The Baltimore Ravens are back to .500 on the season, and star quarterback Lamar Jackson is back on Twitter as a result.
The Ravens fell in Week 6 to the underdog New York Giants, losing by a 24-20 final. Though Baltimore led 20-10 in the fourth quarter, they allowed the Giants to score 14 points unanswered to finish off the game. Most brutally, Jackson had a very ill-advised interception with three minutes left that put the Giants in position to score the game-winning touchdown.
The @Giants’ 1st INT of the season comes at a big time! 🔥
📺: #BALvsNYG on CBS
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/a2TYofWatg pic.twitter.com/eyg1Vz19J1— NFL (@NFL) October 16, 2022
After the miscue, ESPN’s Ryan Clark criticized Jackson for his decision-making. Clark said that Jackson, who turned down a massive contract extension offer from Baltimore before the season, cannot be making a mistake like that if he values himself that highly.
Period!! If Lamar wants $230 Ms guaranteed he can’t do that. He can’t convince them to pay it, his mom can’t convince them to pay it, and I can’t talk them into it! CAN’T FRICKING HAPPEN!
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) October 16, 2022
The former MVP Jackson tweeted back with an interesting response — a GIF with the caption “Playas F–k Up!”
https://t.co/imeoKUWkei pic.twitter.com/rPUC5Ha5Zr
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) October 16, 2022
Jackson is right that mistakes, here his badly-timed pick, happen and do not define the player who makes them. But Jackson has looked a bit shaky this season overall, posting his lowest completion percentage and lowest yards per pass attempt since his rookie year. Jackson also went on to fumble the ball on a Kayvon Thibodeaux strip-sack during the possession after his interception, costing the Ravens a chance to take back the lead.
Big play for Big Blue 🔥
📺: #BALvsNYG on CBS
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/a2TYogddvg pic.twitter.com/MM8KglxSWa— NFL (@NFL) October 16, 2022
The Ravens are now just 3-3 on the year (though that is still good enough for a share of first place in the AFC North). This is not the first time in the last few weeks either that they have blown a double-digit fourth-quarter lead.
