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Fantasy market report: Week 12

Last week, we took a deeper dive into the coming fantasy playoff schedule, pointing out to fantasy players what teams had the best and worst schedules heading down the stretch, with the emphasis being on Weeks 14-17.

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Last week, we took a deeper dive into the coming fantasy playoff schedule, pointing out to fantasy players what teams had the best and worst schedules heading down the stretch, with the emphasis being on Weeks 14-17.

As we saw Nov. 10 in the Carolina-Green Bay game, the weather made a significant impact with a thin layer of snow covering the field in the second half of the game. When it gets to late December, the potential for bad weather that – whether it be snow, cold, wind or a combination of all of them – can virtually ground an offense.

It’s the reason why players routinely post eye-popping numbers in the regular season, but the team that runs the ball and plays defense wins in the playoffs.

We took a look at all 32 teams and based our top/bottom rankings on the potential for bad weather, not their opponents. Teams like the Rams with have a gauntlet down the stretch and Miami may have the easiest slate of opponents of any team during the typical fantasy playoffs (Weeks 14-16), but when you flip the script on how December weather in outdoor stadiums can impact the outcome of games (and fantasy production), the Rams will likely have the best of all worlds, while Miami will have to struggle through the potential for dismal weather..

If you have players that you’re convinced won’t be used or are expendable, you may to look to pick up a player from one of two of the teams with the most favorable schedules and consider having a backup plan for those on the downside of the list.

THE FIVE BEST

Minnesota Vikings (DETROIT, at L.A. Chargers, GREEN BAY, CHICAGO) – It doesn’t get much better than this. Three home games in their unfriendly dome environment and their one road game in Los Angeles. No complaints.

Los Angeles Rams (SEATTLE, at Dallas, at San Francisco, ARIZONA) – Simply in terms of the potential for weather impacting their games, three of them are in California and the other is under the roof at Jerry World. If they’re making it to the playoffs, they will have to cut through those guys to potentially knock one of them out of a spot, but they will very likely be able to execute their game plan.

Carolina Panthers (at Atlanta, SEATTLE, at Indianapolis, at New Orleans) – Again, three road games are never a picnic, but all of them are in domes – a blessing for a warm-weather team that finds it hard to replicate frigid conditions in practice. Christian McCaffrey should be at his need-for-speed best.

Houston Texans (DENVER, at Tennessee, at Tampa Bay, TENNESSEE) – Texas teams don’t like heading north in December or January (and they struggle when they do). Houston drew the good straw on this closing schedule. They got saddled with two road games when most championships are decided, but it is against Tennessee and Tampa Bay – teams who have been capable of being exploited and in venues that don’t see snow.

Los Angeles Chargers (at Jacksonville, MINNESOTA, OAKLAND, at Kansas City) – If Week 17 is when a champion is crowned in your league, this takes a bit of hit, but if you’re in a Weeks 14-16 title scenario, one game in Florida and two in Los Angeles doesn’t get much more likely for seasonable weather.

THE FIVE WORST

Miami Dolphins (at New York Jets, at New York Giants, CINCINNATI, at New England) – If you look at the opponents, you salivate. At the moment, the teams they play in Weeks 14-16 have a combined record of 5-25, but for a team from South Florida, the prospect of heading to MetLife Stadium in back-to-back weeks and closing out in Boston is not conducive to good weather probability. Most fantasy players have rid themselves of Dolphins, but those who haven’t may want to consider it – even with a schedule full of losing teams.

Chicago Bears (DALLAS, at Green Bay, KANSAS CITY, at Minnesota) – If you were to pick the two stadiums known for awful late-season conditions due to cold and wind, Lambeau Field and Soldier Field top the list. The Bears will play all three games in Weeks 14-16 in those venues.

Baltimore Ravens (at Buffalo, New York Jets, at Cleveland, PITTSBURGH) – Buffalo is always a concern and Cleveland can be brutal when the wind is coming off the lake. For a team predicated on running and speed, that could pose a problem.

Buffalo Bills (BALTIMORE, at Pittsburgh, at New England, NEW YORK JETS) – There are no gimmes on this slate, from two games in Buffalo to road games against the Steelers and Patriots. If the Bills are going to make the playoffs, they’re going to have to play January football in December.

