We’re running out of ways to quantify just how good Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens offense have been this season.
But if you’re looking for one more way, this is actually pretty good.
Ravens punter Sam Koch has booted exactly twice in the past three Ravens games. And both of those times came … with Robert Griffin III under center because Baltimore was up in a blowout, and not Jackson.
That means that Jackson has been so good, the Ravens have had no need whatsoever to punt the ball to their opponents. And while I’m sure Koch would love more work to show off his leg, it’s really good news for Baltimore.
Check this out:
Ravens' last 24 drives with Lamar Jackson at quarterback:
TD, TD, kneeldown, TD, TD, TD, kneeldown, TD, TD, missed FG, downs, TD, TD, kneeldown, TD, FG, FG, TD, TD, TD, TD, TD, TD, TD— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) November 27, 2019
And that led to this fact:
The Ravens are on pace to punt just 32 times this season. That would be the fewest for any team in any season since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (excluding the strike-shortened nine-game 1982 season).
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) November 27, 2019
WOW. One other part of it is how good the offense is on fourth down:
The Ravens are on the situational vanguard of fourth-down thought. They lead the NFL in fourth-down conversions (13) and fourth-down conversion rate (76.5%). As @SheilKapadia pointed out in his recent brilliant article, they're setting up drives around it. https://t.co/YMUIEeGgyl
— Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) November 27, 2019
Unreal.
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