Lamar Jackson is heading into Year 8 with the Baltimore Ravens, and while his trophy case has some serious shine — two MVPs and a legacy as one of the greatest dual-threat QBs ever — there’s still one big thing missing: a Super Bowl.
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Jackson’s racked up a 70–24 regular-season record and taken the Ravens to the playoffs six times. But when it comes to the postseason, it’s been a different story. He is just 3–5 in eight playoff games and still chasing that elusive Super Bowl appearance.
Former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho sees this too — and what’s more, he points out that Jackson hasn’t led the team to any deep playoff runs either. Acho says Jackson needs to get over that hump to truly cement himself as one of the all-time greats.
“Lamar has to be special in the playoffs,” Acho said. “He’s special in the regular season, but when you think about Josh Allen, 25 touchdowns and four interceptions in the playoffs.”
“Patrick Mahomes, he goes without needing introduction or statistics. Lamar has to be special. He has yet to be special in the playoffs. He’s been good in the playoffs, but Lamar has to be the difference-maker. If you are going to be one of the greatest players of the generation, he has to be that in the playoffs,” the analyst continued.
“Lamar Jackson has to be special in the playoffs. If you’re going to be one of the greatest of this generation, you have to be that in the playoffs as well.”
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The Ravens have won four AFC North crowns since Jackson joined the league as a rookie in 2018, including the last two seasons. It’s almost a guarantee if he is healthy and playing that the Ravens will make the postseason. Now, he has to take them further.
Jackson has only made it to the AFC Championship once in his six postseason appearances and hasn’t won more than one playoff game in any of those runs.
Do you think Jackson will lead the Ravens to the Super Bowl this year?
