The Baltimore Ravens have taken over first place in the AFC North, and Lamar Jackson made his statement for his third MVP award in a Christmas Day blowout of the Houston Texans. Jackson threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 87 yards -- and passing Michael Vick for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history-- in the blowout victory.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson downplayed hitting a career-high top speed of 21.25 miles per hour during a Christmas Day touchdown run against
The Baltimore Ravens are now one win away from repeating as AFC North champions. Behind an unrelenting rushing attack and a dominating defense, the Ravens are in control of their division fate after routing the Houston Texans 31-2 on Christmas Day.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had joked that he would leave the locker room at halftime against the Texans to see Beyoncé, but he opted not to do it.
According to Jeff Zrebiec who covers the Ravens for The Athletic, Jackson apologized to the defense for ruining their goose egg. It would have been just the second shutout of the NFL season after the Packers earned the first on Monday night in a 34–0 win over the Saints.
Lamar Jackson has passed Michael Vick for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history. Jackson passed Vick on a 6-yard run with 7:16 remaining in the third quarter against the Houston Texans to give him 6,
Baltimore’s defense swarmed a maligned Texans offensive line. C.J. Stroud was sacked five times, with the Ravens recording a total of nine QB hits on the day. Stroud finished the day 17-for-31 for 185 yards and an interception. The Texans’ lone score on the afternoon came on a safety tackling Henry.
Jackson threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 87 yards and another score, as Baltimore moved to 11-5.
Lamar Jackson won his second NFL MVP award last season. He has been even better this season. Much better, amazingly enough. We’ve seen split MVPs before and that would probably be the most appropriate ending to the Jackson/Josh Allen MVP race.
The Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson blew out the Texans, 31-2, on Christmas to take the AFC North into the final week of the season.