The story of wild-card weekend looked to be written at around 1:30 p.m. ET, with the Ravens staggering around Nissan Stadium, and a lingering narrative being cemented.
Lamar Jackson can’t win in the playoffs.
You heard that this week. So did the Ravens. So did Jackson himself.
And it was playing out right in front of everyone. The Ravens had a three-and-out on their first possession, and their third-year quarterback threw an unsightly pick on their second possession—Jackson, for his part, later called it a “dumbass” throw—into traffic, while the hosts built a 10–0 lead and threatened to the blow the game wide open.