The Buffalo Bills they have gained access to it American Conference Championship game for the first time since 1993, the last of the four years in a row they visited the Super Bowl, after beating the Baltimore Ravens in the Ronda Division.
Here are the key points that emerged from the victory of the Accounts:
Key moment
The Accounts they scored the first touchdown of the game in their first run after half time. The Raven They responded with an equally long streak, in which they were in the red zone, with the option of bringing the score to 10. Lamar Jackson threw a pass to midfield that was intercepted by Taron Johnson and returned 101 yards for a second touchdown from Buffalo, equivalent to a post-season comeback figure. In front of JacksonThere couldn’t be a worse time to throw his first red zone interception in three years as a professional, after throwing 49 touchdown passes in that situation. The hit out of 14 points scored in consecutive runs in a game that went 3-3 at half time, with missed field goals on both sides, was too much. As if that wasn’t enough Raven they lost Jackson for the rest of the game moments later, by shock.
Luck is also a factor, and until then it was preferred Baltimore in terms of ball delivery, or rather, you don’t deliver. The Raven had suffered three fumbles so far, four with the knockout Jacksonwithout losing a single one. There that luck ran out. A few hours earlier Aaron Rodgers threw two consecutive passes at the hands of defenders of the Ramming in the end zone, without being able to get one. In both that game and this game, one team made the critical moves that the other didn’t.
Main role
Must be Johnson. Not only was it an interception that prevented a touchdown for one of the league’s top fouls in the red zone, but he also got a touchdown in a match where he had achieved his own attack in two and a half periods, with a lot of work . , its own touchdown. In a game where offensive action was so limited between defense and wind, that defensive score was worth gold Buffalo.
The most important statistic
Eight, it was the hits on the quarterback that made the Accounts Press on the Raven, the vast majority of them on Jackson, in conjunction with the four quarterback sacks. Buffalo appeared to have sufficient speed from left to right, and especially in the rear field, to gain ground from Baltimore, including that of the quarterback. Baltimore no helped too much with so many mistakes in changing the ball from center, a problem that plagued them during the regular season, but the pressure was constantly on Jackson, and for most of the game, it was without the need to send a charge, leaving enough elements in the pass lid. There is no doubt that the defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier of the Accounts He was one of the anonymous heroes at the meeting. The Accounts a significant number of plays were scored with a negative yardage of Baltimore And that helped a lot to tip the balance.
What’s next
Most important for Raven is to make sure that Jackson will be fine, after exiting the game with a concussion. Thereafter. This team needs to find a way to give him two things: a better collection of inside attacking linemen, including the center, and then a wide receiver that makes all the difference.
For the Accounts instead it remains to wait. If tomorrow the Browns enter the bell Arrow-head, they will receive Cleveland next Sunday for the right to go Super Bowl LV. And Kansas City imposed at home, as a favorite it is, they will have to make the trip to the house of it Chiefs. Meanwhile, it continues to enjoy the best season in nearly three decades for one of the teams with the most loyal and tenacious fans in the NFL.