BALTIMORE — There were, on paper, countless reasons that the Baltimore Ravens had no business beating the Kansas City Chiefs here at M&T Bank Stadium. There were the injuries. There was Patrick Mahomes. There were the mistakes, including the pick-six, not even a minute into Sunday’s primetime showdown, that gifted the NFL’s best player a seven-point head start.
But there was one reason, one explosive, irresistible reason, that the Baltimore Ravens would not lose.
And his name is Lamar Jackson.
Jackson led the Ravens back from an 11-point deficit, led two brilliant fourth-quarter drives, capped both off with touchdown runs, and beat Patrick Mahomes for the first time in his career.