The stakes couldn’t be higher as the Tennessee Titans and the Baltimore Ravens prepare to face each other in the divisional round of the postseason.
But five of these players have a special understanding of what it means to step up and make an impact in a way that doesn’t go unnoticed.
The game features five Heisman Trophy winners – three on Baltimore’s side and two on Tennessee’s.
On their college careers, Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, Titans RB Derrick Henry, Ravens QB Robert Griffin III, Titans QB Marcus Mariota and Ravens RB Mark Ingram each took home the high honor.
That means both team’s second-string quarterbacks have won the trophy, with Baltimore’s starter being the most recent of them all to take home the trophy.
Jackson most recently won in in 2016, and then was selected as the final pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft by Baltimore. He spent half of his rookie season behind Joe Flacco, and really came into his own this season.
It’s highly likely that a couple of these players won’t see action at all or may go largely unnoticed, but the Titans have put Mariota in the game on select plays in the past couple of contests, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see him take the field at least once or twice.
The Titans and Ravens are set to kick off at 7:15 p.m. CST on Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium.
