Ravens' Isaiah Likely took an amazing juke right out of Lamar Jackson's playbook

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Ravens' Isaiah Likely took an amazing juke right out of Lamar Jackson's playbook image

Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely seems to have been watching Lamar Jackson film.

In the fourth quarter of the Ravens' Week 1 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Likely scored a 49-yard touchdown.

The play came as Jackson was flushed from the pocket by the Chiefs pass rush, and, facing oncoming defenders, lofted a deep pass to Likely. The third-year Ravens tight end then broke off a run along the sideline. As he reached the goal line, Likely stopped in his tracks, let a Chiefs defender go flying by him, then ran the ball into the end zone for a touchdown.

The juke at the end is nearly identical to a viral Jackson play from high school.

The NFL even did a side-by-side comparison:

Likely is predicted to be a bigger part of the Ravens offense this season. Likely said he's been studying receiver positions to better understand offensive roles. 

From the looks of it, he's also been studying his quarterback.

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Scott Davis covers the Knicks and Ravens on The Sporting News. He previously spent much of the last decade as a sports reporter for Business Insider, covering all sports, with a specific focus on the NBA and NFL. Follow him on Twitter/X @WScottDavis