BALTIMORE – If the second half of the 2024 NFL season looks anything like the first, Lamar Jackson will win his second straight MVP award. And he’ll have claimed them in contrasting styles. Last year, the quarterback won a last-man-standing style race.
Through nine weeks this season, he is the undeniable, dominant force who has made more than a sufficient case to take home the third MVP honor of his career. Jackson completed 16 of 19 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns Sunday against the Denver Broncos, which previously stood as one of the best defenses in the NFL. The Broncos entered Sunday by averaging -0.
14 expected points added per play (EPA/play), the best mark in the league. Baltimore and Jackson carved the unit up nonetheless, and the quarterback didn’t even need to use his physical gifts as a runner (three rushing attempts, four yards) on the way to domination. As Ravens running back (and Offensive Player of the Year front-runner) Derrick Henry said to describe Jackson: “MV3.
” “He’s dangerous with his arm, and I think he showed that today,” Henry said. “If you want to take away him running the ball, go over your head and throw it. If he has to run it, he’ll do that as well.
Hats off to him. He’s an engine that makes this thing go.” It was the fourth time he posted a perfect passer rating of 158.
3 in his career, tying former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for most all time, according to ESPN Stats and Information. Comin.