COSTA MESA Youth Michael Crabtree Jersey , Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers don't need much of a refresher course on their first-round playoff opponent, considering they played them less than two weeks ago. AFC wild-card round game against Baltimore, which won six of its final seven games to finish 10-6 and capture its first AFC North title since 2012. One of those wins came on Dec. 22 when the Ravens rallied in the second half to defeat the Chargers 22-10.That loss ended up costing Los Angeles (12-4) a chance at the AFC West and home field throughout the playoffs. "Round two. That's all I can say about that. It's round two and we have to get ready to play," cornerback Desmond King said after Los Angeles defeated Denver 23-9 in the regular-season finale.The Chargers will be the first team Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson has faced twice. Jackson, the 32nd overall draft pick in April, was held to 39 yards rushing against the Chargers, which was his lowest in seven starts. According to SportRadar, only 20.3 percent of Jackson's rushing yards came after contact in the first five games, but against the Chargers all but 4 yards came after contact.Jackson was able to win with his arm as he completed 12 of 22 passes for a season-high 204 yards. He had come into the game averaging 146.2 passing yards. His best completion was a 67-yard touchdown to Mark Andrews during which Jackson took advantage of play action as he hit his tight end in stride after he split safeties Adrian Phillips and Jahleel Addae."I'm not sure how much of an advantage it is going to be because he also gets a chance to see us a second time, too. It is going to be a chess match going into the game," cornerback Casey Heyward Jr. said.The Chargers will have to adjust to another injury at linebacker after Jatavis Brown suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Denver. Hayes Pullard is expected to move into the spot, but Brown was one of the team's better run stoppers and had a team-high eight tackles in the first meeting against the Ravens.Another concern is trying to get the offense back on track.Coach Anthony Lynn said he has some concerns but isn't overly worried since he believes it can get fixed.Running back Melvin Gordon, who finished ninth in the AFC with 885 rushing yards Womens Marlon Humphrey Jersey , tweaked his ankle against Denver, but Lynn said he expects the fourth-year back to be available.Tight end Hunter Henry will work with the offense this week despite missing the entire season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an offseason workout in May. The Chargers have until Jan. 7 to return him to the active roster or place him on injured reserve.Lynn said he has liked the progress he has seen from Henry during practices and that the knee is holding up. The biggest question is Henry's level of football conditioning.Los Angeles is sticking to the regular schedule it uses for East Coast games. The players are off Tuesday before practices Wednesday through Friday. They will leave Friday afternoon for Baltimore and have a walkthrough Saturday.If recent history serves as a guide, the Chargers have done well in their second attempt against an AFC North champion in the playoffs. They lost to Cincinnati in Week 13 during the 2013 season but beat the Bengals in Cincinnati in the first round.As Lynn noted, not a lot is going to change in the brief time since they last played."It's all about execution right now. We just have to stop them," Lynn said. "They're a physical football team that makes you play very disciplined. We have to play better than we did the first time." OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The effective play of rookie Lamar Jackson as a starting quarterback has left Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh with a decision to make if veteran Joe Flacco returns this week from a right hip injury.Does Flacco get back the starting job Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons? Or does Harbaugh stick with the hot hand in Jackson, who guided Baltimore (6-5) past Cincinnati and Oakland in his first two NFL starts?Flacco was examined by a doctor on Monday, Harbaugh said. If the 11-year veteran is cleared to return, he will likely practice Wednesday for the first time since the injury occurred on Nov. 4 in a loss to Pittsburgh. "The biggest criteria is the protection of the hip," Harbaugh said. "There's no big tear in there that I'm aware of. The hip has to be strong and not agitated for Joe to really protect himself. That's the concern, Joe's safety."Once Flacco returns, the clock begins ticking for Harbaugh to decide between the pocket passer he's guided since 2008, or the rookie who's been slashing and darting all over the field for an offense that's surpassed 400 yards in each of the last two weeks."I feel very http://www.baltimoreravensteamauthentic.com/ronnie-stanley-jersey , very confident that I have a good handle on what we need to do when the time comes, which is not here yet," Harbaugh said. "I don't think you start making these decisions until you get to the bridge. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. I'll be ready to make that decision when the time comes."When the Ravens selected Jackson with the 32nd overall pick in the NFL draft, Harbaugh vehemently asserted that the Louisville star and 2016 Heisman Trophy winner would sit behind Flacco on the depth chart. The 33-year-old Flacco started the first nine games, throwing for 2,465 yards and 12 touchdowns with six interceptions, but Baltimore dropped three straight on the back end of that stretch and was in danger of dropping out of the playoff hunt.Jackson had been used periodically before taking over for the injured Flacco on Nov. 18 against the Bengals. The rookie ran for 117 yards in a 24-21 victory, and built on that performance Sunday by running for a score and passing for a touchdown in a 34-17 rout of the Raiders.With an assist from rookie running back Gus Edwards, the Jackson-led Ravens ran for 265 yards against Cincinnati and 242 against Oakland. Prior to that, Baltimore's season high for yards rushing was 123.Asked if the Ravens' improved ground game could be attributed to Jackson and Edwards (who has surpassed 100 yards in two straight games), Harbaugh replied: "Both of those things, plus I think our offensive line is blocking really well. The tight ends are blocking really well."Flacco's has the edge in experience and is the better passer. Jackson is a threat to run at any time, a skill that drives opposing defenses crazy."When you can establish the inside run www.baltimoreravensteamauthentic.com , the perimeter offense, all the bells and whistles with Jackson, they're very hard to defend," Raiders coach Jon Gruden said.In a way, Harbaugh will choose his starting quarterback as if his job depended on it. Because maybe it does. Baltimore has failed to reach the playoffs in three straight seasons, and another miss could put the coach on the hot seat.Should Harbaugh reach a decision before the Ravens face the Falcons (4-7), don't expect him to publicly announce it."If I decide to do it one way or the other, I don't want our opponent to know," he said. "So, I'm probably not going to announce it for obvious reasons — just to make it tough on our next opponent. That's the way we'll go this week."
