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          Lamar Jackson and Miles Boykin connect for 43-yard Baltimore Ravens touchdown

          Lamar Jackson hit Miles Boykin in stride for a 43-yard touchdown strike. Andy Lyons/Getty Images
          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2021, 07:00 PM
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          For one of a few times this season, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson showed he can beat defenses with the deep pass.

          On his second drive of the game, Jackson connected on a 43-yard touchdown pass to Miles Boykin on a post route. The touchdown throw -- which traveled 37 yards in the air -- was the deepest of the season for Jackson, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

          Jackson had wanted to improve upon his downfield passing all season, and this was just Jackson's third touchdown pass of 30 or more yards.

          The Ravens' first touchdown was set up by their ground game and tight end Mark Andrews, Jackson's favorite target. The Bengals bit on the play-action from Jackson after allowing 80 yards on 12 carries and then surrounded Andrews with three defenders, leaving Boykin open behind the defense for his fourth touchdown of the season.

          With Jackson's 34th touchdown pass of the season, Baltimore jumped out to a 10-0 lead.