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Jackson built his MVP case by throwing two TD
passes to Marquise Brown and two more to Willie Snead. The
Ravens' second-year quarterback threw for 169 yards and rushed
for 95 more in his Monday Night Football debut -- becoming the
first player ever to throw five scoring passes in his first MNF
game.
Jackson's outing proved to be yet another historical performance
for the Ravens' young star. According to the ESPN broadcast, he
became the first in history with 3,000 passing yards and 1,500
rush yards within his first two seasons. He also became the
first NFL player with 50 rushing yards and four or more
touchdown passes in consecutive games.
Running back Mark Ingram added two TDs of his own, one on the
ground and another on a pass from Jackson as the Ravens became
the first team since the 2008 New Orleans Saints to reach the
end zone in each of their first six possessions.
Baltimore added the exclamation point to the victory in the
fourth quarter when Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters intercepted
a pass from Jared Goff, five weeks after the Rams traded him to
Baltimore.
Goff passed for 212 yards and two interceptions as the Rams had
221 yards of total offense and lost for the fifth time in their
past eight games. Goff did not throw a TD pass for the third
consecutive game. Running back Todd Gurley was held to only 22
rushing yards on six carries.
The 39-point loss marked the Rams' worst all-time loss at the
L.A. Memorial Coliseum, dating back to 1946.
After holding the Rams to three plays on the first drive of the
game, the Ravens went on a nine-play, 55-yard drive that
finished with a 6-yard TD pass from Jackson to Brown. The Ravens
held the Rams to a three-and-out again on their second
possession before taking off on a seven-play, 61-yard drive that
ended with Jackson's 18-yard strike to Brown.
The Rams had zero total yards after their first two possessions,
while the Ravens led 14-0.
Ingram had a 1-yard TD run and Snead caught a 7-yard TD pass in
the second quarter as the Ravens took a 28-6 lead into halftime.
Jackson not only completed 9 of 9 passes for 87 yards in the
first half, the Ravens had 173 rushing yards to the Rams' 19. He
finished 15 of 20 before he was lifted early in the fourth
quarter, but not before he delivered his second five-TD
performance of the season, also doing it in the season opener
against the Miami Dolphins.
In what was expected to be a matchup of top defenses, only the
Ravens delivered, giving up 99 first-half yards. The Rams'
defense gave up more than 20 points for the first time since
Oct. 3.
--Field Level Media
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