The 25-year-old Bateman has had a career year and is firmly entrenched as one of Lamar Jackson’s go-to targets.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens started Sunday's divisional playoff game much like they did last week in the wild-card round. Jackson staked the Ravens to an early 7-0 lead over the Buffalo Bills with a 16-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rashod Bateman,

Lamar Jackson scans the field and fires a pass to Rashod Bateman to give the Ravens an early 7-0 lead.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson completes a 16-yard touchdown pass to Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman against the Buffalo Bills during the AFC Divisional Round.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman on the first drive of the game.

Lamar Jackson fires a deep pass to WR Rashod Bateman over the deep middle in the second quarter.

The finale of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” captured Lamar Jackson’s experience of the Ravens’ season-ending loss to Buffalo.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson scrambles right, then throws back to his left for a 27-yard completion to wide receiver Tylan Wallace.

Once in a while, a new popular expression seems to come out of nowhere, and then, almost overnight, it’s excessively overused. Right now, we’re in that stage with “deserves his

The Buffalo Bills are headed for the AFC Championship game as their 27-25 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday set up another high-profile date with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Despite winning two MVP awards and being the frontrunner to claim a third this season, Ravens' quarterback Lamar Jackson still has one big monkey on his back. With limited success in the playoffs, Jackson has held the reputation of being a playoff "choker" throughout his career.