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BALTIMORE — On a first-and-10 just inside the Ravens’ 20-yard line early in the second quarter, Lamar Jackson faked a handoff to his right side and spun out to his left, darting toward the empty space opening up in front of him.
By now, this has become fairly standard viewing for Jackson and the Ravens’ offense that are utilizing their vaguely termed “option” concepts to redefine what the league considers to be play action and how defenders are supposed to react to it.
But what might go unnoticed is something that also takes place on a lot of these runs—a feat of athleticism that, if you’re grading on a scale, might align with that of Jackson himself, especially when considering that Baltimore was playing San Francisco, the NFL’s No.