What We Discovered from Sunday’s 12 video games

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Michael Baca’s takeaways:

1. Ravens get up in second half to notch ugly win. It was a dreary scene in Baltimore after two quarters of play because the Ravens produced simply 72 yards of offense whereas dealing with a 7-3 deficit getting into halftime in opposition to the two-win Jets. Nothing gave the impression to be working for Lamar Jackson and Co., however when alternative knocked within the second half, the Ravens answered. Baltimore rattled off three consecutive scoring drives within the second half because the Jets self-inflicted their demise by defensive penalties and one questionable choice at midfield. Derrick Henry punched in every of Baltimore’s landing scores within the third quarter, performs that considerably overshadowed a tough day on the bottom (64 dashing yards). Zay Flowers did his finest to offer a spark on offense, producing 58 yards on 5 receptions with nice strikes after the catch. While Baltimore’s protection remained stout, the offense struggled to search out any type of rhythm. On a day when Jackson was merely off by the air, the Ravens had been lucky to face a mistake-laden workforce led by a rookie head coach. Nonetheless, the Ravens earned their fifth straight win and enter a brief week with first place within the AFC North hanging within the steadiness. 
2. Mistakes doom New York’s upset try. The Jets had been firmly in management with Tyrod Taylor main a balanced assault whereas New York’s protection smothered Baltimore’s offensive rhythm. It was the results of a mistake-free first half from the Jets, however their second-half lapses helped elevate Baltimore out of a gap. Two brutal penalties on third-and-long performs in every of the Ravens’ first two drives within the third quarter led to TD scores. In between these scoring drives, the Jets turned the ball over on downs at midfield after going for it on fourth-and-2 — a head-scratching choice that offered the Ravens an important alternative to realize momentum. After answering with a subject objective on their subsequent possession, the Jets seemed to hold round as Breece Hall powered the offense on the bottom and air (119 scrimmage yards), however his fumble on the Ravens’ 3-yard line served because the proverbial nail within the coffin. Taylor was strong in his first recreation since being named the starter, ending 17-of-28 passing for 222 yards with one TD and a late interception with the sport out of attain. He discovered a rhythm with John Metchie III (six receptions, 65 yards; TD) and Adonai Mitchell (42 yards off two receptions) offered some huge good points. 
3. Jackson’s struggles by the air stay. It was an odd efficiency from Jackson, who scuttled underneath any waft of stress and was indecisive when exterior the pocket trying to make one thing out of a damaged play. Typically, we would see Jackson make one thing out of nothing in these conditions, however he appeared to lack the explosiveness to create such magic. Perhaps the a number of accidents Jackson has handled this season are responsible, however it’s unusual to see the Ravens’ star quarterback end with such subpar numbers by the air (13-of-23 passing for 153 yards) and on the bottom (11 dashing yards off seven makes an attempt). Jackson did forestall any cataclysmic errors the Jets wanted to get again into the sport within the second half, however it wasn’t precisely an outing Baltimore might be feeling assured about because it enters a hotly contested race to the playoffs within the last stretch.

Next Gen Stats Insight for Jets-Ravens (through NFL Pro): Breece Hall caught all 4 of his targets for 75 yards within the Jets’ Week 12 loss to the Ravens. He recorded 79 yards after catch, his season excessive and most in a recreation since Week 5 of 2022 in opposition to the Dolphins. Hall has now totaled 270 yards after the catch this season, rating tenth amongst all operating backs, with 135 of these yards coming within the final three video games. He has additionally generated +82 yards after catch over anticipated, the fifth-most amongst operating backs.

NFL Research: Derrick Henry (12,294 profession dashing yards) moved previous Marcus Allen, Edgerrin James and Marshall Faulk into twelfth on the all-time dashing checklist. He additionally joined LaDainian Tomlinson (38) and Emmitt Smith (36) as the one gamers with no less than 30 profession multi-rushing TD video games.