Lamar Jackson’s Dream Season Ends With a Startling Loss

In the third quarter, Jackson was sacked and he fumbled, a turnover that led to another Titans touchdown and a 28-6 lead. Near the end of the third quarter, Jackson underthrew his receiver Miles Boykin on a long pass across the field and was intercepted by Titans cornerback Kenny Vaccaro. Baltimore was unraveling.

Afterward, Baltimore Coach John Harbaugh did not seem worried about his second-year quarterback.

“I won’t have to say much to him,” Harbaugh said. “He made such strides this year and we expect him to get better and better.”

But Harbaugh also understood the flip side of a second stunning defeat in two years.

“This one will stick with us for a long time,” he said. “This game will be the one we remember.”

Jackson had a different take than his coach. Asked how this Ravens season should be remembered, he recited Baltimore’s regular-season record: “14-2, great team.”

The perspective of Jackson’s teammates inside the locker room was a raw mix of emotions, with some, like cornerback Marlon Humphrey, taking a dark view of where the defeat left the Ravens.

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