Expect the Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson to throw the ball in 2023 much more frequently compared to the season prior. Speaking with the media over the weekend, Jackson said that he wants to throw for 6,000 yards this year and believes the Ravens have weapons on offense to achieve this.

The Ravens’ passing game has been one of the worst in the league in the past seasons. This was a result of several factors, including the Ravens’ reliance on the running game due to Jackson’s unique skills and lack of proven options at the wide receiver position.

Things should be different in 2023, as Jackson will have a more passing-friendly offensive coordinator in Todd Monken and a stacked wideout room at his disposal. The Ravens revamped their receiving core this offseason, adding Pro Bowler Odell Beckham Jr. and veteran Nelson Agholor in free agency before drafting Boston’s Zay Flowers in the first round of this year’s draft.

“I want to throw for like 6,000 yards with the weapons we have,” Jackson told reporters. “I’m not an individual award-type guy or a stat watcher. I just want to do that because no one has ever done it, and I feel like we have the weapons to do it.”

Of course, Lamar Jackson would have a monstrous task ahead of him if he actually wanted to achieve this. Even with one extra game added to the schedule, he would have to average 353 passing yards per game to reach the mark. Jackson never threw for more than 3,127 yards in a single season, and his highest average was 240.2 passing yards per game in 2021.

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It seems as though the Baltimore Ravens are facing an uphill battle to keep their star quarterback Lamar Jackson. In a letter to fans posted on Twitter, Jackson revealed that he wanted to leave the Ravens and has submitted a trade request in early March.

“As of March 2nd I requested a trade from the Ravens organization for which the Ravens have not been interested in meeting my value, any and everyone that’s has met me or been around me know I love the game of football and my dream is to help a team win the super bowl, “Jackson wrote.

Jackson added that the Ravens fans are “great,” but that he needed to “make a business decision that was best for my family and I.”

After learning about Jackson’s tweet, Baltimore’s head coach John Harbaugh told the reporters that he still believes the two sides will come to a resolution and that the former MVP will be the Ravens’ starting quarterback in 2023.  

“I’m pretty fired up about Lamar Jackson. Lamar Jackson is a great player. Lamar came back in great shape last year. He’s fired up to play. That’s the Lamar that I’m looking forward to seeing,” said Harbaugh.

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens have been engaged in a contract standoff for a couple of seasons now. Reportedly, the player wants a fully guaranteed deal, while the Ravens made it clear they are not even thinking about giving him one. This resulted in Jackson seeing out the end of his rookie deal and Baltimore placing a non-exclusive franchise tag on him.

With the non-exclusive franchise tag, Jackson can negotiate a deal with any other team. After he signs the contract, the Ravens would have five days to match it or to let Jackson go and receive two first-round picks in exchange.

Jackson is coming off back-to-back years in which he finished the season prematurely due to injuries. He is 45-16 as a starter since entering the league and was named NFL MVP in 2019.

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The Baltimore Ravens are facing an uphill battle to lock their signal-caller Lamar Jackson to a long-term contract. According to a recent report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the two sides are $100 million apart when it comes to the overall value of the deal.

Fowler adds that the two sides are continuing talks but haven’t made much progress in recent months to bridge this massive gap. The most likely scenario is the Ravens placing an exclusive franchise tag on Jackson and buying themselves more time. The ESPN reporter also adds that Baltimore is also bracing for upcoming calls from teams interested in trading for the former NFL MVP.

Jackson and Ravens have been engaged in contract talks for almost two years now but never quite got close to hammering out a deal. One of the contributing factors to lengthy negotiations is that the player is representing himself and has been refusing to negotiate while the season is underway. The other is Jackson’s demands.

Multiple reports have indicated that Jackson is looking to become the highest-paid quarterback in the league. While this might not be such an issue for Baltimore, his wish to have a fully guaranteed contract like Deshaun Watson got from the Cleveland Browns is. The Ravens believe that Watson’s deal was an outlier and haven’t entertained the possibility of caving to Jackson’s demands.

Jackson was limited to 12 games in 2022 while dealing with a sprained knee. He finished the campaign passing for 2,242 yards, 17 touchdowns, and seven interceptions while also adding 764 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

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The clock is ticking on the Baltimore Ravens to come to an extension agreement with their star quarterback Lamar Jackson. Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Jackson said that he’d stop all negotiations once the 2022 regular season starts.

“We’re coming up to it. It’s coming up,” Jackson told reporters when asked whether there is a deadline for the deal to be made. “The season’s coming up. We’re going to be good for the season.”

If he doesn’t receive a new deal, Jackson will then play out 2022 on a fifth-year option that will pay him $23 million in salary. The former NFL MVP would then be set to become a free agent, although the Ravens have a franchise tag as an option to keep him in Baltimore.

Jackson doesn’t have an agent and is handling the extension negotiations himself. The two sides reportedly only started talking in June as the 25-year-old player previously didn’t show much interest in getting the agreement done.

If Baltimore and Jackson manage to find common ground in the next four weeks, the Louisville product is expected to become the highest-paid quarterback in the league. Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers is currently the top-paid QB with a $50.3 million annual salary.

Jackson, who was the Ravens’ first-round pick in 2018, has thrown for 9,967 yards, 84 touchdowns, and 31 interceptions so far in his pro career. He also added 3,673 rushing yards and 21 TDs en route to two Pro Bowl nods and an MVP award in 2019.

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Lamar Jackson and his Baltimore Ravens finally managed to overcome the Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City Chiefs. In a Sunday night clash between the two AFC rivals, Jackson, who was previously 0-3 against the Chiefs, rushed for two touchdowns and added one passing score to propel the Ravens to a close-contested 36-35 win.

Things started badly for Jackson as he threw a pick-six on his third play of the game. Chiefs All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu intercepted the ball on a tough 3rd & 8 pass deep in Baltimore’s territory and managed to return it all the way to the end zone.

The Ravens managed to make things even on the following possession, although they did it in an unusual way. Running back, Ty’Son Williams fumbled the ball as he was trying to reach for the end zone, but wideout Devin Duvernay managed to pick it up in the air and score an unlikely touchdown.

The Chiefs then regained the lead thanks to a 33-yard pass from Mahomes to Demarcus Robinson, with Baltimore responding via newly-acquired back Latavius Murray after several punts by both teams. By the end of the first half, Kansas City put another seven points on the board while the Ravens had to be content with a 43-yard field goal by Justin Tucker.

The third quarter saw more of the same. The Chiefs scored on their first drive, and the Ravens immediately hit back on their first possession of the second half with a huge 42-yard play from Jackson to wideout Marquise Brown.

Kansas City responded with a 46-yard TD pass from Mahomes to tight end Travis Kelce to get a comfortable 35-24 lead.

Entering the fourth quarter, it seemed Mahomes and the Chiefs would remain unbeaten against the Ravens in the Lamar Jackson era. However, Jackson and Baltimore’s defense had other ideas.

The Ravens scored a TD to open the fourth quarter and then forced Kansas City to punt. Jackson used this opportunity to deliver another scoring drive that he capped off himself with an impressive flip into the end zone.

Baltimore now had a 36-35 lead but still had to stop Patrick Mahomes and a high-octane Kansas City Chiefs defense one last time. And they managed to do it in a spectacular fashion, with Odafe Oweh first forcing a fumble by Clyde Edwards-Helaire and then recovering the ball himself.

The win improved the Ravens to 1-1 and second place in AFC North, while the Chiefs are now third in AFC West with the same record.

Lamar Jackson finished the game with 239 passing yards and one passing touchdown adding 107 rushing yards and two TDs on the ground.

Mahomes, on the other hand, had 343 passing yards and threw for three touchdowns.

