Lamar Jackson of Baltimore broke Michael Vick’s record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history during the Ravens’ 31-2 win over the Houston Texans on Wednesday.
“Michael Vick, one of my favorite players,” Jackson said. “That’s just dope.”
Jackson surpassed Vick on a 6-yard run in the third quarter. He finished with 87 rushing yards, bringing his career total to 6,110 yards, passing Vick, who had 6,109 yards in his 13-year career.
Jackson, who won the regular-season MVP last season and in 2019, threw two touchdown passes and ran for a 48-yard touchdown to help the Ravens win. He played just over three quarters before giving way to Josh Johnson with about 10 minutes remaining, as the game was already decided.
“Just having fun,” Jackson said. “The NFL is not easy. I don’t care what nobody says. It looks easy, but it’s not.”
Coach John Harbaugh praised Jackson’s season. He has set a career-high and franchise-record 39 touchdown passes with only four interceptions, along with four touchdown runs.
“Sometimes I just shake my head and say: ‘That was a really great play,’” Harbaugh said. “I see a lot of great plays from Lamar Jackson. I told him I was proud of him. I’m not just proud of him because he makes great plays.
I’m proud of him for all the things that go into making the great plays but also for all the things that he’s overcome along the way.”
