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Lamar Jackson throws 5 TD passes, Ravens rout Rams 45-6

By GREG BEACHAM from 18 yards out on Balti-
AP Sports Writer more's second drive, and
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lamar Ingram capped a 75-yard
Jackson basically hadn't march with a 1-yard TD run
allowed the football to on the third.
touch the ground Monday Baltimore got the ball back
night until he dropped an with only 1:55 left before
ordinary shotgun snap late halftime, but that was plen-
in the first half at the Coli- ty for Jackson. He hit Snead
seum. He picked it up, split with a 7-yard TD pass with
the pocket and sprinted 12 seconds left, and Rams
away through the Rams' fans booed their team off
defense, going 35 thrilling the field down 28-6.
yards before tripping right Baltimore opened the
at the goal line. second half with another
Instead of celebrating, 75-yard drive capped by
Jackson sprung up and re- Ingram's TD catch. The Ra-
monstratively slapped both vens held the ball for all
his hands on his helmet. but 59 seconds of the third
Baltimore's brilliant young quarter, and Snead made
quarterback wants to be his second TD catch early
perfect. He got awfully in the fourth.
close in his "Monday Night The Ravens finally had to
Football" debut with the Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs against the Los Angeles Rams during the first punt in the fourth quarter,
fearsome Ravens. half of an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Los Angeles. ending a streak of 18 con-
Jackson matched his ca- Associated Press secutive drives without a
reer high with five touch- punt.
down passes and ran for 95 for 169 yards and constant- and Todd Gurley rushed for Rams' epic 54-51 win over LA REUNION
yards in another splendid ly making smart decisions just 22 for the defending Kansas City last Novem- Baltimore cornerback Mar-
all-around performance, with his arm and his feet. NFC champion Rams (6-5), ber, the Rams gave up one cus Peters made an inter-
and Baltimore routed Los He hit Willie Snead with his who took the worst loss of more point than they had ception in the fourth quar-
Angeles 45-6 for its seventh fifth TD pass with 14:43 to their three seasons under allowed in their previous ter to cap his first meeting
consecutive victory. play and took the rest of coach Sean McVay. four games combined. The with the Rams since they
Mark Ingram rushed for 111 the night off, but even the "We didn't do nearly Rams also were among the traded him to the Ravens
yards and a TD and caught LA crowd serenaded him enough to be competi- NFL's best offensive teams last month. Peters shook
a scoring pass while the with "M-V-P!" chants in the tive," McVay said. "It was for the previous two sea- hands with dozens of for-
streaking Ravens (9-2) be- final minutes. impressive. When you sit sons, but they've lost that mer teammates through-
came the fourth team in "That's just operating at the there and watch and see status this year while Bal- out the night, but he also
the 21st century to score highest level you can op- (Jackson) up close and timore has ascended to engaged in some demon-
touchdowns on its first six erate as a quarterback," personal — on third down dominance. strative trash talking with
drives in a game. With Ravens coach John Har- with his operation to find "We got our faces peeled Robert Woods on the field,
Jackson operating almost baugh said of Jackson's first completions and making off," said Rams safety Eric and he celebrated his pick
flawlessly at the controls, half, in which he went 9 for plays with his legs — I can Weddle, who spent the with relish. Peters then ex-
Baltimore embarrassed 9 and led four TD drives. see why they are talking past three seasons with Bal- changed postgame words
Aaron Donald and the pre- Snead and Marquise Brown about him being MVP." timore. "We didn't do much on the field and up the tun-
viously solid Rams defense had two TD catches apiece Los Angeles hadn't lost by good out there. ... (Jack- nel with Rams cornerback
by racking up 480 yards for the Ravens, whose win- more than 21 points in its son) is amazing. The tempo Jalen Ramsey, who arrived
with its evolving brand of ning streak is their longest first 43 games under Mc- and the speed. I thought two weeks after Peters' de-
high-octane football. since they won seven Vay, whose once-prolific the first series or two, we parture.
"We're clicking on all cyl- straight to close the 2000 offense had another humili- would take our bearings to INJURED
inders right now," Jackson season on the way to their ating performance with just get adjusted to his speed. Ravens: C Matt Skura was
said. "It's OK, but we're try- first Super Bowl title. At 9-2, 111 yards in the first three He's one of a kind." taken off the field on a cart
ing to win the Super Bowl. the Ravens have matched quarters before finishing The Ravens scored on their in the first quarter with a
This is cool, but we're chas- their best start since 2012, with 221. The Rams failed opening drive for the sev- knee injury. He didn't return,
ing that right now, and which ended in their sec- to score a touchdown for enth time already this sea- and Harbaugh had no up-
that's what we're focused ond Super Bowl champi- the second time in three son when Jackson lofted date on his condition.
on." onship. Baltimore has out- games, and Goff didn't an easy TD pass to Brown, Rams: Brandin Cooks had
The Ravens' 22-year-old scored its last three oppo- throw a TD pass in Novem- who spent a year playing two catches for 32 yards in
quarterback strengthened nents 135-26. ber. community college ball his return from a two-game
his Most Valuable Player Jared Goff passed for 212 In the Coliseum's first Mon- in nearby Santa Clarita. absence with his second
case while going 15 of 20 yards with two interceptions day night game since the Brown got his second TD concussion of the season.q