The Steelers’ plan to beat the Ravens and Lamar Jackson on Sunday was apparently deceptively simple: make Lamar be Lamar. Of course, it helps that Lamar hasn’t really been “Lamar”, the two-time NFL MVP, for most of this season. He has wrestled with injuries almost constantly since early in the year, including routinely missing practices due to them.
Even on Sunday before the Ravens’ game against the Steelers, Jackson only. After limited participation on Wednesday, he missed Thursday’s practice before returning Friday. Yet if you listened to Tony Romo on the broadcast, you would think he was setting a single-season rushing record on the afternoon.