Lamar Jackson picked the worst possible time to throw his first ever red zone interception.
Jackson was intercepted on a 3rd-and-goal play in the third quarter of Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. Taron Johnson made the interception a yard deep in the end zone and returned it 101 yards for a touchdown.
TARON JOHNSON 101-YARD PICK-SIX!#BILLSMAFIA #NFLPlayoffs
: #BALvsBUF on NBC
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The interception plus extra point made it 17-3 Buffalo over Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens.
Prior to that interception, Jackson had 49 touchdowns and no interceptions in his career in the red zone.
Wow: That's Lamar Jackson's 1st career red-zone interception. He had 49 TD and 0 Int in the red zone in his career including playoffs entering the day, per @ESPNStatsInfo #BALvsBUF
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) January 17, 2021
That pick-six also marked the third 100-plus yard pick-six in playoff history.
That's only the third 100+ yard INT return for a TD in playoff history
James Harrison in the Steelers' SB win over the Cardinals
George Teague in a 1993 Packers win over the Lions
— Mitch Goldich (@mitchgoldich) January 17, 2021
