The Ravens won 47-42 on Monday night, and despite much speculation, Lamar Jackson said he didn’t get the Browns into the Super Bowl in the process.
During the fourth quarter, 23-year-old Jackson jogged into the locker room in what was described as “convulsions” on the ESPN program.
But Jackson’s sudden departure, captured on the show, made fans speculate on social media that he had to choose two.
Jackson returned a streak later to give Marquise Brown a touchdown to fourth place, which gave the Ravens a 1:51 lead of 42:35 before putting Baltimore on a game-changing run in the last minute.
“I didn’t pull a Paul Pierce,” said Jackson of the former Boston Celtics star, who was carried off the pitch in a wheelchair during the 2008 playoffs due to an obvious toilet break.
Instead, Jackson said he ran into the locker room for cold spasms and needed intravenous fluids.
But before Jackson’s statement, fans on Twitter were wild with speculation.
Even his teammate and regular substitute Robert Griffin III added fuel to the fire.
After Cleveland later drew the game, Jackson led the Ravens back into the field and prepared Justin Tucker for the starting gate two seconds from time. A kickoff, a series of side pieces and a safety later, the Ravens moved to 8-5, a game behind the 9-4 Browns.
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