{"id":14978,"date":"2024-12-27T08:13:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14978"},"modified":"2024-12-27T08:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:13:41","slug":"lamar-jackson-is-having-one-of-the-best-quarterback-seasons-in-pro-football-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14978","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Jackson Is Having One Of The Best Quarterback Seasons In Pro Football History"},"content":{"rendered":"
On the same day that Lamar Jackson broke Michael Vick’s record for career QB rushing yards, Jackson also proved once again that he’s more than just a runner.<\/div>\n
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In the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 Christmas Day thrashing of the\u00a0Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0ran the ball four times for 87 yards and a touchdown, which allowed him to set the record for career rushing yards by a quarterback (6,110), formerly held by Michael Vick at 6,109.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Jackson put more energy into another certainty \u2014 that he is enjoying one of the most remarkable seasons by a pure quarterback in the history of professional football. Jackson didn’t need to do a lot throwing the ball \u2014 he completed 10 of 15 passes for 168 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 143.9 \u2014 but when you take Jackson’s season in total when he’s throwing the ball, it’s hard to argue.<\/p>\n

This season, Jackson has completed 300 of 442 passes (67.9%) for 3,955 yards (a league-best 8.9 yards per attempt), 39 touchdowns (a league-best 8.8% touchdown rate), four interceptions*, and a league-best passer rating of 121.6.\u00a0Jared Goff<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Detroit Lions<\/a>\u00a0ranks second with a passer rating of 112.2, and to put Jackson’s season into historical context, he now has the second-highest passer rating in a season behind only\u00a0Aaron Rodgers’ 122.5 in 2011, when Rodgers may have put together the single greatest season any quarterback has ever enjoyed.<\/p>\n