As a sweltering, fully padded practice wrapped up Thursday afternoon, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson sat next to wide receiver Rashod Bateman on the offensive sideline. They were smiling, talking, cooling off. An easygoing atmosphere that belied a frustrating day’s work together.

Jackson’s chemistry with the 2021 first-round pick has become a source of intrigue over the past year. Because of injuries, illness and offseason participation, overlapping practice time this offseason and training camp has been rare. Sometimes they make magic together; other times, mistakes.

On Thursday, Jackson didn’t hesitate to look for Bateman, which has been half the battle at times. But connections were scarce. Unofficially, Jackson threw five or six passes to Bateman; just one resulted in a completion.

After a near-perfect Wednesday, Jackson had a more middling showing overall Thursday, finishing 15-for-26 in competitive team drills, including 9-for-16 in 11-on-11 action and 6-for-10 in seven-on-seven action. Here’s how Jackson’s day as a passer unfolded, period by period, throw by throw.

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11-on-11: 1-for-1

1. Jackson held on to the ball for too long, resulting in a “sack” by defensive lineman Travis Jones.

2. Facing a blitz, Jackson found tight end Mark Andrews over the middle on a solid gain after he settled into a soft spot in the secondary.

11-on-11: 1-for-3

3. Jackson missed Bateman on an intermediate-level throw after an apparent miscommunication. That would be the start of a disconnected day for the duo.

4. With outside linebacker Odafe Oweh compressing Jackson’s airspace on a bull rush, Jackson hit running back Justice Hill for a check-down in the right flat.

5. After outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy beat right tackle Patrick Mekari quickly, Jackson seemed to throw the ball away.

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11-on-11: 2-for-4, 1 INT

6. After a run fake, Jackson connected with wide receiver Nelson Agholor for about a 15-yard gain on a throw just inside the numbers against cornerback Brandon Stephens.

7. With two wide receivers stacked up almost along the right sideline, Jackson threw a quick hitter the other way, finding wide receiver Sean Ryan for a short gain.

8. Jackson looked deep for Andrews, but Andrews bobbled the ball as he came down with the pass, and it ricocheted off Kyle Hamilton’s leg — and, incredibly, into the safety’s midsection and then his grasp as he slid on the grass. Hamilton and the defense called for an interception, and the video later confirmed their hunch.

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9. Bateman got a half-step on cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis on a go route, but Jackson’s pass was overthrown and off line.

7-on-7: 3-for-5

10. Jackson hit wide receiver Zay Flowers for a short gain after he stopped in front of Stephens.

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11. With cornerback Marlon Humphrey running step for step with Flowers on a deep shot down the right sideline, Jackson overcooked a pass that gave neither a chance to make a play on the ball.

12. Jackson missed long on a deep throw to Andrews, who was well covered by the considerably smaller Ar’Darius Washington.

13. Jackson found undrafted rookie wide receiver Dayton Wade on a quick in-breaking route against Stephens.

14. Jackson threw a check-down to wide receiver Malik Cunningham near the right sideline.

7-on-7: 3-for-5

15. Jackson found tight end Isaiah Likely on a check-down.

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16. Jackson went deep to Andrews again over the middle, but safety Eddie Jackson had the pass well covered.

17. Lamar Jackson finally connected with Bateman on a short pattern.

18. Jackson overthrew Bateman again on a pass down the left sideline.

19. Jackson hooked up with Agholor on a short gain.

11-on-11: 5-for-8, 1 TD

20. Jackson faked a handoff to running back Derrick Henry before finding him on a screen in the left flat. But Henry’s modest gain was wiped out by a flag for an apparent illegal block.

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21. Jackson’s pass to Bateman ended with the ball hitting the wide receiver’s outstretched left hand, but tight coverage from Humphrey kept Bateman from bringing in the long ball down the left sideline.

22. Jackson fired a quick pass to the right, but it was unclear whether it was intended for Cunningham or Agholor, both of whom were running short in-breaking routes. The pass whizzed between them.

23. On a third-and-long, Jackson threw a check-down to Henry, whom cornerback Arthur Maulet appeared to wrap up over the middle before he could reach the first-down marker.

24. With Likely sent in motion to the left, Jackson threw a screen pass to the right. But inside linebacker Trenton Simpson sniffed it out and had Hill bottled up for a loss.

25. Jackson hit Hill on a swing pass out of the backfield for a solid gain to his left.

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26. Jackson threaded a 20-yard pass to wide receiver Tylan Wallace in between Armour-Davis and safety Marcus Williams, both of whom collided with Williams at the catch point, knocking both down. With the catch secure and his feet still underneath him, Wallace all but pranced the remaining 10 yards into the end zone.

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27. Jackson looked for Flowers in the end zone, and he drew a pass interference penalty on an incompletion.

28. Facing pressure from Oweh, Jackson threw a pass into no-man’s-land — behind Bateman, who was running a vertical route up the right sideline against Armour-Davis, and well in front of Agholor, who was running a crossing route. Bateman threw his head back in frustration as he walked back to the sideline.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson greets fans at the Under Armour Performance Center on Thursday. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner)