The old Odell Beckham Jr. appeared during the first half of the international game in London between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans.
VINTAGE OBJ ‼️
— NFL (@NFL) October 15, 2023
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On a 3rd-and-5 in the first quarter, Beckham caught a pass from Lamar Jackson one yard beyond the sticks and picked up 26 yards after the catch, his best play since tearing his ACL in Super Bowl LVI.
He had a 29-yarder in Baltimore's season-opening win against Houston but was otherwise stymied during his first three games. He missed Weeks 3 and 4 due to an ankle injury.
In last week's 17-10 loss at Pittsburgh, Beckham was held to two receptions for 13 yards.
His most consequential play in the first half won't appear on the stat sheet. In the second quarter, Beckham rushed to defend wide receiver Zay Flowers after Titans defensive end Jeffery Simmons took a cheap hit on him, diving at his legs when he was being wrapped up by other Titans defenders.
Simmons knocked Beckham to the turf following the play, resulting in a 15-yard personal foul penalty. The Ravens scored their first touchdown of the game two plays later to take a 15-3 lead.
Simmons dove at Flowers legs for no reason. That’s why OBJ was mad. #BALvsTEN #NFLLondon pic.twitter.com/hRDz7JUM1N
— FREDDIENUPE (@freddieNUPE) October 15, 2023
Odell kneed Simmons. Thats why he shoved him. Period. #BALvsTEN pic.twitter.com/DOCFVgjVbM
— Andy Singleton (@PeoplezPen) October 15, 2023
FIRST NFL TOUCHDOWN FOR @ZayFlowers ❗️❗️❗️
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 15, 2023
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The Ravens wide receivers were ridiculed after dropping four passes last week. Jackson even called out the group afterward.
Lamar Jackson: “We don’t expect our guys to drop passes.” pic.twitter.com/iF6lsLXmhx
— Jonas Shaffer (@jonas_shaffer) October 8, 2023
Baltimore's offense remains a work in progress under first-year coordinator Todd Monken, but Beckham turning back the clock and Flowers scoring his first NFL touchdown are steps in the right direction.
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