Friday, December 27

Lamar Jackson passes Michael Vick and breaks NFL rushing yards record

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By Reinaldo Oliveros

Dec 26, 2024, 08:00 AM EST

Lamar Jackson is one of the MVP candidates in 2024-2025 and this Wednesday he broke a record in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens star broke the record for most rushing yards for a quarterback.

Jackson reached 6,110 rushing yards in his career, leaving Michael Vick behindwho had the mark since 2015 with 6,109.

Lamar Jackson and Vick are the only quarterbacks to have 6,000 or more rushing yards in NFL history.

It should be noted that Lamar Jackson obtained the mark in his 102nd game in the NFL, the fastest to achieve it. Vick did it in 143 games in his league career.

The active player behind Jackson is Pittsburgh Steelers veteran Russell Wilson. with 5,446 rushing yards.

Lamar Jackson has a 121.6 passer rating with 3,955 yards, 39 touchdowns and 4 interceptions in 16 games between this season and the 2025 season.

The Baltimore Ravens quarterback is the only player this season to have more than 30 touchdown passes and less than five interceptions.

Lamar Jackson led victory over Texans

Lamar led his team’s victory with three touchdowns, two passing and one rushing.

With the result, the Ravens reached 11 wins and five losses, ousting the Steelers, 10-6, from first place in the North division of the American Conference (AFC).

Despite the defeat, the Texans, who are 9-7, are already champions of the AFC South division and have their ticket to the playoffs.

Baltimore dominated 2-17 in the first half driven by its running attack led by Derrick Henry, who added a trip to the end zone, a touchdown reception from Isaiah Likely and a field goal from Justin Tucker.

The Texans added their two points thanks to a safety (self-score) that Kamari Lassiter caused by tackling Henry in his own end zone.

In the third quarter Baltimore kept the pace. He achieved a touchdown on the ground from Lamar Jackson and one from Mark Andrews through the air to seal their 2-31 victory.

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