The Baltimore Ravens have taken down yet another foe, this time the San Francisco 49ers in Week 13. In beating the 49ers, 20-17, the Ravens continue their winning streak as they march towards the postseason.
If you weren’t playing close enough attention, you might have missed some pretty amazing stats from this game.
Lamar Jackson climbing the charts
With his 101 rushing yards, Jackson moves firmly into second on the NFL’s most single-season rushing yards by a quarterback list. His 977 rushing yards through 12 games is just 62 fewer than Michael Vick’s total from 2006. That means Jackson needs to average just 16 yards in each of the four remaining games to take the record by the end of the season.
In this process, Jackson has broken yet another record. Week 13 marked his fourth 100-yard rushing game this season, beating a tie between Vick and Russell Wilson at three.
But that’s not all folks. Remember all the people that said Jackson can’t throw the football? Well, after 13 weeks, here’s where Jackson ranks in a number of key passing stats:
Passing TDs: 1st (25)
Passing TD%: 1st (7.8%)
Passer rating: 4th (109.6)
Long pass: 4th (83 yards)
Passing yards per attempt: 9th (7.9 yards)
Interceptions: 2nd fewest among quarterbacks with 12 starts (5)
INT%: 7th (1.55%)
Jackson is a top quarterback in every major category outside of passing yards. When combined with how prolific he is on the ground and the trail of broken records behind him, it’s clear Jackson is something special.
Historic offense
Baltimore’s offense has been amazing this season. They lead the league in points scored, having run and thrown on a bevy of quality defenses this season. But against the 49ers, the Ravens set a franchise record for the most touchdowns scored.
Baltimore put up two touchdowns this week — a 20-yard completion to Mark Andrews and a one-yard run by Jackson. That brings the team’s total touchdowns to 49 on the season, beating their previous best of 47 from their 2009 season. At this pace, the Ravens will score a total of 65 touchdowns this season, which would put them tied with the New England Patriots as the 14th most scored in a single season.
Blocked
Jackson and the Ravens’ offense isn’t the only thing setting some pretty amazing marks. With a blocked field goal at the end of the first half, Baltimore found themselves moving up that record book as well.
According to Ravens Director of Public Relations, Patrick Gleason, Baltimore now has the fourth-most blocked kicks since 2014.
The Ravens needed the help on special teams this week and got it thanks to cornerback Marlon Humphrey’s block. But I’d be remiss if I forgot to mention the excellent play of return specialist De’Anthony Thomas, punter Sam Koch, and special teamers Anthony Levine and Chris Moore in aiding the special-teams effort for the week.
Best record
With the win, the Ravens move to 10-2 on the season. It’s the first time they’ve held that record at this point in the season in franchise history. Even if Baltimore’s best seasons, the best record they had after Week 13 was 9-3 in both 2006 and 2011. With four games remaining, the Ravens have a shot at a franchise-best 14-2 record to close out the season.
But don’t forget Baltimore is on an eight-game winning streak right now. Not only is that the best active streak in the NFL, it’s the best in franchise history.
