The first episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: In Season With the AFC North,” all the way back in early December, captured a painful Ravens loss — Philadelphia Eagles 24, Ravens 19 — with only a few minutes of footage.

The docuseries’ last episode captured another painful Ravens loss — Buffalo Bills 27, Ravens 25 — and almost 45 minutes of footage from their AFC divisional-round showdown.

With the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers eliminated, there was a lot of Ravens coverage to dig into. Here’s what you might’ve missed from Tuesday’s Lamar Jackson-heavy episode.

Most ominous voiceover

Early in the episode, CBS play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz’s voice was played over pregame footage of Jackson: “Let’s talk about Lamar. Barely giving the football away.” Jackson, one of the NFL’s most turnover-averse quarterbacks, finished the game with two crucial turnovers.

Most ominous on-camera quote

During an interview in Owings Mills, Jackson said: “Things happen in playoff games, you know? It’s the playoffs. It’s going to go a team’s way. It’s going to go your way sometimes. But just stay with it, you know? Don’t get complacent. Don’t get out of it. Don’t let nothing mess with your mind. Don’t let up. Just: next play.”

Most surprising change in venue

After practicing indoors Wednesday and Thursday, the Ravens went outside Friday to practice in the cold. Jackson’s request during a team meeting apparently prompted the change: “We can’t go outside?” he asked coach John Harbaugh. With the freezing fields finally cleared to play on, Harbaugh was open to the proposal: “It’s not a bad idea. I like it.”

Afterward, Jackson gave a thumbs-up to the back of the Ravens’ meeting room.

During the practice, Harbaugh approached Jackson. “Great idea,” he told him. “Great job.”

Newest tradition

Harbaugh asked the players to sign the Ravens’ AFC North championship banner before it was raised inside the franchise’s indoor practice facility. “It’s a great accomplishment to win the AFC North. We put a banner up in the field house for a reason. The guys all sign the back of the banner, so that’s something that is very meaningful. That name will be on the back of that banner forever.”

Coolest tradition

Tight end Isaiah Likely’s stiff arm of Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton in the wild-card round just beat out running back Derrick Henry’s stiff arm of safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in voting for the team’s weekly “Winning Photo,” which is commemorated inside the Owings Mills facility.

Biggest defensive focus

The Ravens talked a lot about “plastering” Buffalo’s wide receivers — sticking to them “like white on rice,” as safety Kyle Hamilton said, when quarterback Josh Allen was scrambling and looking to throw downfield.

“Honestly, if we didn’t practice anything else this week, if we practiced that, it would be the most important thing,” Harbaugh told defensive coordinator Zach Orr.

The emphasis paid off, as the Ravens held Allen to 127 yards passing and a longest completion of just 17 yards. Conspicuously absent in the episode, however, was a focus on run defense. The Bills went on to rush for 147 yards and three touchdowns.

Most surprising comparison

During a CBS production meeting with Jackson, Nantz compared Jackson’s looping runs to those of Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers. Jackson didn’t have a name for his improvised plays; they fell under the category of “We better win this game. I’m trying to win,” he said.

Funniest scene

After calling out and stopping a designed run for Allen, inside linebacker Roquan Smith got mixed up with tight end Dalton Kincaid, who was knocked over by defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike after the play. “He flopped,” Smith told the refs. “Stop flopping. They know you flop. They know you flop.”

Most painful scene

After dropping what would have been the game-tying 2-point conversion, tight end Mark Andrews stewed on the bench. Likely consoled him. Jackson, who had tried to reassure Andrews after a fourth-quarter fumble — “Hey, you have my back. I got your back. We’re good” — again offered perspective to his longtime teammate on the sideline.

“It’s all us, bro,” he said. “We’re a team, bro. We’re a team. It’s all us, bro. It ain’t just you.”

Andrews slammed the bench.

