BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson’s experience with “Monday Night Football” growing up sounds pretty relatable.
“My mom used to make me go to sleep because I had school,” the star quarterback said.
If parents nowadays are any more lenient, their kids should be in for quite a treat this Monday, when Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens host the Detroit Lions. It’s a matchup of two of the league’s most entertaining offenses — and Jackson tends to play his best in this particular showcase game.
In nine starts on Monday night, he’s thrown 22 touchdown passes and no interceptions while producing a passer rating of 124.3.
“Probably that extra rest day. I’d say that. ... Extra film,” Jackson explained. “Get a good feel for who we are playing against and go from there.”
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