Baltimore defeats rivals in wild-card playoff victory

BALTIMORE – Earlier this season, as a mark of respect, Mike Tomlin referred to Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson as “Mr. Jackson.”

With his team trailing 21-0 at halftime, the Pittsburgh Steelers were asked whether they should contain the two-time MVP.

“That’s Lamar, man,” Tomlin told Amazon’s Kaylee Hartung at halftime.

This is “Mr. Jackson” for you, Mr. Tomlin.

The Ravens defeated the Steelers 28-14 on Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in the AFC Wild Card match between the two division rivals. The Ravens will have to wait until the end of Sunday’s matchup between the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills to determine their divisional round opponent, while the Steelers ended the game on a five-game losing streak in which they never held a lead.

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Baltimore’s defense sacked Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson four times, and Wilson finished the game 20 of 29 for 270 passing yards and two touchdowns in its fifth playoff loss in his last six postseason games, dating back to his time with the Seattle Seahawks.

Derrick Henry scored two touchdowns and rushed for a franchise-record 186 yards on 26 carries. In his postseason debut with the Ravens, Henry tied Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis with more than 150 rushing yards (four) in the most playoff games. He set the tone on the first scoring drive by stiff-arming Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick with a 34-yard dash into the end zone after a direct snap from the Wildcat formation.

Jackson, who was named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press on Friday, showed why he won his second straight MVP and his third overall, and his postseason record as a starter is now 3-4. The first “MVP!” The crowd’s chants rang out with 4:45 minutes left in the first quarter after Rashod Bateman found himself in the back of the end zone for the game’s first touchdown on a third-and-13 from the 15-yard line from Pittsburgh.

At the end of the Ravens’ second touchdown drive, both Henry and Jackson had run 11 times, for 92 and 64 yards, respectively. The Ravens had 14 first downs before the Steelers got their second. Pittsburgh had the ball 9:33 into the first half.

The Ravens gained 90 yards in 1:51 at the end of the first half when Jackson somehow dodged a sack, held the ball for 6.97 seconds and found running back Justice Hill for a walk-in touchdown with two seconds left. He finished the half 13-of-15 passing for 144 yards and two touchdowns.

Baltimore outscored the Steelers 308-59 in the first half.

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