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The Baltimore Ravens made it six straight wins with a 41-7 victory over the Houston Texans in Week 11. They rise to 8-2 and gain a little breathing room for the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoff race. When a team performs the way the Ravens have, you’ve got to hand out accolades. While we should only hand out one game ball each week, we’re getting a little tired of it going to the same guy each time.
So once again, the award goes to quarterback Lamar Jackson. But we’re tossing an extra one to outside linebacker Matthew Judon as well.
It’s probably getting a little repetitive, but Jackson continues to play at an incredibly high level week after week, with no signs of letting up. Jackson went 17-of-24 for 222 yards and four touchdown throws, making him the first quarterback in franchise history to have multiple games with four or more passing touchdowns in a single season. Jackson also impressed with a 39-yard run that for a moment looked like a repeat of his 47-yard touchdown run against the Bengals in Week 10.
Judon also deserves special recognition after finding a new gear this week in a tough matchup. He terrorized Deshaun Watson and the Texans offense with seven tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, and four quarterback hits.
On a defense that had a good game in its own right, keeping the Texans scoreless until the fourth quarter, Judon led the effort and never let Watson have any peace when he dropped back. It led to Houston having their worst offensive output of the season (232 total net yards — 31 fewer than their previous worst game) and the fourth-worst passer rating of Watson’s career (63.7).
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