WATCH: Devin Duvernay reels in one-handed, game-tying touchdown
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Devin Duvernay delivered when Lamar Jackson needed it most, making a highlight-reel play to tie up the game in the fourth quarter.
The Ravens trailed the Minnesota Vikings, 24017, before receiving the ball with just over four minutes left in the third quarter. Then, Jackson and the Ravens offense orchestrated a slow, methodical drive that saw Baltimore run 18 plays for 83 yards in over 10 minutes of game time. On the 18th play of the drive, Jackson on second-and-goal from the Vikings’ five-yard line took a shotgun snap, then found Duvernay in the end zone.
The pass, however, was a bit out of Duvernay’s reach, as Jackson placed it a bit too high and away from the 5-foot-11, 200-pound wideout. It didn’t quite matter for Duvernay, who saved his quarterback by extending for a toe-tap, one-handed touchdown grab. The Texas product’s touchdown, coupled with fellow Texas alumnus Justin Tucker’s extra point, tied up the game at 24 apiece with just over nine minutes remaining.
Duvernay is having a relatively quiet day outside of the touchdown, having reeled in two catches for eight yards and that one touchdown. His quarterback, Jackson, has had a stellar day on the other hand. Jackson completed 19-of-31 passing attempts for 178 yards and three touchdowns, while throwing just one interception. Meanwhile, Jackson has made an impact on the ground, rushing 20 times for 115 rushing yards.
Duvernay, a second-year player out of Texas, had played in all seven games heading into Sunday’s matchup, reeling in 13 catches for 130 receiving yards and one touchdown. Sunday’s touchdown was his second of the season. Last season, as a rookie, Duvernay appeared in 16 games, hauling in 20 catches for 201 receiving yards and no touchdowns.
The Ravens, currently 5-2, have since scored another touchdown on a Le’Veon Bell touchdown run, good from one-yard out. Bell’s touchdown gave the Ravens a 31-24 lead over the 3-4 Vikings, who now have possession with 3:29 left in the fourth quarter.