The Baltimore Ravens come in this game 11-2 fresh off their win against the Buffalo Bills. Lamar Jackson has taken the league by storm with his arm and his legs. On the year so far Lamar Jackson has 2,677 yards passing with 28 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. That’s just his passing stats on the ground he’s running for 1,017 yards with 7 touchdowns. This man is a human video game on the field as he’s been juking people out of their cleats. The way that Lamar Jackson plays the game has been a breath of fresh air for the league. Jackson has brought back the Michael Vick vibes and he’s proving to everyone that he can get it done no matter the opponent. The Jets will have their hands full trying to figure out the RPO from Lamar Jackson. The Jets have been banged up on the defensive end and it seems as if Lamar Jackson will continue to build on his MVP leading season. The way that Lamar Jackson has improved his IQ on the field to look through all his reads has been something special to watch. Last season he resulted in running without checking his reads and now he’s been lethal especially when he has time in the pocket to make a clear decision. Lamar Jackson will make this Jets defense look like they’re seeing “Sonic The Hedgehog” when he gets into open space. We can always talk about Lamar Jackson and all the amazing things that he’s done but his running back Mark Ingram has been a complete beast as well. This is Mark Ingram’s first season in Baltimore and he’s playing like he’s been in this offense for his whole career. Mark Ingram is one of those players that can block in the backfield and he’s a monster in the running game. Ingram is one of those players that like the contact and he’s one of the closest players to bringing back “Beast Mode” like runs. Mark Ingram has 887 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns on the season so look for him to add to that tonight. Anytime you have a running game that can go from quickness to beast mode like Jackson/Ingram it will be tough for any defense.
The Jets have suffered in the secondary and that’s where the Ravens will want to attack them. Luckily Mark Andrews wasn’t hurt too bad as the Ravens expect him to suit up tonight. Mark Andrews has been amazing this year and he’s been the clear cut number one receiver for Lamar Jackson. It doesn’t matter who the Ravens have in their receiving core because Jackson has been able to connect with Hurst, Snead, Boyle, and Brown. The fact that Lamar Jackson can buy extra time in the pocket and roll-out helps his receivers buy time to make the plays. The Ravens offense looks unstoppable but this defense has been able to step their game up ever since they got Marcus Peters. The Ravens have two of the best defenders in the secondary in Marcus Peters and Earl Thomas. Both of them lead this team with energy and leadership. This Ravens defense has been really good against some big-time teams this season (NE, HOU, SF). Defense wins championships and the Ravens are using their playmakers to their advantage. The Ravens defense will have their way against Sam Darnold especially since it’s on the road. The Ravens defense will have him seeing more ghosts as he did in the Patriots game. This Ravens defense has 11 interceptions on the season and they’ve run 2 back for touchdowns. They also have 33 sacks on the season and have forced 12 fumbles so look for them to be swarming all over the place against the Jets tonight.
The New York Jets are coming into this game off their win against the Miami Dolphins. The game against the Dolphins was a field goal fest and they will need to get touchdowns in this game tonight. Sam Darnold has had some great matchups down the stretch but they run into a Ravens team that’s on a mission trying to get that number one seed. Darnold has looked look this season as he’s had some ups and downs but this game will be a struggle. Darnold has been able to use his receivers all season as he’s made sure that Robby Anderson and Jamison Crowder are getting fed. On the season both Anderson/Crowder combined for 1,280 yards this season with 7 touchdowns. The Jets wide receivers are going to have a tough night against the Ravens secondary. The Jets have one of the best running backs in the NFL with Leveon Bell in the backfield. He’s coming back from his sickness last week and will be trying to make things happen against the Ravens. Bell’s one of the best players in the NFL when it comes to catching out the backfield and lining up the as wide receiver as well. Bell hasn’t been able to run through those holes this season like he’s been able to do in the past but he can break one out at any moment. The Jets haven’t used Bell as much as he’s wanted to be used but he has grabbed those all-purpose yards. The defense has been banged up all year for the Jets and it will be tough for them to hold the Ravens running game down. This will be a lopsided game and the Jets will need for Lamar Jackson to miss his flight in order to have any chance. The Jets will need to slow down this high powered offense if they want any chance to survive on Thursday night and they will need Sam Darnold to bring his A++++++ game tonight against the Ravens.
Prediction: The Baltimore Ravens will win this game 38-14 against the New York Jets tonight. Lamar Jackson and company will score so many points that they will sit Jackson down in the 4th quarter. The running game for the Ravens will punish the Jets in this one and the Jets won’t be able to create enough offense to make anything happen.
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