Trevor Lawrence and Jaguars defense power Jacksonville past Baltimore Ravens
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Trevor Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, Jacksonville’s defense intercepted two passes and the Jaguars pulled away from the Baltimore Ravens for a 33-10 NFL victory on Thursday at M&T Bank Stadium. Jacksonville, the visiting team, improved to 6-2. Baltimore dropped to 4-5.
Jacksonville opened the scoring in the first quarter when Bhayshul Tuten ran 1 yard for a touchdown and Cam Little added the extra point. Baltimore answered with Jake Moody’s 53-yard field goal. Little made a 36-yard field goal later in the first quarter, and the Jaguars took a 17-3 lead into halftime when Lawrence connected with Parker Washington on a 50-yard touchdown pass and Little converted the extra point. Little added a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter and made 47-yard and 33-yard field goals in the fourth quarter. Chris Rodriguez Jr. scored on a 2-yard direct-snap run, and Little’s extra point made it 33-3. Baltimore got its lone touchdown with 7:15 remaining when Justice Hill ran 65 yards for a score, and Moody added the extra point.
Lawrence, a 6-foot-6, 213-pound quarterback from Cartersville, Ga., completed 16 of 26 passes for 242 yards and one touchdown. Earlier this season, Lawrence completed 10 of 14 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 10 yards in a 42-7 win over Indianapolis on Nov. 1. Washington had two receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown and returned one punt 11 yards. Jakobi Meyers caught four passes for 65 yards. Nate Boerkircher had two catches for 61 yards, Brenton Strange had two for 22 yards and Tanner Koziol had two for 15 yards. Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran 10 times for 19 yards, caught two passes for 13 yards and scored. Ameer Abdullah ran seven times for 30 yards and returned a kickoff 24 yards. Josh Cameron had one reception for 6 yards, one kickoff return for 23 yards and one tackle.
Jacksonville’s defense received seven tackles apiece from Foyesade Oluokun and Ventrell Miller. Oluokun added one sack. Branson Combs had six tackles, Antonio Johnson had five, and Montaric Brown had four tackles and one interception. Jourdan Lewis had one tackle and one interception. Travis Hunter had five tackles and one reception for minus-1 yard. Kaevon Merriweather had four tackles, Jahlani Tavai had four, Travon Walker had three, Danny Striggow had three and Albert Regis had three. Jalen McLeod had two tackles, Josh Hines-Allen had two, Arik Armstead had two, Dennis Gardeck had two, Bryan Thomas Jr. had two, Rayuan Lane III had two and Jaylon Jones had two. Matt Dickerson and Quintin Morris each had one tackle. Logan Cooke punted three times for 166 yards, and Cam Little made all four of his field-goal attempts.
Baltimore quarterback Joe Fagnano, a 6-foot-3, 226-pound passer, completed 10 of 18 passes for 60 yards and ran three times for 13 yards. Justice Hill had nine carries for 85 yards, three receptions for 7 yards, two kickoff returns for 45 yards, one tackle and one touchdown. Derrick Henry ran 17 times for 57 yards and completed one pass for minus-3 yards. Zay Flowers had three carries for 17 yards and three receptions for 6 yards. Mark Andrews caught two passes for 19 yards, LaJohntay Wester had one catch for 14 yards and two kickoff returns for 49 yards and one punt return for 10 yards, Rashod Bateman had one catch for 6 yards and Matt Hibner had one catch for 5 yards.
Roquan Smith led Baltimore’s defense with eight tackles. Trenton Simpson had six tackles, Kyle Hamilton had three, Teddy Buchanan had three, and K’Von Wallace, Malaki Starks, Keyon Martin and Marlon Humphrey each had four. Jacksonville’s previous game was a 42-7 win over Indianapolis on Nov. 1. Baltimore entered on a three-game losing streak after a 36-10 loss at Buffalo on Nov. 1. Attendance at M&T Bank Stadium was 70,007. Jacksonville next plays at Tennessee on Nov. 15, while Baltimore hosts the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 16.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Baltimore 29, Jacksonville 28. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Jacksonville with a 50.6 percent probability to win. Jacksonville had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -9.5. The total score of 43 went under the over/under line of 39.5.