Lamar Jackson Says Ravens Will 'Build' After AFC Title Game Loss to Chiefs

The Baltimore Ravens may have lost Sunday's AFC Championship to the Kansas City Chiefs, but quarterback Lamar Jackson hopes to get another shot at the conference title game next season.

"I feel like our team...we gonna build," Jackson said after the 17-10 loss. "This offseason we're going to get right, get better, grind, and try to be in this position again, but on the other side of victory."

Jackson said he was "angry," not frustrated, about losing.

"We were a game away from the Super Bowl," he said. "We've been waiting all this time, all these moments for an opportunity like this, and we fell short."

The Ravens quarterback later tipped his hat to the Chiefs in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that ended with the hashtag "#Wegonnabeback&Wayyybetter."

Jackson connected on 20 of 37 passes for 272 yards, one touchdown and an interception in the loss.

The Ravens quarterback described his team overcoming "adversity at the beginning of the season," including adjusting to playing under new offensive coordinator Todd Monken.

"I'm very proud of my team," Jackson said. "New system, offensive coordinator... and we made it all the way to this point. We made it here, but we've just got to finish next time. But I'm very proud of my team."

Jackson was able to answer the Chiefs' first strike early Sunday, tying the game in the first quarter by connecting with Zay Flowers on a 30-yard touchdown.

But the Ravens offense fell apart in the second half. After Flowers fumbled and turned over a potential touchdown catch, Jackson threw an end-zone interception in the fourth quarter that led to the quarterback dashing his helmet to the ground in apparent frustration.

The loss marked a disappointing end to what was arguably the best season of Jackson's six-year NFL career.

The quarterback earned All-Pro honors as he racked up a career-high 3,678 passing yards while leading the Ravens to a 13-5 overall record.

Jackson then opened the playoffs with 152 passing yards for two touchdowns and a 121.8 quarterback rating in a dominant 24-10 divisional round win over the Houston Texans last Saturday.

That victory sent Jackson to the conference championship game for the first time and marked the Ravens' deepest playoff run since the team's 2012 Super Bowl victory.

Jackson will hope there isn't that long of a span between Sunday's loss and the team's next trip to the AFC Championship game.