Ravens' Lamar Jackson Joins Elite Club With Perfect Passer Rating, 2nd Player In NFL History With Multiple Games In One Season
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Lamar Jackson has joined an elite club that has just one other member, in addition to delivering the longest touchdown run of his career.
In Sunday's 49-13 defeat against the winless Cincinnati Bengals, Jackson became the second player in NFL history to get a perfect passer rating (158.3) in multiple games within a single season. The only other player to hit that milestone was Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who had two in 2007.
Jackson also becomes the sixth quarterback overall to have multiple games with perfect passers ratings in his career.
In all, Jackson completed 15 of 17 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to his favorite target, tight end Mark Andrews. His two incompletions? A pass in the end zone that was nearly a spectacular one-handed grab by Andrews, and a spike to stop the clock in the second quarter.
Of course, Jackson's legs were just as big of a story for the dynamic play-caller. His 47-yard touchdown run Sunday was his sixth rushing touchdown of the season. Fans and experts alike were blown away by Jackson's moves on the run, with CBS play-by-play man Kevin Harlan declaring, "He is Houdini!' after the score.
''Their quarterback is the most dynamic quarterback I've ever seen,'' Bengals coach Zac Taylor told reporters after the game. ''I'll be interested down the road to see how other teams try to stop him.''
Ravens running back Mark Ingram later retweeted the sensational run, writing that Jackson "is not human!!!"
