114.6 Passing EPA
One of many extra dependable strategies of encapsulating a QBs worth is thru Anticipated Factors Added (EPA), a metric that “defines the worth of every play by the impact it has on the offense’s probability to attain,” according to Pro Football Focus.
Jackson does not simply lead the league in Passing EPA. He blows the competitors out of the water.
The hole between Jackson (114.6, league finest) and Lions QB Jared Goff (76.1, second finest) in EPA is 6.6 factors bigger than the hole between Goff and Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (44.2, ninth finest), in response to Next Gen Stats.
Jackson’s 0.29 EPA per dropback is probably the most by a qualifying passer (minimal 14 makes an attempt per sport) in a season since Aaron Rodgers (0.31) in 2020, when he received MVP honors with the Inexperienced Bay Packers. 5 of the previous six MVP winners led qualifying passers in EPA per dropback throughout their respective seasons.
117.9 passer score
Jackson’s 117.9 passer score is the second-highest mark by any participant in a season up to now 10 years, trailing simply Rodgers in 2020 (121.5). It tops his earlier career-high season passer score of 113.3 in 2019, Jackson’s first MVP-winning season.
In Baltimore’s 41-10 rout of the Denver Broncos in Week 9, Jackson posted his fourth profession good passer score (158.3), tying the NFL record for most in a career. He has a above-average 100 or higher passer score in 9 of his previous 10 begins.
8.9 passing yards per try
Baltimore’s late bye week (Week 14) is closely aiding in Jackson’s slender league lead in passing yards (3,053), however he additionally leads the league in passing yards per try — an irrefutably spectacular feat. Jackson’s 8.9 yards per try are probably the most in his profession, surpassing his 2023 mark (8.0) that helped him earn his second MVP award.
He is on tempo to complete the season with 4,325 passing yards, which might annihilate his present profession excessive of three,678 yards.
599 dashing yards
Regardless of having Derrick Henry, one of many league’s most dominant operating backs of this century working in his backfield, Jackson leads all quarterbacks in dashing yards with 599. He is on tempo to complete the season with 849 yards dashing, which might be his most since 2020.
Jackson, whose staff is 8-4, is extremely constant dashing, accruing not less than 30 dashing yards in all however two video games this season. His 5.8 yards per carry rank fourth amongst all certified rushers (minimal 6.25 rushes per sport) this season, trailing Philadelphia RB Saquon Barkley (6.2), teammate Henry (6.0) and Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs (6.0), in response to NFL Pro.
On Sunday in Baltimore, Jackson will showcase his abilities towards the Eagles (9-2).
