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Torrey Smith pulls in his second TD pass. (Tom Gannam / AP)Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith finally caught a pass in the NFL.
It went for a touchdown.
Then, he caught his second NFL pass.
It went for a TD.
And third? TD.
Smith opened the scoring with a 74-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco on the Ravens’ first possession against the Rams in St. Louis. His second TD covered 41 yards. His third went for 18.
Smith is the first rookie in NFL history and just the 12th player to score three touchdowns in a quarter.
He limped off after his fourth reception just before halftime, but returned in the second half and finished with five catches for 152 yards. Not a bad day for the second-round pick out of Maryland. All it took was a little patience and a break — Smith, the No. 3 receiver was playing opposite Anquan Boldin with Lee Evans hurt and inactive.
“I think if you go back,” Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome told the Baltimore Sun’s Mike Preston last week, “you’ll see that even Jerry Rice struggled in his first year.”
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