Dallas Cowboys (at Chicago, L.A. RAMS, at Philadelphia, WASHINGTON) – Nothing comes easy here and road trips to Chicago and Philadelphia are no picnic for a team from Texas.

Weather is going to impact the NFL in the closing weeks of the season. It always does. While in most cases, if a fantasy owner has leaned on the same players all season, they likely aren’t going to make radical lineup changes, but, if you have roster spots that can be swapped out in the event you need it on game day if one or two of your players are going to be playing in blizzard conditions, it’s an option you may want to explore before your hands are tied in Week 15 or 16.

Here is the Week 12 Fantasy Market Report:

RISERS

Lamar Jackson – Jackson has been posting crazy good numbers all year, but it seems like he is finding another gear over the second half of the season. He hit a stretch in the middle of the season where his touchdown passes fell markedly (two TD passes in four games), but, in his last two games, he has emerged in the middle of the MVP discussions. He has thrown seven TD passes in his last two games and has five rushing TDs in his last five games. He’s been a fantasy stud all season, but he’s kicked into a second gear in November.

Jarvis Landry – In his first seven games of the season, Landry was catching passes and posting modest yardage totals consistently, but what was frustrating fantasy owners was that he wasn’t hitting the end zone. But, in the last four games, he has been targeted 40 times, catching 24 passes for 256 yards and has scored a touchdown in each of his last three games – a pace over the last month that would translate into 96 catches for 1,024 yards and 12 TDs over the course of a full season.

Josh Allen – Allen still doesn’t get the fantasy respect he deserves despite becoming one of the most consistent scorers in the league. He has accounted for two or more touchdowns in his last six games, including 10 passing TDs and four rushing touchdowns. He likely isn’t the No. 1 QB on many rosters, but he’s been playing like one since the beginning of October.

Randall Cobb – His role in Green Bay was reduced his final couple of seasons with the Packers and it didn’t appear to be changing in Dallas. Between Weeks 2 and 9, Cobb had more than three catches just twice and his high yardage total was 53 with no touchdowns. However, in his last two games, he has caught 10 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Dak Prescott has become a fantasy must-start because he’s finding ways to incorporate more players into the mix and Cobb has become a player owners will find hard to bench.

Jameis Winston – If your league doesn’t penalize you for interceptions (he has 18 on the season and 13 in his last five games, he has been a yardage monster. In his last eight games, he has thrown two or more touchdowns in six games, has one in both of the other two and thrown for more than 300 yards in seven of them. For leagues that deduct points for interceptions, Winston can kill you at times, but, if not, he’s putting up fantasy MVP type numbers on a weekly basis.

FALLERS

Alvin Kamara – While his numbers are still solid in PPR formats, Kamara was the first or second player taken in most drafts or auctions because of his ability to post giant numbers. In 15 games last year, Kamara rushed for 883 yards, caught 81 passes for 7089 yards and scored 18 touchdowns. In eight games this season (he’s missed two), he has rushed for 472 yards and caught 51 passes for 373 yards. Those numbers are similar to his 2018 numbers, but, he has scored just two touchdowns. He’s still putting up decent numbers, but not the numbers fantasy owners invested so heavily in.

Jacoby Brissett – He was one of the hottest quarterbacks in the league coming out of the gate, throwing 14 TD passes in his first six games as the starter. Over the last month, he has missed one game due to injury and, in the other three games, he has just one TD pass and one TD run. He has the ability to make big plays, but the shine is starting to come off of Brissett with fantasy owners that fell in love with him in September.

Joey Slye – Kickers aren’t given much credit for their contributions to fantasy lineups, but you remember them if you win or lose by a couple of points and kicker made the difference. In his first four games of the season, Slye scored 39 points with totals of 9, 12, 8 and 10 points. In his last six games, he has scored just 33 points, including two weeks with three points, two with four and one with six. If you’re wondering why he’s available in so many leagues, those point totals are probably the answer.

