Lamar Jackson is officially the most prolific rushing quarterback in NFL history.
The Baltimore Ravens star broke the record for most career rushing yards by a quarterback on Christmas Day.
He got just enough to pass Michael Vick as the Ravens demolished the host Houston Texans 31-2.
Entering the game 86 yards behind Vick, Jackson collected 87 rushing yards in the game. That moved him one yard past Vick at 6,110.
He set the mark with a six-yard run midway through the third quarter. Earlier in the period, Jackson turned in the play of the game with a 48-yard scoring run to make it 24-2 and put the game away.
‘I was jogging,’ Jackson said. ‘I didn´t have to do anything. Michael Vick, one of my favorite players. That´s just dope.’
Lamar Jackson became the most prolific rushing quarterback in NFL history on Christmas Day
Entering 86 yards behind Michael Vick, Jackson collected 87 rushing yards in the game
Jackson was playing in the 102nd game of his seven-year career. Vick played in 143 games over 13 seasons.
The 27-year-old Jackson is in the midst of perhaps the best season of his career.
He has already established career highs in passing touchdowns (39), total touchdowns (43) and passing yards (3,955) as he makes a case for what would be his third MVP award.
‘It´s just another phenomenal performance,’ coach John Harbaugh said.
‘He set the all-time NFL record for rushing yards (for a quarterback) in pro football. That kind of speaks for itself. It´s just kind of what he does every week.’
Jackson, the MVP last season and in 2019, put on a show rivaled only by the spectacular Super Bowl-caliber halftime performance by Beyoncé to give Baltimore its third straight win.
And he needed just more than three quarters to do it, giving way to Josh Johnson with about 10 minutes left and the game long decided.
‘Just having fun,’ Jackson said. ‘The NFL is not easy. I don´t care what nobody says. It looks easy, but it´s not.’
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