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Baltimore Ravens’ practice on Wednesday looked a bit different than usual. Instead of their star signal-caller Lamar Jackson taking reps with the first team, it was back up Robert Griffin III serving under center.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jackson missed the practice as he is currently dealing with a knee injury. He adds that the injury “isn’t considered serious” and that the 23-year-old was held out for “precautionary reasons.”

It is unclear whether this injury will prevent Jackson from playing in Week 5 game against Cincinnati Bengals.

Jackson never missed an NFL game due to injury since making his first start with the Ravens in November 2018. He did, however, sat out the Week 17 contest in 2019 in order to rest for the playoffs.

After winning the NFL MVP award last season, Lamar Jackson is enjoying a solid start of 2020 in which he led Baltimore to a 3-1 record in the first four weeks. Jackson is currently completing a career-high 68.4 percent of his passes while throwing for 769 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception.

Jackson is also averaging 6.0 rushing yards per carry, having rushed for a total of 235 yards and 1 TD this year.

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Baltimore Ravens finished the 2019 NFL season with the best record in the league and entered the playoffs as the biggest favorites to win it all. However, their road to the Super Bowl ended in the Divisional Round, where they suffered a 12-28 defeat to the Tennessee Titans.

Now, the Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson decided to offer an explanation for his team’s shocking elimination during a recent appearance on the Load Management podcast. According to Jackson, Baltimore underestimated the Titans, and it came back to bite them.

“That’s what happened in the playoffs, and we end up losing to the team people had us favored over,” said Jackson. “It’s any given Sunday. You can’t underestimate no team, no opponent, and that’s what we did.”

Jackson, who won the NFL MVP award in 2019, also admitted that he made a significant contribution to the loss. The 23-year-old signal-caller threw two interceptions and had a forced fumble that sealed Ravens’ fate in that game.

“I had a lot of mistakes on my behalf,” said Jackson. “Three turnovers—that shouldn’t happen. But [Tennessee] came out to play.”

The Baltimore Ravens are among the Super Bowl favorites this season as well, and there is no doubt that their players will be motivated to avenge the loss against Tennessee. Lamar Jackson especially.

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The 2020 NFL Pro Bowl game wrapped up on Sunday with AFC earning a 38-33 win and continuing their domination over NFC. The AFC All-Stars were fronted by Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson and Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive end Calais Campbell, who were named MVPs on their respective end of the ball.

Jackson won the offensive MVP of the Pro Bowl, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns and adding 6 yards rushing.

“I didn’t really have an individual I wanted to learn from,” said Jackson, who was making his first Pro Bowl appearance. “I wanted to hear everybody’s stories. I wanted to hear what they had to pitch and put in our ear. It was just everybody.”

The Pro Bowl MVP award might be just the beginning for Jackson. He is also the front runner for the regular-season NFL MVP award after leading the Ravens to league-best 14-2 record. The 23-year-old finished the year with 3,127 passing yards and 36 touchdowns while adding 1,206 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.

Campbell, who was participating at his third straight Pro Bowl, finished the game with one tackle and a crucial forced fumble, which was returned for a touchdown and sealed NFC’s win.

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Leading the Baltimore Ravens to a 42-21 win over New York Jets on Thursday, Lamar Jackson didn’t only help his team clinch the second consecutive AFC North title. He also became the NFL record holder for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season.

Against Jets, Jackson rushed for 86 yards, bringing his total for the season to 1,103. This was enough to top 1,039 yards record set in 2006 by legendary Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick.

After the game, Jackson said that “it’s an honor” he broke Vick’s record as he was his favorite player growing up.

“It’s pretty cool,” said Jackson. “My favorite player growing up. It’s amazing, and I’m gonna cherish that forever and just gotta keep it going. Records are meant to be broken, like he said, I heard him say that. It’s an honor for me to do it.”

