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The Lamar Jackson epoch successful Baltimore has been marked by thing but success... for the astir part.
Jackson has been the Ravens' starting backmost for six seasons, playing astatine slightest 13 games successful 4 of those seasons. In that time, the Ravens are three-time AFC North champions portion appearing successful the playoffs connected 5 occasions.
The Ravens person regularly been ascendant passim the regular season, but they've been known to autumn abbreviated successful the NFL playoffs. In six vocation playoff games, Jackson holds a grounds of conscionable 2-4, with 2 one-and-done playoff runs.
Jackson and institution volition look to rewrite the communicative this postseason and shed their estimation of not being capable to get it done successful the postseason. First up are the Steelers, a divisional rival and a squad that the Ravens handled rather easy successful Week 16 with a 34-17 victory.
While the Ravens are expected to triumph this game, Jackson volition person to get it done without his apical receiver, Zay Flowers, who is dealing with a genu injury.
As the Ravens hole to big the Steelers during wild-card weekend, let's instrumentality a look astatine who Jackson whitethorn beryllium relying connected with Flowers connected the sidelines.
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Zay Flowers wounded update
Flowers sustained a genu wounded successful Week 18 against the Browns. He was incapable to instrumentality to the crippled and has since missed signifier passim the week starring into the Ravens' wild-card matchup.
Flowers was diagnosed with an LCL sprain and his presumption should beryllium intimately monitored if Baltimore advances into the divisional round.
NFL COACHING NEWS:
Ravens WR extent chart
| Rank | Name |
| 1 | Zay Flowers* |
| 2 | Rashod Bateman |
| 3 | Nelson Agholor |
| 4 | Tylan Wallace |
* Ruled retired for wild-card round
Without Flowers against the Steelers, Rashod Bateman and Nelson Agholor are the adjacent men up successful the wide receiver room.
Bateman is successful the midst of a breakout season, hauling successful 45 balls for 756 yards and 9 touchdowns. Expect Bateman to instrumentality connected a salient relation successful Flowers' absence.
Jackson volition besides thin connected choky ends Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely successful this one. Baltimore volition apt utilize plentifulness of 12 unit (2 TE, 2 WR, 1 RB connected the field) connected Saturday Night. Andrews has been a accordant portion of this discourtesy for years, but Likely has an accidental to marque a sanction for himself connected the nationalist stage.
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