The Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens met for the second leg of an NFL Christmas Day doubleheader, but if you ask Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the real headliner on Wednesday was Beyoncé’s halftime performer.
Not surprisingly, Beyoncé put on a show. The Houston native rode onto the field at NRG Stadium on horseback and sang “16 Carriages” from her hit album “Cowboy Carter,” which received 16 Grammy nominations.
The superstar followed it up with her cover of “Blackbird” and was later joined by several special guests including Shabuze for “Sweet Honey Bookin’,” Post Malone for “Levi’s Jeans” and daughter Blue Ivy. “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
Earlier in the week, Jackson vowed to get out of the locker room to see Beyoncé in action, and with his team leading 17-2 at the break, he had a good argument.
But, according to sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl, John Harbaugh made sure his MVP candidate stayed in the locker room, where the team could at least listen to the halftime show.
It’s a tough break for Jackson, who said he’s never seen Beyoncé live before. But maybe Harbaugh knew what he was doing. After halftime, Jackson led two straight scoring drives. First he ran A 48-yard scoreAnd then he hit tight end Mark Andrews for a 1-yard touchdown. In the process, Jackson also broke NFL record for rushing yards by a quarterback.
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