Jackson previously also broke NFL record for most consecutive games with 100+ yards rushing by a QB, setting the new mark at four games. Considering there are still two more games to be played in 2019 regular season, don’t be surprised if the 22-year-old continues to write his name in history books.

Lamar Jackson is currently having a breakout season, in which he established himself as the favorite for the MVP award. Jackson led the Ravens’ to NFL best 12-2 record this season while putting up some spectacular numbers. He is currently completing 66.2 percent of his passes and has thrown for 2,889 yards and league-leading 33 touchdowns.

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New England Patriots won’t be having a perfect season in 2019. After an 8-0 start, Patriots met their match on Sunday night, when they suffered a 37-20 defeat to Baltimore Ravens. The only remaining undefeated team in NFL are San Francisco 49ers.

This was the Pats’ first loss Week 15 of the 2018 NFL season when they were beaten by Pittsburgh Steelers. Following that game, New England embarked on a 16-win streak, including the postseason.

New England fell behind early in the game and never managed to recover. They especially had problems with stopping Ravens’ running game, giving up season-high 155 rushing yards in the first half. It was also the first time this season that Patriots gave up four offensive touchdowns in one game.

Baltimore was powered by their second-year quarterback Lamar Jackson, who became the youngest QB to defeat a team with 8-0 or better record. Jackson completed 17 out of 23 passes he attempted, throwing for 163 yards with one touchdown. He also added 61 rushing yards and two rushing TDs.

Running back Mark Ingram also had a great night, having 116 yards on 15 carries.

“We knew they had one of the best running attacks in the NFL this year and they were able to really run the ball, we struggled stopping the run, and it pretty much gave them control of the game,” – said Pats’ Pro Bowl safety Devin McCourty after the game. “They were able to play it on their terms, and that’s what hurt us the most.”

Ravens now sit comfortably at the top of AFC North with a 6-2 record. They face winless Cincinnati Bengals next week.

Pats, on the other hand, have a bye in Week 10 before having another tough opponent in Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11.

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Expect the Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson to throw the ball in 2023 much more frequently compared to the season prior. Speaking with the media over the weekend, Jackson said that he wants to throw for 6,000 yards this year and believes the Ravens have weapons on offense to achieve this.

The Ravens’ passing game has been one of the worst in the league in the past seasons. This was a result of several factors, including the Ravens’ reliance on the running game due to Jackson’s unique skills and lack of proven options at the wide receiver position.

Things should be different in 2023, as Jackson will have a more passing-friendly offensive coordinator in Todd Monken and a stacked wideout room at his disposal. The Ravens revamped their receiving core this offseason, adding Pro Bowler Odell Beckham Jr. and veteran Nelson Agholor in free agency before drafting Boston’s Zay Flowers in the first round of this year’s draft.

“I want to throw for like 6,000 yards with the weapons we have,” Jackson told reporters. “I’m not an individual award-type guy or a stat watcher. I just want to do that because no one has ever done it, and I feel like we have the weapons to do it.”

Of course, Lamar Jackson would have a monstrous task ahead of him if he actually wanted to achieve this. Even with one extra game added to the schedule, he would have to average 353 passing yards per game to reach the mark. Jackson never threw for more than 3,127 yards in a single season, and his highest average was 240.2 passing yards per game in 2021.

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It seems as though the Baltimore Ravens are facing an uphill battle to keep their star quarterback Lamar Jackson. In a letter to fans posted on Twitter, Jackson revealed that he wanted to leave the Ravens and has submitted a trade request in early March.

“As of March 2nd I requested a trade from the Ravens organization for which the Ravens have not been interested in meeting my value, any and everyone that’s has met me or been around me know I love the game of football and my dream is to help a team win the super bowl, “Jackson wrote.

Jackson added that the Ravens fans are “great,” but that he needed to “make a business decision that was best for my family and I.”

After learning about Jackson’s tweet, Baltimore’s head coach John Harbaugh told the reporters that he still believes the two sides will come to a resolution and that the former MVP will be the Ravens’ starting quarterback in 2023.  

