The top 23 moments of Lamar Jackson’s career on his 23rd birthday
No. 19 – Winning on the road at Seattle
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Though it is hardly his greatest accomplishment, Jackson’s play on the road at Seattle in 2019 was nothing short of outstanding.
Against one of the bet defenses in the league and in the most hostile territory in the NFL, Jackson led the Ravens both with his feet and on the ground.
Jackson accounted for 143 passing yards and 116 rush yards en route to the win.
No. 18 – Jackson and the Ravens manhandle the Rams on the road
Entering the game, the Rams were in a must-win situation hosting the red-hot Ravens in Los Angeles.
The Ravens were having none of it.
Against a team that looked like an unstoppable force en route to the Super Bowl in 2018, Jackson went 15-for-20 for five passing touchdowns and accounted for 91 rushing yards in an absolute route.
Jackson sat out the fourth quarter as Baltimore cruised to a jaw-dropping victory.
No. 17 – Erasing a 21-point deficit and blowing out Kentucky
The start of Jackson’s college career was a bumpy one. He entered and exited as a starter at Louisville on three separate occasions, making way for fellow QB’s Reggie Bonnafon and Kyle Bolin in a crowded backfield.
Jackson took the reigns for good, however, in Louisville’s final game of the 2015 season against rival Kentucky.
After leading the Cardinals to a monster victory in 2014 against their rivals, Bolin was inserted into the starting lineup in Lexington.
However, Louisville got out to a horrifying start, including two interceptions- one resulting in an 8–yard pick-six- saw Bolin pulled from the game in the first quarter.
Jackson was inserted into the game, and he did ridiculous Lamar Jackson things.
Louisville scored 34 of the final 37 points in the game, and Jackson flipped the game on its head in a hurry, rushing for 181 yards and absolutely manhandling Kentucky’s defense.
Jackson was raw. He hardly even utilized 10 percent of the playbook. Yet he was electrifying.
No. 16- Setting a quarterback rushing record in bowl win
Jackson followed up his ridiculous performance against Kentucky with a monster game in the 2015 Music City Bowl.
The Cardinals were tasked with designing a game plan for a tough Texas A&M squad led by future No.1 overall pick Myles Garrett.
With Garrett and a solid linebacking crew out on the edge against Jackson, it was believed that the Aggies could muster enough on offense to take out the Cards.
That was not the case.
Jackson accounted for 226 yards on the ground, which was a bowl game record by a quarterback until 2019.
No. 15 – Bringing Louisville back in first college game as true freshman
A LOT happened in Jackson’s first career game.
He was shockingly entered as the starting quarterback on the first play from scrimmage, and, in a sort of panic, he heaved a ball downfield that was intercepted by Auburn.
Jackson sat out the rest of the first half and was brought in with his team trailing 24-0 in the third quarter.
With only a hastily assembled read-option offense, a questionable offensive line, and true freshmen scattered around Louisville’s offense, Jackson led the Cardinals back to a 31-24 deficit, and if it weren’t for some major clock management errors, Louisville and Jackson would have gotten the ball back with time for a game-tying drive.
Jackson dismantled Auburn’s defense with zero experience and extremely limited offensive knowledge. Even playing back yard football against a top 10 team in his first game ever, Jackson almost brought a team back from 24 down, accounting for 106 yards and a touchdown on the ground and 100 more through the air.
No. 14 – Jackson records a perfect passer rating in the season opener against Miami
After an offseason surrounded by criticism that Jackson could not start as a quarterback in the NFL, that he should considerer a position change, and that the Ravens were acting out of desperation by keeping their QB in the fold, Jackson silenced the haters in week one by literally having a perfect statistical game.
Say what you will about the quality of opponent, Jackson accomplished a feat only done by 54 quarterbacks before him by recording a perfect passer rating.
Jackson accounted for five touchdowns and every pass was either a completion or a drop by the receiver.
So much for not being able to pass.
No. 13- Lamar Jackson becomes internet god
After completely dismantling the Cincinnati Bengals during 10, Jackson went to the bench and the rest was history.
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