Lamar Jackson completed nine passes to Zay Flowers in the first half but didn’t target him again after that. Mark Andrews bounced back from an interception caused by a ball slipping through his hands to catch his first touchdown pass of the season. Derrick Henry performed as expected.
The result was a strong offensive display as Jackson outperformed rookie Jayden Daniels, throwing for 323 yards and rushing for 40 more. The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Washington Commanders 30-23 on Sunday, marking their fourth straight win.
“Just a pick your poison offense,” Jackson said.
Henry rushed for 132 yards and scored his eighth and ninth touchdowns of the season, while Flowers achieved a career-high with 132 receiving yards. Jackson also moved into second place on the all-time rushing list for quarterbacks. Baltimore (4-2) executed their passing and running game nearly perfectly.
“Guys are going to get their touches and get the ball, and good things will happen, and that’s what happened today,” Andrews said. He tied Todd Heap for the most touchdown catches since the team moved to Baltimore with his 41st career touchdown.
“We’re extremely versatile in what we’re doing, and we’re going to take this game, get better from it week by week and become the machine that we can be.”
Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin but didn’t receive much support from the running game. With Brian Robinson Jr. sidelined due to a knee injury, Washington (4-2) managed only 52 rushing yards.
“B-Rob is a great player, but it’s next man up,” Daniels said. “We have to go out there and do our job.”
The Commanders’ defense struggled to contain both Jackson and Henry, allowing Baltimore to gain 484 yards. Their winning streak ended at four games against an opponent that is starting to look like a serious Super Bowl contender.
“We got so many guys that can make plays, a lot of guys are getting the chances, getting the ball and being able to showcase their talents,” Henry said.
He became the first player to rush for a touchdown in each of his first six games since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2005. “That’s what you want as an offense.”
The Ravens’ strong performance included scoring drives of 93 and 94 yards, with the second drive becoming crucial when Henry scored from 7 yards out late in the third quarter.
“Those two drives were much needed,” Flowers said. “I feel like we needed those drives to set the tone that this offense is going to keep going all game and we’re just going to keep scoring, either running or passing.”
