Late for Work 11/4: Reaction From Ravens' 'Landmark' Win Over Patriots - BaltimoreRavens.com

King believes the success is sustainable long term. He pointed to the embracing of analytics and the focus on compensatory picks as the building blocks for General Manager Eric DeCosta.

“[T]he addition of Jackson, and DeCosta’s emphasis on the team being built to last, should make Baltimore a contender for a while,” King wrote.

Run Game Gashes Patriots’ Top-Ranked Defense

Heading into Sunday, pundits were anxious to see how Belichick and the Patriots’ defense would defend a Lamar Jackson-led offense. As it turns out, no team has quite figured out that blueprint, despite claims you may have heard after the wild-card loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last season.

“We’re gonna think back in a few years and go, ‘Remember the night that Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ style of offense took apart the Patriots?’” NBC Sports’ Chris Collinsworth said. “And we’re going to be able to point to QBs in the NFL that got a chance because of this night”

The Ravens rushed for 210 yards and gashed New England’s top-ranked defense.

“You cannot stop that three-headed monster,” Sanders said. “You’ve got a fullback hitting it, now you’ve got a running back hitting it, then you’ve got the read-option and [Jackson] throws off all plays as well.”

On the first play of the second quarter, Mark Ingram II broke a 53-yard run to set up Gus Edwards’ 12-yard touchdown run.

From jet sweeps to option, Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman brought out the entire playbook, and there was nothing gimmicky about it. The Ravens averaged 5.1 yards per carry on the ground playing smash-mouth football.

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