The Ravens gained a total of 114 yards in the first half and 170 something yards in the second half. The Ravens pretty much won that game based on 3 big passing plays. LJ completed 56% of his passes and had an overall QB rating of 65.5. LJ typically has a QB rating of 98.1 and completes 64% of his passes normally. LJ averages 63.9 yards per game on the ground for his career. The Ravens, as a team, gained a total of 68 yards rushing against the Jets.
So when you say the Ravens carved them up through the air in the 2nd half? Well, I don't know what you were watching but the Ravens were taken completely out of their element and comfort zone. That was as plain as day to see.
The Ravens gained 274 of total offense. The Jets had 380. The Jets had 24 1st downs against the Ravens. The Ravens had 13. The Jets won the time of possession. The idea that the Ravens carved up the Jets in the 2nd half is silly.
The Jets could not ultimately score points in the game and that's a credit to the Ravens for playing bend but don't break defense. But by every measure besides turnovers (and that's also huge) and points, the Jets won.
The Jets problem for more than a decade now has always been the following:
1) They're notoriously slow starters. They've routinely taken 1/3 of the game before they finally start scoring points. Against the Ravens was no exception as they managed their first points just before half.
2) They NEVER generate turnovers. The Jets offense coughed up the ball twice. The Ravens, if my memory serves me correctly, fumbled at least once and they managed to recover their fumble. But just the same the Jets still lost the turnover battle. There's no way you'll beat the Ravens if you lose the turnover battle......
Bro look at what I wrote. The Jets totally shut down the Ravens offense in the first half. No one disputes that. I even provided multiple explanations for that which includes the Jets defense being good. Then in the second half the Ravens ran the ball better, threw the ball better, and scored even more points. The Jets stopped running because they had to because they were down so many points the whole game. The Ravens let captain check down thrown check downs all game because they knew that would lose the Jets the game. That's where all your offensive stats come from. Garbage time dink and dumps which was the whole game for you lmao.
It's pretty simple here bud.
1) Jets defense plays really well for 1 half.
2) Jets defense plays ok in the second half but gives up huge plays for TDs. So not really ok, but they could've been worse!
3) The Jets offense was atrocious the whole game and we know why. You've got a chance for that to get better if your OL and QB get healthier.
4) The Jets turned the ball over a million times, the Ravens didn't.
5) My personal favorite "But by every measure besides turnovers (and that's also huge) and points, the Jets won." in this delusional part of the rant you finally remembered the important part. We scored more points than you and by a lot.
The Ravens were far from perfect, but that game wasn't close.
