Lamar Jackson throws for 179 yards and interception as well as rips for a 136-yard game and a score while the Baltimore Ravens emerge in a defensive battle with the Tennessee Titans, which saw Derrick Henry limited to 40 yards tearing.
By Cameron Hogwood
Last updated: 10/01/21 9:22 pm
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A selection of the Baltimore Ravens against the Tennessee Titans in the NFL Playoffs.
A selection of the Baltimore Ravens against the Tennessee Titans in the NFL Playoffs.
Lamar Jackson hurried for 136 yards and sailed while getting over an early interception to push the Baltimore Ravens to a 20-13 Wild Card victory in a defensive battle against the Tennessee Titans and first prize. take a playoff of his NFL career.
Marcus Peters showed the victory with two minutes to play when he grabbed a Ryan Tannehill pass intended for Kalif Raymond, instilling a satisfying moment for the Ravens while bowing on the Titans’ logo in revenge. Tennessee after doing the same ahead of their week 11 in Baltimore.
The Titans had responded bullish to pre-game doubts about the 28th-place defensive ability to hold up the Ravens as they picked up Jackson and eliminated him four times in the first half.
Jackson eventually entered life with an electric 48-yard run among a 17-point straight stretch for Baltimore, who themselves excelled on defense by limiting the 2,000-yard rushing champion. Derrick Henry to just 40 yards off 18 carries.
- Ravens passing: Lamar Jackson, 17/24, 179 yards, 1 INT
- Rush Head: Lamar Jackson, 16 carries, 136 yards, 1 TD
- Head gets: Marquise Brown, seven catches, 109 yards
0:45 Titans draw first blood in their playoff game with Ravens, Ryan Tannehill finds AJ Brown
AJ Brown took an early lead for the Titans as he won his finishing zone duel with Marlon Humphrey to slip into a 10-yard pass after Tannehill went a perfect six for six on the way.
Jackson had unexpected obstacles to his interception on the first leg of a playoff loss last season to the Titans as he was picked up by Malcolm Butler on a potential deep ball for Miles Boykin. Tennessee had to settle for a 45-yard field goal from Stephen Gostkowski on the resulting route.
- Passing Titans: Ryan Tannehill, 18/26, 165 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rush Head: Derrick Henry, 18 yards, 40 yards
- Head gets: AJ Brown, six catches, 83 yards, 1 TD
1:04 Watch as Ravens’ Lamar Jackson tie the game against the Titans with this 48-yard run
After a good tie with Marquise Brown for a 29-yard lift Jackson saw a promising driving stall in the red belt on a sack with Brooks Reed as the Ravens ’first points came through Justin Tucker’s 33-yard field goal.
The current league MVP of the year then decided a familiar moment of individual magic by omitting the passing play and inspiring itself beyond the multi-tasking of a stretch before stretching a- into the pole for a approximately 48-yard run.
Scoring summary
| FIRST COMPANY | |
|---|---|
| Titans 7-0 Raven | Ryan Tannehill 10-yard TD goes to AJ Brown (extra point) |
| Titans 10-0 Raven | Stephen Gostowski’s 45-yard field goal |
| THE SECOND | |
| Titans 10-3 Raven | Justin Tucker’s 33-yard range goal |
| Titans 10-10 Ravens | Lamar Jackson 48-yard rip-off TD |
| DATE | |
| Titans 10-17 Raven | JK Dobbins tears four-yard TD (extra point) |
| FOUR FOUR | |
| Titans 13-17 Raven | Stephen Gostowski’s 25-yard goal |
| Titans 13-20 Raven | Justin Tucker’s 51-yard field goal |
0:27 rookie JK Dobbins puts the Ravens in front for the first time in their playoff game with the Titans
Baltimore made it 17 unanswered points when rookie JK Dobbins followed after full-back Patrick Ricard, who was a great way forward, ran in a four-yard touchdown pass.
Tennessee reintroduced Brown’s threat again after a quiet spell since opening around, but they were held to a 25-yard Gostowski field goal to make it 17-13 at the start of the fourth quarter. Their window of hope widened minutes later when Tucker was on the road with a 52-yard field goal attempt.
1:11 Ryan Peters picks up Ryan Tannehill with Marcus Peters, sealing the win for the Ravens, who rubs salt into the wound by marking on the Titans logo.
Tucker made a rematch shortly afterwards with a 51-yard field goal with 4.23 on the clock after pulling back a fourth-down turn for an offensive soft pass interception call on Willie Snead.
After leading the NFL with five fourth-quarter rebounds in the regular season, Tannehill’s efforts to add to his record came short when he was picked up by Peters with two minutes to play, let the Ravens chew down the clock for the win.
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