Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell tears ACL as Baltimore clinches AFC playoff spot

was sacked, or so it seemed. pa s rusher had Jackson in his grasp until he didn't. The star quarterback spun away from Smoot, rolled right and lofted a pa s toward the goal line. Tight end outmaneuvered two defenders to bring down the ball and bring home a win.The play of the game propelled the Ravens to a victory at Jacksonville that Shi Smith Jersey clinched a postseason berth Sunday night."I just had to make a play, make something happen," Jackson said. "I just made something happen."ADVERTISEMENT scored two plays later to put the Ravens (11-3) up 17-7. That was plenty against the mistake-prone Jaguars (8-6)."Its pretty unique," Ravens linebacker said of Jackson. "Some of the things hes doing, hes the only one doing it."Baltimore won its fourth in a row and moved a step closer to securing the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.The Jaguars lost their third straight all Aaron Parker Jersey against AFC North teams and fell into a tie with and atop the AFC South. Self-inflicted woes have been a common thread in Jacksonvilles skid."That's the head-scratcher," Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said. "That's the frustrating part. We can't get out of our own way and that's the frustrating part." fumbled twice in the latest letdown, including one in the fourth quarter that e sentially sealed Baltimores eighth victory in its last nine games. He was placed in the 's concu sion protocol after the game and not allowed to speak to the media.This one may have been costly for the Ravens.Promising rookie running Greg Olsen Jersey back suffered a season-ending left knee injury early in the fourth quarter. He flashed a thumbs-up sign as he left the sideline on a cart."It's heartbreaking," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "He's just got a great attitude and demeanor about him."Added Jackson: "He was just starting to get started. That was a crazy injury."The Ravens also lost starting left tackle (concu sion) and free safety (groin).Jackson, Edwards, Likely and an elite defense did enough to overcome the injuries.Jackson threw for 171 yards 70 of those to Likely and ran for 97 more. Edwards added 58 on the ground, and Mitchell had 73 before his injury.Lawrence threw for 264 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown to that gave the Jaguars life after a scorele s first half. But the Ravens answered with an unlikely play.The Jaguars had four scoring chances in the first half but failed to cash in on any of them. They managed 181 yards, which was the most by a team in an opening half this season that did not score. mi sed two field goals from beyond 50 yards, and Lawrence inexplicably fumbled at the Baltimore 18-yard line. Lawrence simply lost the ball while scrambling on a third-and-17 play. He wasnt going to pick up the first down, but Jacksonville surely was in makeable range for Kevin Greene Jersey McManus.Lawrences second mistake was even more of a head-scratcher. Clay Johnston Jersey After connecting with for 36 yards and putting the Jaguars at the 5-yard line with 15 seconds remaining in the half, Lawrence probably should have spiked the ball and stopped the clock. Instead, he threw a short out to rookie , who couldnt get out of bounds and helple sly watched the clock run out."It's a great learning experience for us," Pederson said.Reporting by The A sociated Pre s. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League Baltimore Ravens Jacksonville Jaguars Do you want more great stories delivered right to you? Here's how you can create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow your favorite leagues, teams and players and receive a personalized newsletter in your inbox daily.