OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Lamar Jackson never visualized being a starting quarterback in a playoff game this season, having told the Baltimore Ravens after he was drafted that he would sit out and learn.
But a hip injury to Joe Flacco suddenly put the fleet-footed first-round pick on the fast track.
Now, Jackson not only is suiting up for a postseason game in his eighth career start, he's making NFL history: He will become the youngest quarterback ever to start an NFL playoff game.
The fact he will be the first quarterback to start a playoff game before his 22nd birthday has seemed to impress everyone except Jackson himself.