As impressive as the Baltimore Ravens offensive production was in their season-opening loss to the Kansas City Chiefs from an overall results standpoint, it can’t become the norm for the entire season.
Franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson accounted for 397 of the team’s 452 total yards on offense, leading in both passing and rushing yards. While he didn’t take many big hits on scrambles that he didn’t initiate himself or from within the pocket, the star signal caller was under constant duress for most of the game.
The pressure to have to constantly carry the load for the entire offense and will a clutch play into existence through sheer herculean effort was just as intense and consistent as all the heat the two-time reigning champions were applying on defense to stop or at least limit him.