Regardless, Andrews remains a Raven, just as he remains one of Jackson’s favorite weapons heading into the 2025 campaign.
Knowing he can count on Andrews is a lesson cemented for Jackson over the course of their prolific partnership, which spans seven seasons, seven combined Pro Bowl honors and four first-team All-Pro nods, far outweighing any recent mistakes.
That won’t stop falling short of a postseason victory from stinging, though.
“I don’t think I get over any loss, to be honest,” Jackson said. “I’ve got losses from youth football that still haunt me. I never get over losses. I don’t care how small it may be to someone else or how great it may be, it’s always the same to me.”
He’s pushed through the pain this offseason, specifically watching tape on the team’s defeats in an effort to highlight mistakes and capitalize better next time.
Jackson told reporters the biggest takeaway from his film study revolves around protecting the ball, which is vital in any NFL game but takes on even greater importance considering how close the Ravens came to advancing past the Divisional Round despite badly losing the turnover battle.
“We still had a chance to win,” Jackson said. “It’s football, not everything going to go our way. Before it was like, ‘Oh, you can’t win a playoff game.’ Then, we won a playoff game, got to the AFC Championship two years ago, and we just fell short, like two games short this year. We’re going to bounce back. We’ll come back and I feel like we’re gonna have vengeance on our mind.”
Jackson, Andrews and the rest of the squad luckily won’t need to wait long for a chance to exorcise their demons. They open the season back at the scene of the crime, in Buffalo against the Bills on Sunday Night Football.
From there on, revenge would best be served via a Super Bowl run.