Explaining why John Harbaugh, Ravens did not bench Lamar Jackson for Joe Flacco

The Baltimore Ravens continued to stick with Lamar Jackson at quarterback during their AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday despite getting poor results from the offense. Meanwhile, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback sat on their bench. So why did John Harbaugh keep Jackson in at quarterback despite a change seeming like the obvious move, not to mention all the fans booing? Harbaugh was looking at things from a long-term viewpoint. In the short-run, changing things up and going to Flacco made too much sense. Baltimore’s offense had produced no points, hardly moved the chains and looked inept for most of the game. When they were down 12-0 at halftime, that was the time to switch to Flacco. Or maybe you give Jackson one drive after the second half, and then switch things over to Flacco before it’s too late. Instead, drive after drive, Harbaugh kept Jackson in the game, even when they only had three first downs and -2 net passing yards for the game after about 50 minutes. Harbaugh

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