LAMAR JACKSON

POSTGAME VIDEO CONFERENCE

September 25, 2022


Ravens 37, Patriots 26

Q. Lamar, what do you think about what it took for you guys to put up a performance and close out a game like this after what happened last week?

LJ: Just focus, determination. I feel like we build more off adversity and we play better off adversity. We've just got to keep doing because we have a long season ahead of us.

Q. Obviously another injury at tackle; how tough was it for you early in the game to kind of get cohesion within the offense when they were bringing so much heat?

LJ: You know, Faalele is a rookie, so I knew that was kind of happen to see where he was, but I guess one sack happened after that, and he just started dominating like he did in college. I didn't doubt him at all. None of us did. It was for Pat. Mekari left it out of the field for us, and then linemen said it; we was all dialed in, and shout out to Faalele because he stepped up major.

Q. Lamar, what was your mindset after they took the lead at the start of the second half? Seemed like it changed a lot for you in the game at that point and you started making plays.

LJ: We've got to score, too. We've got to respond back because last week when Miami started scoring, they went on that run, I think we put up three points, and I wasn't having that. Like none of us on the offense was having that. This game we were going to respond back, as well, because they were doing a great job on their offense, Patriots was, and we felt like we had to do the same thing. Our defense came alive and they do what they do, play Ravens football.

Q. Were there any adjustments made, did you think, to get the run game going like you did?

LJ: No, our running backs was running the ball hard. Shout-out to J.K., he was doing his thing, Justice Hill was running it unbelievable, and that line, they had to push. They were blocking their tail off, so that's where the success came from the linemen, from the backs.

Q. What was practice like for you guys coming after that game last week?

LJ: We was locked in on the Patriots. We didn't dwell on that loss. Probably Monday we dwelled on it, Tuesday we dwelled on it. After that, it was on to the Patriots. I feel like we showed that today.

Q. You're having a lot of success throwing into tight windows. Some of those passes, not a lot of separation there. What's going through your head when you're throwing it knowing there's not a lot of separation there?

LJ: Just getting them the ball, that's all. Getting my guys the ball because I feel like I've got 100 percent comfort in my guys that they're going to make that play, just give them a chance, and that's all we talk about, giving them a chance. That's all.

Q. What's it like to see the defense come through with those big forced turnovers in the fourth quarter?

LJ: You know, even though the hiccup happened last week, we're used to seeing that from our defense. We see it all week in practice, so there's no doubt in my mind that that's going to happen, and they just showed it today. They were locked in. They was like not letting Mac have his way. They started forcing fumbles, Kyle forced a fumble, Marlon caught the interception, then Marcus Peters caught the interception. It was tremendous. Like I said, Ravens defense.

Q. Coach Harbaugh said you took another step forward preparation-wise this season. Are you doing anything different preparation-wise?

LJ: No, I'd just say maturity just because of my age, just knowing the game of football, just basically inside out. You've just got to stay locked in. That's probably the thing, just being locked in no matter what's going on during the game.

Q. I know that there was something made you of gaining weight this off-season. How much has that helped you or how has that helped you?

LJ: I feel good. I told you guys plenty of times I was going to be good, and I feel like I'm showing it. Like I said, health, nothing has changed.

Q. No one gets more criticism after losses than Greg Roman. Do you think he showed he had a hot hand in the second half? Did you guys really get in a rhythm with his play calling in the second half?

LJ: Yeah, he was dialing it up. That's what we've just got to keep doing. We've got to keep doing that the whole season, playoffs, whatever. We've just got to keep doing that. He did a good job.

Q. You've faced a Belichick defense a few times in your career. Did they do anything different to you today? How did they try to defend you?

LJ: A lot of man. They had the linebackers blitz the B gap, throwing a couple zeroes. We seen that during the game. We didn't catch that on film. It was raining. The rain really killed us in 2020, too, when we played them a lot. We felt like we had them figured out a little bit, but yeah, they did a couple different things, but they was going man a lot, so we just had to execute.

Q. Were you not expecting that?

LJ: I was.

Q. We saw the treadmill in your hotel --

LJ: All right, actually that wasn't my room. That wasn't my room. I was just kidding around. Yeah, that was my room.

Q. Seemed like you guys did a better job of running pass protection in the second half. What happened there and what adjustment did you guys make?

LJ: Like I said, our rookie lineman, Faalele, he was just getting used to the game. He wasn't expecting to just have to get in there and play left tackle for someone else. He got in and started executing, he got his feet wet, got out there and started doing what he was doing. Mo went doing his thing, Zeit. Our other rookie, our center, Tyler, and Ben Powers, they were doing a terrific job. Everybody was locked in. They was determined, as well, more than the skill guys. Shout out to Melani.

Q. You're doing things again that no other quarterback in the NFL this year has done. Three plus touchdown passes and 100 yards rushing in back-to-back weeks. Do you take pride in doing things that some people might consider is groundbreaking?

LJ: I want to win. Like I told y'all last week when someone asked me that question, I just want to win, and by doing that, I just got to do what I do, play Lamar football.

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