Lamar Jackson torches Bengals, sets Ravens' QB single-game rushing record

[JonLP24]

Showing Michael Vick-like explosiveness, Jackson ran for 117 yards and threw for 150 in replacing Joe Flacco, whose 41-game consecutive start streak ended due to a hip injury.


His 117 rushing yards are the second-most by a rookie quarterback since 1970 (only teammate Robert Griffin III had more) and set a Ravens single-game record.

Jackson became the first NFL quarterback since 2016 to rush for 100 yards in a game and produced the most rushing yards by a quarterback in four years.

His 27 carries are the most by a quarterback in the Super Bowl era (since 1966).

He reached 15-plus miles per hour on 14 carries, which are the most by any player in a game this season, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25314221/lamar-jackson-torches-bengals-ravens-qb-single-game-record-117-rushing-yards

[True Dough]

1. His legs are great

His arm, not so much, at least not so far. Will be interesting to see how Jackson and Flacco split the duties when Flacco is healthy. The veteran hasn't been that sharp himself, and has never been an elite NFL QB, despite being a Super Bowl winner. So maybe Jackson, who brings the running game, can keep cutting into Flacco's playing time.