It would have been fair to say that “the narrative” didn’t matter. Lamar Jackson was 0–2 in his first two playoff games, yes. But he was also the youngest quarterback ever to start an NFL playoff game when he did so as a rookie, in a season when he only became the starter midway through. And then there was last January, that stunning home defeat as the AFC’s No. 1 seed—a team loss, but one that Jackson would bear more than any other Raven. How could anyone make any firm conclusions off of such a small sample size?
Lamar Jackson Runs Past the Titans, Leaving His Playoff Narrative Behind Him Too
