{"id":18964,"date":"2025-01-13T09:39:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18964"},"modified":"2025-01-13T09:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:39:43","slug":"surprise-move-samuel-l-jackson-steps-in-to-rep-ravens-lamar-jackson-as-playoff-push-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18964","title":{"rendered":"SURPRISE MOVE: Samuel L. Jackson Steps In to Rep Ravens&#8217; Lamar Jackson as Playoff Push Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Lamar Jackson&#8217;s legend grows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Samuel-L.-Jackson-reps-Lamar-Jackson-as-playoff-run-begins.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Lamar Jackson, Ravens, Steelers, Ravens playoffs, Samuel L. Jackson\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">On Sunday, the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens punched their ticket\u00a0to the divisional round of the playoffs with a dominant\u00a0home win over the Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0on Wild Card Saturday. The Ravens dominated this one from start to finish, with MVP candidate\u00a0Lamar Jackson using his legs to establish the run early, which opened up the passing game later in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson has become a national sensation since assuming the starting job for the Ravens in 2018, and recently, his fandom extended to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ravens\/status\/1878498064601600072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the celebrity world<\/a> when famous actor Samuel L. Jackson took to his\u00a0 Instagram story wearing a purple hoodie that said \u201cIn L We Truzz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&amp; thass da troof\u201d wrote Jackson in a brief caption.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the Atlanta Falcons, the team whom Samuel L. Jackson has most publicly supported for several years, may have reservations about the actor&#8217;s apparent leap onto the Ravens bandwagon, but Baltimore fans will sure be happy to take the support.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can the Ravens win it all?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3206242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3206242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3206242\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lamar-Jackson-celebrates.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lamar-Jackson-celebrates.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lamar-Jackson-celebrates.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lamar-Jackson-celebrates.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lamar-Jackson-celebrates.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lamar-Jackson-celebrates.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) celebrates after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wild card game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3206242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-2 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The Ravens for the most part looked dominant in their win against the Steelers on Saturday, marking the second time in three weeks that they defeated their divisional rivals at home.<\/p>\n<p>Lamar Jackson wasn&#8217;t asked to do a whole lot through the air in this one, but it didn&#8217;t matter because the Steelers were unable to stop the lethal running combination that was him and Derrick Henry.<\/p>\n<p>Up next for the Ravens is a road game against the Buffalo Bills, who won their wild card matchup vs the Denver Broncos in dominant fashion on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens and Bills played earlier this season, with Baltimore winning easily in front of their home fans, but both squads have evolved quite a bit since then.<\/p>\n<p>The date and time for the matchup is still yet to be determined by the NFL.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lamar Jackson&#8217;s legend grows. 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