In his return to action after missing more than a month, Lamar Jackson threw four touchdown passes while leading the Baltimore Ravens to a 28-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Jackson, who played for the Ravens (3-5) for the first time since sustaining a hamstring injury on Sept. 28, completed 18 of 23 passes for 204 yards, no interceptions and a 143.2 passer rating.
It was the second consecutive victory for Baltimore, which hopes to become only the fifth team in NFL history to make the playoffs after losing five of its first six games to start a season.
The Dolphins (2-7) failed in a bid to win back-to-back games after snapping a three-game skid on Sunday at Atlanta.
Three of Jackson’s touchdown passes went to tight ends as he connected with Mark Andrews twice in the first half and fired his third to Charlie Kolar with 8:09 left in the third quarter to cap an 11-play, 68-yard drive to open the second half.
Ravens running back Derrick Henry did not score, but he ran for 119 yards on 19 carries and accomplished another career milestone when he became the 17th player in NFL history to eclipse the 12,000-yard career rushing mark.
De’Von Achane led the Dolphins with 67 rushing yards on 14 carries and caught six passes for 39 yards. However, Miami squandered numerous opportunities to reach the end zone. The Dolphins went 0-for-3 in red zone chances, and despite advancing into Baltimore territory five times, they wound up with just two field goals.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa struggled just five days after throwing a season-high four touchdown passes against the Falcons. On Thursday, Tagovailoa completed 25 of 40 passes for 261 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.
The Dolphins also sustained a pair of key injuries. Linebacker Chop Robinson exited the game in the second quarter with a head injury and was later ruled out due to a concussion. Rookie running back Ollie Gordon II injured an ankle in the first half and did not return.
