After being the favorite for most of the year, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson wins his second career league MVP.
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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had one of the more memorable seasons on record. And it's earned him his second league MVP four seasons after winning his first.
On Thursday at the NFL Honors Awards presentation from Las Vegas, Nevada, Jackson was announced as the 2023 NFL MVP.
Jackson had career-highs in passing yards (3,678), and completion percentage (67.2) while leading a Ravens offense that was first in rushing yards per game (156.5), and was top five in points (28.4 per contest).
The Ravens boasted a 13-4 regular season record as Jackson helped them to the No. 1 seed in the AFC and as such, former NFL quarterback David Carr has Jackson as the No. 1 offensive player in the NFL during the regular season.
"Lamar Jackson enjoyed his best season as a passer in his first year under Todd Monken, ranking in the top five in pass yards per attempt (8.0), pass TD-to-INT ratio (24:7) and passer rating (102.7)," Carr writes."The Ravens’ passing attack thrived with Monken and Jackson in lockstep -- but the MVP favorite didn't stop serving as a threat in the run game.
"As he’s done in each of the last five seasons, Jackson led the Ravens in rush yards, thanks to his dynamic ability to move the chains on designed runs and scrambles. No team asked more of its quarterback than Baltimore did of Jackson, and he delivered, securing 13 regular-season wins and the AFC's No. 1 seed."
Earlier this month, Jackson was voted MVP by his Pro Bowl peers at the NFL Pro Bowl games in Orlando.Fox Sports conducted a poll of 35 players in attendance, and it was overwhelmingly Jackson with all but four votes.
