Baltimore Ravens' Odell Beckham Jr. Scores TD in Los Angeles Rams Reunion
It just had to be, didn't it? Baltimore Ravens receiver Odell Beckham Jr. found paydirt against his former team, the Los Angeles Rams in the first half at M&T Bank Stadium.
In wet and windy conditions, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson found Odell after the Pro-Bowler ran a superb in-and-out route that gave him huge separation, and Jackson lofted a delightful ball, which Beckham Jr. hauled in and raced away to the end zone for a 46-yard touchdown.
No doubt, the build-up to the game for Odell would have been rather special, and after slaying the demons of SoFi Stadium in Week 12 in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers, Odell was faced with a different challenge - his former team.
Ravens receiver Odell Beckham Jr. scored a touchdown against his former team, the Rams.
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Beckhamr Jr. spoke earlier in the week that there was no animosity towards the Rams and that it was "all love and respect" between him and the organization where he won a Super Bowl in 2021.
But on Sunday, the Rams were the enemy, and Odell treated them as such as he burned the secondary for a touchdown as he looks to be getting his groove back after a stuttering start to the season.
Odell had two catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in the first half, as it now makes three times in the last five games that Beckham Jr. has scored a touchdown.
Beckham Jr. is now starting to show why there was a long line for his services in the offseason, and while there were concerns over his physical health, after a bumpy start to life in Baltimore, he is now starting to repay the faith.
Without All-Pro tight end Mark Andrews, it is up to others to step up, and Odell, with a 116-yard game against the Chargers in his last outing and now 66-first-half yards against the Rams, is certainly doing his part.
