In the immediate aftermath of a tough playoff loss, you learn a lot about the mettle of NFL players. Will they blame someone else? Will they take responsibility? Will they be mature and measured about where and why their team fell short and what's next?
After Andrews dropped a two-point conversion that would have tied the AFC divisional round game against Buffalo, Jackson showed support for his star teammate.
The irony of it all? In a new clip from Hard Knocks, Jackson actually wanted the Ravens to practice in the cold leading up to their matchup with the Bills. It was a good idea, but it clearly didn’t help Jackson (or Andrews) much: Lamar was pushing to practice in the cold.
The Baltimore Ravens' season came to a close on Sunday night in Buffalo in a playoff loss to the Bills that was filled with self-inflicted wounds, including three turnovers. Despite out-gaining the Bills on total yards and moving the ball with relative ease on third down,
It’s tempting to view quarterbacks through the prism of "Did he win the big one?" But nuance exists, even in the playoffs.
You could see it in his fidgeting and feel it in his energy. The frustration is there for the QB who is going to have this loss mostly attributed to his two turnovers rather than what happened after them.
Jackson is now 3-5 in the playoffs and he was asked how difficult it is to deal with falling short again. “I have to get over this, because we’re right there ,” Jackson said. “I’m tired of being right there, we need to punch it in. We need to punch in that ticket. We have to get right in the offseason.”
A soon-to-be three-time MVP, Jackson has improved in the playoffs over the last two seasons, but he still has much to prove.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was named the 2024 NFL MVP by the Pro Football Writers of America, the organization announced Wednesday. Jackson earned the honor for a third time, including last season.
The quarterback battle between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen made the Buffalo Bills-Baltimore Ravens game the most anticipated matchup of a thrilling divisional playoff weekend. Allen and Jackson emerged as the top-two MVP candidates in 2024 after playing the best football of their careers this season,
The Baltimore Ravens once again came up short in the playoffs, suffering a brutal loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in which they committed multiple turnovers. Lamar Jackson and others bemoned the missed opportunites,