Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens secured their spot in the NFL playoffs Divisional Round after defeating Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14.
The Ravens took over the game immediately, taking a 21-0 lead into halftime. The Steelers wound up scoring two touchdowns in the second half compared to Baltimore’s one, but the Ravens still seemed to have full control.
Coming into the game, Jackson had recorded 521 rushing yards in the postseason, good for the sixth-most by a quarterback of all-time. However, the former Lousiville Cardinals Heisman winner tallied 81 yards against the Steelers, giving him the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL playoff history with 602.
The NFL revealed the news with an announcement on X.
“More history for Lamar,” the NFL wrote.
Jackson was able to skip over four different quarterbacks to make history, including:
- Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens – 602 rushing yards
- Steve Young – San Francisco 49ers – 594 yards
- Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – 563 yards
- Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – 533 yards
- Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – 524 yards
Jackson, a two-time NFL MVP, finished the game completing 16-of-21 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns while adding his record-breaking 81 yards on the ground.
The Buffalo Bills face the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon. With just 40 rushing yards of his own, Josh Allen could pass both Young and Jackson to claim the record for himself for the time being.
Both Allen and Jackson have been the top two candidates for the MVP this season. Allen led the Bills to a 13-4 record, good for the No. 2 seed in the AFC. He also helped Buffalo give Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce their only loss of the season.
Meanwhile, Jackson had the Ravens finish at 12-5 and the No. 3 seed. Baltimore will be moving forward with a potential matchup with Allen and the Bills, assuming Buffalo defeats Denver.
Still, the battle of the MVP candidates would be a fun won.
