Unsurprisingly, the Jets were handed their ninth loss of the season by a team much better than them.
The Ravens, entering the game as two-touchdown favorites, wound up winning by three. Baltimore beat the Jets’ No. 2 rushing defense like a drum. New York had its opportunities in the game, but never stood a chance. Adam Gase’s offense could never get going, and it looked like boys against men on the field on the defensive side of the ball.
Let’s take a look at some interesting stats from Gang Green’s latest embarrassing loss.
Lamar Jackon revenge tour
Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Josh Rosen were the four quarterbacks selected before Lamar Jackson in the 2018 NFL draft.
Those four quarterbacks have a combined 38-52 record after the Ravens beat the Jets 42-21 on Thursday Night Football. With Thursday’s win, Jackson is now 18-3 as a starter.
Ground and Pound
The Jets allowed 99 rushing yards in the first quarter. That is the most they have allowed in an opening quarter since Week 10 of 2006 against the Patriots, when they allowed 100 yards, per ESPN Stats and Info.
The Jets defense had been allowing a league-best 3.0 yards per carry heading into this game. They had not allowed more than 129 rushing yards in a game. The Ravens ran for 218 yards on 34 attempts in their three-touchdown victory.
Darnold’s most improbable completion to date
Sam Darnold’s four-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder had just a 24 percent completion probability, which is the most improbable completion Darnold has made this season.
Darnold was running 16.30 mph to the sideline, while Crowder was just 0.2 yards from the sideline and had 0.9 yards of target separation.
Good Company
Robby Anderson’s 41-yard reception on Thursday night gave him 66 yards for the game.
Anderson is now over 3,000 yards for his career, making him the fifth undrafted NFL free agent since 1970 to gain 3,000 receiving yards in his first four seasons. Others to accomplish this feat include Victor Cruz, Wayne Chrebet, Antonio Gates and Drew Pearson.
