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The midpoint of the season is rapidly approaching and teams have declared who they are for 2024. There are a few teams and players that are starting to establish themselves as elite units, a handful of teams that are rummaging around in the middle of the standings, and, of course, the swath of teams that have moved onto 2025 already.
Before we get too far into the gutter of the standings, let’s take a moment to appreciate No. 8 in Baltimore having one of the greatest seasons in NFL history — from any player.
Lamar Jackson is having an all-time season
The Ravens currently have a Hall of Fame quarterback playing for them in Lamar Jackson — and he’s currently having his best season as a pro. Through seven games, the Ravens have arguably the best offense in football, and almost all of that is thanks to the level Jackson is currently playing.
He has been the best quarterback in football this year, throwing another five touchdowns (and just five incompletions) in a win over the Buccaneers on Monday. If he can keep up this pace he’ll waltz into a third MVP, which has only been done by five other players in league history, joining the ranks of Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Jim Brown — on-field royalty for the NFL.
What Jackson can accomplish this season has never been done before. There’s still 10 games left on the Ravens’ schedule, so these numbers aren’t guaranteed to be hit, but Jackson is currently on pace for the first season in NFL history with over 4,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing. That would also give Jackson three of the five seasons in which a quarterback has rushed for 1,000 yards (Michael Vick and Justin Fields have the other two), making him the premier dual-threat quarterback basically in the history of the game. According to Pro Football Reference, Jackson is on pace for 4,396 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, five interceptions, 1,105 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground. That would be in the…
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Publish date : 2024-10-23 19:46:41
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