Why Ravens fans turned 'Johnny' into a meme for Lamar Jackson during his incredible season

If you’ve seen Baltimore Ravens fans on X (formerly known as Twitter) posting “Johnny” everywhere, you’re not alone in wondering: What the heck is going on there? His name isn’t actually Johnny, right?

Let’s dive in: Back in October, a post with one of those riddles that supposed to fool you (or you get it and that means YOU’RE A GENIUS!) popped up on X: “Johnny’s father has five sons” (see below). The answer to it was … Johnny.

And that’s what Jackson posted, nailing it.

Since the “Johnny” post, Jackson has completely gone off, posting unreal numbers, while the Ravens have lost just once in that stretch.

Johnny

— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) October 14, 2023

Since He Tweeted "Johnny", Lamar Jackson Is:

– 11-1
⁃ 223/287 (78%)
– 3466 Total Yards
– 24 Total Touchdowns

MVP pic.twitter.com/dm3XAxtO5R

— anthony (@ballknowerant) January 21, 2024

Since then, you might have seen a lot of this:

“Johnny” – Lamar Jackson
#RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/f5BITSu8JA

— jbrock (@jbrockwell70) January 20, 2024

Lamar's first AFC championship game
First one hosted at the Bank

JOHNNY pic.twitter.com/rFHINlMytb

— Joe (@jettyburg) January 21, 2024

please save us Lamar Jackson with the power invested in johnny pic.twitter.com/Z99AhDm0XW

— cheeseburger (@frograt__) January 22, 2024

And yes, he’s aware of the meme.

Yes @Lj_era8 has seen the "Johnny" memes pic.twitter.com/noAs3fOi3I

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 26, 2024

We’ll see if the power of Johnny can get Jackson and the Ravens to a Super Bowl.