As Lamar Jackson goes, so goes the Ravens offense. And, right now, they're both grinding their way to wins.
Baltimore pulled out a 23-10 victory over the New York Jets Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, running its winning streak to five games, but the offensive players were not in a celebratory mood in the postgame locker room.
The Ravens posted 72 yards in the first half – the second-fewest in a first half with Jackson as their starting quarterback. They won the game with essentially four straight scoring drives, but it wasn't a smooth ride.
Jackson has missed practice time the past two weeks with knee soreness and an ankle injury. He missed three games earlier this season with a hamstring injury.
Jackson said this week that he's playing banged up, and he had both ankles wrapped Sunday. But when asked if injuries are hindering the Ravens' offense, Jackson stiff-armed the question.
"No. No, I don't think that at all," he said. "I feel like we just need to execute a lot better. We get in great field position, but we're not putting points on the board. That has nothing to do with an injury.
"I'm out there, so I feel like I should still be able to do what I do. \[My ankle\] was pretty solid for the most part."