By ESPN | Created at 2025-01-12 01:53:16 | Updated at 2025-01-12 05:11:18
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2025, 08:45 PM ET
- Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
BALTIMORE -- Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens made a statement on the opening drive of Saturday's wild-card game.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 12, 2025Jackson marched the Ravens 95 yards down the field against the Pittsburgh Steelers and capped the series with a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rashod Bateman. This marked the first time in the postseason that Jackson has led Baltimore to a touchdown on an opening drive.
It was the longest touchdown drive in the playoffs for the Ravens since 2001, when they had a 99-yard drive in a wild-card game against the Miami Dolphins.
Slow starts have been a problem for Jackson and Baltimore in the postseason, where the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player is 2-4 in his career. In Jackson's previous six playoff games, the Ravens had totaled 10 points in the first quarter.
