But after the Ravens’ crushing playoff loss on Sunday — punctuated by Mark Andrews’ nightmare fourth quarter and a passionate defense from John Harbaugh — Jackson sure seems like he’s in line for a third career MVP and not even a single Super Bowl appearance.

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens have fallen short of the Super Bowl despite having six playoff trips in the past seven seasons. There's not much they need to change to win an AFC title, except trust in their current process.

The quarterbacks aren’t realistically attempting to chase down Patrick Mahomes in the Lombardi Trophy department, but be is this era’s Peyton Manning.