NFL offseason power rankings: No. 4 Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson has 2 MVPs but no Super Bowls

Lamar Jackson got 49 of 50 first-place votes for NFL MVP last season. (Yahoo Sports/Henry Russell)

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The Baltimore Ravens were the best team in the regular season. They had an MVP quarterback in Lamar Jackson. Then in the playoffs, they started slow and suffered a confusing and devastating loss.

Are we talking about the 2019 season or last season?

The narrative for the Jackson era Ravens is being set. Twice they have had the best team in the NFL and didn’t even make the Super Bowl either time. In 2019, Baltimore went 14-2 just to lose their playoff opener to the Tennessee Titans. Last season, the Ravens took the crown of the NFL’s best team in the regular season with a decisive win over the San Francisco 49ers on Christmas. They went 13-4 and were the No. 1 seed in the AFC again. They led every single game at the two-minute warning of the fourth quarter, until Week 18 when they played backups. Jackson won his second MVP, putting him on a clear path for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And then the Ravens came out flat against the Kansas City Chiefs and lost in the AFC championship game. Baltimore’s offense, led by the MVP, scored 10 points in that loss. They scored just 12 in that loss to the Titans a few seasons ago.

“I’m angry about losing,” Jackson said after the Chiefs loss. “We were a game away from the Super Bowl. We’ve been waiting all this time, all these moments for an opportunity like this, and we fell short.”

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Publish date : 2024-07-26 12:10:45

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