Lamar Jackson has done it again: he has lost another playoff game in brutally heartbreaking fashion. And he is absolutely hating it.
In Sunday's divisional round matchup at the Buffalo Bills, the Baltimore Ravens' star quarterback completed 18 of his 25 passing attempts for two touchdowns, easily dominating his MVP race rival Josh Allen in the air. However, he also threw an interception, was sacked twice, and lost a fumble.
But that was not the worst of the Ravens' blunders, as tight end Mark Andrews lost a fumble of his own and dropped what would have been a game-tying two-point conversion on what turned out to be the deciding play - both in the fourth quarter.
After the game, an extremely frustrated Jackson ranted to the press, saying:
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"We're a team... Like I've been saying all season, every time we're in situations like this, turnovers play a factor. Penalties play a factor. Tonight, it was turnovers. We can't have that sh**. And that's why we lost the game."
He concluded:
"As you can see, we're moving the ball wonderfully. Hold onto the f***-ing ball. I'm sorry for my language, but this sh** is annoying. I'm tired of this sh**."
Every self-inflicted error from Ravens in devastating playoff exit against Bills
The first mistake came with just under four minutes left, when Lamar Jackson attempted to feed Rashod Bateman, who had been responsible for the game’s first touchdown, only for Taylor Rapp to be the first to the ball.
The defense was fortunately able to force a punt, but he would not be as lucky the next time around. Early in the second quarter, Damar Hamlin crossed the edge and sacked him for an initial loss of six, then Von Miller grabbed the ball and managed to run it back 39 yards before being stopped by backup running back Justice Hill. Josh Allen would sneak into the endzone on the ensuing drive
Jackson would be sacked once more in that quarter, this time by Greg Rousseau - stalling a drive and causing a field goal..
Jackson was finally able to play clean football in the third quarter, but the fourth quarter proved fatal. Mark Andrews dropped two targets, first a catch that Terrel Bernard stole in the Bills’ territory, allowing Tyler Bass to hit another field goal, then a seemingly guaranteed two-pointer off of a touchdown with only around one and a half minutes left and no one close to stopping him.
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