Lamar Jackson, Monday night’s game against the Browns was pulled out briefly after a stretch. Jackson, who ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game in the fourth quarter, was outscored by six points with Ravens in place of Trace Maxley. However, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield told the Browns: 33: 33. The Ravens quickly fell behind without Jackson as they took the lead on a five-yard run with the left.
After nearly two full assets on the bench, Jackson returned to the game with two minutes left before Maxley left the field with a knee injury. Facing a fourth-four on the Browns’ 44-yard line, Jackson ran to his right before hitting the wide open Marquez Brown for the lead. J.K., who created the touchdown early in the half. Dobbins tried to give Baltimore a 42-35 lead with 1:51 left of the next two points.
“I didn’t pull Paul Pierce,” he said. Said Jackson, Who hinted at the former NBA star’s bizarre exit during the 2008 NBA Finals. “I was spoiled.”
Jackson, who threw 163 yards for a further 124 runs, completed four passes for 38 yards in the final possession of the game. Jackson had justin Tucker’s 55-yard field goal two seconds left as Ravens left Cleveland with an unlikely 47-42 victory.
“I was spoiled,” ESPN’s Lisa Salters told Jackson after the game. “I had to get some IV in me for the cold, and we came back with a victory. I was trying to come back. I was pulling. I saw what was going on. They were coming back.”
Jackson was on the sidelines after receiving treatment during the first possession of the Ravens first quarter when the Ravens got the ball back, with 6:29 left and one point behind. Jackson, who did not re-enter the game until he suffered an injury on the eighth game of MS Casorle Drive, said he was returning to the game regardless of the injury.
“I was still getting into something,” said Jackson, who wrapped up his upper body and returned to the game. “Let’s win it or go home for us. We have to win.”
With the win, the 8-5 Ravens are firmly included in the AFC playoff picture. They are currently in a bilateral fight with the 8-5 Dolphins for the AFC’s seventh and final playoff spot.
