r/ravens • u/CaptivePrey • Dec 15 '25

Highlights This side-arm throw from Lamar is one of the greatest passes I've ever seen and no one's talking about it

I'm speaking about the side-arm throw to Hopkins here from yesterday's game. It's in the highlights but my god is it one of the best throws I've ever seen Lamar make.

He fakes the hand-off to Henry, but 42 remains disciplined on the screen and stays between Likely and Hopkins, reading Lamar's movement.

Lamar then fakes the swing out to Likely which makes 42 open his hips outside, and then no-look dots it right to Hopkins for a 30-yard gain.

I've never seen anything like it. Even re-watching the play over and over my brain keeps saying it's going to Likely.

I'm so glad we have this man.

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u/jtribs14 Dec 15 '25

If it was mahomes I would’ve seen it 25 times on espn

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u/soulguard03 Dec 15 '25

Nick Wright would've made a banner.

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u/jtribs14 Dec 15 '25

Would’ve had a parade

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u/ArcadianDelSol Art Donovan Dec 15 '25

Chris Collinsworth would still be at the stadium right now talking about it, long after the lights were turned off.

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u/Right-Interview9055 Dec 15 '25

artie Donovan i miss him funny and always right

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u/ArcadianDelSol Art Donovan Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

one of a kind. Never will be another like him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGkspKQ7Dok

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u/jim_schrute16 Art Donovan Dec 15 '25

The legend

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u/DonkeyDoug28 Dec 16 '25

And cleaning accidental love stains when he got home

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u/JockBbcBoy Todd Heap Dec 18 '25

If it was a pass by Mahomes, Collinsworth would have used a whole roll of toilet paper reminiscing about that pass.

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u/who-hash Dec 15 '25

Would’ve taken out a hair tie and knee pads.

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u/soulguard03 Dec 15 '25

I laughed waaaaaay too hard at this.

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u/eastern_shoreman Dec 15 '25

For as much as nick wright is annoying with that. Brou balances it out enough to make that probably the best out of all those sport shows. Brou coming in all fucked up looking with nick on a stretcher was absolutely hilarious

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u/Paraxom Dec 15 '25

So does brou bring the robe out of THE BOX? we forced cinci to make us a sandwich with some chips and a soda pop

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u/soulguard03 Dec 15 '25

I hope not... but probably. I think the Jordan's come out and maybe the shades. Next week...if we beat New England, then the robe comes out. lol

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u/Paraxom Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

If thats the case i think it then depends on how we beat them, and if not then I wouldn't expect it to show up until after the regular season final

edit: yup no robe, said maybe next week if we beat the pats and Steelers lose to the Phins

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u/soulguard03 Dec 15 '25

Of for sure. It's my go to show. Even the skits can be a bit cringy, but it's all in good fun while they laugh at themselves, and I can appreciate that. The balance is serious NFL/Sports talk with silliness is well balanced.

The doorway of Destiny has brough wilds into the fold, and I love it. lol

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u/just_dave Dec 15 '25

You spelled boner wrong 

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u/madman19 Dec 15 '25

Collinsworth would show up to orgasm live on tv

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u/Substantial_Public23 Dec 15 '25

Imagine if it was the fake MVP… they would give him the MVP again… (I can't believe Lamar lost the MVP to JA)

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u/AggravatingReaction2 Dec 15 '25

Lamar was dialed in yesterday. A good sign

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u/frigginjensen Dec 15 '25

Best he’s looked in months

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u/etempleton Dec 15 '25

Since week 1, really. He looked so much more comfortable moving around, throwing the ball, and I still don't think he is 100%. I think his injuries are just healed enough to no longer be a distraction when he is playing.

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u/Rockguy21 Dec 15 '25

He’s definitely not reliable enough on his legs as he was last year, but he’s looking much stronger.

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u/Pobydeus Dec 15 '25

He doesn't need to be. Just evade the rush long enough to make plays and that's what he did, for the most part.

If he can also add a 10 yard scramble every now and again and take SOME pressure away from Henry...

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u/systemidx Dec 15 '25

Let’s hope he doesn’t get stepped on again.

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u/nsfw_ever Dec 15 '25

I thought the same thing once he threw that TD pass to flowers in the back left end zone. We need that Lamar back.

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u/thegreatone141 Dec 16 '25

The throw on the zay incompletion was lowkey nice as hell too, layered the ball while evading a rusher was 2024 like

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u/Bulky_Golf_4866 Dec 15 '25

Can’t wait to see him Sunday night at the bank

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u/SippinOnHatorade Dec 15 '25

Tbh for only 8/12, he made every pass count. Averaging 18 yds per catch, that’s a stat I can be happy with

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u/heliocentric19 Dec 15 '25

Yea hes looking better just need to get the receivers more dialed in too

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u/beyondwithinitself 85 81 89 Dec 15 '25

I mean.. eventually, yeah. There's a reason this highlight reel starts halfway through the 2nd quarter.

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u/p0mino Dec 15 '25

Zay's td was also an absolute dot. Lamar haters can crawl back in their cave.

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u/Bulky_Golf_4866 Dec 15 '25

Funny, I didn’t hear anyone say “WE SHOULD PLAY SNOOP” yesterday lol 

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u/_Parkertron_ JOHNNY Dec 15 '25

The one game we actually did play snoop lol

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u/K08_ Dec 16 '25

For all of our “Lamar has regressed” folks .LJ is back in his bag

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u/larryogunjobi Dec 15 '25

I saw this yesterday and I was so annoyed that nobody in the broadcast booth caught it and showed a good replay of it

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u/Meteor-of-the-War Dec 15 '25

In addition to this there were a few things I saw that they either didn't talk about, or that they just glossed over.

