{"id":17787,"date":"2025-01-09T02:55:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17787"},"modified":"2025-01-09T02:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:55:56","slug":"breaking-the-playoff-loss-that-lamar-jackson-cant-escape-a-haunting-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17787","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : The Playoff Loss That Lamar Jackson Can&#8217;t Escape: A Haunting Legacy ."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>In 2023, the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0and\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0finally agreed to a five-year, $260-million mega contract extension. 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It is what it is, at this point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>t<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=mattkdelima&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1876730881341325567&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fbaltimore-ravens%2Flamar-jackson-still-haunted-by-one-playoff-loss&amp;sessionId=09b8157bf47d6d6ed920a34bfa2cfcb1663cd3ad&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With 10:35 left in the fourth quarter, the Ravens began a drive at their 1-yard line. Jackson led Baltimore 74 yards on the next 12 plays. However, with 6:54 remaining in the game, Jackson threw a ball into the end zone intended for Zay Flowers. Jackson had a clean pocket around him yet delivered the ball into triple coverage and was intercepted by Chiefs defensive back Deon Bush for a touchback.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens got the ball back with five minutes left in the game and scored a field goal on their next drive. Unfortunately, that was their final possession, as the Chiefs held on to win the game and eventually win\u00a0Super Bowl LVIII\u00a0against the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExOTU2NjY0NzgwMjA0MDA4\/baltimore-ravens-quarterback-lamar-jackson.jpg\" alt=\"BREAKING : The Playoff Loss That Lamar Jackson Can't Escape: A Haunting Legacy-thanh123\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1040\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Ravens QB Lamar Jackson during AFC Championship introductions<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In hindsight, Jackson forced this pass, and the blame fell squarely on his shoulders. What the box score doesn&#8217;t lay out, though, is the war of attrition. This game was a defensive battle.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens scored a touchdown on their second drive but did nothing with the ball for the entire second and third quarters. With an offense predicated on ball control, Baltimore only had a time of possession of 22:30.<\/p>\n<p>On the drive before the interception, the Ravens drove the ball to the Chiefs&#8217; 9-yard line before Flowers fumbled it, which Kansas City recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson likely wanted Flowers to redeem himself and bit off more than he could chew with that costly interception.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore hosts the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0in the AFC wild-card round on January 11.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0and\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0finally agreed to a five-year, $260-million mega contract extension. 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