BALTIMORE _ Since entering the NFL, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been compared to Michael Vick as a dynamic dual-threat quarterback.
Longtime defensive coordinator Wade Phillips referred to Jackson as "Michael Vick Plus."
When Jackson faces the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, he'll have the opportunity to break one of Vick's longstanding feats.
Jackson needs 63 yards to break Vick's single-season record for most rushing yards by a quarterback, 1,039, set in 2006.
"It would be an honor," Jackson said Wednesday. "Like I said, Michael Vick is my favorite player and for me to do such a thing is incredible. He had that record for a long time, and it would be really cool."
Jackson, who said he still watches Vick's highlights, also has the chance to join Vick as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
After the Ravens' 45-6 win over the Los Angeles Rams, which Vick was in attendance to watch, Jackson was given a speed rating of 96 in the latest "Madden 20" update, surpassing Vick as the fastest quarterback in Madden history.
Vick later gifted Jackson a pair of autographed cleats, calling it a "changing of the guard."
