Lamar Jackson went nuclear on Monday Night Football to lead the Baltimore Ravens to an epic comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Sure enough, head coach John Harbaugh was in awe of what he just witnessed.
The Ravens were behind the Colts 22-9 entering the final period. While it looked like all hope was lost, Jackson stepped up for his team and made sure they wouldn't disappoint the home fans in attendance. Baltimore staged a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter to force overtime before getting the job done in OT.
Baltimore basically scored 22 straight points to come back from the massive deficit and take down the Colts 31-25, with Jackson playing the biggest role in it.
“It’s one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen,” Harbaugh said of his Raiders QB, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN.
Lamar Jackson finished the contest with four touchdowns and no interception. As ESPN Stats & Info noted, the 24-year-old signal-caller accounted for 499 yards of the Ravens' 523 yards on offense. He had 442 passing yards on 37-of-43 pass completion on top of 62 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Jackson is also the first player in NFL history to throw for 400 yards and register an incredible 85 percent pass-completion rate. There was all kinds of history going on:
Lamar Jackson is the first player in NFL history with 400 passing yards and 85% completion percentage in a game.
Jackson accounted for 499 of the Ravens' 523 yards of offense Monday night. pic.twitter.com/uCPdnN5fRu
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 12, 2021
There have been 4,017 instances in NFL history of a quarterback attempting at least 40 passes in a game.
On Monday night, Lamar Jackson completed 86.0% of his 43 passes, the highest completion % by a QB in those 4,017 games… ever.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 12, 2021
Lamar Jackson tonight 🤯
🔹 1st QB in NFL history to complete 85% of passes in 400-yard game
🔹 Highest comp % in a 40-pass game in NFL history (86.0%)
🔹 Franchise-record 442 pass yards
🔹 Overcame largest deficit of his NFL career (19) pic.twitter.com/7cvqpkAK4f— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 12, 2021
It's games like this that makes athletes legends, and Lamar Jackson has certainly cemented his place in the history books with such phenomenal display of football.
The Ravens improved to 4-1 on the season after the victory, placing them atop the AFC North. And with the way Jackson is playing, John Harbaugh and his squad should be able to hold onto that spot for a long time–the whole season possibly.
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