Jared Goff – In 2018, Goff took the fantasy world by storm, averaging 293 yards a game and throwing 32 touchdowns. While he is still posting decent passing numbers (averaging 278 yards a game), he has thrown just 11 touchdowns in 10 games (a pace for just 17 or 18 over the course of the season). Those are unacceptable numbers in the pass-happy era we live in now and when you haven’t thrown more than two TDs in any game with that supporting cast, it’s even more maddening.

Tevin Coleman – In the first four games returning from injury in Week 4, Coleman looked like one of the best running backs in the league, rushing for 309 yards and scoring six total touchdowns. But, in the last three games, he rushed 33 times for just 77 yards and hasn’t scored any touchdowns. At a time when fantasy owners have been putting him in starting lineups every week because of what accomplished in October, he has been an unqualified bust since Halloween.

NFL Week 12 Power Rankings: Ravens are toying with the rest of the NFL

Change happens quickly in the NFL, but Baltimore clearly stands as the league’s top team right now, writes Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar.

Over their past four games, the Ravens went from 4-2 to 8-2 with victories over the Seahawks, Patriots and Texans — opponents with a current won-loss record of 23-7. Since the acquisition of cornerback Marcus Peters in a trade with the Rams on Oct. 15, Baltimore has not only ranked first in Football Outsiders’ opponent-adjusted metrics in offensive efficiency, but defensive efficiency as well.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson currently ranks fourth in the NFL in passer rating and 10th in rushing yards. Sunday’s 41-7 thrashing of the Texans was the most obvious example of a Baltimore’s vast improvement in all facets of the game, and the Ravens must be considered to be the league’s best team at this point in time.

The Packers, Vikings, Saints and Seahawks match the Ravens’ eight-win total, but could you say that you’d definitively take any of those teams over John Harbaugh’s squad? The Patriots and 49ers have nine wins this season, but Baltimore already handed New England its only loss in authoritative fashion, and the 49ers, who have looked vulnerable on defense over the past two weeks, will get their shot on Dec. 1.

Until then, and as the Ravens continue to separate themselves from the pack, the NFL is their world, and everyone else is just paying rent.

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Lamar Jackson, Matthew Judon win Ravens Players of the Week vs. Texans

The Baltimore Ravens make it six straight with a 41-7 win over the Houston Texans.

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The Baltimore Ravens made it six straight wins with a 41-7 victory over the Houston Texans in Week 11. They rise to 8-2 and gain a little breathing room for the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoff race. When a team performs the way the Ravens have, you’ve got to hand out accolades. While we should only hand out one game ball each week, we’re getting a little tired of it going to the same guy each time.

So once again, the award goes to quarterback Lamar Jackson. But we’re tossing an extra one to outside linebacker Matthew Judon as well.

It’s probably getting a little repetitive, but Jackson continues to play at an incredibly high level week after week, with no signs of letting up. Jackson went 17-of-24 for 222 yards and four touchdown throws, making him the first quarterback in franchise history to have multiple games with four or more passing touchdowns in a single season. Jackson also impressed with a 39-yard run that for a moment looked like a repeat of his 47-yard touchdown run against the Bengals in Week 10.

Judon also deserves special recognition after finding a new gear this week in a tough matchup. He terrorized Deshaun Watson and the Texans offense with seven tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, and four quarterback hits.

On a defense that had a good game in its own right, keeping the Texans scoreless until the fourth quarter, Judon led the effort and never let Watson have any peace when he dropped back. It led to Houston having their worst offensive output of the season (232 total net yards — 31 fewer than their previous worst game) and the fourth-worst passer rating of Watson’s career (63.7).

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3 takeaways from Ravens’ Week 11 win over Texans

Are the Ravens the best team in the NFL? They certainly make a compelling argument.

The Baltimore Ravens continue to make arguments week after week as a powerhouse in the league and potential Super Bowl contender. The Houston Texans were no match for the home team as Baltimore took the lead early in the second quarter and never looked back.

Let’s look at three takeaways from the Ravens’ Week 11 win over the Texans.

1) The Ravens defense can stop anyone

In what was expected to be the rebuilt defense’s toughest challenge yet, this one wasn’t really even a contest. The Ravens set the tone early with a strip-sack of Deshaun Watson on the Texans’ first drive and, aside from some DeAndre Hopkins chain-movers early on, this game was a disaster for Houston’s offense.

