Ravens teammate makes Lamar Jackson Super Bowl guarantee after latest playoff loss

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson fell to 3-5 as a postseason starter via Baltimore's 27-25 divisional-round loss at the Buffalo Bills this past Sunday evening.

Jackson may officially become a three-time regular-season Most Valuable Player Award winner next month, but he nevertheless routinely receives criticism for the fact that he has zero Super Bowl appearances on his resume. 

While speaking with reporters on Monday, Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard shared a guarantee regarding his famous teammate. 

"It's inevitable. He's going to win a Super Bowl, and I want to be a part of it. It just sucks that it hasn't happened yet," Ricard said about Jackson, as shared by Jamison Hensley of ESPN. 

Baltimore tight end Mark Andrews dropping a pass on what should've been a game-tying two-point conversion with 1:33 remaining in regulation of Sunday's contest ultimately prevented the Ravens from advancing to the AFC Championship. However, it shouldn't be forgotten that Jackson tossed an awful interception and later committed a costly fumble in the first half. In the end, Baltimore couldn't overcome multiple avoidable mistakes made at Highmark Stadium against an opponent that could go on to win the Super Bowl.

"I personally feel bad for him because he deserves it just because of how great of a player he is," Ricard said about Jackson. "He deserves to be considered one of the best quarterbacks. He already is, but I know everyone considers championships as the standard, and he'll get it one day."

Jackson turned just 28 years old earlier this month, meaning he may not yet be in his prime as it pertains to playing quarterback at the highest level. With that said, the StatMuse website shows that no player has committed more playoff turnovers since 2018 than Jackson (11 over eight games). That stat coupled with Jackson's postseason record gives critics all the fuel they need to continue saying he can't routinely win on the biggest stages as did all-time greats such as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. 

"There's still time," Ricard added about Jackson. "He's still young. He's definitely going to [get] one at some point."

Jackson first needs to lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl, a task that likely won't be all that easy 12 months from now considering Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen and Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes aren't going anywhere anytime soon.