“I’m pretty fired up about Lamar Jackson. Lamar Jackson is a great player. Lamar came back in great shape last year. He’s fired up to play. That’s the Lamar that I’m looking forward to seeing,” said Harbaugh.

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens have been engaged in a contract standoff for a couple of seasons now. Reportedly, the player wants a fully guaranteed deal, while the Ravens made it clear they are not even thinking about giving him one. This resulted in Jackson seeing out the end of his rookie deal and Baltimore placing a non-exclusive franchise tag on him.

With the non-exclusive franchise tag, Jackson can negotiate a deal with any other team. After he signs the contract, the Ravens would have five days to match it or to let Jackson go and receive two first-round picks in exchange.

Jackson is coming off back-to-back years in which he finished the season prematurely due to injuries. He is 45-16 as a starter since entering the league and was named NFL MVP in 2019.

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The Baltimore Ravens are facing an uphill battle to lock their signal-caller Lamar Jackson to a long-term contract. According to a recent report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the two sides are $100 million apart when it comes to the overall value of the deal.

Fowler adds that the two sides are continuing talks but haven’t made much progress in recent months to bridge this massive gap. The most likely scenario is the Ravens placing an exclusive franchise tag on Jackson and buying themselves more time. The ESPN reporter also adds that Baltimore is also bracing for upcoming calls from teams interested in trading for the former NFL MVP.

Jackson and Ravens have been engaged in contract talks for almost two years now but never quite got close to hammering out a deal. One of the contributing factors to lengthy negotiations is that the player is representing himself and has been refusing to negotiate while the season is underway. The other is Jackson’s demands.

Multiple reports have indicated that Jackson is looking to become the highest-paid quarterback in the league. While this might not be such an issue for Baltimore, his wish to have a fully guaranteed contract like Deshaun Watson got from the Cleveland Browns is. The Ravens believe that Watson’s deal was an outlier and haven’t entertained the possibility of caving to Jackson’s demands.

Jackson was limited to 12 games in 2022 while dealing with a sprained knee. He finished the campaign passing for 2,242 yards, 17 touchdowns, and seven interceptions while also adding 764 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

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The clock is ticking on the Baltimore Ravens to come to an extension agreement with their star quarterback Lamar Jackson. Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Jackson said that he’d stop all negotiations once the 2022 regular season starts.

“We’re coming up to it. It’s coming up,” Jackson told reporters when asked whether there is a deadline for the deal to be made. “The season’s coming up. We’re going to be good for the season.”

If he doesn’t receive a new deal, Jackson will then play out 2022 on a fifth-year option that will pay him $23 million in salary. The former NFL MVP would then be set to become a free agent, although the Ravens have a franchise tag as an option to keep him in Baltimore.

Jackson doesn’t have an agent and is handling the extension negotiations himself. The two sides reportedly only started talking in June as the 25-year-old player previously didn’t show much interest in getting the agreement done.

If Baltimore and Jackson manage to find common ground in the next four weeks, the Louisville product is expected to become the highest-paid quarterback in the league. Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers is currently the top-paid QB with a $50.3 million annual salary.

Jackson, who was the Ravens’ first-round pick in 2018, has thrown for 9,967 yards, 84 touchdowns, and 31 interceptions so far in his pro career. He also added 3,673 rushing yards and 21 TDs en route to two Pro Bowl nods and an MVP award in 2019.

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Lamar Jackson and his Baltimore Ravens finally managed to overcome the Patrick Mahomes-led Kansas City Chiefs. In a Sunday night clash between the two AFC rivals, Jackson, who was previously 0-3 against the Chiefs, rushed for two touchdowns and added one passing score to propel the Ravens to a close-contested 36-35 win.

Things started badly for Jackson as he threw a pick-six on his third play of the game. Chiefs All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu intercepted the ball on a tough 3rd & 8 pass deep in Baltimore’s territory and managed to return it all the way to the end zone.

