Lamar Jackson was upset after losing a fumble at the Giants’ 12-yard line on the second play of the game. He took his frustration out on the New York team for the rest of the day.
Jackson tied his career high by throwing five touchdown passes, leading the Baltimore Ravens to a 35-14 win on Sunday. The victory sent the Giants to their ninth straight loss, tying a franchise record.
“I started out slow with that turnover. I was hot about that,” Jackson said. “I was ticked off. I just had to lock in and play Ravens football and that’s what we did.”
Jackson threw touchdown passes to Rashod Bateman (49 and 20 yards), Mark Andrews (13 yards), Devontez Walker (21 yards), and Justice Hill (27 yards), the last one capping a 97-yard drive.
“All around he had a great game,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Baltimore (9-5) came off a bye week and moved closer to a playoff spot. “He’s been locked in all season, all week. He’s on the guys in meetings, walk-throughs, everything. He’s keeping it about football and getting the football right.”
Jackson finished 21 of 25 for 290 yards, with a quarterback rating of 154.6, just short of the NFL maximum of 158.3. It was Jackson’s sixth game with five TD passes in his career and his second this season, after doing it against Tampa Bay on Oct. 21. He has now thrown 34 TDs this year.
“It’s kind of crazy how he can get through his reads, make his line better, it’s everything,” Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith said after the team gained 445 yards. “What the guy is doing is truly special.”
Andrews’ touchdown catch late in the first quarter gave him a franchise-record 48 career touchdowns, surpassing running back Jamal Lewis.
The Giants (2-12) are struggling in their 100th season. They remain winless in eight games at MetLife Stadium, putting more pressure on head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen. The nine-game losing streak is the third longest in franchise history, with the last one happening in 2019.
“These guys are doing everything they can do,” Daboll said. “We ran into a good football team with a lot of good football players, and they played well, and we didn’t play well.”
Devin Singletary scored a 2-yard touchdown for the Giants in the second quarter. Rookie Malik Nabers caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Tim Boyle in the final moments of the game after Boyle replaced Tommy DeVito, who had a concussion.
Boyle finished 12 of 24 for 123 yards and an interception. DeVito went 10 of 13 for 68 yards. Drew Lock, who started the last two games, was out due to a heel injury. Nabers had 10 catches for 82 yards.
“It doesn’t feel good to lose,” tackle Evan Neal said. “I just want to get a win at this point. But all you can do is just get back to the chopping block and work.”
Before the game, a small plane flew around MetLife Stadium with a banner reading, “Mr. Mara Enough — We won’t stop until you fire everyone.” It was the second straight week that a plane had flown over the stadium to express frustration with the Giants’ performance. Mara declined to comment after the game.