The strength of Baltimore’s defense begins with its elite secondary. The Ravens were able to notch seven sacks on the day because of the outstanding play of its shutdown corners (the trio of Jimmy Smith, Marlon Humphrey, and Marcus Peters), forcing Watson to hold the ball far too long.

Aside from the outstanding play from the unit as a whole, the credit has to go to GM Eric DeCosta, whose midseason adjustments have turned this defense completely around. Paired with the way the league’s No. 1 offense is playing, the Ravens look virtually unstoppable.

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The Ravens are the best team in the NFL without question

I’m going out on a bit of a limb here but it’s a pretty thick one after watching the Baltimore Ravens for 10 games.

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After beating up on the Houston Texans 41-7 in Week 11, the Ravens have firmly announced they are the best team in the NFL right now and it’s not even close.

In a game against an opponent leading their division and sitting in the third seed in the AFC playoff picture coming off a bye week, Baltimore didn’t flinch. They pressured Deshaun Watson — an MVP-contending quarterback — all game long, forcing him into big mistakes. They locked down the then-No. 8-ranked scoring offense to just seven points, which came in garbage time. They ran over and around the Texans’ third-ranked rush defense to the tune of 263 yards and a touchdown — more than the entire Texans offense put up. Quarterback Lamar Jackson continued to make his case for the NFL’s MVP award with a 70.8% completion rate, 222 yards, four touchdown passes and no interceptions, proving he’s just as deadly through the air as with his legs.

For Houston, this was a complete embarrassment and proved they’re nowhere near Baltimore’s level. But the Texans aren’t alone there this season.

The Ravens have dismantled three of the best teams in the NFL over their last four games. They’ve made the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and now Houston look unprepared, incapable and downright silly, beating them by a combined 108-43. Now keep in mind that those three teams were considered real Super Bowl contenders before getting on a field with Baltimore. And yet the Ravens beat all three teams in the exact same fashion, looking better each week along the way.

The offense is physical yet capable of explosive plays. They’ve punched defenses in the mouth on the ground, even when everyone knows the run is coming. They’ve created mismatches through the air and raced by defenders for huge plays. They’ve used misdirection as an art form.

Jackson has been a huge part of that, earning serious talk as the NFL’s MVP this season. He’s gone 185-of-279 (66.3%) for 2,258 passing yards and nearly a 4-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio. He’s added another 788 yards and six touchdowns on the ground. He’s likely on his way to his third consecutive AFC Offensive Player of the Week award.

But the defense has been the icing on the cake. The midseason additions of impact players like cornerback Marcus Peters and linebacker Josh Bynes have turned this defense around completely. After it started the season looking unorganized, confused and just plain bad, there’s a case to be made that it’s now the best defense in the league.

The Ravens are generating a potent pass rush in spite of not having a star pass rusher or enough depth at outside linebacker. They’ve been locking down some of the better receivers in the NFL, with Watson, Russell Wilson and Tom Brady throwing for an average of just 206 yards. At the very least, the Baltimore defense should be considered the most dangerous in the league; it’s notched nine takeaways over the last four games, including five returned for touchdowns. Regardless of what their opponents do well offensively, Baltimore has shut that exact thing down.

What’s the final and perhaps the best argument is that with how young and new the roster still is, this is a team that should actually continue to improve in the final six weeks. As guys like Peters and Bynes get more acclimated to the playbook and their defensive teammates, they should steadily improve their play. Jackson continues to improve each week, both in his awareness and as a passer. The coaching somehow gets better each week as well, with silly mistakes quickly getting eliminated.

With yet another playoff contender checked off their schedule, the Ravens have looked unstoppable over the last four games and seem to be picking up speed with each win.

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9 things we learned from Sunday’s games of Week 11

Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson and Kirk Cousins are the headliners on the list of things we learned in Week 11 of the 2019 NFL season.

Here are nine things we learned from Sunday’s games of Week 11 and what they mean for the future:

9. Changing of the QB in Chicago?

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After the Rams took a 17-10 lead with less than four minutes left, the Bears surprisingly yanked quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and inserted backup Chase Daniel. It didn’t help, but it spoke volumes. Trubisky had no apparent injury. But, like he has been most of the season, Trubisky was ineffective. He completed 24 of 43 passes for 190 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Daniel is not a long-term answer. But, neither is Trubisky, the second overall pick in 2017. His time in Chicago likely is coming to an end. The Bears almost certainly will sign a free agent (Teddy Bridgewater?) or draft a quarterback.

