Preview for Baltimore Ravens @ Miami Dolphins
Lamar Jackson will go into playoff mode for the Baltimore Ravens after they go to the Miami Dolphins tonight.
Jackson returns from a hamstring harm that has stored him out for 3 video games to attempt to encourage a Ravens staff that has limped to a 2-5 file and whose postseason hopes are hanging by a thread.
The 2-time NFL MVP is aware of the importance of tonight’s recreation at Onerous Rock Stadium and is set to be the difference-maker.
“Coach [John Harbaugh] touched on that with us in a staff assembly: Every recreation goes to be like a win-or-go-home recreation,” Jackson stated. “It’s do-or-die proper now, each week.”
Jackson’s 3-5 file within the playoffs doesn’t encourage confidence that this clutch state of affairs is tailored for his comeback, however the quarterback is at the least assured his proper hammy received’t trigger him any issues.
“That’s what follow is for,” Jackson stated on Tuesday. “I really feel like we had an important day right this moment. We’ll execute tomorrow. Come Thursday evening, we’ll simply fly.”
The Ravens will head south assured they’ll get their season again on monitor towards a Dolphins staff who’ve a 2-6 file that was boosted by a 34-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons final weekend.
Their season can be on the brink with the sport towards the Ravens adopted by clashes with the Buffalo Payments and Washington Commanders.
Coach Mike McDaniel’s job safety stays tenuous however he’s considering short-term somewhat than making an attempt to evaluate his staff’s slim probabilities of making the playoffs.
“I really feel that our staff will likely be no matter it permits itself to be, and that’s 100 per cent primarily based on the opponent that we’re taking part in,” McDaniel stated. “If we begin desirous about the large image, you begin dropping management of what that massive image is. You need to put one foot in entrance of the opposite. … That must be a one-week mindset and that’s how we acquired the end result of that final recreation.
“The largest factor is that you need to actually lean into the issues – in actuality, what was the foundation of our success? It was sweat fairness and focus, dedication, conviction, all these issues which might be derived by way of preparation which I will likely be non-negotiably looking for in all of the hours main as much as this subsequent recreation.”