The Ravens managed to make things even on the following possession, although they did it in an unusual way. Running back, Ty’Son Williams fumbled the ball as he was trying to reach for the end zone, but wideout Devin Duvernay managed to pick it up in the air and score an unlikely touchdown.

The Chiefs then regained the lead thanks to a 33-yard pass from Mahomes to Demarcus Robinson, with Baltimore responding via newly-acquired back Latavius Murray after several punts by both teams. By the end of the first half, Kansas City put another seven points on the board while the Ravens had to be content with a 43-yard field goal by Justin Tucker.

The third quarter saw more of the same. The Chiefs scored on their first drive, and the Ravens immediately hit back on their first possession of the second half with a huge 42-yard play from Jackson to wideout Marquise Brown.

Kansas City responded with a 46-yard TD pass from Mahomes to tight end Travis Kelce to get a comfortable 35-24 lead.

Entering the fourth quarter, it seemed Mahomes and the Chiefs would remain unbeaten against the Ravens in the Lamar Jackson era. However, Jackson and Baltimore’s defense had other ideas.

The Ravens scored a TD to open the fourth quarter and then forced Kansas City to punt. Jackson used this opportunity to deliver another scoring drive that he capped off himself with an impressive flip into the end zone.

Baltimore now had a 36-35 lead but still had to stop Patrick Mahomes and a high-octane Kansas City Chiefs defense one last time. And they managed to do it in a spectacular fashion, with Odafe Oweh first forcing a fumble by Clyde Edwards-Helaire and then recovering the ball himself.

The win improved the Ravens to 1-1 and second place in AFC North, while the Chiefs are now third in AFC West with the same record.

Lamar Jackson finished the game with 239 passing yards and one passing touchdown adding 107 rushing yards and two TDs on the ground.

Mahomes, on the other hand, had 343 passing yards and threw for three touchdowns.

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Baltimore Ravens’ practice on Wednesday looked a bit different than usual. Instead of their star signal-caller Lamar Jackson taking reps with the first team, it was back up Robert Griffin III serving under center.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jackson missed the practice as he is currently dealing with a knee injury. He adds that the injury “isn’t considered serious” and that the 23-year-old was held out for “precautionary reasons.”

It is unclear whether this injury will prevent Jackson from playing in Week 5 game against Cincinnati Bengals.

Jackson never missed an NFL game due to injury since making his first start with the Ravens in November 2018. He did, however, sat out the Week 17 contest in 2019 in order to rest for the playoffs.

After winning the NFL MVP award last season, Lamar Jackson is enjoying a solid start of 2020 in which he led Baltimore to a 3-1 record in the first four weeks. Jackson is currently completing a career-high 68.4 percent of his passes while throwing for 769 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception.

Jackson is also averaging 6.0 rushing yards per carry, having rushed for a total of 235 yards and 1 TD this year.

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Baltimore Ravens finished the 2019 NFL season with the best record in the league and entered the playoffs as the biggest favorites to win it all. However, their road to the Super Bowl ended in the Divisional Round, where they suffered a 12-28 defeat to the Tennessee Titans.

Now, the Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson decided to offer an explanation for his team’s shocking elimination during a recent appearance on the Load Management podcast. According to Jackson, Baltimore underestimated the Titans, and it came back to bite them.

“That’s what happened in the playoffs, and we end up losing to the team people had us favored over,” said Jackson. “It’s any given Sunday. You can’t underestimate no team, no opponent, and that’s what we did.”

Jackson, who won the NFL MVP award in 2019, also admitted that he made a significant contribution to the loss. The 23-year-old signal-caller threw two interceptions and had a forced fumble that sealed Ravens’ fate in that game.

“I had a lot of mistakes on my behalf,” said Jackson. “Three turnovers—that shouldn’t happen. But [Tennessee] came out to play.”

