Tom Brady on Ravens’ toughness, how Lamar Jackson can get even better

Tom Brady knows a thing or two about epic comebacks. But the FOX Sports lead NFL analyst also knows a thing or two about how difficult it is to beat the Baltimore Ravens.

The resilience of John Harbaugh’s Ravens that Brady knows so well showed up again in Dallas on Sunday. Baltimore entered the game 0-2 after one-possession losses to the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders, and then nearly lost a 22-point fourth-quarter lead to the Cowboys amid a furious comeback led by Dak Prescott.

Tom Brady breaks down Lamar Jackson, Ravens’ win vs. Cowboys

But Lamar Jackson used a key third-down pass and fake jet sweep run to record game-sealing first downs while capping a 28-25 Ravens win. He also registered an individual performance in which the defending NFL MVP threw for 182 yards and a touchdown and ran for 87 more yards and another score.

“It’s a lot of weight off their back,” Brady said. “The expectations they had coming into this year based on the way they finished last year and sitting at 0-2, all that week sucked last week for them.

“They came out here on the road, got off to a fast start, weathered the storm from the Cowboys. I like the fight the Cowboys showed, I love the toughness that the Ravens showed. … This game, to me, was all about Baltimore’s toughness. They’re a tough organization. They got a tough head coach. They got battle tested guys. You got to bring it for four quarters to beat a team like that.”

Brady said the diversity of the Ravens’ offense, and in particular the tandem of Jackson and running back Derrick Henry — who won Brady’s Week 3 LFG Player of the Game after a 151-yard, two-touchdown rushing performance — made it especially difficult on the Cowboys’ defense.

Tom Brady on Ravens’ 28-25 win over Cowboys – ‘a lot of weight off their back’

“[The Cowboys are] struggling on the inside, trying to slow these run games down,” Brady said. “This is a team that’s got a good pass rush. … You may have a great pass rush, but…

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Publish date : 2024-09-23 02:29:24

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