Ravens Slide Downhill

While Justice Hill Continues to Ascend

The dust has settled. Slowly but surely, we are coming to grips with the Ravens loss to the Bills in the Divisional Round of the 2024 single elimination tournament known at the NFL Playoffs. After such bitter disappointment, it’s challenging to find the silver lining when hopes are dashed, and expectations turn into crash test dummies that crumble against the wall of despair. It’s a feeling that unfortunately, those of us who reside here in The Land of Pleasant Living are all too familiar with.

Yet from the ashes of disappointed, heroes do emerge. There are some performances that are worthy of mention and while in the grips of shattered dreams, said performances can be overshadowed. The efforts of players deserving of accolades is swept aside, strewn in the waste of collateral damage. But on this page, courtesy of Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, we honor the best of those discarded and unsung achievements.

And this week, following the Divisional Round, our unsung hero, aka the Big Crab Cake, goes to a repeat recipient, Justice Hill.

Hill is a player that isn’t asked to do too much but all that he does, he executes with precise technique while he wins his one-on-one battles, time and time again. On Sunday night, Justice Hill had 6 carries for 50 yards (8.3 YPC). Whenever the Ravens need an extra yard, Hill has a nose for the sticks – he knows where the first down markers are at all times and even in the face of oncoming defenders, he has the ability to purposefully sift through traffic and do just enough to keep drives alive.

And when drives fail in dramatic fashion, his motor still doesn’t shut down. And on Sunday, he seemed to rev that engine up a tad to do his very best to turn a disaster into a redo.

#Ravens Lamar Jackson fumbles and #Bills Von Miller recovers. pic.twitter.com/KGsgsjhZxh

— The Sports Fellow (@SportsFellow_) January 20, 2025

Hill’s attempt to strip Von Miller during his fumble return was nearly successful. He just missed the ball, just missed an opportunity for the Ravens to stave off the damage of a Lamar Jackson fumble.

When you need a hustle play, a kick return, a key block, a great catch or a productive run to keep a drive alive, a good guy to call is Justice Hill.

And more times than not, he delivers.

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