Published 16:47 IST, January 2nd 2020

Lamar Jackson's early win-loss record leaves Patrick Mahomes behind. NFL MVP contender?

Lamar Jackson's early win-loss record has dominated the conversation surrounding Ravens' supremacy. Jackson's stats have also trumped Patrick Mahomes' numbers.

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Lamar Jackson has been name on every NFL fan's lips this season. After sweeping majority of votes in Pro Bowl voting earlier in December, Lamar Jackson led Baltimore Ravens to a 14-2 record in NFL this season. w, with Ravens clinching AFC's top seed, an interesting statistic has emerged from Lamar Jackson's season so far. 

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Lamar Jackson's impressive early win-loss record trumps Patrick Mahomes' mark

As a starter, Lamar Jackson has led Baltimore Ravens to an impressive 20-4 record so far. In comparison, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has led Chiefs to an 18-6 record in his first 24 games. While Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs clinched AFC West in resounding fashion, Baltimore Ravens have been arguably most impressive team in NFL this season. At centre of ir dominance as been emergence of Lamar Jackson.

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Lamar Jackson has vaulted his name into every MVP conversation this season. Despite missing Ravens' final game of season, Lamar Jackson still led NFL in passing and total touchdowns in calendar year. In fact, with 1,206 rushing yards this season, MVP frontrunner finished with more rushing yards than Miami Dolphins (1,156). Add to this fact that Ravens star had same number of rushing touchdowns in 2019 as both Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers, and also had more than New York Jets (five) and Jacksonville Jaguars (three), and it is clear that Lamar Jackson has MVP award all but locked up. 

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Only eight players have won Heisman Trophy and NFL MVP award. With Ravens bordering on invincible this season, Lamar Jackson could very well become ninth player to achieve that feat. Ravens need just three wins to vault ir name into greatness and Lamar Jackson's numbers mean that he is man to lead Ravens' Super Bowl charge. 

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16:47 IST, January 2nd 2020