Ravens head coach John Harbaugh praised Lamar Jackson’s focused performance against the Giants, describing his efforts as “locked in.”
According to baltimoreravens.com, Harbaugh said Jackson delivered an excellent game.
“All around he just had a great game,” Harbaugh said. “He’s been locked in all season. And he was locked in all week. He’s on the guys in meetings, walkthroughs, everything, just keeping it about football and getting the football right.”
In the Ravens’ 35-14 victory over the Giants at MetLife Stadium, Jackson matched his career high with five touchdown passes, producing a nearly flawless performance. Despite an early error, Jackson explained to espn.com how he turned things around.
“I started out slow with that turnover, (and) I was hot about that,” said Jackson, who had more TD passes than incompletions (four) in his 100th career game. “(And) I was ticked off. I just had to lock in and play Ravens football and that’s what we did.”
Harbaugh emphasized how the entire team responded in unison.
“I feel like all the guys are like that,” Harbaugh said. “The guys came back this last week Monday. They were ready to go. They were full of energy. You could tell that they wanted to get back to it. They felt like, ‘Man, this is OK. We have nothing else to do. Last week proved it. Let’s go do some football.’ They took the Giants seriously. The Giants are a serious football team, and it’s a really good win for us.”
Mark Andrews, who broke the Ravens’ record for touchdown catches by a tight end, highlighted Jackson’s precision after his historic catch.
“Honestly, the record, that wasn’t in my mind,” Andrews said. “I honestly didn’t think about it. But what I did think about was how incredible of a ball (he threw). [Lamar Jackson] kind of led me into that touchdown. I turned my head around. And (saw) the ball right over the defender. And I’m like, ‘OK, oh, I’ll score this ball.’ And that’s how good he is, and that’s what he’s done throughout the years, and he makes my job a lot easier.”
