Lamar Jackson couldn’t hold back his frustration with himself as he spoke with reporters after the Ravens were bounced from the playoffs in a 27-25 loss to the Bills.
The Ravens missed out on keeping their season going in part thanks to a dropped two-point conversion by tight end Mark Andrews, along with several costly turnovers that really irked Jackson on Sunday.
The Ravens quarterback fumbled in the second quarter, allowing Von Miller to recover the ball and run it back to the Baltimore 24-yard line and set up a touchdown that broke a 7-7 tie in the AFC divisional round game from Highmark Stadium
Jackson also threw an interception in the first quarter with the game even at seven.
The second fumble came in the fourth quarter when Andrews had the ball punched out of his hands after making a 16-yard catch that would have put the Ravens in Buffalo territory.
“Every time we in situations like this, turnovers play a factor. Penalties play a factor,” Jackson said while addressing his own need to hold onto the ball. “Tonight, the turnovers, we can’t have that s–t and that’s why we lost the game. As you can see, we’re moving the ball wonderfully, it’s [just] hold onto the f–king ball. I’m sorry for my language, but this s–t annoying. I’m tired of this s–t.”
The frustration was surely palpable from Jackson as the star quarterback watched another season come to an end without a title.
The Ravens have made the playoffs in six of Jackson’s seven seasons with the team but have made it beyond the divisional round just once – last season when they lost to the Chiefs in the conference title game – in that span.
Jackson completed 18 passes on Sunday for 254 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
The Ravens QB rushed for another 39 yards in the loss to the Bills.
Jackson also commented on Andrews’ rough day — not letting all of the blame fall on the star tight end.
“We’re a team,” Jackson said. “…It’s not his fault. We’re not gonna put that on Mark.”
