He's won MVP awards and dominated in the regular season. But for Baltimore to reach its ultimate goal, Jackson must deliver in the playoffs.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens return to the postseason with a lot of the same strengths they had a year ago.

Lamar Jackson has won the same number of playoff games as NFL MVP trophies: two. The dearth of postseason victories have been an issue and the Ravens star quarterback looks to change the narrative when third-seeded Baltimore hosts the sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild-card round on Saturday night.

Ben Roethlisberger picks the Ravens to beat the Steelers. Prognosticators see the Ravens defeating the Lions in the Super Bowl. Pro Football Focus names Jackson Offensive Player of the Year.

Lamar Jackson capped a sensational regular season with a rather ordinary performance. It was plenty good enough to set a pair of NFL records and lead the Baltimore Ravens to a second straight AFC North title.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson attributes his 2-4 mark in the postseason to being "too antsy," but says he has found a way to balance that out.

It was late October, midway through the Ravens’ season, and Lamar Jackson was nowhere to be seen. Two straight missed practices were cause for curiosity if not concern among the assembled media corps at 1 Winning Drive.

For Baltimore and its superstar quarterback, the regular season was a success, but also a pointless exercise if it doesn’t win the games that matter.

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It's an AFC North battle in Wild Card Weekend as the favored Baltimore Ravens (-9.5) clash with Pittsburgh Steelers; Lamar Jackson confronts his demons.