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In what may possibly have been his final bid for the MVP award, Lamar Jackson threw for 321 yards and 5 touchdowns, finishing with a great passer rating and encouraging the Baltimore Ravens clinch the major seed in the AFC with a 56-19 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
Isaiah Likely caught two TDs for the Ravens, who received their sixth straight match and also wrapped up their first AFC North title because 2019, Jackson’s first MVP year. Now Baltimore (13-3) can rest Jackson — and everyone else it chooses — in the standard-season finale towards Pittsburgh.
Miami (11-5) is also postseason sure, but now the winner of future weekend’s Dolphins-Expenses recreation will take the AFC East. Miami was without having two offensive stars in receiver Jaylen Waddle (ankle) and working again Raheem Mostert (knee, ankle).
And now the Dolphins confront a further likely important injury. Linebacker Bradley Chubb — with his crew down 30 points — had to be carted off with a 3:05 remaining soon after hurting his knee.
Serenaded with periodic “MVP!” chants from the household crowd, Jackson went 18 of 21 passing, meaning he finished the video game with extra touchdown passes than incompletions. Which is a feat Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa also attained in a 70-20 acquire in excess of Denver in 7 days 3.
Jackson also had a best passer ranking of 158.3 in opposition to Miami in 2019. He joins Tom Brady (versus Detroit) as the only quarterbacks with two excellent ratings versus the identical workforce, with a bare minimum of 20 makes an attempt.
This matchup showcased Miami’s top-rated scoring offense and Baltimore’s best-ranked scoring defense. In the early likely, the Dolphins experienced the upper hand. They scored on the game’s initially push when Tagovailoa threw an 8-garden go to Cedrick Wilson Jr. Jackson answered with a 20-lawn scoring strike to Justice Hill.
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Miami would have experienced one more landing on its 2nd push, but Tyreek Hill bobbled the ball in the end zone and the Dolphins kicked a industry intention.
The Ravens took the lead for very good in the 2nd quarter when Gus Edwards capped an 89-yard push with a 1-garden scoring operate. Right after an additional Miami subject intention, Jackson right away uncovered Zay Bouquets open up deep for a 75-lawn landing that made it 21-13.
The Ravens struck once again 94 seconds later many thanks to a pair of a person-handed catches. The first was an interception by Roquan Smith, the next a 35-garden catch-and-operate TD by Probable on fourth-and-7.
Justice Hill returned the 2nd-50 % kickoff 78 yards, setting up Jackson’s 7-garden TD toss to Likely that produced it 35-13.
Miami trailed 35-14 with under 13 minutes remaining last year prior to rallying to a 42-38 acquire over the Ravens. The Dolphins started out the fourth quarter with a touchdown this time, a 1-yard move from Tagovailoa to De’Von Achane, but it was Baltimore that shut solid.
The Ravens marched proper again down the subject and scored on Jackson’s 4-property move to Patrick Ricard to go up 42-19. Melvin Gordon III added a 7-garden touchdown operate, and a Miami fumble led to a a different TD. Tyler Huntley threw a scoring move to Charlie Kolar on third-and-aim from the 19.
Accidents
The groups weren’t at entire power at the start out, and the injuries ongoing through the video game. Miami shed CB Xavien Howard (foot). Baltimore CB Marlon Humphrey (calf) went down as well. Ravens NT Michael Pierce and S Daryl Worley ended up every single evaluated for a head injury.
UP Up coming
Dolphins: Host Buffalo up coming weekend.
Ravens: Host Pittsburgh up coming weekend.
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