{"id":8939,"date":"2023-11-13T19:08:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/8939\/ravens-lamar-jackson-have-issues\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:08:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:08:32","slug":"ravens-lamar-jackson-have-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=8939","title":{"rendered":"Ravens, Lamar Jackson have issues closing out games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ravens, Lamar Jackson have issues closing out games\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Jamison Hensley, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">November 13, 2023, 11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Jamison Hensley is a reporter who covers the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN.  Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens starting in 2013. Jamison won Maryland&#8217;s National Sports Media Association Sports Writer of the Year award in 2018, and he is the author of a book entitled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore.  Crows.  He was the Ravens writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000 to 2011.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>BALTIMORE \u2013 With the Baltimore Ravens&#8217; lead in the AFC North reduced to half a game, there will be questions about whether this team can close out the second half of the season with a division title.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens&#8217; immediate goal is simply to finish games, especially with the Cincinnati Bengals coming to Baltimore on Thursday night.  Over the past two seasons, Baltimore has gone from the best closer in the game to one of the worst.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens&#8217; 33-31 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday was their seventh after leading in the fourth quarter since the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> of last season.  That&#8217;s tied with the Indianapolis Colts for most in the NFL over that span.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline float-r inline-track\">\n<h2 class=\"img-title\">The best of NFL Nation<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazyload=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Ravens-Lamar-Jackson-have-issues-closing-out-games.jpg\" class=\"round lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Inside the impact of the Class of 1983<br \/>\u2022 Can the Steelers adapt without Alexander?<br \/>\u2022 QB Love looking for a go-to receiver<br \/>\u2022 Can an ugly defeat wake up the Jaguars?<br \/>\u2022 The Ravens struggle to finish<br \/>\u2022 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"Week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Week<\/a> 10: rises, falls, big questions<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I think I can speak for everyone, when [the Ravens jumped out to 14-0 lead] no one thought of that [the Browns] \u201cWe were going to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> the game, and that\u2019s what happened,\u201d Ravens defensive tackle Justin Madubuike said.  \u201cSo it was really shocking and frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens (7-3) held a 31-17 lead with 11:34 to play, giving them a 98% win probability and putting them in a situation in which they thrived.  From 2008 to 2021 under the leadership of Coach John.  Harbaugh, the Ravens were 79-0 when leading by 14 or more points at any time during the second half.  Baltimore was the only undefeated NFL team in this particular situation during this span.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Sunday&#8217;s collapse against the Browns was the Ravens&#8217; second after leading by 14 or more points in the second half since the start of last season.  The only teams with multiple such losses during this period are the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re talking about putting teams down when they&#8217;re down [and] we should have done it,&#8221; Ravens tight end Mark Andrews said. &#8220;But even though it comes close at the end, it&#8217;s about doing our job, not making mistakes and playing the best we can. <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> possible, because we are a tough team.  beat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Lamar Jackson&#8217;s fourth-quarter total QBR of 6.4 on Sunday was the third-worst of his career. <cite>Todd Olszewski\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s game came down to quarterback play.  In the fourth quarter, the Browns&#8217; Deshaun Watson was 7 of 7 for 88 yards and a touchdown, while the Ravens&#8217; Lamar Jackson was 1 of 5 for 11 yards and an interception, which came on a deflected pass and returned.  34 yards for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s 6.4 total QBR in the fourth quarter was the third worst of his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just have to finish the game,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore has generally shown resilience in games following these fourth-quarter collapses.  In the previous six losses after leading in the fourth, the Ravens followed up with a victory five times.<\/p>\n<p>A defeat on Thursday night would see them lose first place in the AFC North, behind the Browns (6-3) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s definitely frustrating, but we can&#8217;t really put our heads down,\u201d Ravens cornerback Brandon Stephens said.  &#8220;We have a short week. Our mindset is still [to] improve who we are, so we&#8217;re going to have the same mindset on Thursday and be ready to play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ravens, Lamar Jackson have issues closing out games\u060c Jamison Hensley, ESPN editorNovember 13, 2023, 11:00 a.m. Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter who covers the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens starting in 2013. 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