Although the Ravens got a little sloppy on defense and special teams at times, it was pretty much a cakewalk over the struggling New York Jets and their somewhat overmatched QB Sam Darnold.

There was a historical moment in the game—

Michael Vick never thought his rushing record would be broken. Lamar Jackson broke it Thursday night in Baltimore … with two games still left this season.

Jackson snapped Vick’s record of 1,039 rushing yards for a quarterback in a single season, which Vick set in 2006 with Atlanta. Nobody came close in the 13 seasons since – until Jackson.

Entering the game, Jackson needed just 23 yards to break Vick’s record. He did it with a 5-yard run on the Ravens’ first drive of the game, in which he went off the right side on a read-option play and took a big hit from Jets linebacker Neville Hewitt.

That big hit should have driven some renewed common sense in Lamar—SLIDE!!! But when you’re that young and talented, the concept of your own mortality is a fleeting one.

Jackson threw five touchdown passes, oh by the way. He’s only started 21 games as a professional, yet Jackson looks like he’s been doing it forever.

“I’m thinking in the back of my mind sooner or later he’s going to have a young, second-year growing pains game,” veteran guard Marshal Yanda said. “And the kid keeps playing winning football.”

Baltimore (12-2) took control with touchdowns on its first three possessions and Jackson made it 28-7 in the third quarter with a 24-yard scoring pass to rookie Marquise Brown following a turnover by New York (5-9).

Jackson ran for 86 yards (on eight carries). On this night, however, Jackson did most of the damage with his right arm. He completed 15 of 23 passes for 212 yards and increased his NFL-leading total of touchdown passes to 33, tying the franchise season record set by Vinny Testaverde in 1996.

After Jackson’s pass to Brown, many in the crowd of 70,545 chanted “MVP! MVP!” There was a reprise of the mantra late in the third quarter when Jackson hit Seth Roberts for a 33-yard touchdown. The score came after Jackson connected with tight end Mark Andrews for a 36-yard completion on a fourth-and-1 from the Baltimore 29.

Jackson celebrated the first down by dancing downfield with his arm pointing toward the New York goal line. Not once throughout his exceptional performance did Jackson show any sign of being slowed by a quadriceps injury that made headlines in the days leading up to the game.

The Jets, meanwhile, hardly looked like a team that had won four of their previous five games. Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes to Jamison Crowder but the second-year quarterback also tossed an interception and lost a fumble.

The first turnover ruined a potential scoring drive near the end of the first half and the latter miscue immediately preceded Jackson’s TD pass to Brown.

“When we got our opportunities, we had to score touchdowns. We just didn’t do it,” coach Adam Gase said. “We didn’t finish the job.”

Darnold went 18 for 32 for 218 yards.

“Experience. It’s coming,” Gase said. “It’s coming. He’s improving every week.”

The Jets’ other touchdown came on a blocked punt in the fourth quarter.

New York’s defense came in ranked second in the NFL against the rush, but the unit was no match for the league’s top running game. The Ravens amassed 218 yards on the ground, including 76 by Mark Ingram.

Jackson broke Vick’s rushing mark on Baltimore’s opening possession while guiding the Ravens on an 84-yard march. The dual-threat quarterback ran three times for 27 yards and completed all three of his passes for 41 yards before Ingram ran in from the New York 6.

Jackson supplanted Vick in the record book with a 5-yard run from the Jets 11.

It was more of the same on Baltimore’s second drive. A 29-yard run by Ingram and a 25-yard impromptu jaunt out of the pocket by Jackson preceded a 5-yard touchdown pass to rookie Miles Boykin.

Darnold threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to get New York to 13-7 before the Ravens rolled to their third TD in three possessions. A 43-yard pass interference penalty against the Jets set up a 1-yard touchdown pass to Andrews, and Ingram tacked on a 2-point conversion.

INJURIES: Jets: WR Jeff Smith hurt his ankle. … Before the game, New York placed TE Ryan Griffin (ankle) on IR. … S Jamal Adams (ankle) and CB Brian Poole (concussion) were inactive. .

Ravens: OT Ronnie Stanley (concussion) was inactive.

Matchup
1st Downs	13	23
Passing 1st downs	9	11
Rushing 1st downs	4	10
1st downs from penalties	0	2
3rd down efficiency	6-14	2-8
4th down efficiency	0-2	1-1
Total Plays	57	59
Total Yards	310	430
Total Drives	11	13
Yards per Play	5.4	7.3
Passing	207	212
Comp-Att	18-32	15-24
Yards per pass	6.3	8.5
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Sacks-Yards Lost	1-11	1-0
Rushing	103	218
Rushing Attempts	24	34
Yards per rush	4.3	6.4
Red Zone (Made-Att)	2-3	4-5
Penalties	8-94	6-35
Turnovers	2	0
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	1	0
Possession	28:22	31:38