Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the favorite for the MVP award over Allen, had two turnovers in the first half. Jackson, who is 3-4 in the postseason in his career, threw an interception to safety Taylor Rapp and he lost a fumble that was returned 39 yards by Von Miller to the Baltimore 24 to set up Allen’s 1-yard touchdown run.

Fourth-and-1 from the Denver 24 and from the shotgun - which seemed like a dubious decision by offensive coordinator Joe Brady - Allen took the snap and saw that the Broncos had everything covered. They played their defensive call so well,