The Baltimore Ravens' season came to a close on Sunday night in Buffalo in a playoff loss to the Bills that was filled with self-inflicted wounds, including three turnovers. Despite out-gaining the Bills on total yards and moving the ball with relative ease on third down,

It’s tempting to view quarterbacks through the prism of "Did he win the big one?" But nuance exists, even in the playoffs.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson accounted for two of his team’s three turnovers in the defeat, an interception and a fumble in the first half. Jackson’s typically trusty tight end, Mark Andrews, recorded a costly fumble in the fourth quarter and also dropped the potential game-tying two-point conversion.

But after the Ravens’ crushing playoff loss on Sunday — punctuated by Mark Andrews’ nightmare fourth quarter and a passionate defense from John Harbaugh — Jackson sure seems like he’s in line for a third career MVP and not even a single Super Bowl appearance.

When Sunday night’s playoff game ended, Josh Allen’s first thought wasn’t to celebrate with his teammates. He looked for Lamar Jackson.

The Baltimore Ravens took a Divisional Round contest to the Buffalo Bills, falling short in a 27-25 finish that came down to a failed two-point conversion. Jackson finished the game with 254 passing yards while completing 18 of his 25 passing attempts with two touchdown scores -- capping off his season with an incredible battle against Josh Allen.

Lamar Jackson brought the Baltimore Ravens to the brink of a dramatic come-from-behind victory with the chance to secure their second straight berth in the AFC championship game.

Jackson understandably may spend some time wondering what could have been for this Ravens team had he not turned the ball over twice at Highmark Stadium.

Follow the action live as the top two candidates for MVP battle in Buffalo with a trip to the AFC Championship Game on the line