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Lamar Jackson Womens Mark Andrews Jersey , the key figure in Baltimore's rejuvenated ground game.Jackson picked apart the Tampa Bay defense on a soggy field, running for 95 yards and throwing for 131 to carry the Ravens to a 20-12 victory Sunday.Anointed the starter over veteran Joe Flacco earlier in the week, Jackson justified the decision with a riveting performance. Slipping between and sliding around potential tacklers, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner operated the run-pass option in much the same fashion as during his glory days at Louisville.Jackson directed two drives that lasted more than seven minutes before closing out the game with a drive that consumed the final 7:08. He carried 18 times and completed 14 of 23 passes, one of them for a touchdown.Tampa Bay (5-9) isn't the first team to struggle to stop Jackson, and probably won't be the last."You've got everybody covered, but the play gets extended," Ravens coach John Harbaugh noted. "Lamar can throw on the run, or he can run. I just think that's a very valuable (talent) to have."Baltimore (8-6) is 4-1 since Jackson took over for the injured Flacco, the only loss in overtime at Kansas City. Jackson has rushed for 427 yards in those five games. The Ravens held the ball for more than 37 minutes compared to 22:50 for Tampa Bay."You've got to stay on the field on offense," Harbaugh said. "If you do that, you have a chance to generate some points."The Ravens amassed 242 yards rushing on 49 attempts. Gus Edwards finished with 104, Kenneth Dixon contributed 48 and Jackson averaged 5.3 yards per rush 鈥?even though he took a knee for the final three plays inside the Tampa Bay 10."He makes you play 11-on-11 football instead of 11 on 10," Bucs coach Dirk Koetter said of Jackson, the 32nd overall pick in the NFL draft. "We had him wrapped up a couple of times and he squirted out of there and was able to extend plays."The loss eliminated Tampa Bay from playoff contention.Baltimore's second-ranked defense did its part C.J. Mosley Jersey , holding the Buccaneers to one touchdown and 241 yards. In the fourth quarter, Marlon Humphrey picked off Jameis Winston's pass and forced an incompletion on fourth down from the Baltimore 33 with 7 minutes left."It's very frustrating because we didn't execute," Bucs guard Ali Marpet said. "When you get chances to score and you don't take advantage of them, it makes it more frustrating."The Ravens went up 17-9 by opening the second half with a 78-yard drive that lasted nearly five minutes. Jackson extended the march with a 17-yard completion to Mark Andrews and peeled off a 22-yard run before Edwards scored on a 10-yard burst up the middle."I seen 'em coming," Jackson said of his pivotal run. "I just had to make a play, make a bad play good. It was a success."Baltimore then forced a punt, but return man Cyrus Jones inexplicably touched the bouncing ball. Tampa Bay recovered and turned the miscue into a field goal.Jackson answered with a 15-play drive that covered 38 yards and produced a field goal for a 20-12 lead.Baltimore squandered its first promising drive late in the first quarter when Jackson botched a handoff and the Bucs recovered the loose ball at their 49. A 23-yard pass to Mike Evans set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Peyton Barber.On the conversion, the wet football slithered through the hands of holder Bryan Anger.The Ravens responded with the kind of drive that showed why Harbaugh picked Jackson over Flacco, who's now healthy following a right hip injury. Jackson contributed 19 yards rushing to a 73-yard march that used 16 plays, lasted more than eight minutes and ended with a shovel pass from Jackson to Chris Moore, who scooted around right end for a 5-yard TD and a 7-6 lead.Winston then burned the Ravens with a third-and-20 scramble-and-launch 64-yard pass to Evans on a third-and-20 that produced a field goal.IT'S BEEN A WHILEBaltimore is the first team since the 1976 Steelers to rush for at least 190 yards in five straight games, according to the Ravens."Right now we've got a good thing going," Edwards said.INJURIESBucs: TE Alan Cross left with a shoulder injury in the second quarter and did not return.Ravens: OLB Matt Judon hurt his left knee in the third quarter but returned. ... TE Nick Boyle left with a concussion.UP NEXTBucs: Final road game against Cowboys next Sunday. Dallas leads the series 14-4 (including playoffs).Ravens: Face Chargers on road Saturday night, first meeting between the teams on the West Coast since 2012. The Baltimore Ravens are known for being one of the better draft and develop franchises in the NFL since they entered it just over 20 years ago. In that period they’ve produced a few Hall of Famers, a few more pretty likely ones Youth Brandon Carr Jersey , and many other players who've gone on to long and successful careers. Admittedly, that reputation hasn’t been as strong in more recent years for whatever reason, as soon to be GM emeritus Ozzie Newsome had an uncharacteristic amount of slip ups since about the turn of the last decade. Luckily for him, this season may be proving he still had it all along though, as his 2018 rookie class is looking to be one of the better in the league, and maybe his best in years.There are a few players who have already worked their way into the starting lineup, another couple that are among the teams’ regular rotation, and even more beyond them that the front office has to be excited about moving forward into 2019. So if we were to look deeper into this crop of talent and had to pick one as the top rising star among them, who would it be? The most obvious answer (as always with football) is likely to be behind center.Lamar Jackson hasn’t been perfect by any means and there are still facets of his game that need a good amount of work; having said that, he’s 4-1 this season, has shown incredible playmaking ability, and breathed life into what was a faltering offense.Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff once said that until you find your quarterback, the search for him consumes you. Newsome found one in Joe Flacco many years ago, and with the right pieces continuing to fall into place, he may have found another one in number 8. Another couple of options to consider would be a few guys in place around Jackson. Orlando Brown Jr. is more than just a nice feel good story at this point Youth Za'Darius Smith Jersey , as he’s taken hold of the right tackle position after starting the year on the bench.He’s helped clear the way for Gus Edwards, who came out of nowhere as an undrafted guy to become a key cog in Baltimore’s old school run first offense led by Jackson. If not already in line to be the starter next season, Edwards has at least guaranteed a spot in the 2019 rotation which isn’t something anyone would’ve expected even a little over a month ago.While those three guys are among the top options, Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton has his own opinion in a recent article in which he picked a top building block for each team.His selection? Tight end Mark Andrews:There are a couple of well made points here, and from a production standpoint Andrews is right in the conversation among the top options of guys to build around moving forward. While it is indeed too early to give up on Hurst, it’s hard to call his rookie season anything other than disappointing so far, which makes you wonder where Baltimore would be at that position if they hadn’t doubled down on it by grabbing Andrews in the third.The former Oklahoma Sooner is a great choice here, but I still ultimately disagree. My pick would be Jackson for some relatively obvious reasons.The main one would be that he’s not only shown promise but he’s done so at the most important position in maybe all of sports. As I alluded to earlier, he’ll need to put a lot of work in when the offseason rolls around (including potentially bulking up a bit), and he’s not sure thing just yet.With all the qualifiers out of the way though, the potential he’s shown along with the way his coaches and teammates talk about him speaks volumes. While Andrews is certainly a good choice, a possible franchise quarterback is worth it’s weight in gold this day and age.This is an argument that could be made about a few young Ravens which is ultimately a good problem to have. Regardless of how the season ends for Baltimore, that’s a win in and of itself.
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