OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A day after the Baltimore Ravens as soon as once more got here up wanting their final objective, 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 mentioned Monday. “He will win a Tremendous Bowl, and I need to be part of it. It simply sucks that it hasn’t occurred but.”
Jackson is the one two-time NFL Most Precious 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 document 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 almost pulled off one among his finest comebacks, throwing a 24-yard landing go to Isaiah More likely to minimize 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.
“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 mentioned. “He deserves to be thought of among the finest 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 received a number of NFL MVP awards however had been 3-5 within the playoffs. Manning ultimately received two Tremendous Bowls.
“There’s nonetheless time,” Ricard mentioned. “He is nonetheless younger. He is positively going to [get] one sooner or later.”
Jackson, 28, might turn into the youngest to ever win MVP 3 times. The award will likely be introduced on the NFL Honors present on Feb. 6.
He’s coming off his finest 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 didn’t win consecutive playoff video games in his profession. And since coming 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 vast receiver Zay Flowers mentioned. “We all know our workforce. We all know what we’re imagined to do and we all know the one means that we will not do what we need to is what we did yesterday. So I already know the way he is feeling.”
