Baltimore’s poor post-season record had stretched to before they drafted Jackson in 2018, winning just two of their seven play-off games after beating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 47.
Jackson was briefly the NFL’s highest-paid player after being handed a new five-year contract last April and after another impressive regular season, the pressure was on the Ravens and long-serving coach John Harbaugh to finally deliver again in the play-offs.
Defences were on top in the first half, as the two teams exchanged field goals in the first quarter, before Jackson made a three-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor.
Houston, the fourth seed in the AFC Conference, forced Baltimore to punt on their next possession and Steven Sims got them back into the game by returning the kick for a 67-yard touchdown.
But the Ravens came out for the third quarter with renewed urgency, Jackson bursting down the middle for a 15-yard touchdown inside three minutes.
Baltimore then booked a spot in next Sunday’s AFC Championship Game as Jackson lofted a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Isaiah Likely at the start of the fourth quarter before rushing for an eight-yard score.
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