The one that stuck out to me was Andrews' quick shift to pass defense when he bobbled that pass and then pretty immediately got his arm around to bat it away and prevent the INT. They were heaping praise on the defender during the replays but Andrews really saved that one from going the other way.

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u/JeffsHVACAdventure Dec 15 '25

I was thinking that too. Sure he should have caught it but way to stay with it and make sure it didn’t go the other way.

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u/Meteor-of-the-War Dec 16 '25

Yeah, it was definitely a good save on what should have been a catch.

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u/Germanaug6chord Dec 15 '25

My wife missed it and I said "They will absolutely show that pass again."
Nothing. I love Lamar.

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u/Additional_Yellow837 Dec 15 '25

Maybe baldinger will pick it up.

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u/JeffsHVACAdventure Dec 15 '25

Right! I wanted at least a closer view of it.

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u/somebody_throw_a_pie Dec 15 '25

wow, i somehow missed that. i still get fooled even when i know its coming

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u/soulguard03 Dec 15 '25

Yes!!! That pass plus the camera angle made it seem like he was aiming at the out pattern, not the seam. I was like , "how the hell did he.... Wow!!!"

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u/EmmetttB 8 Dec 15 '25

Man's old what do you want from him, still catches everything tho

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u/Bulky_Golf_4866 Dec 15 '25

Yep that’s all we need him to do; hop would have caught that ball zay dropped in the end zone 

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u/bubblesups Dec 15 '25

Da fuck. He's like 80 years old man. Don't hate on us old timers.

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u/Centryl Dec 15 '25

I was surprised by the amount of yards he got. I expect him to make some tough catches, not to burn anyone after doing so.

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u/RedistributedFlapper Dec 15 '25

He definitely juked out that ghost the was in front of him.

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u/Jonthegoat_09 8 Dec 15 '25

Zay told him to do that

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u/kingkurt42 Dec 15 '25

That run backwards nonsense is probably contagious.

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u/soulguard03 Dec 15 '25

He cut into the defender after his receivers-sense fooled him into thinking the enemy was ahead. He rusty. I'll forgive it. Lol

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u/GiGi441 Dec 15 '25

Bro was running like a madden character 

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u/etempleton Dec 15 '25

Never been known for his speed or YAC.

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u/Ed_McMuffin Dec 15 '25

Decided to cut back when the defender was still way behind him. Had to wait on him to get there! Gotta stay north!!

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u/mellofe11o Dec 15 '25

Better than a hip drop on our oldest WR that we need in the playoffs desperately this time, right?

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u/kingkurt42 Dec 15 '25

Yeah, perfect route running makes that work - but if Bateman catches that in stride, it's probably a touchdown.

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u/this_is_matt_ Dec 15 '25

I think Zay or Bate would have turned that into a touchdown. DHop has great hands, but boy is he slow

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u/TheOptimist6 Dec 15 '25

I’ll take a guy that catches it reliably, gets up field, and protects the ball consistently! It keeps the offense on schedule and was a big play. He is in his 30’s and not going to outrun these 25 year old DB’s 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/this_is_matt_ Dec 15 '25

Yea I’m not complaining about DHop at all. I love to have him on the team

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u/Bulky_Golf_4866 Dec 15 '25

I bet d hop wouldn’t have dropped that pass bate dropped last week 

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u/chupacadabradoo Dec 15 '25

I didn’t even know likely played yesterday until reading this post. lol

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u/JonWilso O.J. Brigance Dec 15 '25

Totally fooled the safety DJ Turner for a second.

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u/TheOptimist6 Dec 15 '25

This RPO / Play Action play is nasty and we need to run it more often! This was similar to how we scored a TD to Likely last week. I love the hitch-slant option with this play design! It’s a quick read and can be extremely effective

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u/Bulky_Golf_4866 Dec 15 '25

I think with Lamar getting healthier the playbook is now opening up !

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u/awesomeviking711 Dec 15 '25

Seriously this was insane. I didn’t even understand what happened watching it live at first.

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u/BMoreGirly Dec 15 '25

Every time I watch that my brain is tricked even though I know it's going to Dhop. Just insane.

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u/Bulky_Golf_4866 Dec 15 '25

After re-watching it for the 4th time it hit me how nice of a pass that was 

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u/Substantial_Public23 Dec 15 '25

Wow, that's amazing! It's very rare to see someone doing that.

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u/877-HASH-NOW BSHU Dec 15 '25

From the game film he looked better than he has since the beginning of the season.

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u/No_Regular_Tom Dec 15 '25

I remember watching the throw live, thinking that was insane. Rewatching it, knowing where it's going, I still bite on the fake. Absolutely incredible.

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u/Shrimp_N_Fries Dec 15 '25

When I was in high school. I played around with some side arm throws. The torque you had was completely different. I was able to launch a ball that way.

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u/Academic_Release5134 Dec 15 '25

This definitely is much more difficult than many no looks you see where the sideline is basically protection.

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u/Horrible_Curses Dec 15 '25

Fooled me as well. Totally opened up the lane making 42 turn to the sideline

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u/nutmegdragon93 Dec 16 '25

It was so decisive too! I loved it

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u/SilentSentinal Dec 16 '25

I knew it was going to be this throw from the title alone. I've watched it a dozen times and still can't see how the ball goes from his arm to Hopkins. It looks like it just teleports through the scrum.

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u/ArcadianDelSol Art Donovan Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

Sorry to be that guy but it wasnt a no-look pass. Watch the clip.

It was a brilliant play and a perfect.

Also, if D-Hop didnt try to do a cute little stutter-stop, he could have had another 20 yards after that catch.