The first AFC playoff berth has been had by the Baltimore Ravens.
Ravens clinch AFC’s first playoff berth with win over Jaguars
Can’t-Miss Play: Jackson SOMEHOW stays on his feet for 26-yard launch to leaping Likely
Baltimore beat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, 23-7, and clinched a postseason trip in the process.
After losses by the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos on Saturday, the path was cleared for a win-and-in scenario for the Ravens. Lamar Jackson and Co. took care of business, and Baltimore is back in the playoffs for the second consecutive season and the fifth over the past six years.
Consequently, reason for celebration comes as Jackson played in a Week 15 game for the first time since the 2020 season. Injuries forced the quarterback to miss the last five weeks of the 2022 regular season and the final four games of the 2021 campaign.
Jackson and the Ravens (11-3) are flying high down the stretch of the 2023 season, having won four in a row after Sunday to maintain their lead in the AFC North and their grip on the AFC’s top seed.
This marks the 11th playoff trip in Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh’s 16-year tenure as head coach.
After becoming the initial AFC team to clinch a playoff spot, Harbaugh’s Ravens will aim to win their first division crown since 2019 and wrap up the conference’s top seed for the first time since that same season.
