NFL play-offs: Baltimore Ravens beat Houston Texans to reach Conference Championships
Baltimore’s poor post-season report had stretched to earlier than they drafted Jackson in 2018, successful simply two of their seven play-off video games after beating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 47.
Jackson was briefly the NFL’s highest-paid participant after being handed a brand new five-year contract final April and after one other spectacular common season, the strain was on the Ravens and long-serving coach John Harbaugh to lastly ship once more within the play-offs.
Defences had been on prime within the first half, as the 2 groups exchanged subject targets within the first quarter, earlier than Jackson made a three-yard landing move to Nelson Agholor.
Houston, the fourth seed within the AFC Conference, compelled Baltimore to punt on their subsequent possession and Steven Sims received them again into the sport by returning the kick for a 67-yard landing.
But the Ravens got here out for the third quarter with renewed urgency, Jackson bursting down the center for a 15-yard landing inside three minutes.
Baltimore then booked a spot in subsequent Sunday’s AFC Championship Game as Jackson lofted a 15-yard landing move to tight finish Isaiah Likely in the beginning of the fourth quarter earlier than dashing for an eight-yard rating.