Davante Adams and Jalen Ramsey went head to head in a battle of titans Thursday night.
Adams struck the first blow just over a minute into the game, with the Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver hauling in a spectacular one-handed catch against the Los Angeles Rams cornerback for a 32-yard gain.
Jalen Ramsey interfering with him was not gonna keep Davante Adams from making this one-handed catch.pic.twitter.com/6lTRwXIwLs
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 9, 2022
Ramsey got flagged for pass interference on the play, which the Raiders declined.
NFL Next Gen Stats noted that after that catch, Adams had caught all 11 of his career targets with Ramsey listed as the nearest defender, with those catches going for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Derek Carr & Davante Adams (32-yd reception)
🔹 Air Distance: 41.4 yds
🔹 Target Separation: 0.4 yds
🔹 Completion Probability: 24.0%Adams has caught all 11 career targets with Jalen Ramsey as the nearest defender for 106 yards & a TD.#LVvsLAR | #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/83k2uOYLo6
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 9, 2022
Adams is having a monster season, entering Thursday with 79 catches (fifth in the NFL) for 1,176 yards (fourth) and 12 touchdowns (first). He’s a good bet to earn his third straight All-Pro appearance.
There’s a tendency to underestimate Ramsey these days. He’s been around a while, seven seasons, but he’s still only 28. He gives up the big play now and then, but he’s still one of the best in the league. Pro Football Focus recently graded him as the third-best cornerback in the NFL, behind only Patrick Surtain II of the Denver Broncos and Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets.
NFL fans wasted no time reacting to Adams’ big play.
Davante owns Ramsey
— Nah (@niqholeless) December 9, 2022
JJ ain't playing tonight. Neither is Tyreek. Matter of fact I don't see Diggs or Kupp out there either
— Brian Blythe (@JdoubleB27) December 9, 2022
Lol shut up dude — Adams is definitely better than any of the guys you mentioned. Stop trolling.
— Aladdin (@Prince_Dhruuv) December 9, 2022
Bro has to go against DK and now Davante Adams in back to back weeks pic.twitter.com/xTwlXEJ0Lp
— jimmy butler fan account (@NoLimitBMACK) December 9, 2022
Deebo Samuel, Davante Adams, and DK all own him lolz
— ۟ (@dradrianperez) December 9, 2022
Ramsey been getting COOKED lately 😂
— Brett – Haas & BWT Alphine F1 stan (@ChiefsSznAllDay) December 9, 2022
literally everybody to Jalen Ramsey this year: pic.twitter.com/jFF6BzVPAN
— brandon 🦬 (@JA17SZN) December 9, 2022
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