Jackson accounted for all of Baltimore's points in the second half with two passing touchdowns and two running scores, gaining 229 yards on his own.
Lamar Jackson led the Ravens to a 34-10 victory against the Houston Texans in Saturday's divisional round playoff game.
Lamar Jackson proved that the Ravens are his team during Saturday's divisional round playoff game against the Houston Texans. The NFL MVP led Baltimore to a 34-10 victory with two passing touchdowns and two running scores, accounting for all of their points in the second half. He also churned out a rushing game that gained 229 yards, including an impressive performance on fourth down near midfield late in the third quarter. The Ravens held Houston to just 68 yards in the second half and produced 24 points and 234 yards after halftime, advancing to host the first AFC Championship Game in their history.
Lamar Jackson did "a lot of cursing" at halftime Saturday
Jackson led by example after the break and ran for two touchdowns and threw another in the 34-10 win.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com that 'Lamar did a great job' during Saturday's game.
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The Ravens held Houston to just 68 yards in the second half and churned out a rushing game that gained 229 yards.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses sensationalism by stating that Lamar Jackson cursed at halftime without providing any context or evidence to support this claim. Secondly, the author quotes an anonymous source who claims that Lamar Jackson led by example after the break which contradicts what was stated earlier in the article about his poor performance during first half. Lastly, there is no disclosure of sources used in the article.
The use of sensationalism to make a claim without providing any context or evidence.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it quotes Ravens coach John Harbaugh saying that Lamar Jackson did a great job. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing the situation as 'not happy' and using phrases like 'a lot of cursing'. Additionally, there is no evidence presented in the article to support any claims made about Lamar Jackson's performance or contributions to the team.
The Ravens defense shut down the Houston offense, but a kickoff return touchdown and some sloppy play by the Ravens offense meant that the score was tied 10-10 after 30 minutes of play.
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The author uses the phrase 'a lot of cursing' to describe Lamar Jackson's halftime speech. This is an example of language that deports one side as extreme or unreasonable.
. . . The Ravens defense shut down the Houston offense, but a kickoff return touchdown and some sloppy play by the Ravens offense meant that the score was tied 10-10 after 30 minutes of play. Jackson said after the game that he did “a lot of cursing” in his halftime speech to his teammates as he urged them to play better football.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topics 'Lamar Jackson', 'Ravens', and 'Texans' as they are all related to football. The article also mentions Lamar Jackson giving a halftime speech which could be seen as an endorsement for him by the Ravens.
The author is reporting on Lamar Jackson, who plays for the Baltimore Ravens.
Lamar Jackson led the Ravens to a 34-10 victory over the Houston Texans in an AFC divisional playoff game.
Jackson accounted for all of the Ravens' touchdowns (two passing, two running) and had 16 completions on 22 attempts with no interceptions.
The Ravens held Houston to just 68 yards in the second half and churned out a rushing game that gained 229 yards.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses a quote from Morgan Moses to make it seem like Lamar Jackson's performance was solely due to his teammates blocking for him. However, this is not true as Jackson himself ran behind left tackle Ronnie Stanley and downfield towards right tackle Morgan Moses before he blocked for him.
The author uses a quote from Morgan Moses to make it seem like Lamar Jackson's performance was solely due to his teammates blocking for him. However, this is not true as Jackson himself ran behind left tackle Ronnie Stanley and downfield towards right tackle Morgan Moses before he blocked for him.
The article states that the Ravens led by just seven points at halftime but then went on to score 21 more points in the second half. This implies that they were struggling, which is not true as they had a lead of 34-10.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Lamar Jackson is the most dangerous and determined player in this game without providing any evidence or reasoning for his claim. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when he describes Jackson's performance as a
Lamar Jackson is the most dangerous and determined player in this game
He faked an inside handoff to the right.
When the frost settled, Jackson had 14 yards when he needed one.
