The Ravens have cruised past milestones this season, breaking records of all types, but now they have just one more regular-season game left to make a run at history.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson’s chase might be the most compelling. With another big game Saturday against the Cleveland Browns, Jackson could not only add to his NFL Most Valuable Player case, but also break the league’s single-season record for passer rating.
Jackson enters Week 18 with a 121.6 passer rating, less than a point behind Aaron Rodgers’ all-time mark (122.5), set in 2011 with the Green Bay Packers. The NFL’s passer rating formula is based on aggregate completion percentage, yards per attempt, touchdowns per attempt and interceptions per attempt, meaning there is no silver-bullet passer rating Jackson must achieve Saturday against the Cleveland Browns.
Here are a few potential stat lines of varying passing volumes that Jackson could reach that would take him to at least 122.6 for the season:
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- 12-for-16, 175 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions
- 18-for-24, 283 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions
- 28-for-34, 295 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions
“I’m trying to win games, so it really don’t matter,” Jackson said Tuesday of possibly surpassing Rodgers. “If it happens, it happens. If it don’t, probably will happen sometime down the line.”
That’s not the only historic mark within reach for the NFL’s reigning MVP. Jackson owns too many league records to count, and he’s poised to set a few more. Through 16 games, he has 3,955 passing yards, 852 rushing yards, 39 passing touchdowns, four rushing touchdowns and four interceptions.
- Jackson is 45 passing yards shy of becoming the first player in NFL history to hit 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards in a single season.
- If Jackson records those 45 passing yards as well as a passing touchdown without throwing an interception, he would become the first player in NFL history to have a season with at least 4,000 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns and four or fewer interceptions.
- If Jackson leads the Ravens in both passing and rushing yards against the Browns, he would tie Cam Newton for the most such performances (40) in NFL history.
As huge favorites, the Ravens might not play their starters for long. But here’s who else is near personal records and milestones:
Running back Derrick Henry
Henry has already broken numerous records and hit several milestones. He has the most touchdowns in a single season (16) in Ravens history. He is tied for the most seasons with 1,000 rushing yards and 12 or more rushing touchdowns in NFL history. He hit 10,000 rushing yards in October and hasn’t slowed down. His 87-yard touchdown against the Buffalo Bills was the longest rush in Ravens history.
Henry goes into Week 18 with 305 rushes for 1,783 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also has 17 catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
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- Henry needs one more rushing score to break his tie with Jamal Lewis for the most in a single season (14).
- If Henry gets another rushing touchdown, he would also become the fourth player in NFL history to have three seasons with at least 15 rushing touchdowns and the only one to have three seasons with 15 rushing touchdowns and 1,500 rushing yards.
- If Henry rushes for at least 65 yards, he would tie Lewis (16) for the NFL’s longest single-season streak of games reaching or exceeding that yardage.
- A 150-rushing yard, two-touchdown performance would tie Henry with Jim Brown (13) for the most such games in NFL history.
- A 200-rushing yard game would put Henry ahead of Adrian Peterson (six) and O.J. Simpson (six) for the most in NFL history.
Tight end Mark Andrews
Andrews set the Ravens’ career touchdown record (48) in Week 15 against the New York Giants. He has scored twice since then. He currently has 51 catches for 619 yards and 10 touchdowns.
- One more touchdown catch would not only set a career high (11) for Andrews, but also break a Ravens record for single-season touchdown catches by a tight end. It would also tie wide receiver Torrey Smith for the second-most touchdown catches in a single season in Ravens history.
- Another touchdown catch would also establish a Ravens record for the most consecutive games with a touchdown catch (six), breaking a tie with wide receiver Michael Jackson.
- Andrews needs 17 more receiving yards to pass Todd Heap (5,492) and move into second place all-time in Ravens history, behind only wide receiver Derrick Mason (5,777).
Wide receiver Zay Flowers
Flowers is the Ravens’ fastest player to 100 career catches and tied Smith as the franchise’s fastest to 1,000 receiving yards. He has 73 catches for 1,047 yards and four touchdowns, as well as eight carries for 47 yards.
- If Flowers has at least 100 receiving yards, he would break his tie with Andrews for the single-season record (five) of games reaching or exceeding 100 yards.
Safety Kyle Hamilton
In his third season, Hamilton has continued to improve after receiving All-Pro honors in 2023. He has played multiple roles for the secondary and is an important vocal leader.
- Hamilton (104 tackles) needs at least five tackles to set the Ravens’ single-season record for tackles by a defensive back. Dawan Landry (108 tackles) has the current record.
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