Lamar Jackson will make his 100th career start Sunday against the Vikings in Minnesota. It will also be his first against their coach, Kevin O’Connell, a former third-round draft pick of the New England Patriots and journeyman NFL quarterback who joked with reporters earlier this week that he would play the role of the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player on the scout team during practice.

It will not, however, be Jackson’s first time facing Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores.

In November 2021, Flores, then the coach of the Dolphins, blitzed the daylight out of Jackson en route to a 22-10 upset by Miami. In that game, Jackson completed 60% of his passes for 238 yards but threw just one touchdown pass, was intercepted once and sacked four times as Baltimore scored its fewest points a

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