After the Ravens' second or third offensive series against the Denver Broncos, Head Coach John Harbaugh knew it was going to be a good day for his offense.
"Lamar is on fire," Harbaugh said to his assistants in his headset. "He's on fire throwing the ball."
Jackson was dialed in, Zay Flowers broke loose, and Derrick Henry ran through Denver's defense as the Ravens cruised to a 41-10 victory Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. When Baltimore's top-ranked offense plays like this, it's virtually unstoppable, even for a good defense.
The Broncos were the league's No. 3-ranked defense entering the game, allowing just 15 points per game. The Ravens' top-ranked unit had more than double that after its first drive of the second half.
Baltimore's offense went backwards on its first drive of the game. After that, the Ravens scored on seven straight drives, including four consecutive touchdown drives, before Josh Johnson replaced Jackson.
After missing the first two days of practice this week, Jackson finished with a perfect passer rating for the fourth time in his career, completing 16-of-19 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns. No other quarterback in league history had that many perfect games with at least 15 passing attempts.
Listed with back/knee injuries, Jackson did his damage almost exclusively with his arm. He finished with just four rushing yards, the second-fewest of any start he's had in his seven-year career.
"He needed one day [of practice] to have a perfect passer rating," Henry said. "Whatever he needs to do to be able to go play, that's what he has to do. I feel like it doesn't matter if it's one day or half a day [of practice], he's going to be ready."
Henry ran for two touchdowns and topped 100 rushing yards (106) for the sixth time in his nine games this season. He has reached the end zone in every game he's played as a Raven and has scored 13 total touchdowns already this season.
"Derrick Henry is different. He is adding a dimension that we have not had before," Harbaugh said.
Flowers posted two receiving touchdowns for the first time in his young career and finished with five grabs for 127 yards. Flowers has at least 100 receiving yards in four of the last five games.
His 53-yard touchdown with 16 seconds left in the first half, in which Flowers juked and ran past several Broncos defenders, opened up a 14-point lead that the Ravens never looked back from.
"Sometimes, I'll admit, I'll tell them, 'Just go; just get upfield and get as many [yards] as you can,'" Harbaugh said. "[Flowers] is thinking about scoring every time. That was just a phenomenal football play."
The Ravens offense was doing so much cooking that even fullback Patrick Ricard reached the end zone for Baltimore's final touchdown, something that Jackson was particularly happy about after the game.
"I was ecstatic for Pat," Jackson said. "He's been looking for that receiving touchdown, and he had it today, so that was dope."
The Ravens offense stubbed its toe last week in Cleveland, scoring just 24 points in a five-point loss. It roared back a week later, rebuilding momentum before a rematch with the Cincinnati Bengals just four days away on "Thursday Night Football" at M&T Bank Stadium.
The Bengals also scored 41 points Sunday in a win over the Raiders. The last time the AFC North rivals met, Baltimore outlasted them in a 41-38 shootout. Which offense will prevail Thursday?
"I think when we're clicking, the only thing that can stop us is ourselves," left tackle Ronnie Stanley said.
