With speed and endurance, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson took revenge on the postseason and silenced those who doubted he could win when it mattered most.
In the Ravens ’20-13 wildcard victory in Tennessee, Jackson won the first playoff game of his career and returned the loss from last year’s annoying loss to the Titans.
The current NFL MVP changed the game with a 48-yard fumble at the end of the second quarter, the second longest postseason touchdown led by a quarterback, and retired from a first interception to record the highest. return of his career. Jackson beat the Ravens with a 10-0 deficit after being 0-6 in his career when he was left with two digits.
“It feels great,” Jackson told ESPN’s Lisa Salters. “I’m glad we did.”
The Ravens now have to wait for Sunday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns to see where they head in the AFC divisional round. If the Steelers win, Baltimore plays the top-ranked Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl defenders. If the Browns win, the Ravens will visit Buffalo Bills, No. 2.
Jackson’s failures in the postseason were the main argument towards this game. It was 0-2 in the playoffs after the 28-12 loss to the Titans last year, when Baltimore was the first seed in the AFC and a 10-point favorite.
Then, Jackson and the Ravens fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter after a poor pitch on the field caused an interception, setting up a Titans field goal. Unlike last season, when the first mistakes ripped through the snow, Jackson bounced off going 16 of 21 for 178 yards the rest of the way.
“We stayed focused. They didn’t make us sound. My coaches didn’t sound,” Jackson told Salters. “I threw a silly interception (sorry), but we kept fighting and got it that way.”
With 136 running yards, Jackson became the second quarterback of the Super Bowl era in a total of 100 running yards and scored a running touchdown in a playoff game, joining Colin Kaepernick.
Jackson has produced one of the most memorable starts in his NFL career. He was the youngest quarterback to win the NFL MVP last season. He became the fastest quarterback to win 30 games in NFL history when he secured a playoff spot at the end of the season (his 37th game).
Now he finally has a postseason win.