimore dropped back on first down just 39.3 percent of the time, the lowest in the NFL, riding a record-setting running game that often set up Jackson in third and short. The Ravens have struggled to run the ball nearly that well since injuries to top backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards before last season. This year, Jackson is dropping back on about 50 percent of first downs — nearly the NFL average — and has the league’s best passer rating on first down.
“Greg had talked about that in the offseason, getting Lamar under center,” Coach John Harbaugh said. “That’s valuable for us. There’s a run game that goes with that; there’s a pass game that goes with that. It’s better in some short-yardage situations to be able to do that. We’ve usually done it in short yardage, but we’ve expanded it to first and second down now. So I think it’s been good for us. Like anything else, we have to keep building on it.
“Just a lot of studying, a lot of work out here on the field, and it’s translating over to games,” Jackson said of his gains against the blitz. Meanwhile, all the blitzing means Jackson sees more man coverage than any other quarterback, creating ripe running lanes to exploit.
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