BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, wide receiver Zay Flowers and safety Eddie Jackson were merely trying to have a quiet dinner Saturday night in Cincinnati. Then a Bengals fan interrupted.

The unidentified woman could be seen on Flowers’ Instagram telling the group that the Bengals were going to “beat your a-- tomorrow,” with Jackson smiling and responding multiple times “it’s her fault.”

Less than 24 hours later, the two-time and reigning NFL Most Valuable Player delivered his signature performance of the season to date, passing for 348 yards and four touchdowns along with rushing for 55 yards as he rallied the Ravens from a pair of 10-point fourth-quarter deficits to a wild 41-38 overtime victory.

For his performance, Jackson on Wednesday was named the AFC’s Offensive Player of the Week.

After Wednesday’s practice, he expounded on the interaction with the fan.

“I almost cursed,” cracked Jackson, who said another woman had approached the table earlier and told him that she was a Louisville fan but also a Cincinnati fan, adding that she was “nice” about it.

But the other fan apparently went a little too far in Jackson’s eyes.

“I got mad,” he joked Wednesday. “She gonna be the reason we end up winning. I wonder how she felt after that?

“Just be a fan next time. Just let us play. Let the [players] do the talking.”

The victory was the third in a row for the Ravens and catapulted them into a first-place tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North.

Jackson’s latest performance has also launched him into the MVP conversation again. Through five games, he has 1,030 passing yards, four touchdown passes and two interceptions along with 265 rushing yards and four scores.

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