MVP votes have already been forged so Allen and Jackson knew Sunday’s sport would don’t have any bearing on the winner. This was about their legacy.
They’ve been two of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks since each being drafted in 2018 however like Jackson, Allen can be but to achieve a Tremendous Bowl.
This would be the fourth time in 5 years that Buffalo will face Kansas Metropolis – and the Chiefs received all three of their earlier match-ups, together with an AFC Championship sport in 2021.
Now Allen has one other shot at toppling the Chiefs and their two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes, after persevering with his high-quality type this season.
The 28-year-old had two speeding touchdowns to assist Buffalo right into a 21-10 at half-time, whereas Baltimore’s three turnovers proved pricey.
Jackson had struck first, discovering Rashod Bateman for a 16-yard landing earlier than the Payments hit straight again with Ray Davis punching it in from a yard.
The Ravens quarterback coughed up an interception and a fumble on Baltimore’s subsequent two drives, with Payments linebacker Von Miller recovering the latter to arrange the prospect for Allen’s first rating.
After a Baltimore area purpose lower the lead, Allen once more barged into the tip zone on quick yardage to place Buffalo in cost on the interval.
The Ravens have had the league’s greatest speeding offence and so they obtained their run sport going within the third quarter, claiming a area purpose and a Derrick Henry landing.
They did not convert a two-point try to attract degree, earlier than a Payments area purpose made it 24-19. Then, with eight minutes remaining, Terrel Bernard punched the ball from Andrews’ palms and recovered the fumble to offer Buffalo the prospect so as to add one other area purpose.
Baltimore had 3:29 to salvage their season and Jackson lower the deficit by firing a 24-yard landing go to Isaiah Doubtless.
Needing the two-point conversion to degree the sport, he appeared to have linked with Andrews however the ball squirmed from the tight finish’s grasp on the goalline and the Ravens’ season was over.