'I Thought We Had It In The Bag,' Lamar Jackson Reacts to Ravens' Loss to Steelers

The Baltimore Ravens were a 44-yard field goal away from reaching the playoffs, but Tyler Loop's kick missed to the right.

After the 26-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Lamar Jackson couldn't believe his squad fell short.

"I thought we had it in the bag," Jackson told reporters after the game.

Jackson has had a disappointing season by his standards as he missed a handful of games due to injuries, but he did just about everything he could to put the Ravens in a position to win on Sunday. He finished with 238 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.

Jackson was especially impressive in a chaotic fourth quarter. He found Zay Flowers on a 50-yard touchdown pass with just under nine minutes to play, giving Baltimore a 17-13 lead, but the Steelers answered with a score of their own.

Around the two-minute mark, as the Ravens trailed by four, Jackson found Flower again, this time on a 64-yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh answered, but missed the extra point.

A good kick return and a 26-yard pass from Jackson to Isaiah Likely put the Ravens in field goal position, but Jackson could only watch as Loop's kick missed.

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Now, the Ravens will be absent from the playoffs for the first time since 2020, and they have a long offseason ahead of them trying to figure out what went wrong.

"I'm stunned right now," Jackson told reporters. "I'm still trying to process what's going on."