8. The Raiders are for real

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The Raiders have some of the most dedicated fans in the league. They never were a negative factor during the battle to get a new stadium in Oakland. That fiasco was between local government and the team. With the team moving to Las Vegas next year, wouldn’t it be nice to see Oakland fans enjoy a home playoff game before the team leaves? Winning the AFC West might be a stretch. But it’s no stretch to picture the Raiders in the playoffs. Sunday’s victory over winless Cincinnati might not seem like a huge deal. But it was important. The Raiders are 6-4 and very much in contention for the playoffs. Suddenly, their Dec. 1 game with Kansas City is looming large in the AFC West.

7. Kirk Cousins will get another huge contract

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The Minnesota quarterback has been on fire since Week 5, after being publicly criticized by receiver Adam Thielen. Cousins had another big game Sunday, throwing for 319 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Vikings to a 27-23 win over Denver after rallying from a 20-0 deficit. A lot of people laughed when the Vikings signed Cousins to a fully guaranteed three-year, $84 million contract last year. But no one is laughing now. Cousins still has next year left on the contract. But, if he keeps playing like he has been in recent weeks, Cousins will get an even bigger contract for 2021.

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NFL Week 11 Awards: This was the worst pass interference call against a defender

The good, the bad, and the hilarious from Sunday’s NFL action.

Sunday’s Week 11 NFL action saw some very interesting things take place on the field… including a number of issues with refs being seemingly confused about what makes something pass interefence.

But we also saw Lamar Jackson doing his thing once again in leading the Baltimore Ravens to an easy win over Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans.

We saw Julian Edelman throw more touchdown passes than Tom Brady in the Patriots’ big win over the Eagles in Philly.

And we saw the Minnesota Vikings come all the way back from 20-0 halftime deficit to beat the Broncos, albeit on a controversial final play of the game.

So now let’s have some fun and take a look back at the good, the bad, and the hilarious from Sunday’s NFL action.

The worst job of calling defensive pass interference against a defender who got mauled: This call against Arizona.  

Seriously, what is going on in the NFL? Kyle Juszczyk tackled Cardinals LB Joe Walker on that play… and Walker got called for pass interference? Yeesh.

The best job of blocking Nick Bosa by a future Hall of Fame WR: Larry Fitzgerald. 

Now that is one way to slow down Bosa.

The best job of copying your QB’s weird hip-thrusting warmup after scoring a TD: Ezekiel Elliott.

Zeke apparently saw that funny video of his QB, Dak Prescott, warming up his hips. Well played, sir.

The best job by a WR of outshining his GOAT QB: Julian Edelman.

Edelman threw one more TD pass than Tom Brady did against the Eagles and this strike proved to be the game-winner.

The best run by a QB who does ridiculous things each week: This one by Lamar Jackson.

Jackson is SO FUN to watch. Not so fun to try defend, though.

The best slo-mo shot of a tricky INT: This one for the Saints. 

That. Is. Art.

The best TD run by a really fast QB: Kyler Murray. 

Yup, Kyler Murray has some wheels on him.

The most bonkers bad beat of the NFL season: This one by the 49ers.

Gambling on NFL games is bad for your wallet and for your heart.

The best hype man for his star QB: Mark Ingram.

I need a Mark Ingram in my life.

The worst job of trying to tackle a running back: Jacksonville Jaguars.

That’s a great run by Marlon Mack… and some poor tackling by the Jaguars.

The best air guitar celebration by an excited fan: This dude in Indy.

Not sure he had to lick his fingers but when you’re in the zone you’re in the zone, I guess.

Texans QB Deshaun Watson writes ‘MVP’ for Ravens QB Lamar Jackson in jersey swap

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson wrote some encouraging words for Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson after their jersey swap in Week 11.

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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson gave Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson a special message following the Ravens’ 41-7 win over Houston on Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium.

