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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson buys time, finds rookie Zay Flowers for first TD

  • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2023, 10:52 AM ET

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      Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.

LONDON — Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers picked a timely moment for his first career touchdown.

After Baltimore had struggled to punch the ball in the end zone in the first half against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Flowers got open for a scrambling Lamar Jackson to catch a 10-yard touchdown to put the Ravens up, 15-3, late in the second quarter.

Entering Week 6, Flowers was tied with Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram for most catches this season (29) without a touchdown.

This has been a strong start for Jackson, who started the game 6-for-6 for 74 yards and a touchdown when pressured by the Titans.

Baltimore has moved the ball on Tennessee in the first two quarters. But the Ravens, who had the third-best red zone offense this season, had to settle for field goals on their first two drives inside the 20-yard line before the Flowers’ touchdown.

The Ravens had attempted to go for a 2-point conversion to make it a 14-point game, but wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was called for pass interference. Then, Justin Tucker got his extra point blocked by Denico Autry.


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