November 22, 2024

Following a poor start on offense. The soon-to-be two-time league MVP stirred up his teammates, which resulted in

The soon-to-be two-time league MVP fired up his teammates after a slow start on offense and they responded with a dominant second half performance.

AFC Divisional Playoffs - Houston Texans v Baltimore RavensPhoto by Kara Durrette/Getty Images

Through the opening two-quarters of the Baltimore Ravens’ divisional-round matchup with the Houston Texans on Saturday night, only one side of the ball was clicking on all cylinders and dominating: the defense.

While Roquan Smith and Co. were leading the charge and playing lights out in the first half, franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson and the offense struggled to consistently stay on the field, move the ball, and handle the pressures and blitzes that the Texans were dialing up. Three of their five first-half drives resulted in a three-and-outs with the last being derailed by back-to-back sacks for losses of nine and 13 yards.AFC Divisional Playoffs - Houston Texans v Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens would go on to pull away from and shut down the Texans in the second half on their way to a resounding 34-10 victory but before that happened, Jackson lit a fire underneath his teammates on the offensive side of the ball and they answered the call. In the final two quarters, the Ravens didn’t punt once and scored on all four of their drives including two that spanned over 80 yards and seven-plus minutes.AFC Divisional Playoffs - Houston Texans v Baltimore Ravens

When asked who did most of the talking at halftime during a postgame press conference, Jackson proudly pounded his chest so hard that the sound of the impact was picked up by the microphone as he confidently said “I did.”

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