BALTIMORE _ In Week 1, Lamar Jackson threw for five touchdowns. In Week 16, the Ravens quarterback ran for over 100 yards. In between, his play ranged from good enough to downright transcendent. The Ravens won often in 2019, and did so often because of Jackson, whose weekly performances became a renewable source of highlight fodder.
By the time the Ravens entered Sunday's regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers, home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs already secured, Jackson had all but wrapped up NFL Most Valuable Player honors. His list of MVP moments was long enough to fill out a page.
So as the team's regular season wound down and the playoffs neared, The Baltimore Sun took a page's worth of season highlights to 16 Ravens in the team's locker room and asked: Which was your favorite?
Tight end Mark Andrews didn't even need to look at the offerings to make his pick. Guard Marshal Yanda studied the list long and hard, as if it were a playbook, before committing. Outside linebacker Tyus Bowser had to flip through Jackson's highlight reel in his head. "That's a tough one," he said. "He made a lot of plays." Punter Sam Koch took the easy way out: "All of them."
Ultimately, one runaway favorite emerged.
