Jackson solely confronted the Steelers as soon as final season, and Pittsburgh prevailed, 17-10, in a sport the place Baltimore was plagued by drops and did not rating within the second half.
However, Baltimore’s offense this season is extra dynamic and numerous. The Steelers have by no means confronted Jackson taking part in in the identical backfield with Derrick Henry, who leads the NFL in dashing. Under second-year Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken, the Ravens have elevated their use of display screen passes and fast tosses to Zay Flowers, which may go away the Steelers susceptible if they’re caught blitzing attempting to enhance strain on Jackson.
Pittsburgh’s entrance seven is loaded with gifted gamers together with T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward, and former Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen. Watching the Steelers’ protection on tape, Jackson got here away impressed, and his skill to lengthen performs by escaping Pittsburgh’s go rush may very well be a key to the sport.
“Those guys are flying round,” Jackson mentioned. “They’re getting after it, creating turnovers and making explosive performs for the protection. Their entrance seven is superb. They’re simply an all-around nice protection, from what I see on movie.”
Ravens cornerback Arthur Maulet spent two seasons in Pittsburgh (2021-22) and was privy to the defensive sport plans that have been used towards Jackson. However, Maulet mentioned attempting to defend the Ravens, who’ve the NFL’s No. 1 ranked offense, is tougher now than it was when he performed in Pittsburgh.
“That’s MV3 over there,” Maulet mentioned, wanting towards Jackson within the locker room. “I am unable to wait to see him go to work Sunday.
“It’s a little bit little bit of a unique offense now. Let’s see how they deal with it now. He will get higher yearly, actually each week. He has a lot poise. Lots of people speak about all these different quarterbacks that is higher than him, however I simply do not see it. There’s no different quarterback higher than that man.”
