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The Baltimore Ravens are raking in the awards for their work in the 2019 regular season. On top of tying the NFL record for players sent to the Pro Bowl and having five players make the All-Pro roster, Baltimore is in line for a number of key awards this offseason.
Chief among them is quarterback Lamar Jackson, who kicked off award season by being named the MVP and Offensive Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America.
While this isn’t the official NFL MVP or OPOY awards — those are handed out by the Associated Press — it’s still a huge honor. Jackson joins great quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers in winning the PFWA MVP award. It’s also likely a precursor to Jackson winning the actual NFL MVP award in the NFL Honors ceremony the day before Super Bowl LIV.
Jackson had a spectacular season, improving as a passer over the offseason to match his electric ability when running the football. Jackson set a ton of franchise and NFL records along the way while missing Week 17 and getting rested in the fourth quarter of five different games.
He finished the regular season with 3,127 passing yards, 36 touchdown passes (led the NFL) and just six interceptions over 15 games. Jackson also broke Michael Vick’s single-season rushing record with 1,206 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.
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