The Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson is the all-time, single-season rushing leader for a quarterback. The second-year star broke Mike Vick’s mark with a short run on the Ravens’ first drive in their Thursday game with the New York Jets.
With this run, Lamar Jackson now owns the single-season record for rushing yards by a QB! @Lj_era8 #RavensFlock
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Vick’s mark was 1,039 yards set in 2006. The run put Jackson at 1,044 yards and counting.
Most rushing yards by a QB in a single season in NFL history:
1. Lamar Jackson, 2019: 1,044 (2 3/4 games remaining)
2. Michael Vick, 2006: 1,039— Baltimore Beatdown (@BmoreBeatdown) December 13, 2019
NEW RECORD‼️@Lj_era8 | #ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/c2INLfPEkH
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 13, 2019
FOX Sports, which broadcast the game, quickly cut to a taped video of Vick congratulating the Heisman winner from Louisville.
One legend to another.@MichaelVick congratulates @Ravens QB @Lj_era8 for breaking his single-season rushing record pic.twitter.com/vTrYqulStw
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 13, 2019
Mike Vick reacted to Lamar breaking his record… (via @MichaelVick) pic.twitter.com/PibwxknfM7
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 13, 2019
A NEW WORLD RECORD!
Lamar Jackson breaks Michael Vick’s single-season quarterback rushing record ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/JsMDL3emrc
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 13, 2019
Jackson did not rest on his laurels. He rushed for 25 yards on this play on Baltimore’s second drive to set up a score that made it 13-0. Justin Tucker missed the PAT, a rare occurrence.
Best wheels in the league? 🤔 @Lj_era8 pic.twitter.com/WDFt5Rg2Ct
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 13, 2019