Everything you could imagine and more vs. Lamar
First off, well wishes sent Jackson’s way. As he tried to scramble and escape pressure from Bills linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and defensive end Trent Murphy, he took a bad knock. He snapped the ball on his team’s 25 which went down as the final play of the third quarter and he ran all the way back to his two-yard line and threw the ball away. While hit, he was caught knocking his head on the ground by cameras. He did not return to the game.
From there, the Bills shutdown backup quarterback Tyler Huntley en route to the win. However, the Bills did a pretty good job locking up Jackson in the first place.
Holding any team to a field goal is very impressive, but doing so against a QB that can do anything on any play? That’s a huge task and job well done.
A big reason for that success was Jackson’s yards-per-carry. It was 3.8. That’s it. A 1,000-yard rushing quarterback was held under four yards per carry.
Buffalo’s defense has had a big turnaround since the middle point of the season. The run defense led the way there. No one in their wildest dreams could’ve thought this performance would be put out there.
Along with Johnson, those causing problems for the Ravens offense include defensive end Jerry Hughes, who had two sacks, and cornerback Levi Wallace, who had his first-career one. Covering tight ends was a problem for Buffalo against the Colts and linebacker Matt Milano had a big bounce-back effort against Andrews.
The final name that deserves recognition is Leslie Frazier. The Bills defensive coordinator dialed up a hell of a game.
Jerry Hughes went past two guys for the sack 😤 @Iam_jerryhughes @BuffaloBills
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— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) January 17, 2021