Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens played their best football in the biggest games of the regular season.
Now, they’ve got to do it in the playoffs.
Jackson has been one of the NFL’s top players for several years, but the Ravens are just 1-3 in the playoffs with him.
This season seems different. The Ravens have not only beaten the better teams, they’ve dominated them.
Jackson boosted his chances for his second AP NFL MVP award with back-to-back sensational performances in lopsided wins over the 49ers (12-4) and Dolphins (11-5) to help the Ravens (13-3) secure the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
He threw for 573 yards and seven touchdowns with a 145.3 passer rating and ran for 80 yards in the two games as the Ravens outscored both teams 89-38.
In five games this season against teams that currently have 11 wins, Jackson has completed 90 of 125 passes (72%) for 1,339 yards, 13 TDs and two picks with a 134.7 passer rating. The Ravens were 4-1 in those games with average margin of victory of 27 points and each win by at least 14.