Notables

• During a positional meeting, Ravens quarterbacks coach Tee Martin all but inducted the Bills into the AFC North as honorary members. “Wanna know why? Because y’all are the best quarterbacks” — Jackson and Allen — “and y’all are gonna have to see each other every year until all of y’all retire. It’s just going to be what it is.” The Ravens are indeed headed to Orchard Park, New York, next season for a rematch against the AFC East champion Bills.
• Orr was hopeful that, if the Ravens’ pass rush repeated its Week 4 performance on Sunday, it’d finish with five or six sacks. Instead, the defense had just one sack and four quarterback hits, with Allen well protected up front and throwing quick passes to mitigate the Ravens’ pressure packages.
• Orr was as energetic and impassioned as he was all series, telling the defense during one meeting: “Outwork ’em. Outhit ’em. It’s going to be a physical game. They expected it. They called you guys out. They wanted you guys. They said this is what they’ve been waiting for. Good. Let’s give ’em what they want.”
• During the Ravens’ outdoor practice, Jackson offered new insight into his game week approach. As he’s matured, he explained, he’s become more willing to experiment in practice. “In the game, it’s different for me. In practice, bruh, don’t get me wrong, I don’t try to mess up, but in the way I do, I see how it feels. Before, I wouldn’t do that. I’d try to do everything right. But now I try to see, like, the outcome. … I’m learning everybody’s tendencies.”
• Jackson told Harbaugh at practice that he expected the Bills to try to heat him up with the blitz. “I’m ready. We ready.” According to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Buffalo blitzed Jackson on 15 of his 31 drop-backs, the defense’s fifth-highest blitz rate in a game under Sean McDermott and highest in a game since 2021. He went 8-for-14 for 132 yards and threw an interception against five or more pass rushers.

• Another nugget from Jackson during his production meeting, where he told analyst Tony Romo: “I critique myself — games we lost, games I felt like I didn’t do enough in. I get mad at myself more than anybody. Like, nobody can — even my mom, she can be on me, and I’m like, ‘Man, I’m madder than you. I understand.’ Don’t get me wrong — because she instilled that in me, like, not doubting myself. Like, I don’t doubt myself. I just know what I can do.”
• Smith’s pregame speech was predictably intense and direct: “Hey, man. It’s real simple. Leave no doubt, go 1,000 miles an hour and go out on your shield, by any means necessary. We thoroughbreds, so let’s show that shit to the world today, every single play.”
• Jackson was loose during his pregame work, telling Martin that the snowy conditions reminded him of childhood games of “Madden” with his uncle, who would stage the games in virtual winter weather and underline the setting to Jackson: “IN THE SNOW.”
• During the Ravens’ second and third drives, Jackson huddled with his teammates and told them, “Hey, protect that ball. Hold that ball.” The possessions ended with an interception and a fumble on a scramble, respectively.
• Jackson immediately took the blame for the interception, explaining to Martin that, after he saw the Bills blitz, he forgot to hold the single-high safety, Taylor Rapp, with his eyes. Jackson overthrew wide receiver Rashod Bateman on the play, and Rapp came over for the pick.
• Allen and Jackson’s mutual respect was obvious after the game. As they embraced, a surprisingly upbeat Jackson told Allen: “Good game, bro. You already know that. Keep doing your shit, baby. Go get some, man. Yes, sir.”

• Back in the locker room, the finality of the loss seemed to dawn on Jackson. “I’m mad, bro,” he said. “I ain’t gonna be all right.” At one point, he shared a long embrace with team vice president of public relations Patrick Gleason near his locker.

• Harbaugh delivered the parting message in a team meeting Monday. “You’ve got to take stock and put things in perspective. You look forward, say, ‘How far can we go and how far can I go?’ And everybody does that. That’s why this is such a kind of a sobering day. So I hope I can remind you of that joy you had this year. Even today, when we ended today, OK? Don’t forget that. It’s a tough football team, man. You accomplished great things this season, and you have been hugely successful. Is that understood? Every single person in this room, and that’s just a fact. Hold on to that. Hold your head high. Stick your chin out, and tell everybody that asks. Build each other up like you did, have each other’s back, talk about how great each other was, because that’s what happened this year, all right? We just stick our chest out, and we keep moving forward, man. For that and for how tough you are, I graciously thank you for this season.”