Ravens' Lamar Jackson Touts 'Heavyweight Fight' Against Patrick Mahomes in AFC Title

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson believes the AFC Championship Game resembles a "heavyweight fight" between he and the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes.

Jackson joked with reporters Wednesday he doesn't like going up against Mahomes but added he understands the wider stakes:

The AFC title battle will showcase arguably the two best quarterbacks in the league right now.

Jackson is the presumptive MVP winner after throwing for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns while running for 821 yards and five scores. In Baltimore's divisional round win over the Houston Texans, he finished 16-of-22 for 152 yards and two touchdowns and had 100 yards and another two TDs on the ground.

On the other side is Mahomes, who is showing that even in what's considered a "down" year he remains a singular talent at the position. Through Kansas City's two playoff games, he has 477 yards, three touchdowns and a 100.8 passer rating despite both contests coming amid frigid conditions.

When the playoff bracket came together, Jackson vs. Mahomes with a Super Bowl berth on the line is probably what a lot of neutral fans hoped would come together.