Lamar Jackson’s return to the Baltimore Ravens couldn’t have gone much better. The former MVP threw four touchdown passes to lead a 28-6 rout of the Miami Dolphins on “Thursday Night Football.”

Jackson had missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, watching from the sidelines as Baltimore slid into a rut. After last week’s win moved the Ravens to 2-6, head coach John Harbaugh confirmed Jackson would be back for Week 9 – and he delivered. 

While he didn’t test that hamstring too much with his usual Houdini scrambling act, Jackson’s arm wanted to let loose, having been dormant for a month. 

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It came in the first quarter after the Ravens’ defense forced a fumble on Tahj Washington that put Baltimore on Miami’s seven-yard line. After Derrick Henry attempted to get in twice and failed, Jackson rolled out on fourth-and-goal and found his trusty tight end Mark Andrews to make it a 7-3 ballgame. 

Then, after a missed Dolphins field goal, Jackson led the way on a seven-play, 75-yard drive where Andrews was open yet again, this time catching and running 20 yards into the end zone for a 14-3 Ravens lead. 

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Meanwhile, Tua Tagovailoa was hearing a shower of boos that only got louder with each quarter as the Dolphins struggled to find the colored paint. In fact, they didn’t do it throughout the night despite reaching the red zone five times. 

With a 14-6 first half lead, Jackson and the Ravens decided to blow this game open with a methodically, 11-play drive that ended with a Charlie Kolar touchdown. The Dolphins were only able to run seven total plays in the third quarter, and Jackson found Rashod Bateman for his fourth touchdown pass of the contest as even more jeers rained down from the Hard Rock Stadium crowd. 

Mark Andrews of the Baltimore Ravens scores a 20-yard touchdown against Elijah Campbell of the Miami Dolphins during the second quarter in the game at Hard Rock Stadium on Oct. 30, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

They reached a peak in the fourth quarter when a 12-play Dolphins drive ended with a Malik Washington fumble in the red zone, while Tagovailoa was intercepted by rookie Malachi Starks to seal the game. 

In the box score, Jackson was 18-of-23 for 204 yards with his four touchdowns, while rushing for just 15 yards. Henry, though, rushed for 119 yards on 19 carries, while Zay Flowers caught five Jackson passes for 64 yards. 

For Miami, Tagovailoa was 25-for-40 for 261 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. De’Von Achane, the Dolphins’ dynamic running back, rushed for 67 yards and caught six passes for 39 yards. Jaylen Waddle led the game with 82 yards on six receptions. 

Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens throws a pass during warm-up prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Oct. 30, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)

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The Ravens know they need to extend this win streak to reach their playoff goals after a 1-6 start to the season, and that’s exactly what they got in Jackson’s return. 

On the other hand, the Dolphins still have a lot to figure out after a promising win over the Atlanta Falcons last week. 

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Spanish authorities are recommending a Real Oviedo fan to be fined €4,000 ($4,625) for allegedly directing racist abuse at Barcelona forward Marcus Rashford.

The government’s anti-violence commission said in a statement on Thursday that during Barcelona’s 3-1 league win at Real Oviedo on Sept. 25, an Oviedo fan was heard making a racial slur in Spanish at Rashford.

“La Liga detected the images on social media and filed a complaint with the National Police,” the statement said.

“Subsequently, analysis of footage from the stadium’s Organizational Control Unit (UCO) cameras allowed for the identification of the alleged perpetrator. The processing of this proposal will be contingent upon the final decisions made in the criminal proceedings.”

The authorities are yet to confirm when a final decision will be taken.

Rashford, 27, is currently on a season-long loan at Barcelona from Manchester United.

The England forward has suffered racist abuse throughout his career.

In 2021, a man was jailed in England for racially abusing Rashford on social media after the striker had missed a penalty in England’s Euro 2020 final shoot-out defeat.

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will implement player availability reports for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in March.

Teams must submit their availability reports to the NCAA the night before their games and again two hours before tipoff, according to a news release. The reports will be made available to the public.

Players will be assumed to be available unless designated as questionable or out, according to the release. Inaccurate reporting might result in penalties for the school.

The decision to require availability reports, which came after months of discussion, is part of the NCAA’s efforts to shield student-athletes from sports betting influences and protect the integrity of the games, the NCAA said.

“Implementing player availability reporting is a major step to increasing student-athlete protections by alleviating pressure for the enhancement of their college experience,” NCAA president Charlie Baker said in the release.

HD Intelligence, a data firm that works with multiple conferences on availability reports, will serve as the NCAA’s player availability service provider.

The NCAA will assess continuing the program at future Division I basketball championships and other championship events.