Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff Writer December 17, 2023, 9:51 p.m. ET
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- Jamison Hensley is a reporter who covers the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011 and covered the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association's Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018 and authored a book titled “Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore.” Ravens. From 2000 to 2011, he was the Ravens' beat writer for the Baltimore Sun.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson recovered an interception Sunday night and scored the game's first touchdown just before halftime.
On Baltimore's final drive of the first half, Jackson hit tight end Isaiah Likely for a 16-yard touchdown, giving the Ravens a 10-0 lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars. After being picked off on the previous possession, Jackson went 6 of 8 for 63 yards as the Ravens converted three third downs.
TD Ravens? More than likely.
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In an unusual first half, Jackson threw deep passes better than short ones. He was 5 of 6 on passes of at least 10 yards with a touchdown. On throws under 10 yards, he is 6 of 10 with one interception.
Jackson carried Baltimore in the first half, buying time in the passing game with his pocket presence and providing most of the production in the running game. He passed for 134 yards and ran for 30 yards, recording 164 yards of total offense.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, meanwhile, lost a fumble at the Baltimore 23 and failed to score the ball at the Ravens' 5-yard line as time expired in the half. Lawrence threw a short pass without a timeout and time expired.