Ravens' Lamar Jackson speaks on where it went wrong on the costly INT vs. Steelers
The Baltimore Ravens turned the ball over three times in their Week 5 road defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two of Baltimore’s turnovers on the day came in the fourth quarter, including a costly interception thrown by Lamar Jackson. Jackson attempted to connect with Odell Beckham Jr. in the end zone, but Steelers rookie cornerback […]
The Baltimore Ravens turned the ball over three times in their Week 5 road defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two of Baltimore’s turnovers on the day came in the fourth quarter, including a costly interception thrown by Lamar Jackson.
Jackson attempted to connect with Odell Beckham Jr. in the end zone, but Steelers rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. had other plans in mind. The former Penn State standout not only covered Beckham on his route, but he also timed his jump perfectly to haul in the first interception of his career.
Jackson seemed set on giving Beckham a golden opportunity to record his first touchdown catch since Super Bowl 56, but in the end, the two were just not "in sync."
"I was just trying to give my boy a shot," Jackson said during his postgame press conference. "We just gotta get in sync, that's all."
Jackson also tipped his hat to Porter for completing what can be argued was the biggest game-changing play of the contest.
"He made a great play, made a great interception," Jackson said. "Didn't want to happen, but it happened."
Overall, Baltimore scored a touchdown on just one out of its three total trips to the red zone against Pittsburgh. Baltimore entered Week 5 leading the NFL in red zone touchdown percentage (80.0 percent).
The Ravens will next be in action in Week 6 when they will face the Tennessee Titans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.