The Pro Bowl field general, who faced Jackson back in college when they were in the ACC, with Watson at Clemson and Jackson at Louisville, wrote “MVP” on his jersey that he swapped for Jackson’s.

“I just wrote, ‘Always love. Keep going, keep grinding,'” Watson told reporters after the game. “I wrote ‘MVP’ on it. He’s like a brother to me. I’m proud of him. That’s what I told him and to keep going and stay healthy and keep leading his team.”

For Watson, writing “MVP” on Jackson’s jersey was about the respect and admiration that he has for the 32nd overall pick from the 2018 NFL draft.

“It’s love,” said Watson. “It’s all respect. He played well today. So, there’s a lot of season left. Who knows what can happen?”

The favorites to win the MVP race, in Watson’s mind, are Jackson, Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and himself.

Said Watson: “This game is about brotherhood. Who knows how long we’ll get to play? I have a lot of peace with my heart and my mind. So, yes, today didn’t go our way and it’s going to have a lot of criticism, but at the end of the day, that’s not going to stop what I’m doing and what I continue to do and waking up blessed, happy, walking, being able to do what I love to do at a high level.”

Watson didn’t play at a high level against the Ravens, going 18-of-29 for 169 yards and an interception. The next time Houston would get a chance to play Baltimore would be in the playoffs, and Texans fans are hoping Jackson is writing “Super Bowl MVP” on Watson’s jersey after the next swap.

Mark Ingram is embracing his new role as Official Lamar Jackson Hype Man

The hype man Lamar Jackson needed.

Sunday’s game between the Texans and Ravens was built up as a matchup of two MVP candidates in Deshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson. It ended up being the Lamar Jackson show.

The Ravens quarterback followed up his perfect passer rating in Week 10 with a spectacular four-touchdown performance in Baltimore’s 41-7 win against the Texans. That kind of showing also gave Ravens running back Mark Ingram reason to continue his role as Official Lamar Jackson Hype Man.

Late in that Week 10 win against Cincinnati, mic’d-up video showed Ingram leading “MVP” chants for Jackson from the sidelines. On Sunday, though, he took that hype-man role straight to the media. He lobbied for Jackson’s MVP candidacy from the podium at the postgame press conference.

He said:

“The MVP frontrunner. If anybody else got to say something different about that they can come see me. I’m right here in B-More outside The Bank. You got an issue with that, come see me.”

Jackson’s game has been convincing enough on its own, but it doesn’t hurt to have a hype man.

Ingram is excelling in that role.

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Mark Ingram will beat you up if you don’t think Lamar Jackson is the MVP

Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram is willing to fight those that don’t think Lamar Jackson is the NFL MVP frontrunner

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Another week and the Lamar Jackson for MVP bandwagon continues to grow. And if you’re not on it, you’re going to have to go face-to-face with running back Mark Ingram, who introduced the quarterback after the Baltimore Ravens beat the Houston Texans 41-7 in Week 11.

While Ingram is clearly joking and hyping Jackson up, there’s serious merit to that talk. In spite of some still thinking Jackson isn’t a capable passer, he added to his MVP resume with another amazing performance in Week 11.

Against the Texans, Jackson completed 70.8% of his passes for 222 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions and a 139.2 passer rating. It’s his second consecutive game and his fourth game this season with at least three touchdown passes. He’s very likely on his way to a third straight AFC Offensive Player of the Week award — it’d be the fourth of this season through 10 games.

But in usual Jackson fashion, he made electric plays on the ground, including a 39-yard run in which he juked one defender and ran over another. He finished the game with 86 yards on nine carries. It brings him closer to breaking Michael Vick’s single-season rushing record for quarterbacks.

After Week 11, Jackson has 2,258 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes and just five interceptions, while adding another 788 yards and six touchdowns on the ground. Though not traditional play by a quarterback, it’s those combined stats that have Jackson in the thick of the MVP race. And he’s getting even more support from those not on his team.

Following the game, opposing quarterback Deshaun Watson gave him some MVP love with a note on an exchanged jersey. It’s just one in a long line of opponents giving praise to Jackson after he just torched their team this season. And with Ingram now playing enforcer to Jackson’s MVP talk, I’d hate to be one of the voters who disagrees with him.

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