Ravens' Lamar Jackson still haunted by 'deep-felt loss' to Bills - ESPN

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Speaking for the first time since the playoff loss in Buffalo five months ago, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson acknowledged he still hasn't gotten over that defeat.

«We're going to bounce back,» Jackson said after Tuesday's minicamp practice. «And when we come back, I feel like we're going to have vengeance on our mind.»

Entering his eighth NFL season, Jackson has the second-best record of any quarterback since 2018 with a 70-24 mark (.745) and has led the Ravens to three AFC North titles, including the past two. But Jackson is the only multiple NFL MVP to not reach a Super Bowl.

In his latest playoff defeat — a 27-25 divisional loss against the Bills — Jackson committed two turnovers in the first half. He was intercepted around midfield in the first quarter, and he fumbled at the Bills' 34-yard line in the second quarter.

Asked how long it took him to move past that loss, Jackson replied, «I don't think I get over any losses, to be honest. I got losses from youth football that still haunt me.»

At the start of Baltimore's first minicamp practice Tuesday, Ravens quarterbacks coach Tee Martin asked Jackson what film he has been watching this offseason. Jackson's response: all the games he lost.

Martin described the playoff defeat to the Bills as «a deep-felt loss» for Jackson.

Jackson had an opportunity to tie the score late in the fourth quarter when he threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to tight end Isaiah Likely with 1:33 remaining. But Jackson's pass on the ensuing 2-point conversion was dropped by tight end Mark Andrews.

On Tuesday, Jackson came to the defense of Andrews and voiced his displeasure over those who «dogged» the three-time Pro Bowl tight end on social media.

«We wish we would