Everything was going in the Ravens’ favor in an AFC heavyweight matchup with Bills (-3.5) on Sunday. You might have thought Lady Luck was on Baltimore’s side when Buffalo started the game with two turnovers on three possessions. You also might have thought the Ravens were getting some home-cooking when they (eventually) jumped out to a comfortable three-score lead on one of the NFL’s best teams.
Both of those dice rolls were pale comparisons to what happened on one of the wilder connections you’ll see between Jackson and one of his favorite targets, Devin Duvernay. Midway through the second quarter, on a second-and-very-long, the Bills pressured Jackson and should’ve had the sack.
Instead, in what had to be an act of sorcery, the superstar quarterback slipped through three defenders and launched a tipped pass that had no business being caught. No one told Devin Duvernay:
Oh my goodness. The sequence of events there is almost worth a thousand words in themselves. The Jackson elusiveness is one thing. For Mark Andrews to effectively play “tip drill” with Johnny on the spot, aka Duvernay — is the best sign the football gods were ruling in favor of the Ravens early on Sunday.
