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Ravens Coach John Harbaugh Defends Lamar Jackson After Playoff Loss vs. Titans

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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh came to the defense of quarterback Lamar Jackson during his season-ending press conference Friday following the team's 28-12 loss to the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Round of the 2020 NFL playoffs last weekend.

Harbaugh pointed to Jackson's age and the limited amount of postseason success or opportunity some of the greatest quarterbacks in history had early in their careers:

"He's 23 years old. He's younger than Joe Burrow, OK? So he's got a pretty good head start right now.