The Baltimore Ravens improved to 9-3 and maintained possession of the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a 20-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 12.
During the game on Sunday Night Football, quarterback Lamar Jackson crossed a monumental milestone as he became just the fourth-ever quarterback to reach 5,000 career rushing yards, joining Michael Vick, Cam Newton, and Russell Wilson. Of the four, Jackson was the fastest to reach the mark in just 82 games, whereas it took Vick 104, Newton 129, and Wilson 175.
Lamar is in a league of his own.
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In his sixth NFL season, Jackson has firmly planted his name in the conversation for the best-rushing quarterback the league has ever seen. Needing just 1,098 rushing yards to reach Vick at the top of the list, and with plenty of NFL seasons ahead for the 26-year-old signal caller, it seems inevitable that Jackson will one day soon become the all-time leading rusher at the quarterback position.
Through 12 weeks of the 2023 NFL season, Jackson leads all quarterbacks in rushing yards with 574 and is second on the Ravens, trailing only running back Gus Edwards by 16 yards.