Bias
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The author of the article is Barry Svrluga and he has a clear bias towards Lamar Jackson. The author uses language that depicts Lamar Jackson as being exceptional and his teammates as supporting him. The author also mentions how Lamar Jackson took control of the game during halftime, which implies that he was responsible for the Ravens' victory.
He faked an inside handoff to the right. He then turned to his left.
The most dangerous and determined player in this game
When the frost settled, Jackson had 14 yards when he needed one.
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Barry Svrluga has a conflict of interest on the topics of Lamar Jackson and Ravens as he is an employee of The Washington Post which owns the Baltimore Ravens.
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Barry Svrluga has conflicts of interest on the topics of Lamar Jackson and defense. He is a Ravens fan and may have personal biases towards them.
Lamar Jackson dazzles with 4-TD performance as Ravens advance to AFC Championship
Jackson throws for two touchdowns and adds another two on the ground as the Ravens beat the Texans 34-10
The NFL MVP favorite did so with his words, including some four-letter ones.
After Baltimore scored 10 points in the first half, Jackson lit into his struggling offense with an expletive-filled talk in the locker room. The result? The Ravens produced 24 points and 234 yards after halftime, advancing to host the first AFC Championship Game in their 28-year history.
The Ravens will play the winner of Sunday's Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills game on Jan. 28.
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Baltimore didn't look like the AFC’s top seed in the first two quarters Saturday and instead resembled those previous Ravens teams that got off to slow starts with Jackson in the postseason.
The Ravens had problems with Houston's blitzes, ending the first half with three straight three-and-outs and totaling 23 net passing yards, their fewest in any half this season.
Jackson was livid that the Ravens’ defense was dominating and their offense wasn't holding up its end of the bargain.
Asked who did most of the talking at halftime, Jackson said, ‘I did. A lot of cursing.’
Some of the Ravens' adjustments on offense focused on quicker throws and not pushing the ball downfield quite as much.
Jackson was pressured once on 11 dropbacks (and was not sacked) in the second half after taking pressure on 61% of his dropbacks in the first half.
This is a critical postseason for Jackson, who had a 1-3 playoff record entering Saturday and had failed to score more than 20 points in any of those games.
Jackson responded by scoring four touchdowns against the Texans, which matched his total in his first four playoff games combined.
Making an impact with his legs as much as his arm, Jackson completed 16 of 22 passes for 152 yards and ran for 100 yards. He became the fifth player in NFL history to record two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns in the same playoff game.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, Jamison Hensley uses sensationalism by stating that Lamar Jackson's performance was a 'dazzling display'. This statement exaggerates the significance of his achievements and creates an emotional response in readers. Secondly, the author quotes Nelson Agholor saying that there is something special about Jackson right now, which implies endorsement or approval from other players when no such evidence exists. Thirdly, Hensley uses selective reporting by focusing on Lamar Jackson's performance while ignoring any contributions made by his teammates. Lastly, the author quotes Ravens coach John Harbaugh saying that 'Lamar did a great job', which is an opinion and not a factual statement.
Nelson Agholor's quote implies endorsement or approval from other players, but no evidence exists to support this claim.
The article exaggerates the significance of Lamar Jackson's achievements with sensationalist language such as 'dazzling display'.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when Jamison Hensley is quoted as saying that Lamar Jackson did more than lead the Ravens with his legs and arm. The author's assertion is not supported by any evidence presented in the article.
]Lamar Jackson dazzles with 4-TD performance as Ravens advance to AFC Championship (1:42)
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The author uses an expletive to describe the offense's poor performance in the first half. The use of such language is biased and not necessary to accurately report on the game.
]Lamar did a great job[
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Jamison Hensley has a conflict of interest on the topic of Lamar Jackson as he is an NFL reporter for ESPN. He also covers the Ravens offense and their performance in the AFC Championship Game.
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Jamison Hensley has a conflict of interest on the topics of Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense as he is an NFL reporter for ESPN. He also has a personal relationship with John Harbaugh who is mentioned in the article.