The Baltimore Ravens are among the Super Bowl favorites this season as well, and there is no doubt that their players will be motivated to avenge the loss against Tennessee. Lamar Jackson especially.

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The 2020 NFL Pro Bowl game wrapped up on Sunday with AFC earning a 38-33 win and continuing their domination over NFC. The AFC All-Stars were fronted by Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson and Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive end Calais Campbell, who were named MVPs on their respective end of the ball.

Jackson won the offensive MVP of the Pro Bowl, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns and adding 6 yards rushing.

“I didn’t really have an individual I wanted to learn from,” said Jackson, who was making his first Pro Bowl appearance. “I wanted to hear everybody’s stories. I wanted to hear what they had to pitch and put in our ear. It was just everybody.”

The Pro Bowl MVP award might be just the beginning for Jackson. He is also the front runner for the regular-season NFL MVP award after leading the Ravens to league-best 14-2 record. The 23-year-old finished the year with 3,127 passing yards and 36 touchdowns while adding 1,206 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.

Campbell, who was participating at his third straight Pro Bowl, finished the game with one tackle and a crucial forced fumble, which was returned for a touchdown and sealed NFC’s win.

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Leading the Baltimore Ravens to a 42-21 win over New York Jets on Thursday, Lamar Jackson didn’t only help his team clinch the second consecutive AFC North title. He also became the NFL record holder for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season.

Against Jets, Jackson rushed for 86 yards, bringing his total for the season to 1,103. This was enough to top 1,039 yards record set in 2006 by legendary Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick.

After the game, Jackson said that “it’s an honor” he broke Vick’s record as he was his favorite player growing up.

“It’s pretty cool,” said Jackson. “My favorite player growing up. It’s amazing, and I’m gonna cherish that forever and just gotta keep it going. Records are meant to be broken, like he said, I heard him say that. It’s an honor for me to do it.”

Jackson previously also broke NFL record for most consecutive games with 100+ yards rushing by a QB, setting the new mark at four games. Considering there are still two more games to be played in 2019 regular season, don’t be surprised if the 22-year-old continues to write his name in history books.

Lamar Jackson is currently having a breakout season, in which he established himself as the favorite for the MVP award. Jackson led the Ravens’ to NFL best 12-2 record this season while putting up some spectacular numbers. He is currently completing 66.2 percent of his passes and has thrown for 2,889 yards and league-leading 33 touchdowns.

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New England Patriots won’t be having a perfect season in 2019. After an 8-0 start, Patriots met their match on Sunday night, when they suffered a 37-20 defeat to Baltimore Ravens. The only remaining undefeated team in NFL are San Francisco 49ers.

This was the Pats’ first loss Week 15 of the 2018 NFL season when they were beaten by Pittsburgh Steelers. Following that game, New England embarked on a 16-win streak, including the postseason.

New England fell behind early in the game and never managed to recover. They especially had problems with stopping Ravens’ running game, giving up season-high 155 rushing yards in the first half. It was also the first time this season that Patriots gave up four offensive touchdowns in one game.

Baltimore was powered by their second-year quarterback Lamar Jackson, who became the youngest QB to defeat a team with 8-0 or better record. Jackson completed 17 out of 23 passes he attempted, throwing for 163 yards with one touchdown. He also added 61 rushing yards and two rushing TDs.

Running back Mark Ingram also had a great night, having 116 yards on 15 carries.

“We knew they had one of the best running attacks in the NFL this year and they were able to really run the ball, we struggled stopping the run, and it pretty much gave them control of the game,” – said Pats’ Pro Bowl safety Devin McCourty after the game. “They were able to play it on their terms, and that’s what hurt us the most.”

Ravens now sit comfortably at the top of AFC North with a 6-2 record. They face winless Cincinnati Bengals next week.

Pats, on the other hand, have a bye in Week 10 before having another tough opponent in Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11.

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