OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A day after the Baltimore Ravens as soon as once more got here up wanting their final aim, they nonetheless say it is solely a matter of time earlier than they’re celebrating a championship with quarterback Lamar Jackson.
“It is inevitable,” Professional Bowl fullback Patrick Ricard stated Monday. “He’ll win a Tremendous Bowl, and I wish to be part of it. It simply sucks that it hasn’t occurred but.”
Jackson is the one two-time NFL Most Invaluable Participant to not win a Tremendous Bowl, a lot much less attain one. Sunday’s 27-25 loss on the Buffalo Payments dropped his postseason report to 3-5.
It was a wrestle early for Jackson on Sunday, when he threw an interception within the first quarter and misplaced a fumble within the second quarter. After halftime, Jackson practically pulled off certainly one of his greatest comebacks, throwing a 24-yard landing go to Isaiah Prone to lower Baltimore’s deficit to 27-25 with 1 minute, 33 seconds remaining. Then, Jackson’s potential game-tying go on a 2-point conversion was dropped by tight finish Mark Andrews.
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“I personally really feel unhealthy for him as a result of he deserves it simply due to how nice of a participant he’s,” Ricard stated. “He deserves to be thought of top-of-the-line quarterbacks. He already is, however I do know everybody considers championships as the usual, and he’ll get it sooner or later.”
Ricard enjoys the comparability between Jackson and Peyton Manning. Of their first seven seasons, each Manning and Jackson gained a number of NFL MVP awards however have been 3-5 within the playoffs. Manning finally gained two Tremendous Bowls.
“There’s nonetheless time,” Ricard stated. “He is nonetheless younger. He is undoubtedly going to [get] one in some unspecified time in the future.”
Jackson, 28, may change into the youngest to ever win MVP 3 times. The award shall be introduced on the NFL Honors present on Feb. 6.
He’s coming off his greatest statistical season, changing into the primary participant in NFL historical past to throw greater than 40 landing passes and fewer than 5 interceptions in a season (he completed the season with 41 TDs and 4 picks).
However Jackson has did not win consecutive playoff video games in his profession. And since getting into the NFL in 2018, his 11 turnovers within the playoffs lead the league over that span.
“Oh, he is mad. He is mad for positive,” Ravens huge receiver Zay Flowers stated. “We all know our crew. We all know what we’re imagined to do and we all know the one approach that we will not do what we wish to is what we did yesterday. So I already understand how he is feeling.”
