BALTIMORE – Baltimore Ravens huge receiver Rashod Bateman is shortly turning into the big-play weapon Lamar Jackson desperately wants.
On Sunday, Bateman took a brief go from Jackson and scored a 75-yard landing to provide the Ravens a 14-7 lead over the Miami Dolphins within the second quarter. This lengthy landing comes one week after Bateman caught a 55-yard landing from Jackson in a season-opening, 24-9 win on the New York Jets.
One play after Miami tied the sport at 7, Bateman caught a fast slant and outraced Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard 66 yards to the tip zone. Bateman reached a high velocity of 21.48 miles per hour, the second quickest velocity by a ball-carrier this season, trailing Devin Duvernay’s 103-yard kickoff return for a landing from earlier within the sport.
Bateman’s 75-yarder was the second longest completion of Jackson’s profession. His longest additionally got here in opposition to the Dolphins – an 83-yard go to Marquise Brown within the 2019 season opener. Baltimore traded Brown this offseason with the hopes of Bateman turning into Jackson’s No. 1 huge receiver.
HOLY BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 18, 2022
Ravens huge receiver Devin Duvernay continued his sizzling begin to the 2022 season because the Ravens started their house opener in spectacular style.
Duvernay returned the opening kickoff 103 yards, outrunning the Miami Dolphins down the left sideline and into the tip zone. He reached a high velocity of 21.6 miles per hour, the quickest by a ball service up to now this season, based on Subsequent Gen Stats.
103-YARD TOUCHDOWN BY @Dev_Duv5‼️
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— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 18, 2022
This marked Duvernay’s third landing within the first 5 quarters of the 2022 season. He caught two landing passes from Lamar Jackson final Sunday within the Ravens’ 24-9 win on the New York Jets. This has been fairly a turnaround for Duvernay, a third-round decide in 2020 who had a complete of 4 touchdowns in his first two seasons.
Duvernay, a Professional Bowl returner final yr, joined Jacoby Jones as the one gamers with a number of kickoff returns for touchdowns in Ravens historical past.
