The Baltimore Ravensā 41-31 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 2024 NFL Monday Night Football was a momentous game for quarterback Lamar Jackson, who averaged one of his best performances so far in the league as he looks to reach the next Super Bowl.
Jackson, a two-time Most Valuable Player award winner, has never led the Ravens to a championship game. But each week brings him closer to his goal. The 27-year-old has received praise from teammates, rivals and even coach John Harbaugh, who said he āwill go down in Monday Night Football historyā.
āIām chasing something right now, so each and every game is going to be the same thing for me. Iām going to be the same person. Every game, Iām trying to win,ā Jackson indirectly warned the rest of the league about getting to play in a Super Bowl with the Ravens for the first time in his career. Beyond his individual level, the quarterback has a bigger goal in mind.
Lamar Jacksonās performance in the win over the Bucs
Jackson threw for five touchdowns in the win over the Buccaneers and provided a block that helped running back Derrick Henry on a 31-yard run. The quarterback completed 17 of 22 passes for 281 yards. The win on Monday Night Football marked the Ravensā fifth consecutive victory.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens
Praise for Jacksonās high level
Jacksonās five-touchdown performance caught the attention of his teammates, who praised him after the win over the Buccaneers. Safety Kyle Hamilton compared the Ravens quarterback to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, saying, āItās scary to see him get better at this point.
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On the other hand, Derrick Henry said that every time Jackson catches the ball, it is an āamazing moment. Tight end Mark Andrews wasnāt shy about his teammate, either. āHe gives it his all every game. Heās really unbelievable and heās the best. Heās the MVP,ā he said of the quarterback.
Lamar Jacksonās run to MVP award
Jackson is currently one of the favorites to win the MVP trophy. It would be his third overall and second in a row, as the Ravens quarterback won the award after the regular season in 2023. So far this season, he has thrown for 15 touchdowns and has only been intercepted twice, the lowest number of interceptions in a season.
Jacksonās high level is key to the Ravens being the highest-scoring team so far through seven weeks of the 2024 NFL, tying the Washington Commandersā 218 points. Extending his level through January will be the measure of whether the 27-year-old quarterback wins the award again.
