Despite the Baltimore Ravens ultimately losing, Lamar Jackson went all out on the offensive side of the ball against the Miami Dolphins. Jackson went 21-29 and threw for 318 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown to Rashod Bateman. That was backed up with a 79-yard touchdown run by Jackson toward the end of the third quarter to go out to a 35-14 lead and finishing with 119 rushing yards.
LAMAR JACKSON GOES 79 YARDS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. @lj_era8
📺: #MIAvsBAL on CBS
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/LqzAxQaA7Q pic.twitter.com/bXEPQzLtCK— NFL (@NFL) September 18, 2022
That didn’t tell the entire story of the game. Tua Tagovailoa was the player of the game as the Dolphins had an electric fourth quarter thanks to his partnership with wideout Tyreek Hill. Tagovailoa went for 469 passing yards and six touchdowns as Hill had 190 receiving yards along with a 60 yard touchdown to complete the comeback and tie the game at 35 apiece.
The Dolphins are having a bonkers 4th quarter!
Tua Tagovailoa to Tyreek Hill for the bomb! 🏈🐬 pic.twitter.com/TQF72FXNlJ
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) September 18, 2022
Tua punctuated his massive fourth quarter with a last-minute toss to Jaylen Waddle to clinch the 42-38 victory.
DOLPHINS! 28 POINTS IN THE 4TH QUARTER FOR THE INSANE COMEBACK VICTORY IN BALTIMORE!
Tua Tagovailoa tied a Miami franchise record with 6 touchdown passes! 🐬🏈 pic.twitter.com/bK7qXpstDP
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) September 18, 2022
Tagovailoa deserves credit for his bonkers performance but the focus was on Jackson due to his summer-long negotiation with the team on a long-term contract. A deal couldn’t be made so Jackson is playing this season without a new contract and is doing all he can to play what he thinks he’s worth.
Many people on social media were in agreement that Jackson deserved to get paid as “pay that man” was trending on Twitter.
Pay that man!
— James Harden (@JHarden13) September 18, 2022
Lamar added 18 pounds this off-season..
🗣🗣 STILL PULLING AWAY@Ravens… PAY THAT MAN pic.twitter.com/ZHJbWpbJFQ
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 18, 2022
Lamar Jackson – 14/17, 228 pass yards, 3 TDs, 118 rush yards, 1 TD.
PAY THAT MAN! 💰pic.twitter.com/Lnza2qyazR
— Football Outsiders (@fboutsiders) September 18, 2022
The ravens gonna have to pay that man lamar Jackson whatever he wants 💀 might as well hand him a blank check after the game pic.twitter.com/WGfzOtPSEh
— John (@iam_johnw) September 18, 2022
Pay. That. Man. All. The. Money.
— Williamncaudill (@wncaudill) September 18, 2022
Lamar Jackson so far today — 7 for 8, 153 yards, 1 TD, perfect 158.3 rating.
Pay him. Pay that man his money.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) September 18, 2022
PAY THAT MAN HIS MONEY!!!! pic.twitter.com/QN0AIv9TsX
— HULK SIZZLE (@untouchablejay4) September 18, 2022
Dear @Ravens
PAY THAT MAN! pic.twitter.com/8L963WwXOl
— Big Cheese (@BigCheese) September 18, 2022
PAY THAT MAN @Lj_era8 💰 https://t.co/HHsXLEsU6Y
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) September 18, 2022
Y'all might wanna pay that man https://t.co/SlLUgGIV2r
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) September 18, 2022
We should’ve known he was going to go absolutely nuts today from this tweet alone 😂 Pay that man https://t.co/imNpTnipRi
— Callie Lawson-Freeman (@CallieJLaw) September 18, 2022
That being said, a loss is still a loss. No matter if Jackson had a monster game. Maybe because they allowed 42 points, including 28 in the fourth quarter, this loss was on the Ravens’ defense. But you win as a team and you lose as a team so even though Jackson deserves to be paid, losing may make that a little more difficult.
