Jackson produces perfect passer rating, Henry scores 2 more TDs as Ravens rout Broncos 41-10

Lamar Jackson threw for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns to decorativeness pinch a cleanable passer rating, and nan Baltimore Ravens had small trouble pinch Denver’s defense successful a 41-10 victory

BALTIMORE -- Lamar Jackson threw for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns to decorativeness pinch a cleanable passer rating, Derrick Henry surpassed a fewer much rushing milestones, and nan Baltimore Ravens had small trouble pinch Denver's defense successful a 41-10 triumph Sunday.

Baltimore's beleaguered defense didn't unit a punt until nan 3rd quarter, but a mates early fourth-down stops helped nan Ravens (6-3) build a lead arsenic they rebounded from past weekend's astonishing nonaccomplishment astatine Cleveland. Zay Flowers had 5 catches for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Henry rushed for 107 yards and 2 TDs.

Rookie backmost Bo Nix caught a touchdown walk connected a instrumentality play for Denver, but nan Broncos (5-4) looked outclassed astatine nan opening of a reliable two-game agelong connected their schedule. They sojourn Kansas City adjacent weekend.

Henry scored nan 100th and 101st rushing touchdowns of his career, and he surpassed 1,000 yards connected nan crushed connected nan play for nan sixth time. Henry has scored successful each crippled this season, and he is nan 3rd subordinate to negociate astatine slightest 10 rushing TDs successful 7 consecutive years, joining LaDainian Tomlinson (2001-09) and Adrian Peterson (2007-13).

Jackson completed 16 of 19 passes. The cleanable 158.3 passer standing was nan 4th of his career.

Baltimore led 17-10 aft a Denver section extremity pinch 54 seconds near successful nan first half. Then nan Ravens struck connected some sides of halftime. Flowers caught a walk complete nan mediate and took it to nan extremity area for a 53-yard TD pinch 16 seconds near successful nan 2nd quarter. Baltimore sewage nan shot to commencement nan 3rd and made it 31-10 connected a 6-yard tally by Henry.

Denver had allowed only 2 teams to scope 20 points this season, but nan matchup pinch Baltimore's powerful discourtesy did not spell well. The Broncos' defense held aft an early interception by Nix, but aft Denver was stopped connected fourth-and-1, nan Ravens drove 57 yards and opened nan scoring connected Henry's 7-yard run.

Another fourth-down nonaccomplishment — Nix overthrew an unfastened Troy Franklin heavy — was followed by a Baltimore section extremity that made it 10-0.

The Broncos yet converted connected 4th down from nan Baltimore 2 pinch a instrumentality play — a reverse walk from receiver Courtland Sutton to Nix. The Ravens defended it decently, but Nix was capable to make nan drawback astatine nan extremity statement for a touchdown.

Jackson answered pinch a 7-yard scoring walk to Flowers to put Baltimore up 17-7.

Fullback Patrick Ricard caught Jackson's last TD flip of nan day, a 3-yarder successful nan third.

Baltimore CB Marlon Humphrey returned from a knee wounded that kept him retired past weekend. Jackson did not look nan slightest spot bothered by backmost and knee problems aft missing a mates practices during nan week.

Broncos: At Kansas City connected Sunday.

Ravens: Host Cincinnati connected Thursday night.

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