Baltimore Ravens Make NFL History Vs. Bills

Lamar Jackson helped the Baltimore Ravens make NFL history on the first drive of the AFC Divisional against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium.

With a nine-yard run on 3rd-and-8, Jackson surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the 2024 campaign, making the Ravens the first team ever to have a 1,000-yard rusher and a 2,000-yard rusher in the same season (regular season and playoffs) ). Baltimore running back Derrick Henry had 325 attempts for 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns during the regular season before crossing the 2,000-yard mark in the AFC Wild Card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers with 26 carries for 186 yards and two scores.

As for Jackson, he had 139 carries for 915 yards and four touchdowns in the regular season before adding 15 carries for 81 rushing yards against Pittsburgh.

Jackson capped the drive with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman, who is essentially Baltimore’s No. 1-receiver vs. Buffalo with Zay Flowers out with injury. Jackson showed early why Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver drew comparisons to Kobe Bryant when he talked about preparing to defend the star quarterback.

“Our coach said something that really stuck with me: ‘He’s like Kobe Bryant…Kobe Bryant is going to get his at some point.’ And that was a great analogy,” Oliver said. “Lamar will get his at some point. And we know that. And everyone watching knows that.”

Jackson and Henry will need to be at their best to send the Ravens to the AFC Championship.

“We want to win” Henry said, according to the team’s website. “It’s a divisional (playoff) game. We’re trying to get to the next round – the AFC Championship. It’s a great opponent and a really good team, and yes, it’s going to be a heavyweight game.”

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