Lamar Jackson‘s reaction to beating the Dallas Cowboys was not what you would expect from a winning quarterback, but it spoke volumes about the team he beat. Baltimore Ravens teammate Marlon Humphrey caught Lamar in a moment of brutal honesty on Instagram live after the tight win.

Lamar Jackson not happy with Cowboys win

The 2023 NFL MVP had a business-like attitude to his team’s slow start that showed contrasting leadership to his opposite QB Dak Prescott and the floundering Cowboys. Prescott was seen in a sideline screaming match with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb during Sunday’s 28-25 defeat at home to Baltimore.

Jackson expressed that the Ravens should have beaten the Cowboys by a lot more, proving he has faith in how good his team is and a lack of respect for his opponents, despite both preseason favorites starting 1-2 in the first three games.

Lamar’s refusal to celebrate the win over the lowly Cowboys matched his postgame remarks on the Fox broadcast, where he said he “didn’t like how things were going toward the end” as Baltimore nearly let Dallas back to in the game with a late comeback in the fourth quarter.

Cowboys’ weaknesses exposed by Ravens

During the game, Derrick Henry showed Jerry Jones exactly what the Cowboys missed out on by not signing him. Jackson and Henry combined for 238 rushing yards, exposing Mike Zimmer’s defense as one of the worst in the league at stopping the run.

Jackson’s postgame reaction exposed an even more humbling truth about America’s Team that extends beyond the field. People across the country and in the media like to joke about the Cowboys as “pretenders,” but that is easy to dismiss. When the league MVP feels the same way, the alarm bells start to ring.