Lamar Jackson has won as many playoff games as NFL MVP trophies: two.
The lack of postseason wins is becoming more of a problem for the Ravens’ star quarterback, who looks to change history when the AFC’s No. 3 seed Baltimore hosts the No. 6 seed Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round on Saturday night. live on Sky Sports NFL from 1 a.m. on Sunday.
Jackson is 2-4 in the playoffs with six interceptions and six fumbles (three of which were recovered by the opponent).He has thrown six touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns in his playoff career.
Lamar Jackson has won just two of his six playoff games so far in his career
The 28-year-old admitted he needs more rest. “I’m very nervous, that’s it,” Jackson told reporters this week of his playoff woes.
“It’s history until it’s gone.” Sky Sports’ Neil Reynolds said in response to Jackson’s comments on the latest episode Inside The Huddle Podcast.
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“He’s 2-4 in the playoffs with a 75.7 career quarterback rating. And now he’s basically admitted it’s gotten in his head a little bit. I’ll be watching Lamar quite a bit. very soon in this game.”
Former NFL assistant coach with the Buffalo Bills, Phoebe Schecter, added: “Those clips will play at Steelers games this week, showing ‘look, he’s scared.’
“He’s kind of done himself a disservice there because that’s going to be ammunition for the Steelers, and he’s also missing his star receiver in Zay Flowers, who is a huge part of that.”
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One player who could help the Ravens is star running back Derrick Henry.
In his first season with the team, Henry rushed for 1,921 yards, second in the NFL, and tied for first in 16 touchdowns.He played in seven postseason games, helping the Tennessee Titans reach the AFC Championship Game in the 2019 season before they lost to Kansas City. City Chiefs.
How the Steelers defense handles both Jackson and Henry could be the key to the contest.
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“The Steelers do a really great job of containing Lamar,” Schecter added. “They have a lot of disciplined guys on the defensive line, a lot of veteran presence.
“They understand what they have to do to contain him in the pocket, and if they can do that, they can limit what Derrick Henry can do to you because they have physical defenders that are able to bring them down.” and play. in space.”
Saturday’s meeting is the fifth all-time between the teams in the postseason.Pittsburgh has won three of the previous four, but the Ravens won the last playoff game 10 years ago in the Wild Card round, 30-17.
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The Ravens (12-5) and Steelers (10-7) split their two regular season meetings this season, each winning at home.
Pittsburgh took the first game behind Chris Boswell’s six scores on Nov. 17. In the return game on Dec. 21, Jackson caught three passes and rushed for 162 yards in Baltimore’s 34-17 victory, one of four. part.- Pittsburgh’s losing streak to end the season.
“At face value, this game is punishment for the Steelers having to go to Baltimore for four straight,” Reynolds added. “But it’s also a team they’re very familiar with and a team they’ve already beaten this season.
“Even the game Baltimore won right before Christmas, it was 17-17 pretty late in the second half before Baltimore pulled away.
“I think Baltimore won this game, but I’m not sure it’s as simple as the pedigree and recent form would suggest.”
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