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Marvin Harrison Jr looked like a star in the making at the weekend. Photograph: Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports
It is always satisfying to see shaky NFL narratives proven false shortly after they bubble up, especially when it concerns a first-round draft pick. The knives were out for Arizona’s rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr fafter his one-catch debut against the Buffalo Bills in week one. Some assessments were unkind to say the least: “shockingly slow and uncertain” was one of the more gentle ones on social media. But some grace for a difficult debut was due considering how a fierce Bills defense limited his impact. On Sunday, he put in a redo for the record books as he torched the LA Rams with two touchdowns and 130 yards in the opening quarter, more than his father gained in any quarter in his Hall of Fame career. The highlight was a 60-yard score in which Harrison’s raw speed turned tight coverage into a yawning runway. Rams safety Kamren Curl is still asking for directions to the nearest end zone.
Isaiah Likely cannot catch a break. A week after a toenail out of bounds ruled out a touchdown and the chance of upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs, the shoulder of Jack Jones arrived to disrupt Likely’s stunning sideline catch. The Las Vegas cornerback’s rude arrival upset a play that would have given Justin Tucker a makeable field goal to tie the game with one second remaining. After losing two winnable games, the Ravens are now scratching their heads at 0-2. There is no shame in losing to Patrick Mahomes and none, on paper, to the Raiders either. The added context of John Harbaugh’s team turning a 10-point final quarter lead into a 26-23 defeat, a familiar trend for a team who often struggle to put opponents away, is where things turn sour for the Ravens. Since the start of the 2022 season Baltimore have blown a double-figure lead seven times. Sure, Maxx Crosby helped bulldoze the Raiders back into contention, but killer errors, such as…
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Author : The Guardian
Publish date : 2024-09-17 14:00:30
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