Eric Williams
NFC West Writer
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Baltimore Ravens dynamic quarterback Lamar Jackson reached rare air in his team’s 20-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday in a nationally televised game.
The Louisville product finished with 39 rushing yards on 11 carries, becoming just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 5,000 career rushing yards. He joins Michael Vick, Cam Newton and Russell Wilson in that elite 5,000-yard club. What’s more, Jackson is the fastest QB to the mark, with 5,011 rushing yards in just 82 games, 22 fewer than Vick needed.
But the smooth-as-silk runner offered a one-word response when asked what he thought of reaching the historic mark as he left the podium at his postgame presser.
“Cool,” Jackson said, cracking a wry smile.
The 26-year-old signal-caller also finished 18-of-32 for 177 passing yards, with a touchdown and no interceptions.
While not playing their best football offensively, Jackson and the Ravens relied on the team’s trademark defense and a grind-it-out running game to outlast the bumbling Chargers, improving to an AFC-best 9-3 heading into Baltimore’s bye week.
The Ravens have won six of their past seven games and currently hold the top seed in the AFC. But Jackson has bigger objectives in mind for the season.
“Getting to the Super Bowl is the goal,” Jackson said. “We’re just going to take it one week at a time. That’s all we can do. We can’t worry about being the No. 1 seed or anything like that. It’s the NFL. Anything can happen.”
With the loss, the Chargers dropped to 4-7 on the year, with the team’s playoff hopes and head coach Brandon Staley’s job status on life support.
The Ravens defense forced a season-high four turnovers and held the Chargers to 279 total yards as Los Angeles looked disconnected and inept on offense. Entering Sunday’s contest, the Chargers had a league-low eight turnovers. Baltimore kept L.A.’s…
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