Lamar Jackson's mother, Felicia Jones, had a bone to pick with the MVP quarterback following Sunday's 24-19 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
When asked following the defeat if he could have run the ball more, the Baltimore Ravens star relayed Jones' criticism.
"Yes, my momma just told me that," Jackson said. "She just cussed me out, so I'm mad. We're going to get after it. I'm not going to lie to you; we're going to get after it. I can't wait for this bye [week] to get on. We have the Giants coming up. I'm ready to go. I'm just ready to go.
"She said there were lanes I should have [taken] and ran, but I was trying to let guys develop routes. We had developing routes. I was just trying to go through my progressions, but yes, she's right. I'm sorry for this. I'm just mad, because I feel like we should win these games, and we're not getting them done."
Jackson rushed eight times for 79 yards, but 39 of those came on the final garbage-time drive after Baltimore was down 12 with just over one minute remaining.
The Ravens moved the ball but missed some plays to keep drives alive. Justin Tucker missing two field goals that could have given Baltimore a second-half lead stung.
Baltimore outgained Philly, 372 to 252, with Jackson throwing for 237 yards and two scores.
"I'm always going to put myself at the front line, no matter if I played good or not," Jackson said. "I played alright, but yes. I'm just ticked off, because we left things out there on that field -- me [and] everyone. It's a team sport, and there's no 'I' in team."
The Ravens scored nine points in the first 12 minutes of the game and just 10 points the rest of the contest (seven points came with 0:03 left).
The second loss in three weeks continues the trend of up-and-down play from Baltimore in 2024.
"That was a pretty good team, don't get me wrong, but I feel like we left stuff out there," Jackson said. "We should have put more points on the board."
