Lamar Jackson is back in the Ravens lineup tonight after a missing a game due to COVID-19 and it didn’t take long for him to look like the QB who won the NFL MVP award last season.
It also helped that the Cowboys’ defense decided to just play some of the worst defense you’ll ever see on a running play.
The Ravens were facing 4th and 2 from the Cowboys’ 37-yard line late in the first quarter. They decided to go for it and they put the ball in Jackson’s hands, which proved to be a smart thing to do as he ran 37 yards up the middle for an easy touchdown.
First, look at the dots. This was WAY too easy:
Lamar Jackson and the @Ravens offense [in a four-wide formation] take advantage of the Cowboys defense crowding the line of scrimmage on this 37-yard TD run on 4th & 2.
The Cowboys did not have a defender more than 5 yards off the line of scrimmage.#DALvsBAL | #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/vQ3kDWLV3J
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 9, 2020
Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is No. 55 and boy did he not do a good job on that one.
Here’s the TD in real life:
Run this like I'm LAMAR JACKSON❗️
TOUCHDOWN @Lj_era8❗️ | ProBowl Vote
Tune in: https://t.co/iOuT7Sypnr pic.twitter.com/38QNTtqEXj
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 9, 2020
Too easy.
Twitter had fun ripping the Cowboys:
Oh man #55 Leighton Vander Esch will never want to see this play again. Also notable that the Cowboys have Jaylon Smith on the edge with a defensive back at inside linebacker. pic.twitter.com/LROu0JZn0w
— Cian (@Cianaf) December 9, 2020
Leighton Vander Esch playing the QB run very well! pic.twitter.com/QuJYr4Eg0B
— CB (6-5)🎄 (@mvp_lamar8) December 9, 2020
Remember when we thought Vander Esch and Smith were great LBs?
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) December 9, 2020
Vander Esch and Jaylon smith went from elite to straight bums
— jay 🎅🏽❄️🎄 (@jaydaagoat) December 9, 2020
Where the hell was Vander Esch going? He looked just as lost as Jaylon Smith usually looks. https://t.co/wXGOg2dfT9
— Madril Smith (@MadrilSmith13) December 9, 2020
